projects & agreements
SSE Enterprise Telecoms connects London Stock Exchange Group ’ s customers
SSE Enterprise Telecoms has announced that it has been named an Accredited Connectivity Partner ( ACP ) by London Stock Exchange Group ( LSEG ). This agreement gives SSE Enterprise Telecoms ’ customers the ability to connect directly to London Stock Exchange , to execute some of the fastest , most reliable exchange transactions in London ’ s financial services market .
This latest agreement follows the construction of new network routes . This network infrastructure provides London Stock Exchange customers with a range of low latency , diverse routing options , using either dark fibre or managed wavelength services to London City , Docklands and Slough data centres .
The new LSEG service offers next generation optical networking gateways using ‘ OTN ’ optical transport networking interfaces , offering LSEG customers the ability to connect to over 70 commercial data centres nationally with very short lead times , cost effectively and at speeds of up to 100Gbps with multiple separately routed channels where needed .
For data centre customers this means they will have access to one of the most prestigious financial institutions in the world . With built-in flexibility and scalability the network is future proof , ensuring that as the market changes , the network can be adapted to bandwidth demand . For further information visit : www . ssetelecoms . com
CITADEL100 FOUNDER NOEL MEANEY LAUNCHES NEW DATA CENTRE COMPANY
Noel Meaney , founder of Citadel100 data centres , euNetworks and Seafibre Networks , has announced his new data centre venture : Stellium . Targeting wholesale , rack services and cloud solutions .
The Stellium campus has the power , scale and flexibility to provide enterprise level cloud infrastructure , dedicated and shared colocation services and powered shell facilities that enable customers to configure the data centre to their own requirements .
Stellium ’ s Tier 3 + data centre campus is located in Newcastle and has a power usage effectiveness ( PUE ) rating of 1.16 . The campus has its own dedicated power supply from an adjacent National Grid Interconnector , which provides up to 80MVA via four 20MVA 11kV feeds from two dedicated SSE substations .
Meaney has also invested in a 40km metro fibre network in Newcastle . The multi-duct
network is the first of its kind to be built in the city and connects Stellium ’ s data centres to multiple long haul and international carriers .
Newcastle is located on the same latitude as Dublin and Amsterdam and much like those cities is fast becoming an internationally recognised technology innovation hub ; a recent report shows it as second only to London for growth in the UK tech sector . For further information visit : www . stelliumdc . com
Demica completes move to the cloud
Demica has completed the move of its client infrastructure to the cloud in order to handle an expected doubling of volume in the next three months as new clients join the platform and existing client requirements increase .
The move ensures that Demica can continue to offer its customers reliability , scalability and elasticity for their supply chain and trade receivable financing requirements , taking advantage of ongoing technological developments , allowing them to focus on client service rather than infrastructure management .
Demica is growing rapidly and will to be able to manage the expected increase in the volume of invoices in the next three months without any restriction in terms of technology or processing for new or expanded client requirements .
Demica clients have already moved to the firm ’ s new cloud infrastructure , while all new clients are being rolled out directly to the cloud For further information visit : www . demica . com
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