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Firstnet Solutions enters the data centre arena in surprise expansion
Firstnet Solutions , the Leeds based IT managed service provider , has opened its first data centre facility in the city , allowing this growth company to dramatically increase its capacity and capability , adding colocation , cloud platforms and disaster recovery to its portfolio of services , all from its single corporate umbrella .
The facility is designed as a bespoke data centre and not a building conversion , boasting technical superiority over anything else that the area has been able to offer in the sector to date . The data centre is carrier agnostic with multiple redundant connections in common with other leading UK data centres , it also features multiple hardware failover , physical security and a low carbon footprint design .
The company is also simultaneously launching its own cloud solution , powered by Nutanix , which has been designed to deliver an enterprise cloud solution to UK customers with a strong focus on SMEs .
Firstnet Solutions ’ managing director , David Cusworth ( pictured ), commented , ‘ The opportunity to expand and invest in this amazing building to create the city ’ s first certified Tier 3 facility was too good to miss . By bringing our expertise and experience to the table , our customers will now have access to managed services and a host of additional support , including a 100 + desk office space for workplace recovery and relocation needs . The opening of the data centre will also enable us to offer vital disaster recovery services to businesses using data centres outside the area . Over the next two years , we envisage that this data centre will create more than 100 new jobs , providing an important source of local employment .’
IN BRIEF
LDeX Group has appointed Richard Webster to the role of group commercial director as part of its continued growth strategy . Richard joins LDeX with 20 years ’ experience having held senior sales positions at the likes of BT and Telecity Group PLC , and most recently global colocation provider Equinix . In these previous roles , Richard was responsible for developing recurring revenue from a range of customers , from start-ups and SMEs to large enterprises .
Telekomunikasi Indonesia International has announced that Telin-3 data centre has been awarded the prestigious BCA-IMDA Green Mark Platinum Award for its green and energy saving features . Jointly conferred by the Building and Construction Authority ( BCA ) and the Info-communications Media Development Authority ( IMDA ) of Singapore , the BCA-IMDA Green Mark Platinum Award is the highest green accolade for data centre developments in Singapore .
Next Generation Data ( NGD ) has announced the key senior management appointment of Bill McHenry who has joined the board as a non-executive director . Bill brings over 35 years ’ IT industry experience . With his considerable network of business contacts and first-hand knowledge of the North American data centre industry , he will play a key role in NGD ’ s post-Brexit international expansion strategy .
A new white paper from Schneider Electric , Optimise Data Centre Cooling with Effective Control Systems , discusses the variables that influence cooling performance and describes the complexity of cooling system dynamics that frequently increase the need for counterintuitive measures required to achieve the trade off between cooling performance and efficiency .
Romonet has announced the appointment of Danny Reeves as chief executive officer and Rick Skett as chairman of the board . The decision to move the former COO into the CEO role was driven by a shift in Romonet ’ s operating model as it gears up to deliver on new global customers who came on board in the last quarter of 2016 .
Epsilon has acquired the assets and operations of Metcom Network Services , a provider of connectivity and colocation services across the greater New York metro market . The acquisition accelerates Epsilon ’ s growth in the US and enables it to deliver cloud centric networking in the most mature cloud market in the world .
Nexsan has named Ron Bienvenu as CEO . Ron was appointed vice chairman in January and takes on the CEO role effective immediately , replacing Robert Fernander who has been appointed chairman emeritus . Ron has more than 25 years of broad industry and leadership experience where he has held several key executive positions .
Verne Global has appointed Spencer Lamb as director . Spencer draws on more than 15 years of experience in technology services to play a crucial part in the company ’ s ambition to address challenges in the Education , Research , Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical sectors .
Arkivum and UKCloud , have announced a partnership to leverage the growing requirements for long term data management strategies within the UK public sector . Arkivum has been appointed as a Preferred Partner in UKCloud ’ s partner programme . By joining the UKCloud partner programme , Arkivum will be able to offer UKCloud customers an unprecedented level of data safeguarding , accessibility and governance over their long-term data archives .
12 | March 2017