Projects & Agreements
Oxfam Signs Up for Rackspace Managed Cloud to Increase Focus on Reducing Poverty
Oxfam will now use Rackspace ’ s Fanatical Support for Microsoft Azure , as part of a major cloud migration project .
Oxfam has over 1.5 million supporters in the UK and last year Oxfam GB directly helped 11.6 million people worldwide . For any large charity , the website is a crucial part of its fundraising efforts , acting as a central hub for visitors to donate money and sign up for fundraising packs . It also includes the Oxfam online shop and the charity is now in the process of migrating its website and select applications to the Azure platform .
The Rackspace offering will provide crucial resilience , particularly during peak times for donations , such as a humanitarian crisis or a big event like the Glastonbury Festival . Rapid application deployment will be another benefit , where new customer facing features and internal tools can be rolled out faster than before . The service also includes ongoing architecture design , patching and monitoring , and analytics reporting .
The Rackspace Professional Services team will lead the migration of Oxfam ’ s applications and systems to Azure over the next 10 months .
For further information visit : www . rackspace . co . uk
QTS Acquires Texas Health Insurance Data Centre
QTS has become the latest data centre provider to expand its footprint in the Dallas region , Texas , through the acquisition of a $ 50m facility .
The company has purchased a 53-acre data centre campus in Fort Worth from health insurance provider Health Care Service Corporation .
The data centre currently measures 260,000ft 2 and counts with 40,000ft 2 of raised floor and an IT load of 8MW . The already built shell allows the facility ’ s raised flooring to be doubled in space as demand increases .
However , QTS ’ acquisition comes with adjacent land space that would allow the campus to be expanded to up to 300,000ft 2 of raised flooring and 60MW of power .
The facility , which already has 12 carriers , is QTS ’ second data centre in the broader Dallas-Fort Worth-Irving market and is to be used by Fortune 1000 enterprises as well as regional financial services , healthcare and technology companies .
The Health Care Service Corporation is to remain as an anchor tenant with 1MW of leased power . QTS has financed this transaction through its revolving credit facility .
For further information visit : www . qtsdatacenters . com
Mayday IT launches colocation & disaster recovery in partnership with Migsolv data centre
IT support company Mayday IT is launching data centre ‘ colocation ’ and disaster recovery services to boost its customers ’ security and productivity , in partnership with data centre operator Migsolv .
By extending its partnership with Migsolv after rigorously testing its Gatehouse data centre in Norwich , Mayday is now introducing colocation services , helping companies place their IT equipment in Migsolv ’ s ultra secure facility .
Mayday IT will also be offering disaster recovery , which will allow customers to store copies of their data safely in Migsolv ’ s data centre to avoid data loss or business interruption if anything happens to their main premises .
Unlike facilities in most major cities , Migsolv ’ s Gatehouse is free of terrorism and flood risks . It incorporates a range of rigorous security measures , including data hall access by iris recognition , CCTV coverage of every square inch of the site , microwave intruder detection and state-of-the-art fire protection systems . Customers are expertly supported by Migsolv ’ s in-house staff .
For further information visit : www . migsolv . com
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