case study
LONDON CALLING
As a new company, vXtream was in search of a data centre that would not only provide enough
rack space to house its assets, but also a venue that would ensure close proximity and accessibility.
Russell Drury discovers how Volta’s central London data centre provided the perfect solution.
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tarting out in October
2015, vXtream has
hit the ground running
within the managed
cloud and colocation
industry. Evolving from the successful
MSP Severstream, vXtream provides
a range of VoIP customers with
dedicated private, virtual private
and hybrid cloud services, ensuring
proximity through its central London
location and network security.
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vXtream was in search of a data
centre that would be able to make
the youthful company feel at home
through flexible business agreements,
accessibility and convenience, power
availability and redundancy. Volta’s
accommodating attitude towards
successful business development was
also a key attraction.
Over the short period of housing
its assets within Volta to date,
vXtream has been able to plan for
the future due to the vast amount of
space and opportunities for growth
within the data centre, resulting in a
power upgrade from a single 2kW
rack to a 40kW independent space.
Cohesive team
vXtream is run by the same team
behind Severstream, which was sold
to 6DG in 2012. This extremely
cohesive team, which has worked
together for 10 years, started a new