Central London Colocation | Volta Data Centre

Volta Great Sutton Street

Built for the capital’s businesses to house their critical infrastructure

When time is critical, so is location

Created to exponentially increase the availability of Tier III capability within the City of London

Row-Based Cooling

Ability to put high density racks adjacent to traditional racks, and Carbon-Trust approved

Air Handling and Pump Room

The highest standard infrastructure within a stand-alone dedicated facility

Fire Suppression

Gas suppression system using centrally stored HI-FOG and IG55 to technical areas

High Specification and Advanced Technology, As Standard

Tailor-made scalable solutions to suit your business with 100% SLA

Volta Great Sutton Street data centre is a cloud and carrier-neutral hub in central London. Located in the heart of the UK’s internet infrastructure, Volta GSS is undoubtedly the most connected, powerful and resilient home for businesses' cloud and IT infrastructure needs.

In addition to being highly resilient and a concurrently maintainable Tier III data centre, Volta’s Colocation London provides the ‘4Cs' of diamond quality to fully support the demand of 100% uptime – Convenience, Connectivity, Capability and Customer service. Locating at Volta GSS expands a company’s global reach, offering secure and direct access to local communities, world markets and everything the Internet has to offer, all within a central London location.

Volta GSS’s large capacity in power and space, as well as innovative technologies, help businesses achieve an essential scalability, flexibility and resilience in IT delivery satisfying today’s and tomorrow’s requirements - from the ability to locate high density computing racks alongside low density networking racks enabled by advanced row-based cooling, to two direct power feeds on separate redundant grid rings, and to UK’s first ever ‘Power-by-the-Hour’ service, a disruptive pricing model initiative on power consumption.

As companies grow increasingly allied to technology, any downtime your equipment suffers can prove detrimental to business. Housing your IT infrastructure within central London enables important maintenance work to be rapidly carried out without the inconvenience of travelling to the M25 or beyond. Volta Great Sutton Street is an island site within Zone 1 that is easily accessed from The City, The West End, Shoreditch and all of Greater London.

-The Building

Stand-alone island site.
Gross area: 91,000 sq ft.
4 data floors, 4 IT zones.
550 kg/m² maximum floor load capacity.
300 mm maximum raised access floor height.
2.5 metres raised floor to ceiling height.
Goods lift with 1.5 tonnes maximum load.
Zone 1 location, close to The City, The West End and Shoreditch.
Perfectly situated for Silicon Roundabout and leading media agencies.

+Power

Two separate 33kV supplies, from two independent grid substations.
Total incoming feed capacity (MVA): 9.6.
Diverse power routes.
Static 15MVA generator with N+1 redundancy.
24 hours generator fuel at full load.
Static 6000 kW UPS with N+1 redundancy.
5 minutes of UPS autonomy.
24x7 fuel delivery callout contract in place.

+Connectivity

7 diverse entry points into building.
2 meet-me-rooms.

+Climate Control

Row-based cooling system designed for high densities.
Maximum cooling capacity of 10.6 MW.
Cooling redundancy: N+1.

+Fire Protection

High sensitivity smoke detection system (VESDA).
Gas suppression system using centrally stored HI-FOG and IG55 to technical areas.

+Security

24x7x365 access via manned reception.
24x7x365 manned on-site M&E.
Access control using proximity card readers.
Time & date stamp.
Personal attack alarm buttons.
HDCCTV throughout.

Colocation in this central London data centre is fast and simple with EX Networks - your hardware, our data centre.

Sleep easy, knowing that the network, power and cooling requirements for your critical services are in safe hands. EX Networks offers your business an enterprise grade colocation solution for a cost effective price. Let us protect your assets from fire, flood, theft and power loss.

Can't find what you are looking for? Contact us for a bespoke quote.

If you need additional space, power and security, then a private rack is for you.

Our full racks are all 42 units high, 1200mm deep and we can offer widths of 600mm and 800mm depending on your requirements. Whether you need a single rack, or a private cage, EX Networks can create a tailored package to meet even the most demanding setups.

All racks come with dual 32 amp power feeds as standard with power densities up to 28A or 6.7kW per footprint. For our more demanding setups, we can offer custom footprint layouts with 3 phase power.

4 Amps to 28 Amps

EXN can offer power densities from 4.2A (1kW) up to 28A (6.7kW) per footprint. If you require multiple footprints, power can be aggregated across the racks. For equipment with ultra-high power requirements, we can offer 3-phase power.

Secure from Suite to Rack

With strict access control including proximity access cards and 24x7 manned security, at Volta you know your equipment is secure. All racks have a 3 digit combination lock for front and back access and can also be fitted with PAC access locks if required.

EXtraNet

Our fully featured EXtraNet client portal gives you remote control over your data centre estate. Securely view real time and historical power usage, reboot individual power ports, and have a single login for all power, connectivity, support and billing requirements.

24x7x365 Access

EXN can offer 24x7 access to your rack, cage or suite via fast-pass access cards for you and your staff. This means permanent staff can visit the data centre as and when required, without prior arrangement.

Business critical connectivity? We have you covered.

Whether you need simple Internet breakout for your rack or a fully managed multi-site solution, EX Networks has the answer. Our ultra-reliable Cisco powered network has multiple direct connections to Tier-1 and 2 bandwidth providers, ensuring your traffic will always reach its destination via the optimal route.

Multihomed IP Transit

Our multihomed IP transit is perfect for customers requiring the best routes to all corners of the globe. EXN can provide both IPv4 and IPv6 transit, either announcing your IP addresses or providing you with a dedicated range.

Global BGP Session

Whether you're implementing BGP for the first time and require an experienced managed services provider, or you're simply looking to add EX Networks to your blend, our engineers can set up, manage and maintain your sessions seamlessly.

Point To Point

EXN can provide MPLS pseudowires between on-net data centres, extending your network across multiple facilities. This can be thought of as a single virtual ethernet cable between your sites, providing a simple and reliable solution for your East to West traffic.

Real Time Statistics

Our advanced EXtraNet client portal gives you access to real time bandwidth graphs - ideal for diagnosing problems or keeping track of your usage. Check the inbound and outbound traffic levels for any of your ports, either over a daily or monthly period, with just a few clicks.

EX Networks can provide intelligent hands in this data centre

No staff? No problem!

Let our experienced datacentre and systems teams be there when you can't. We'll handle everything from installs, migrations and rack design to advanced troubleshooting of network and server systems.

Engineers with a wealth of experience.

Our 24/7 support team with industry wide certifications ranging from the network to the application layer will look after you and your data.

Emergency call outs.

In an emergency, our centrally located offices and engineers deployed in London on a daily basis means you can save valuable minutes when time is the most critical factor.

Project management and delivery.

EX Networks have helped hundreds of customers complete more complex projects, requiring services including full physical audits, rack design, project management, racks preparation, and migrations.

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