How much do you know about the core elements of operating a data centre? This guide is written to help both colocation and cloud buyers better understand the role of the data centre as a business-critical asset — and to make more informed decisions in their choice of provider.
Opening in Q1 2025, MCR2 marks a significant chapter in our mission to deliver top-tier data centre solutions. With its focus on sustainability, tailored client offerings, and a strategic location, MCR2 is poised to become a pivotal asset for businesses seeking reliable and efficient data management solutions in the Manchester region.
We pride ourselves on our bespoke service management to facilitate your colocation journey.
Built to Tier 3+ enterprise grade standards, our flagship south east facility — FRN1 — boasts 22,000ft2 of technical space comprising 1,200 racks across four halls. FRN1 offers an average rack density of 3.5kW per rack, and can support up to 30kW per rack.
As part of our commitment to sustainability and technological advancement, and our lifecycle replacement processes, we have installed free cooling chillers at our south east facility to replace our previous adiabatic cooling system.
We understand the importance of having an in-house engineering team to support our projects, and we pride ourselves on the top-tier engineering services our clients receive. Download our guide to find out more.
Read about Datum’s overall ESG approach, policy, monitoring and targets in this PDF download.
Not all data centres are created equal… This data centre security checklist will help you to assess whether your provider is doing enough to help keep your servers and infrastructure secure and compliant.
We have built a robust and high performance network to provide clients with highly resilient, high performance connectivity with enterprise service levels and SLAs.
TechMarketView had been tracking Datum for many years. When Kate Hanaghan from TechMarketView requested to take a look around our Farnborough facility, we were pleased to welcome her. This article (reproduced with permission from TechMarketView) summarises Kate’s impressions of our colocation business.