Why would you want only one good thing, when you could have two?
A dual-site data centre strategy isn’t just a convenience – it’s a competitive advantage. At Datum, we’ve embraced this approach with our flagship Farnborough data centre (FRN1) and our Manchester facility (MCR1 and MCR2 – currently under construction), positioning us in two of the UK’s most economically significant regions. Here’s why having two is so much better than one.
With two locations focused on our ethos of flexible colocation and outstanding service, we are able to provide our clients with more of what we’re good at – this means more capacity (with more in the pipeline at both locations) to help our clients:
Our multi-site footprint offers increased geographic resilience in the event of a localised outage, which provides a firm basis for our clients’ disaster recovery strategies.
By distributing business-critical IT across more than one location, organisations can ensure that their data is backed up and protected in the event of a localised outage. This type of geographic resilience is essential for businesses that rely on data to operate and cannot afford to have their operations disrupted. In the event of an outage at one site, traffic can be routed through the other sites to keep the business running.
Our dual-site status means that we can provide our clients with primary and secondary systems in the two most economically active regions of the UK without having to partner with other data centres. Instead, our clients can spread their infrastructure and workloads across facilities that are under our control, which offers peace of mind for our clients that they are going to receive the service and performance levels they have come to expect.
And for those clients who haven’t already embraced the dual-site approach, a proportion of their equipment can now be moved easily and painlessly to one or other of our sister sites to spread the risk and ensure resilience.
Our dual-site strategy unlocks new opportunities.
When it comes to safeguarding business-critical IT, together is unquestionably stronger. Our dual-site colocation offers the capacity, resilience, and service excellence your organisation needs to thrive.
Want to see the benefits up close? Talk to us or arrange a tour of our Farnborough or Manchester facilities today.