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Data Centre Locations
Data centre facilities aligned to your organisation’s colocation needs.
Six Degrees is a leading provider of converged hosting and managed services. We specialise in delivering application performance management, monitoring, reporting and security, all deployed on hybrid public/private cloud platforms of innovation. Everything Six Degrees does is underpinned by our own data centres, data network and voice switching infrastructure.
Facts about our Data Centres
In the handy table below we’ve listed our data centres’ attributes in order for you to compare our sites. Whether it’s security and industry-leading certifications that are a priority or it’s connectivity availability and site specifications that matter the most to you, see which of our data centres best suits your needs.
| Birmingham Central | Studley | London (Interxion LON3) | |
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Facility |
Single storey 5,800 m2 (over 62,000 ft2) purpose built facility
Constructed in 2015 Two (2) data halls with 1,000 m2 (~10,800 ft2) technical white space each, a total of 2000 m2 5 metre slab to slab height Floor loading 12kN/m2 (UDL – Uniform Distributed Load) |
Two storey 1,700 m2 (over 18,000 ft2) purpose built facility
Constructed in 2008 Three (3) data halls with 930 m2 (10,000 ft2) technical whitespace 4 metre slab to slab height Floor loading 12kN/m2 (UDL) |
Multi storey 1820 m2
Recently renovated Multiple data halls with 1850 m2 (19590 ft2) technical space 5 metre slab to slab height Floor loading 12kN/m2 (UDL) |
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Power and Resilience |
4.3 MVA delivered by separate diverse 11kV feeders
Average density 1.5kW/m2 Distributed redundant system with separate A&B power feeds per rack UPS configured as N+1 with minimum ten minute autonomy Multiple, continuously rated diesel generators configured as N+1 PUE <1.3 Minimum 48 hours of fuel located on-site |
2 MVA delivered by separate diverse 11kV feeders
Average density 1kW/m2 2N system with separate A&B power feeds per rack UPS configured as 2N with minimum eight-minute autonomy Multiple, continuously rated diesel generators configured as 2N PUE 1.4 Minimum 72 hours of fuel located on-site |
Up to 16 MVA delivered by 3 11kV feeders
Average density 2kW/m2 N+1 system with separate A&B power feeds per rack UPS configured as N+1 with minimum 10-minute autonomy 12 N+1 diesel generators PUE 1.4 36 hours fuel storage |
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Cooling |
Indirect adiabatic fresh air system
N+1 redundancy Maintained to ASHRAE Recommended – TC9.9 |
Water cooled and energy efficient DX backup
2N redundancy Maintained to ASHRAE Recommended – TC9.9 |
Free cooling chillers
N+1 redundancy Maintained to ASHRAE Recommended – TC9.9 |
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Fire Protection |
Highly sensitive smoke detection system (HSSD)
Controls in accordance with BS 5839 and BS 6266 Double interlocked gas-based fire suppression system |
Highly sensitive smoke detection system (HSSD)
Controls in accordance with BS 5839 and BS 6266 Double interlocked gas-based fire suppression system |
Highly sensitive smoke detection system (HSSD)
Controls in accordance with BS 5839 and BS 6266 Double interlocked gas-based fire suppression system |
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Monitoring |
24x7x365 management and monitoring of all cooling, power and building critical systems |
24x7x365 management and monitoring of all cooling, power and building critical systems |
24x7x365 management and monitoring of all cooling, power and building critical systems |
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Security and Access Control |
Full perimeter security including PAS 68 rated access gates and dedicated gate house
Three single person anti-tailgating portals Electronic access control including PIN and biometrics 105 digital CCTV cameras covering internal and external areas Up to 90-day retention of CCTV Security vetted to BS 7858 standard |
Full perimeter security including PAS 68 rated access gates
Single person anti-tailgating portals Electronic access control including PIN and biometrics 40 digital CCTV cameras covering internal and external areas Up to 90-day retention of CCTV Security vetted to BS 7858 standard |
Full perimeter security including:
Two single person anti-tailgating portals Electronic access control including PIN and biometrics >75 digital CCTV cameras covering internal and external areas Up to 90-day retention of CCTV Security vetted to BS 7858 standard |
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Connectivity |
Two dedicated meet-me areas
Diverse entry points served by a choice of fibre providers Access to multiple telecommunications providers including BT, Virgin Media, Neos Networks, Colt, Lumen, and Zayo Access to Six Degrees’ Next Generation Network providing data centre to data centre, internet and MPLS connectivity across the UK, Europe and the US |
Two dedicated meet-me areas
Diverse entry points served by a choice of fibre providers Access to multiple telecommunications providers including BT, Virgin Media, and Neos Networks Access to Six Degrees’ Next Generation Network providing data centre to data centre, internet and MPLS connectivity across the UK, Europe and the US |
Dedicated meet-me rooms
195+ network carriers including peering platforms – Linx and Lonap Access to Six Degrees’ Next Generation Network providing data centre to data centre, internet and MPLS connectivity across the UK, Europe and the US Cross connects Digital Realty Metro Connectivity |
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Certifications |
PCI DSS
ISO 27001 ISO 22301 ISO 9001 SOC 2 OFFICIAL (IL2/IL3) UTI Tier III aligned |
PCI DSS
ISO 27001 ISO 22301 ISO 9001 SOC 2 OFFICIAL (IL2/IL3) UTI Tier III aligned |
PCI DSS
ISO 27001 ISO 22301 ISO 14001 ISO 9001 SOC 2 OFFICIAL (IL2/IL3) UTI Tier III aligned |
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