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BT ANNOUNCES CONTRACT WITH NEXT GENERATION DATA IN WALES, U.K.
$320 million data centre one of Europe’s newest, largest, most advanced
1st December 2009
BT, one of the world’s leading telecommunications companies, has become the first announced customer of one of Europe’s newest, largest and most technically advanced data centres.
Under a seven year contract, BT will occupy 380 racks at Next Generation Data Ltd’s 800,000 sq ft data centre located about two hours from London in Newport, Wales. BT will begin operations in the centre in February 2010.
This secure facility will allow customers of BT Business, BT Engage IT and BT Global Services to increase their computing, network and electrical capacity on demand. With this agreement, BT Global Services now has 38 customer-facing data centres worldwide.
Efficiencies in the design and operation of Next Generation Data’s data centre mean that typical BT business customers will be able to save over US $115,000 on hosting options. They will also be able to more efficiently handle sales and customer requests during busy processing times.
Next Generation Data’s data centre opened earlier this year. The owners are investing more than US $320 million over five years. The site offers a highly secure environment including triple-skinned walls, bomb-proof glass, prison grade perimeter fencing, infrared detection, biometric recognition and ex-special forces security guards. It is an excellent disaster recovery site for companies with critical data applications. The site has a direct connection to an electrical sub station, assuring uninterrupted power.
“In our experience, UK firms are crying out for a secure data facility that allows them to increase the size and capability of their IT systems and keep running as normal, come what may. Using Next Generation Data’s data centre they’ll be able to save thousands in costs in the next year alone,” said John Dovey, Director, ICT BT Business.
“We are delighted to welcome BT as one of the first major anchor tenants at our data centre,” said Simon Taylor, Chairman and co-founder of Next Generation Data Ltd. “Having such a prestigious organisation as BT on board is a wonderful endorsement for us and re-affirms the facilities and flexible approach we offer fully satisfies the next generation data centre requirements of large organisations searching for the ultimate in space, power, cooling, connections and security, at far more affordable prices.”
“This centre is an ideal site for international companies that have operations in London for disaster recovery or alternative data computing operations," said Geraint Jones, Head of the Americas for International Business Wales, the economic development and trade promotion arm of the Welsh Assembly Government. "The exceptional quality and service level of the facility will make an enormous contribution to the information technology and shared services industry in Wales."
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