Data Centre Diary

Exciting times

The development of the new Datanet Data Centre was a very exciting time for all of us. Here you can read all about the journey we have been on since January 2007 to develop the first phase of the data centre.

Since then we have gone on to develop a further two phases providing 120 racks on the ground floor of Aspen House Fleet.

Final Chapter – 25th June 2008 (6.6 MB pdf)

25 June 2008 – The Grand Opening

Chapter Six – 16 – 18 June 2008 (4.5 MB pdf)

16-19 June 2008 – Business Continuity Suites Built
16 June 2008 – The Racks Arrive
18 June 2008 – The UPS Arrives

Chapter Five – 9 – 12 June 2008 (7 MB pdf)

9 June 2008 – The Generator Arrives
9-12 June 2008 – Compound Build
9-12 June 2008 – New Datacentre Flooring

Chapter Four – April – 3 June 2008 (5.5 MB pdf)

April 2008 – Green and Pleasant Land
14 May 2008 – Core of our Network
28 May 2008 – Industrial Strength Aircon
3 June 2008 – The Cold Aisle

Chapter Three – January – March 2008 (6.1 MB pdf)

January 2008 – High speed Internet
February 2008 – Bang, Crash, Offices
3 March 2008 – Partnership with BT
25 March 2008 – A New Plinth & the MD’s New Toy
March 2008 – The Big Chill

Chapter Two – August – December 2007 (3.6 MB pdf)

August 2007 – More Power Gentlemen Please…
September 2007 – Stepping up Security
October 2007 – Now we’re easy to find
December 2007 – Disrupting the neighbours

Chapter One – January – July 2007 (7.1 MB pdf)

January 2007 – Spotting the Opportunity
Jan-June 2007 – Datanet MD Missing in Action
June 2007 – Decision Made, Our New Home
July 20th 2007 – Moving Day