Data centre resilience at Delta House, Manchester

Overview

2(N+N) UPS redundancy, unrivalled in the region

The resilience of our data centre is unrivalled in Manchester, meaning our customers can expect total peace of mind when it comes to performance and protection against downtime. Delta House is a Tier 3 facility, but our uptime record and UPS redundancy levels beat the requirements of Tier 4. That’s an expected availability level of 99.995%.

In addition to our 2(N+N) UPS redundancy, we benefit from an extremely low environmental risk location, and we’re committed to maintenance and quality control – taking every step possible to protect your business against disruption.

UPS

• Multi-redundant 2(N+N) in parallel pairs Riello UPS systems
• Diverse power paths to and from each UPS pair
• Independent bypass and rectifier supplies to each UPS
• Independent external wrap around bypass for each UPS
• Permanent connection points for temporary UPS and generators
• Diverse power paths to dual feed racks
• Remote status monitoring by Riello

Control centre

• Separate and independent UPS and generator sets
• Separate and independent network and telephony system
• Direct link to emergency services with high priority response
• Secure concrete shell with no windows
• Blast-proof steel air lock doors
• Viper vibration sensor detectors every 2.4 meters on walls, ceiling and floor
• Redundant fresh air supplies with automatic shutoff in case of gas attack

Network

• Carrier-neutral
• Multiple fibre entry points
• Redundantly provisioned Enterprise class Cisco infrastructure
• Multiple carriers