Hemel Hempstead 1 Data Center
Hemel Hempstead 1 provides clients with 2 MW of IT load within a 4,000 m² secure site with a single storey data center building. The data center offers highly available, scalable data center space, with options for high power density, carrier neutrality, access to public cloud providers, internet connectivity, and on-site support. The locality has attracted many businesses due to its proximity to London and excellent connectivity links, with easy access to the UK motorway network and London airports.
Hemel Hempstead 1 overview
- 4,000 m² secure site campus
- 2 MW of critical IT load
- Fully-fitted colocation space and private suites
- Multi Service Interconnection Platform
- Cross Connects
- 24/7 Remote Hands services
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Hemel Hempstead 1 specifications
Power
- Maximum client IT load of 2 MW
- Single dedicated 11 kV (HV) grid connections via diverse underground feeders from primary substation
- Two separate UPS systems (A- and B supply) with N+1 redundancy
- Redundantly designed emergency power system with diesel generators N+1
- On-site substation delivering 3 MVA of power
- Average power density of ~2.0 kW/sqm
Security
- 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) and Service Control Center
- Redundant monitoring of all critical functions underpinned by standardized security processes and the multilevel security zone principle, secures the rental area and the technical operation
- 3 m security palisade fencing, topped with »Rota-Spikes«
- CCTV covering the external perimeter, plant areas, and data halls
- Card swipe entry/exit to all doors
Connectivity
- Carrier-neutral
- Carrier mix from global tier 1 supplier to regional supplier
- Connectivity and dark fiber infrastructure in place connecting Hemel Hempstead 1 to other Hemel Hempstead data centers, London 1, Slough and the major carrier hubs in the Docklands
- Multi Service Interconnection Platform to connect our clients to major cloud service providers
- Redundant Carrier-Meet-Me-Rooms
Cooling
- Redundant water-cooled system (N+1)
- Data halls utilize a free cooling system, designed for superior energy efficiency and performance
- Cold air flooded room cooling design with Suite Cooling Units (SCUs), rejecting the heat from the servers in the data suites into the cooling water loop
- Hot aisle containment to support high densities and maximize efficiencies