London Colocation Data Centres:

Why is London Colocation at one of Backbone Connect’s London Data centre useful to your business?

London is the UK’s major Internet landing point which means if you want low latency connectivity to the public internet you should be as close to London for colocation services as possible, what’s more it’s teaming with colocation and connectivity resources, IT professionals, equipment distributors’ third party support companies and more, not to mention a dense target customer base on the door step.

There are a growing number of London Colocation Data Centres, most of which are tier II or tier III colocation data centres (there are no tier IV data centres in London) according to the uptime institute. London Colocation data centres also tend to vary in size and profile substantially so there are plenty of London Colocation data centre options and chances are good that if you spend some time investigating what’s on offer with London Colocation Data Centres, you’ll find a good match for your London Colocation data centre needs.

Backbone Connect operate data centre space in all of the reputed London Colocation Data Centres, and operate a metro network inter connecting them to one another. We can accommodate single and multiple (often contiguous) colocation cabinets in our shared London Colocation data hall areas, and we offer dedicated private colocation suites and caged areas in our London Colocation Data Centres for additional security.

London Colocation Data Centre locations:

What makes us so popular for London Colocation is that we operate data centres in most London areas including Central London and London Docklands. We are regularly bringing new data centres on line so if you are looking for London Colocation space in a specific area or London Colocation Data Centre which is not listed below call us on 0844 984 1717 to speak with one of our London Colocation specialists who will be happy to help:

Central London Colocation Data Centres

• Telehouse Metro
• City Lifeline
• Interxion
• Level3 Goswell Road

London Docklands Colocation Data Centres

• Telecity Redbus Meridian Gate
• Telecity Redbus Harbour Exchange 2
• Telecity Redbus Harbour Exchange 6 & 7
• Telecity Harbour Exchange 8 & 9
• Global Switch 1 and 2
• Telehouse East, North and West
• IP House
• London Hosting Centre

East London Colocation Data Centre

• Level3 Braham Street – Primary PoP

West London Colocation Data Centres

• Options IT – Primary PoP
• Powergate

North London Colocation Data Centres

• Metro Point
• Level3 Hayes

South London Colocation Data Centres

• Vauxhall Data Centre – Primary PoP
• Croydon Data Centre

Central London or Greater London Colocation:

Colocation is available across London in our data centres, both close to the London City centre are and in Greater London areas, and around the M25. Depending on your London Colocation requirements you may prefer the location of a centrally located data centre which is easy to reach and a short distance from your London office. Alternatively you may prefer to colocate out of the central London area; perhaps to keep your data a safe distance from your offices, whatever your preference for London Colocation we can work with you to find the ideal London data centre location for your business to get the best out of London colocation for your business.

Colocation Data centres outside of the London Area:

We also operate a number of colocation data centres outside of the London area and across the UK. All of our data centres are selected only once we are satisfied that they meet our strict selection criterion which ensures they can meet our service level requirements and in turn meet the demands of our customers.

There are a number of things to consider when chosing a colocation data centre aside from location including the tier rating of the data centre. The UpTime Institute is an independent body which has carried out some of the hard work for you by establishing a benchmark system for rating colocation data centres back up power systems in 4 tiers. A tier 1 colocation data centre is less than ideal and has little in the way of backup systems through to Tier IV colocation data centres which offer very high levels of resilience, there are no tier IV data centres in the UK but there are many tier III and tier II colocation data centres both across London and the UK. For obvious reasons you tend to pay less for those which have achieved tier II status than those that are tier III. Both tiers of colocation data centre benefit from onsite generators, UPS battery systems and diverse power infrastructure throughout the building. Tier III colocation data centres offer additional levels of resilience such as standby generators on site in case the primary fails.

All Backbone Connect colocation data centres both in London and across the UK conform to either the tier II or tier III standards.

Things to bear in mind when choosing a London Colocation Data centre:

With a growing number of colocation data centres across the UK and London there are many options and choices available for London Colocation. It is best to fully evaluate your requirements before going to the market, here are a few things it might be worth considering:

• UpTime Institute Tier Status of London Colocation Data Centre:

  Most colocation data centres across the UK conform to either Tier II or Tier III standards as specified by the UpTime Institute. There are no Tier IV colocation datacentres facilities in the UK and Tier I colocation data centre facilities are unlikely to be sufficient for production environments. Both Tier II and Tier III colocation data centre facilities benefit from a robust backup power infrastructure including onsite generators and UPS battery systems. Tier III colocation data centres benefit from additional redundancy. There is a price difference between the two.

• Location of your London Colocation Data Centre:

  Consider this carefully because once you’re up and running it’s a pain to relocate a live colocation data centre. Is this your main production environment? If so you’ll probably want to chose a colocation data centre which is close by so you can get there swiftly and easily. If it’s a backup to your office systems then you’ll want to chose a colocation data centre a reasonable distance to your primary site.

• Power density at London Colocation Data Centre:

  Legacy colocation data centres data centres (both in London and across the UK) will struggle when asked to supply high power density to racks, we are seeing increasing demands for London Colocation space capable of providing 16 amp racks and are frequently supplying 32 amp racks too. Consider your short and longer term power requirements, your power needs will grow over time so make sure the colocation data centre can support your needs into the future.

• Travel to your London Colocation Data Centre:

  You’ll need to get to the London Colocation data centre frequently during the setup stages but also in an emergency so options for travel are useful – is there a mainline or tube station close to the London Colocation data centre and is there onsite parking available?

• Room for growth at your London Colocation Data Centre:

  Your power needs will grow, but you may also look to expand as you move more systems to the London Colocation data centre, this may take some time but it’s worth understanding whether you are likely to be able to take more space in a year or two – London Colocation Data centres fill up quickly so check to see how much space is available before you commit.

• Onsite resource at our London Colocation Data Centre:

  Does the London Colocation data centre have on site staff capable of carrying out remote hands requests, or intelligent remote hands requests? These services can prove invaluable in an emergency.

We have carefully selected our London colocation data centres from the best the market has to offer, if you would like to discuss your requirements with a consultant you can contact us on 0844 984 1717, use LiveChat to chat online now or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Backup Colocation facilities outside London

Colocation Data Centres outside of London also provide an ideal environment for back-up or disaster recovery data systems. Backbone Connect operate a number of London Colocation data centres for this purpose with high speed low latency connectivity to many of our London Colocation data centres.

Colocation data centres outside of the London area tend to cost less than those in the city so it’s possible to add this layer of resilience without doubling your costs. Our back up colocation data centres meet tier II or tier III standards, benefit from onsite generator and UPS systems, are manned 24 x 7, offer remote hands services and can provide options for power density. We can also provide private suites and caged areas within our London Colocation data centres too.

Low latency connectivity can prove crucial if your applications or services are highly latency sensitive, especially if for disaster recovery reasons you need the two points to be a significant distance apart. We specialise in this area and have a number of Colocation data centres connected by our very high speed fibre network.

Comprehensive colocation offering:

All of our London Colocation data centres have been selected because they meet our strict selection criteria. Most data centres include the following as standard:

• 42 or 47u Colocation Rack height, lockable front and rear doors, mesh doors for ventilation
• Dual power supplies to each Colocation rack footprint supplied by diverse UPS systems for resilience and configured in active/standby
• Our colocation data centres are on-net for multiple WAN and internet carriers including all usual suspects, Virgin Media Business, BT Openreach, Colt, Verizon and more
• Onsite power back up systems including generators and Battery UPS for continuous power in the event of grid outage
• 24 x 7 controlled access to the Colocation Data Centre
• 24 x 7 onsite security at the Colocation Data Centre, monitored CCTV and environmental control systems
• Secure delivery room and configuration room within the Colocation Data Centre
• Onsite parking at most of our London Colocation Data Centres

Migration and project services:

Backbone Connect provide a comprehensive project management and migration service to assist customers during the move into their new London colocation data centre facility. Our London based Colocation Data Centre project management is experience and skilled in London and UK Colocation data centre migrations and has day to day experience with the onsite colocation data centre teams. We’ll even liaise with your third party suppliers or contractors to ensure the smoothest possible move in to your new colocation data centre.

Complementary Services:

Once you’ve moved into your new London Colocation data centre you’ll need to connect to the internet and perhaps to your office or another colocation data centre elsewhere in the UK or London. Backbone Connect operate a vast national network and high speed metro network which connects many UK and London Colocation data centres. We can supply a wide range of connectivity services including:

Internet Access Connectivity

• Tier 1 IP Transit
• Multi-Homed Internet Access
• Multi-Homed Internet Access

WAN Connectivity

• Point to point circuits from multiple carriers including Ethernet circuits
• MPLS connectivity using any media anywhere – includes options for very high capacity connectivity, Ethernet access circuits, ADSL, Annex-M and more.
• Data centre to Data centre interlinks – 10Mbps to 10Gbps

Managed Services

• Remote Hands and Intelligent remote hands
• Full project management
• Installation and configuration services
• 24 x 7 monitoring systems
• Virtual datacentre services for online data replication and storage
• Managed firewall services

Want to know more?

Talk to one of our consultants on 0844 984 1717.