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Backbone Connect Slough Datacentre
Backbone Connect’s purpose built data centre, our facility is strategically located 20 minutes outside the central London “risk zone” and outside the main M25 London orbital route and close proximity to the main fibre route.
The data centre features a state-of-the-art network environment, environmental infrastructure, a diverse grid connection and is ISO9001 and ISO27001 compliant. Specially trained and highly experienced systems and network engineering staff actively manage and maintain the facility around the clock 24x7.

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Overview:
- Purpose Built Datacentre Facility
- Individual Cabinets to Full Caged/Private Suite Areas Available
- Located in Slough, Berkshire, 10 minutes from the M4 and Slough mainline station
- Resilient and redundant architecture throughout to N+N
- Managed services and intelligent remote hands available
- Carrier Neutral Facility
- Power available from 10amps to 32amps
- Space Available Now
- ISO27001-2005 and ISO9001-2000 accredited
- Fully SOX compliant
Technical Details
Custom Design
- ISO 9001 and ISO27001 certified
- VESDA Smoke detection system.
- Hi-Fog suppression using centrally stored nitrogen gas
- Backbone Connect’s network features redundant fibre sources and redundant aggregate switches and core routers
- Direct BGP peering with Tier 1 providers such as Level(3), Global Crossing, NTT and others
- Engineered to comply with PCI DSS Service Provider requirements
Security
- Dedicated facilities management team
- Security with strictly enforced visitation procedures
- Access control using proximity card readers
- Multiple CCTV cameras
- Secure managed delivery and loading area
- All operational personnel are security cleared to SC level
Power Conditioning
- Minimum N+1 redundancy on power supply
- Mains power supplied via 2 x 11kV incomers
- Hot / Cold aisle data floor layout for optimum cooling
- Diverse A&B supply 11kV ring main units
- N+N 800KVA per floor
- Power and cooling systems supported by diesel generation back up power systems
- On-Site diesel tanks support non-stop back up power generation with 24x7 fuel delivery callout contracts in place
HVAC Temperature Controlled Environment
- Minimum N+1 resilience on chilled water cooling system
- Temperature in data centre space maintained at 22 Deg;C ( +/- 2oC)
- Humidity range of 50% (+/-10%) in data centre space
- Air cooled chillers supplying 1.68MW of cooling
- Close control units (CCUs) delivering 1MW of conditioned air into the data centre space per floor
Rack Profile
- Heavy duty 42U racks
- 80 % air space back and front
- Secure locks – Keys to each rack are held on-site
- 2x Power distribution panels ( 2 x 24 way outlets)
- Rack is dual fed 240V AC – single phase terminated by either 16Amp or 32 Amp commando socket ( Grid A & Grid B)
- Maximum current draw of 32 Amps per rack
Package Offers
- 1 x 47u Cabinet From £1,495 per month
- 5 x 47u Cabinets £6,975 per month
- Private Suites and Caged Areas Available
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