Data Centre

Node4’s Data Centres offer the right physical and technical facilities to meet your requirement. Choose from DC2, a Tier 3 facility in Derby, or DC3, Tier 4 standard in Wakefield.

We have made a considerable investment in building our on-site data centres to make sure that they provide the right environment, even for the most mission critical applications.

For more details on Node4’s DC3 facility please click here.

Expanding our investment

Work on Hall2 of DC2 is now well underway which will make room for a further 136 racks bringing the total capacity up to 220 racks.

Hall2 will maintain our promise to provide state of the art technology incorporating 7 N+1 Air Conditioning units and dedicated UPS's along with all the technology already in place in Hall1.

Follow the progress of DC2 Hall2 here...

DC2 Tour

To take a look around our Data Centre click here...

Environment

DC2 is fully climate controlled with N+1 Stulz DX Cybercool Air Conditioning Systems. The units monitor and control the temperature and humidity levels to ensure the optimum temperature is maintained. Fire protection is provided by the Fire Suppression System which fills the sealed data centre with gas to extinguish any fire quickly without the use of water.

Power

All our power distribution units (PDUs) use connectors rather than 3-pin domestic plugs. By default, each rack has a 16A power feed connected to a 20port PDU mounted in the centre of the rack. Extra power can be supplied on request. In the event of a mains power failure the UPS seamlessly takes over to make sure there is a consistent source of power to the Data Centre. In the unlikely event of a prolonged mains power failure, the 3x 800kVA N+1 Generators will back up the UPS. The generator is diesel driven and there
are contracts in place with suppliers to make
sure that the generator keeps going.

Connectivity

Dedicated internet connections are provided to connect the customer site to the equipment hosted in the Data Centre. Click image to enlarge.

Support Desk

The Node4 Support team will assist you with all issues relating to the Data Centre and the network within. Different levels of cover are available to support your IT solution, all backed up by an appropriate Service Level Agreement. 24/7 monitoring is also in place to alert the support team immediately should any problems occur.

Security

There’s no point investing thousands in network security if your servers are stored in a physically unsecure environment

Node4’s Datacentre in Derby is fully compliant with the Payment Card Industry Physical Security Standards (Section 9), making it the ideal place to host your e-commerce applications.

The key features of our facility are:

• Restricted and controlled physical access to data centre:
• Multiple Photo ID swipe card controlled doors (access logged and linked to CCTV)
• Access limited to key personnel only
• Locking Racks (combination locks available)
• Multiple CCTV coverage of all entry and exit points and between rack aisles. Images recorded and archived for 3 months
• Network access points are restricted to secure areas only
• Photo ID required for all staff and data centre visitors
• Locking Firesafe available for tapes etc
• Secure Media disposal service available
• Full Asset management service available.

In addition to our physical security, Node4 offer a number of network security packages to help you fully protect your data. More...