Monthly Archives: April 2011
The Benefits of 8 Solutions #6
Less Downtime – Reducing the risk of costly downtime. One hour of downtime can cost between -£50,000 and -£500,000. The price to maintain safe conditions is negligible by comparison.
Highbridge secures funds for data centres
Highbridge Properties, the UK-based property developer, has secured -£263m ($434m) of funding to expand its Cobalt Data Centre Campus near Newcastle in a boost for enterprise zones ahead of government plans to extend their use. The new plans for the … Continue reading
The Benefits of 8 Solutions #5
Improved Company Image – The maintenance of equipment and environment can reduce costs of replacement and disposal. In current commercial climate a customer or client will judge a company by its carbon footprint and attitude to long term environmental impacts. … Continue reading
Co-op builds ‘green’ data centre in Manchester
The Co-operative Group has awarded data centre design and build specialist Sudlows a multi-million pound contract to build a “green” data centre at its new headquarters in Manchester. The UK’s largest mutual retailer said the new data centre will support … Continue reading
The Benefits of 8 Solutions #4
Reduced Insurance Costs By having a comprehensive planned preventative maintenance (PPM) regime in place a company can reduce expensive insurance costs. PPM implemented by 8 Solutions can reduce disaster recovery expenditure and sometimes avoid it completely. Normal 0 false false … Continue reading
Dell pitches Cloud data centre on UK soil
Dell will open a UK data centre for Cloud services, stealing a significant lead on many of its rivals as part of a $1 billion global data centre roll out. The firm announced plans to build and open 10 “next-generation” … Continue reading
The Benefits of 8 Solutions #3
Reduced Power Consumption By ensuring your Data Hall or Comms Room are free from contaminants costs for cooling are heavily reduced. The cost for power to your Data Hall is often matched by the power to cool it. 8 Solutions … Continue reading
