Datum Datacentres, a Farnborough-based co-location data centre provider, has announced that it has commenced the build-out of an additional hall which will double its present capacity a company spokesperson told DatacenterDynamics.

Launched in early 2013, Datum now has over 30 companies of all sizes and interests co-located within FRN1 including organizations from the FTSE 100, Fortune 500, high security and the public sector.

Specialist service

Dominic Phillips, Datum Datacentres’ managing director said: “We do not compete with our clients but provide a specialist service that delivers a secure cloud-connected foundation for their businesses. For organizations looking for additional support to achieve their objectives, possibly involving a mix of public and private cloud, we offer the Datum Cloud Hub as a practical and proven way for them to directly access expertise through a network of service and cloud providers.”

Datum FRN1 has capacity for more than 1,000 co-location racks within a high security campus in Farnborough, which is developing as an alternative strategic London-edge data center hub. The facility incorporates a pressurised free-air cooling design that delivers environmental efficiencies and supports high density computing to 30kW per rack as standard.

The total sqft of the new site will be 110,000sqft. The data center has two floors of 22,000sqft per floor (44,000sq ft in total). 1,000 racks are presently housed in the datacenter. Total power to the site is 6MVA upgradeable to 7.5 MVA. The modular facility was initially built in 4 phases, with the first phase of 250 racks going live in November 2013. The other phases followed at regular intervals thereafter. Other specifications include a target PUE of 1.25; 2N power supply from substation to rack level and 2N back up power supply.