Corporate Office

Corporate Office

Global Switch
4th Floor Millbank Tower
21-24 Millbank
London SW1P 4QP
United Kingdom

+44 (0)20 7802 5150
info@globalswitch.com

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Locations > London Data Center > London North Technical Specification

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Global Switch – London North Technical Specification

Main Structural Features

Steel frame with concrete floors, metal faced cladding and glazing
Typical floor loading of 5kN/m²
5m slab to slab height equating to 4.45m clear height to underside of deepest beam
Raised floors with anti-static tiles and a minimum height of 600mm to top of tile installed in fully fitted areas, providing minimum clear height of 3.85m to underside of deepest beam
Column spacing primarily based on a 6m grid

Redundant Power

Minimum N+1 redundancy on power supply
Mains power supplied via 3 x 11kV supplies for 4 transformers
Total available power: 9.5MVA
On-site diesel tanks (2 x 46,000 litres) support 50 hours at full capacity with 8 hour, and rolling 8 hour, 24x7 fuel delivery

Cooling and Environment

Minimum N+1 resilience on chilled water cooling system
Temperature and humidity in technical space to industry accepted standards and maintained within energy efficient parameters
Close control units (CCUs) provide conditioned air to technical space
Chilled water distribution pipe work throughout data centre

Fire Detection and Suppression

Analogue addressable fire detection system in all areas (smoke and heat) with manual break-glass units
High Sensitivity Smoke Detection (HSSD) devices and alarm system in the return air-flow of CCUs
Leak detection protection and monitoring beneath A/C unit and chilled water pipe routes
Gas fire suppression system using Argonite / Inergen
Sprinklers in landlord corridors and selected plant rooms, dry risers to all floors
Smoke and gas extraction

Building Management Systems

Dedicated 24x7 facilities management team
BMS system monitors M&E operation within data centre to:
- ensure stability of the environment
- monitor key electrical and mechanical systems
- enable interface between key systems
- provide data gathering

Telecommunications

Access to multiple telecommunications providers
Carrier Neutral
2 dedicated Meet Me Rooms
Diverse cable entry points
Multiple cable baskets to all data risers - fully access controlled
Multiple connection points to each area
Roof space availability for satellite and antennae equipment

Security

Premises Controllers manage data centre security 24x7
Access control using photo pass cards and proximity readers
Intruder alarms to all areas with external infra-red barriers
Multiple CCTV cameras (interior and exterior)
Barrier controlled vehicle access and pedestrian turnstile
Secure managed delivery and loading area

Ancillary Services

Design and build services
Installation and cabling
Meeting rooms
On-site secure storage for deliveries
Technical cleaning