Global Switch London 2 is Europe's largest purpose-built datacentres with a gross size of 705,498 sq ft. The Tier-4 facility is located in the heart of the UK's internet infrastructure, and is underpinned by a minimum N+1 standard for power and cooling systems, delivering an optimal operating environment to clients 24x7
Laid out over ten levels, Global Switch London 2 was designed to the highest specifications, providing unparalleled flexibility and reliability. Being a carrier neutral datacentre, Express Hosting can provide multiple connectivity options including; Tier-1 IP transit, Partial IP transit, Multihomed (BGP) transit and direct layer 2 interconnects to over 25 datacentres across Europe. Other services include iSCSI & Fibre Channel storage solutions, disk and tape backup solutions and a large range of colocation & rackspace options.
Building Specifications:
- Purpose built datacentre from ground up.
- Gross area: 705,498 sq ft.
- Steel frame, concrete floors, metal faced cladding and glazing.
- Typical floor loading of 10kN/m2.
- 5m slab to slab height equating to 4.25m clear height to underside of deepest beam.
- Raised floors with anti-static tiles and a minimum height of 600mm installed in fully fitted areas, providing minimum clear height of 3.65m to underside of deepest beam.
- Column spacing primarily based on a 6m grid additional info.
- Passenger lifts x 6 (8 people max per lift).
- Goods lift (7.5 tonnes).
- Dedicated 24x7 facilities management team.
- BMS system monitors M&E operation within facility to:
- ensure stability of the environment.
- monitor key electrical and mechanical systems.
- enable interface between key systems.
- provide data gathering.
- interlink life safety systems in the event of fire alarm activation
Power:
- Minimum N+N redundancy on power supply.
- Mains power supplied via 2 x 132kV incomers.
- Diverse A&B supply, distributed via 11kV ring main units.
- 3.1MW of power per floor plate.
- Power/cooling systems supported by up to 33 no-break RotaryDiesel UPS sets.
- On-site diesel tanks (4 x 119,000 litres) support 50 hours at full capacity with 8 hour, 24x7 fuel delivery callout contract in place.
Climate Control:
- Minimum N+N resilience on chilled water cooling system.
- Temperature in technical space maintained at 22ºC
(+/-2ºC). - Humidity range of 50% (+/-10%) in technical areas.
- Up to 25 air cooled chillers installed, supplying 1.4MW of cooling per chiller.
- Close control units (CCUs) provide conditioned air to technical space.
- Diverse chilled water distribution pipe work (ring main type) throughout facility.
Fire Detection and Suppression:
- Analogue addressable fire detection system in all areas (smoke and heat) with manual break-glass units.
- Very early smoke detection and alarm system (VESDA) in the return air-flow of CCUs.
- Gas suppression system using centrally stored Inergen to technical and selected landlord areas.
- Sprinklers in corridors and selected plant rooms, with water ingress protection and monitoring provided where required.
- Dry risers to all floors.
- Smoke and gas extraction.
Connectivity and Telecommunications:
- Access to multiple telecommunications providers located in dedicated Meet Me Rooms (MMRs), via diverse dedicated connections.
- Diverse cable entry points (x4) with combination of 110mm ducts and 32mm sub ducts.
- Basket trays in three-sided format to all data risers – fully access controlled.
- Multiple connection points to each suite.
- Roof space availability for satellite & antennae equipment within Global Switch.
- Tier-1 Transit, Partial Transit and Multihomed Transit available.
- Direct interconnects to over 25 datacentres across Europe.
Building Security:
- Premises Controllers manage facility security 24x7.
- Access control using proximity card readers.
- Intruder alarms to all areas with external infra-red barrier.
- Multiple CCTV cameras (interior and exterior).
- Secure managed delivery and loading area.
- Biometric hand scanners at suite doors.
- Mantraps deployed at main entrance.
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Building Exterior |
Suite Entrance |
Fire Suppression |
Biometrics |
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Fire Suppression |
CRAC Units |
LV Switchgear |
Server Racks |
Servers |
Services Available:
| Single Server Colocation |  |
Multiple Racks | |
| Multiple Server Colocation | |
Private Cages | |
| Server Management | |
Private Suites | |
| 11U Quarter Racks |  |
IP Transit | |
| 22U Half Racks | |
Interconnects | |
| 42U Full Racks | |
Managed Backups | |
| 47U Full Racks | |
Storage Solutions | |
Global Switch London 2 Services
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Level(3) IP Transit Connect to Level(3)'s global network from GSLON2. |
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AboveNet IP Transit Connect to AboveNet's global network from GSLON2. |
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TiNet IP Transit Connect to TiNet's global network from GSLON2. |
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NTT IP Transit Connect to NTT's global network from GSLON2. |
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BGP IP Transit Multihomed IP transit with multiple Tier-1 providers and over 200 peers. |
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Interconnects Direct connections to over 25 datacentres around Europe |
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Storage Solutions iSCSI & Fibre Channel storage solutions throughout the building |
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Backup Solutions Onsite and offsite backup solutions including CDP Backups |
