UKFast MaNOC4 Manchester Data Centre

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The UKFast MaNOC4 data centre is one of two data centre sites the Manchester-based managed services provider runs on Trafford Park. MaNOC4 was their first to open (in 2012). The ground and first floors of this two storey building provides about 270 rack spaces for both customer and UKFast’s own infrastructure. It is a high quality managed services environment.

Facility description

MaNOC4 is a 20,000 sq ft gross two-storey light-commercial building on the Cobra Court business park, about 5 miles south east of Manchester city centre and close to Junction 9 of the M60 motorway. It is also close to the 230 shops at the Trafford Centre. Equinix’s MA3 and LDeX are about 2.5 miles away.

UKFast purchased the freehold in 2011 and the facility was open in early 2012. The ground floor data hall supports 150 cabinets with around 120 on the first floor. The managed service provider primarily used the facility to relocate their own hardware from third-party data centres, where rising prices had driven the shift towards their own facilities. Such was the success of MaNOC4 that UKFast quickly bought three further buildings on Cobra Court which have become MaNOC5, 6 & 7. These opened in December 2012. (See the following listing for full details).

The data centre features single incoming 2MVA power feed, 3 x 1 MVA on-site generators to provide n+1, cold aisle containment, gas fire suppresion, and dual A+B power feeds to every cabinet. Accreditations include ISO27001, PCI DSS, and UK Government IL4 Capability.

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