TC4 – Manchester and Leeds

Physical Features

• Building size – 89,400 sq ft
• Data centre – 37,000 sq ft
• 24/7 SunGard Control Centre providing on-site 24/7 technical staff.

Power

• Two separate mains feeds from the utility provider
• Minimum N+1 redundancy of power to the data centre
• Diverse A and B supplies to every cabinet
• UPS units spread across 2 locations for resilience
• Diesel back-up generators in N+1 configuration
• 72 hours of fuel stored on site for generators
• Emergency provisions in place for extra fuel.

Environment

• Minimum N+1 redundancy on the cooling system
• Temperature in data centre space maintained at (22ºC +/- 2ºC)
• Humidity maintained at 50% (+/- 10%)
• Analogue addressable fire detection system in all areas (conforms to BS 6266)
• Early warning VESDA system installed in the data centre
• Dry pipe, double knock sprinkler system controlled by pre-action valves in the data centre.

Communications

• Access to multiple communications providers delivered from SunGard managed racks
• Multiple access building entry points for diverse routing of communications
• Tri-angulated connectivity to multiple SunGard data centres giving greater diversity and resilience of communications providers

Physical Security

• 24/7 Security guards
• External and internal CCTV cameras digital recording to disk
• Proximity access control systems
• Secure managed loading bay
• Intruder and door alarms with external infra-red detectors.