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Interoute makes multi million euro investment in new Ghent data centre to meet European enterprise demand
April 2013 by Marc Jacob
Interoute announced the significant expansion of its Ghent data centre, which can now accommodate up to 8000 servers for hosting and colocation. As European businesses continue to place more and more of their data and applications in the cloud, demand is rising for European data centres that help enterprises comply with European data regulations. Interoute is strengthening its data centre portfolio in order to meet this growing need for a resilient and reliable European data centre network, with its state-of-the-art Ghent data centre. Situated in the heart of Flanders, Belgium, the upgraded data centre will help Interoute to meet the demand for its growing VPN and colocation business, which is already being used by the likes of Domo, Van de Velde and Eandis the Flemish natural gas and electricity distributor.
Interoute’s Ghent data centre has been fitted with cutting edge, high-tech security to ensure the upmost level of protection. Entered through a mantrap with biometric fingerprint control access, it has 24/7 remote security via Interoute’s Amsterdam data centre. The building is now also monitored by multiple high definition cameras, both internally and externally. ISO 27001 certified and with an excellent Power Usage Effectiveness classification of 1.4, the expanded data centre is ideally placed to cater to the needs of the growing number of biotech and green energy enterprises in Belgium, for whom business downtime is not an option. Businesses using the Ghent data centre will also benefit from Interoute’s large connectivity portfolio, which includes MPLS, Internet Access, IP Transit and Ethernet services. The Ghent Data Centre is directly connected to other Interoute Data Centres including facilities in Amsterdam, London, Paris and Frankfurt through Interoute’s pan-European network. Disaster recovery and business continuity are also incorporated, with the ability to direct services to both the Interoute Brussels and Oostkamp Point of Presence (PoP) data centres if required.
