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Manchester data centre
invests £125k into advanced
security technologies
M
anchester data centre operator,
TeleData, has invested £125,000
into a completely refreshed
and technologically advanced logical and
physical security system at its facility
close to Airport City in Wythenshawe.
Systems will be permanently monitored by
an onsite, BS5979 certified and police-
linked security centre to enable higher
levels of security and visitor validation
while enhancing ease of access for
authorised personnel. The new system
also incorporates a site wide audio-
challenge facility.
www.intelligentdatacentres.com
Commenting on the investment, Matthew
Edgley, Commercial Director for TeleData
said: “The enhanced technology allows our
security operatives to effectively monitor
our facility at night-time when visibility
is poor. Security is about keeping assets,
property and people safe.
“For this to be effective there has to
be a focus on proactivity; a method of
intervention that stops any potential
incidents of threat, crime, damage or
vandalism before they develop into a
negative or catastrophic event. Effective
prevention systems that utilise the latest
in technological security advancements
ensure round-the-clock protection of our
Manchester data centres.”
TeleData provides colocation and cloud
hosting services to businesses across the
UK from an ISO27001-compliant facility
in Manchester.
The building already has some of the most
sophisticated security of any data centre
in Europe, with an on-site police-linked,
NSI Gold Approved, BS5979 certified
control room and alarm receiving centre,
making TeleData unique in the UK.
Founded in 2007, TeleData UK provides
colocation, cloud hosting, workplace
recovery and data centre services. The
firm’s solutions are designed to enable
organisations to protect their applications,
data and online presence from the
damaging effects of downtime, and to
make the most effective and efficient use
of technology with secure and scalable
hosting platforms tailored to business-
critical needs. ◊
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The new security system incorporates
cutting edge CCTV cameras, including
thermal imaging devices to minimise
false alarms and improve the accuracy
of detection; Automatic Number Plate
Recognition (ANPR); a new security
entrance portal with multi-factor
authentication and anti-tailgating
technology; and highly secure perimeter
speed gates.
The thermal imaging cameras offer a
valuable additional layer of security to
the existing CCTV and access control
equipment, while audio challenge
enables the operator of monitored CCTV
to address a person who has activated
the system using speakers, allowing an
exchange in conversation between the
operator and person identified.