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WHICH IS SEALED AND PRESSURISED WITH BLANKING PANELS TO STOP COOL AIR LOSS . digital fibre routes connecting London to Ireland and the US . It is also highly accessible to the major R & D hub at Harwell which is home to numerous research organisations in biotech , genome and space tech .
The site uses a modular and flexible blade room design to support The GRID Factory platform which will allow the platform to grow as well as ensuring continuity of power and high levels of cooling .
The cooling unit uses primarily fresh air cooling for external temperatures up to 24 ° C degrees centigrade , with secondary evaporative cooling controlling temperatures up to 34 ° C . However , the system has been tested up to 48 ° C . Direct Expansion ( DX ) refrigerant cooling provides final backup for temperatures exceeding 34 ° C . DX cooling is also used during full recirculation mode should the outside air become contaminated , or to contain the fire-extinguishing gas system in the event of an internal fire .
The GRID Factory technology stack uses specially designed cold aisle technology which is sealed and pressurised with blanking panels to stop cool air loss . Thermal imaging is used to check for leakage from the hot aisle . A key factor was not only the ability to support a 25kW rack today but be able to increase to 50kW in the future .
In addition , the availability of diverse high-capacity fibre connectivity was a key consideration to minimise latency . This was achieved through Proximity Edge 7 and BT .
Further benefits
To support the required future deployment of multiple platforms , Proximity Data Centres has 10 Edge facilities in the UK on stream and has identified another 10 sites to acquire in the next 12 months . Proximity ’ s policy of full on-site support , transition and onboarding and provision , along with server migration services and a straightforward contract with a single set of SLAs covering one or multiple sites was also a key factor in the decision to partner .
“ The GRID Factory has delivered a variety of Virtual and Augmented Reality experiences for partners and clients including NVIDIA , Autodesk , Cavrnus , BT , EE , Vodafone , Coventry University , Ericsson , Hyperbat and DivisionX ,” said Ben Jones , Founder and CTO of The GRID Factory .
“ As an Immersive Technology Integrator and Cloud Services Provider which specialises in NVIDIA technologies , we make major demands on data centre power , connectivity and engineering support . Proximity has ticked all the boxes in this respect when it comes to power availability , scalability , low latency and onsite support ,” said Jones . �
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