Amdocs worked with
Eaton and Carter Sullivan
to transform its City of
London data centre and
satellite offices into a
modern, purpose-built
infrastructure which
has resulted in
increased efficiencies
and cost-savings.
mdocs’ customers have high
expectations for the integrity
and availability of its data
centres. Some of the world’s
most successful wireless, wireline,
broadband, cable and satellite services and
mobile financial services providers rely on
Amdocs’ blend of software and services to
power their businesses.
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Amdocs, which has 25,000 employees
and serves customers in over 85
countries, provides a range of
technologies that help drive its customers’
digital and network transformation,
such as cloud, IT modernisation and
DevOps, and its data centres are a critical
component of its service.
For many years, Amdocs had been based
in the heart of London, in Fetter Lane,
within the Square Mile. At the start of
2016, the company made the decision to
move to outer London to consolidate its
satellite offices into one, purpose-built,
modern building. By moving to a new
location, Amdocs could reduce many
of the overheads it faced with being in
central London and it could also build a
site that would address all its needs for a
future-proofed, efficient data centre.
Challenge
Amdocs faced a serious timing challenge
– although the site had been acquired and
the design and planning completed by
Amdocs personnel, the company would
need to move out of its current office
and it would need the new site to be fully
implemented and operational within a
short timeframe of just 90 days.
Amdocs put out a tender for bids to find
the right supplier for the data centre’s
power infrastructure, with the crucial
factor being able to complete the project
on time. This was so important to the
success of the move that Amdocs needed
to be able to completely trust its chosen
suppliers to meet the deadline.
Amdocs and Eaton have enjoyed a long,
successful relationship and the
company trusted Eaton above other
power management providers to deliver
the product.
Eaton responded to the requirement
together with its trusted partner Carter
Sullivan, who had already developed
an excellent relationship with Amdocs
as the main contractor on the project.
Carter Sullivan specialises in the design,
manufacturing and installation of
complex UPS systems, high-end data
centre solutions and bespoke electrical
switchgear products. Working together,
Eaton and Amdocs
collaborate to
create efficient
data centre
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