GLOBAL SWITCH
Global Switch ’ s stateof-the-art London campus Global Switch ’ s London campus is a stateof-the-art data centre environment located in the heart of the city ’ s connectivityrich London Docklands , with access to an abundance of carriers and cloud providers .
The original home of London ’ s internet , and in close proximity to Canary Wharf and the City of London , the Docklands area continues to attract global businesses seeking resilient , highly connected data centres , with Global Switch central to this hub .
The Global Switch London campus was established in 1999 with the redevelopment of the historic Nick Grimshaw-designed former Financial Times newspaper printworks , creating the London North data centre , explains Adam Eaton , Global Switch ’ s Executive Group Director for London .
“ The campus grew in 2002 with the launch of the 12-floor , purpose-built London East data centre with over 65,000 square metres of space ,” he says . “ The campus is fantastically positioned , only a stone ' s throw from the financial district of Canary Wharf and located on the site of London ’ s earliest network and connectivity hub .”
While other data centre hubs have sprung up in other London locations , the Docklands area is still the capital ’ s premier connectivity hub with the largest availability of networks and cloud on-ramps , Eaton comments . “ The Docklands hub continues to see significant data centre development and has available power , unlike Slough and other areas west of London where new power coming to market is already reserved ,” he says .
“ In terms of performance , Global Switch has operated data centres on the London campus for nearly 25 years ,” Eaton assets , “ developing a wealth of knowledge and experience that has permeated through
an operations team that has a pinpoint focus on health and safety and operational performance .”
Extending and expanding the London campus Global Switch ’ s London campus , which enjoys allocated power in excess of 125MVA and has , for a number of years , purchased 100 % renewable electricity to cover Scope 2 emissions , is currently in the midst of a redevelopment programme .
Both London North and London East are in the process of redevelopment that will deliver additional highly energy efficient , low
104 June 2023