by Matt Seaton

Our blog has a new look

Change is abound at Netwise Hosting this month. Our new website went live this morning, and with it comes a new simplified blog which keeps things clean, minimalist and above all else, user friendly.

This blog is now set to become our go-to resource for company news, events information, and any other news and articles which relate to our business and our operations. Along with our monthly newsletter, our blog will become a working information source for all those interested in a behind-the-scenes look at one of the UK’s premier data centre operators.

If you have any questions about the new website, the new look blog, or have any bugs that you’d like to report following the switch-over, please do get in touch with our team.

by Matt Seaton

We’re finalists at the DCS Awards 2016!

We are very pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists in the highly coveted ‘Data Centre Hosting/Co-location Supplier of the Year’ category at this years DCS Awards.

We stand alongside eight fellow finalists in this hotly contested category, all of whom are highly respected in the data centre and colocation field.

Voting is now open to the public until the 22nd April. It would be hugely appreciated if our loyal readers could vote for us here!

Wish us luck!

by Matt Seaton

London Central Build Blog – Week 71 Onwards

Further finishing touches have gone into the site over the past two weeks, while primary efforts are focused on deploying new systems and configuring various elements of our infrastructure management.

New parking signage to ensure our private bays are kept for the exclusive use of our staff and customers

New parking signage to ensure our private bays are kept for the exclusive use of our staff and customers

More signage governing the dedicated customer entrance along the roadside of the facility

More signage governing the dedicated customer entrance along the roadside of the facility

Custom flags for the exterior of our building

Custom flags for the exterior of our building

One of the new flags being installed

One of the new flags being installed

Both flags installed to the front of the facility

Both flags installed to the front of the facility

Our on-site NOC screens being tested after some initial systems integration

Our on-site NOC screens being tested after some initial systems integration

Fully restored lighting over our main / reception entrance

Fully restored lighting over our main / reception entrance

This post signifies the end of our regular build blog series. Whilst the site will always have on-going works, particularly as new modules of the facility come online, the initial build can now be considered complete.

As such, we will now only put up new build blog posts during specific projects, or at the end of further system installations, to give our readers an insight into new developments.

We thank all of our avid readers for following the project – it has been a very long and at times difficult task, but our London Central site is now online and operating at full steam!

by Matt Seaton

London Central Build Blog – Week 70

There were some delays this week, due to on-going configuration works on various systems, however the access control system is now complete and operational, along with progress in other areas of the site.

A look at the outward facing access control cluster on the customer kitchen door

A look at the outward-facing access control cluster on the customer kitchen door

A look at the access control hardware inside the customer kitchen area

A look at the access control hardware inside the customer kitchen area

A look at the control unit setup inside of the cold corridor

A look at the control unit setup inside of the cold corridor

The inbound access control unit for entering the customer kitchen, in its powered, operational state

The inbound access control unit for entering the customer kitchen, in its powered, operational state

A look at the new signage ready to be fitted throughout the facility

A look at the new signage ready to be fitted throughout the facility

A look at the new signage ready to be fitted throughout the facility

A look at the new signage ready to be fitted throughout the facility

One of the small door signs fitted, which are grey vinyl applied to frosted perspex, mounted on satin-finish signage standoffs

One of the small door signs fitted; the signs are made of grey vinyl applied to frosted perspex, mounted on satin-finish signage standoffs

by Matt Seaton

London Central Build Blog – Week 69

Progress has been made on a number of areas again this week, most notably the installation of our access control systems.

The backup / redundant cooling in the meet-me room has had a new condensate pipe fitted

The backup / redundant cooling in the meet-me room has had a new condensate pipe system fitted

The backup / redundant cooling in the meet-me room has had a new condensate pipe system fitted

The backup / redundant cooling in the meet-me room has had a new condensate pipe system fitted

The electrical intake room as its new hung ceiling is installed

The electrical intake room as its new hung ceiling is installed

A look at the ceiling grid being installed in the electrical intake room

A look at the ceiling grid being installed in the electrical intake room

A look at the completed ceiling, complete with lighting, fire detector and cable entry / exit points

A look at the completed ceiling, complete with lighting, fire detector and cable entry / exit points

A look at our cooling stacks with their new bag filters fitted to the exterior of the wet boxes, taking our total number of pre-data hall filtration layers to 4

A look at our cooling stacks with their new bag filters fitted to the exterior of the wet boxes, taking our total number of pre-data hall filtration layers to 4

A look at the access control units being installed, in this instance to the first floor data hall entrance

A look at the access control units being installed, in this instance to the first floor data hall entrance

A look at the components which make up one side of the customer kitchen / reception entrance, one of the more complex doors to fit out in this facility

A look at the components which make up one side of the customer kitchen / reception entrance, one of the more complex doors to fit out in this facility

A look at one of the exterior biometric and RFID units

A look at one of the exterior biometric and RFID units, this one for the out of hours customer entrance

The internal control and exit hardware for the out of hours customer entrance and exit

The internal control and exit switching hardware for the out of hours customer entrance and exit