September 22, 2022

Comms Centre provides hardware infrastructure to two new data centre locations for a world-renowned financial institute

1. Customer
2. Problem
3. Solution
4. Outcome
5. Next Steps

Customer

The customer is a multinational financial services company with offices around the world, including London.

Problem

The client owned multiple data centres that required infrastructure refreshes and decommissioning of server and network equipment.

Completing the refresh and decommissioning concurrently was going to be a complex task and it was decided that it would be more efficient to start anew in a colocation space and install bespoke infrastructure to suit the client’s needs. The job would require new power distribution, cabinet, and hot aisle solutions.

Solution

As the client was moving into a fresh space with no existing infrastructure to match, Comms Centre had the opportunity to provide new manufacturer options that were cost competitive, bespoke, and designed for the client specifically. Comms Centre worked our vendor partners to design the correct solution via multiple workshops. The costs were reduced by limiting generic parts that weren’t required whilst working with the delivery team to eliminate programme delays. We acted as the coordinating partner between the manufacturer and integrator, providing technical support and vendor management. The products included within our solution were:

Network and server cabinets (circa 120 cabinets)
Cable management
Bespoke hot aisle containment (POD based solution)
In-cabinet power distribution units (circa 240 PDUs)

Outcome

The client received the specific products required, to the design created within their workshops. Deliveries were made on time to meet a specific programme, and safely with Comms Centre’s integrator partner. This led to the successful deployment of the new infrastructure into two locations. Importantly, the deployment was delivered on budget.