£20 million data centre opens in Coleraine
The 45,000 sq ft facility, which is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, is based at the 40-acre Atlantic Link Enterprise Campus in the region’s first Enterprise Zone.
The centre, situated just yards from the landing point of the Project Kelvin transatlantic fibre cables, is the first commercial carrier-neutral data centre anywhere in Northern Ireland.
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Hide AdPaul Besley, General Manager, 5NINES NI, commented: “This truly is a world-class facility for Northern Ireland providing highly-efficient and exceptionally secure data storage.
“At a time when people and businesses are producing and consuming vast quantities of data, the security of that information has never been more important, especially following the introduction of the General Data Production Regulation (GDPR).”