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Gloucester is the benchmark for South Island data centres. It's part of Datacom's Trans-Tasman interconnected data centre network that spans all four of Datacom’s New Zealand data centres and its two Australian co-location facilities.
The central Christchurch site has been serving customers for over 10 years. We have recently invested NZ$10 million to upgrade, refresh, and expand the site, bringing it up to the standard required to meet the needs of modern computing infrastructure.
Security at the site has been fully upgraded to modern standards, with CCTV throughout and on all entrances. We keep visitor management module records, and have a secure mantrap for identity confirmation.
Security at the site has been fully upgraded to modern standards, with CCTV throughout and on all entrances. We keep visitor management module records, and have a secure mantrap for identity confirmation.
Our data centre team are on-site to help you 12/7, and available to help remotely 24/7, with skilled and experienced technicians available to help with everything from a physical device check to full rack installation services. Customers can also access Abel 24/7 to work on their own equipment.
We are committed to telco and service provider neutrality for the lifetime of our facilities, so you can choose the provider that works best for your needs.
Gloucester is Christchurch’s most-certified data centre. Customers of Gloucester benefit from the following certifications: PCI-DSS, ISAE NZ 3402, Uptime Institute M&O stamp of approval, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, and GDPR. We also operate Gloucester to the following standards: 2011 ASHRAE thermal guidelines A1 allowable range, ANSI/ISA 71.04-2013 G1 – Mild, and ISO 14644-1 Class 8.
Gloucester takes advantage of the cooler temperatures of the South Island’s temperate climate by use of an air-to-air heat exchanger system and dry-stack air-cooling technology for the process coolers. The facility is designed to operate at a PUE of 1.5 or better.
Gloucester is safeguarded with a 2N power system and 2N UPS configuration to maintain an uninterrupted power supply. Backed up with on-site diesel fuel storage capacity of at least 48 hours at generator full load. Fuel polishing systems ensure the highest quality of fuel is available.
Gloucester is protected in case of fire with a VESDA aspirating smoke detection system. A ProInert gas flood fire suppression system is deployed throughout the data floors. Direct connections with the local fire brigade in place. Other fire suppression systems include mist suppression system and traditional sprinkler systems. The data centre is designed in accordance with AS/NZS 1170.0:2002 IL3.
The refresh included replacing the entire power system and upgrading security, cooling, and the data floor spaces to provide the same level of resilience as our Auckland, Hamilton, and Wellington data centres and lifting the facility to a rated-three standard.
The brand-new data floor spaces offer our full suite of rack products from quarter racks up to 48RU racks. Abel also offers customers 100 per cent power, cooling, and security service-level agreements.
Datacom's customers span industries including cloud and telecommunication providers, enterprise companies, government departments, major banks and financial organisations, and a range of IT service providers
Gloucester is now a rated-three facility, and the certifications and compliance the site has achieved include ISO27001, ISAE3402, PCI-DSS and the general data protection regulation (GDPR). The Uptime Institute Management and Operations (Uptime Institute M&O) has also given their stamp of approval.
