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Secure. Accessible. Reliable.
The East Africa Data Centre offers the perfect hosting location for both African and international companies who need to protect their business critical applications and data in Africa.
Located at Sameer Industrial Park, Nairobi, the Data Centre has access to carrier networks across Kenya; long distance fibre routes to Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and Somalia, as well as diverse fibre routes to the cable landing stations in Mombasa.
The East Africa Data Centre is ideally positioned at the most connected spot in all of East Africa.
The right place for your business
The East Africa Data Centre is designed from the ground up to provide the perfect environment for stable day-to-day running of communication equipment and application systems. It has been designed to international standards, to serve a global market from the heart of East Africa.
Future proofIt offers global clients a cost-effective state-of-the-art hosting facility for all their data and communication requirements. The Nairobi location is perfect for companies hosting services and those in need of a POP solution in East Africa.
The perfect site for your businessPurpose built and designed to offer all the necessary hardware and power to provide uninterrupted communication and critical services to end-users. The East Africa Data Centre is the only one of its kind in east and central Africa, designed to meet International Data Centre Standards TIA-942.
The ideal location for colocationThe East Africa Data Centre provides space, power, cooling and physical security for the server, storage and networking equipment of other firms.
It also links directly to Liquid Telecom’s network service and other local carriers. This allows us to provide clients with reduced levels of cost and complexity.
The ideal location for colocation
Colocation services
Floor SpaceThe Data Centre covers a total of 2,000m2 across four 500m2 floors.
Rack SpaceEach floor can hold up to 160 racks, ensuring a maximum of 1 rack per 3m2 of floor space.
FlooringCustomer racks are installed on a raised floor with a minimum clearance of 900mm capable of supporting a floor load minimum of 1200Kg per m2.
Hours of Operation24/7/365 support.
Power AC power is provided to the rack from two separate diverse routes from the main distribution board. Separate fused A & B power tap off-units provide power.
N+1 power is provided at the site with design provision for two manual commercial power ring feeds diversely routed. N+1 diesel powered engines are capable of supporting the site sufficiently with a fuel reserve to run the Data Centre for 48hrs.
Power continuity – Ensured by parallel redundant UPS systems. Each UPS bus is designed to support full floor load in case of failure with a 1 hour back up period.
Power upgrades – Available subject to feasibility and approval by the Data Centre team. Lead times would be one week for approval and 3 weeks for implementation.
CoolingThe N+1 system maintains a constant ambient temperature of 22+/-2 °C with relative humidity of 50 to 60%. The cooling system has its own standby generator.
Fire PreventionINERGEN gas fire suppression system with smoke and heat sensors.
MonitoringUnified Building Management System (BMS) logs all security and environmental data. Alarms and early warning message alert NOC agents on duty 24/7/365.
Continuous SecurityPhysical and electronic systems – including metal detectors, proximity card readers, Biometric access control plus turnstiles at various manned access points. Continuous recorded and archived CCTV of all zones and cabinets. Additional policies can be implemented for private cage customers.
Carrier Neutral Connectivity The Data Centre is carrier neutral with connectivity into and out of the building offered by a number of local and international carriers. Cross connections between carriers within the Data Centre are provided by East Africa Data Centre.
Meet-me room – Connections within the meet-me room are subject to different charging policies to the Data Centre.
All cabling is managed by our installation policies and by approved EADC installers to guarantee availability.
Expert First Line SupportAvailable 24/7/365 with technical assistance for basic operational functions, diagnostic and repair activity for certain customer equipment, dealt with on a ticketing system.
Building Management System
Security System
Fire Detection and Protection System
NOC Room False Ceiling
Raised Floor
HVACInput
Power Feed 1
Input Power Feed
2
DIST 1
DIST 2
Racks Racks
Racks Racks
Backup Generator
1
Backup Generator
2
PDU 1
PDU 2
UPS 1
UPS 2
The building blocks of the East Africa Data Centre
Where is the East Africa Data Centre? Sameer Industrial Park, Nairobi, Kenya.
What service providers are accepted? Carrier neutral infrastructure; all telcos; local and international to be hosted.
Is there a local loop link?Yes, this can be optionally bundled with monthly local/international loop charge through our network.
How much space is available?Total of 2000m2 of Data Centre floor space over 4 x 500m2 floors.
What racking is provided?Half rack, full rack and/or a caged area.
Is there a staging area?Yes, there is sufficient staging area space available.
What standard is the DC power?TIA – 942 standard, as a Tier 3 facility with 99.982% guaranteed availability.
What is the power density?4.5Kw dual input power per rack. Rack area designed to accommodate 47U rack height with adjustments on floor footprint possible.
Is there power redundancy?Design in place to accommodate dual feed of 6MW main supply. Current installation has one feed in place with the utility supplier to install the second feed. Backup power is however redundant with an N+1 installation of diesel generators.
Can extra suppression and security systems be added?Yes, as modification of floor space to meet higher standards is possible and has been incorporated in the design and build.
What support is available?Fully dedicated 24/7/365 Network Operation Centre.
What is the energy efficiency of the facility?It has been designed in line with internationally acceptable “Green Building” concepts. The aim is to achieve an LEED Certification.
Is there a Business Continuity Centre?No, just customer work space with secure Keyboard/Video and Mouse (KVM)connection to equipment within the Data Centre, available on request.
Is there a customer training room?Yes a fully equipped training room is available on request.
FAQsThe East Africa Data Centre has been designed to offer clients a bespoke service for all their particular data needs.
Even though every client has specific requirements, we know from listening that there are certain questions you all need answers to. So, we have tried to answer those questions here.
© East Africa Data Centre. Brochure correct as of 01/01/15.
East Africa Data Centre
P.O.Box 62499-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
www.eastafricadatacentre.com
Tel: +254 20 732 199 002