how a next generation data centre can make all the difference
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Business drivers for Datacentre utilisationWhat a modern Datacentre providesHow TalkTalk Business is responding to the challengeThe importance of connectivityDiscussionsTRANSCRIPT
Agenda
- Business drivers for Datacentre utilisation
- What a modern Datacentre provides
- How TalkTalk is responding to the challenge
- The importance of connectivity
- Discussions
How a Next Generation data centre can make all the difference when hosting
Dave MullenderHead of Network Services
Business Drivers for Datacentre Usage
• Cost Reduction• Security• Power Efficiency• Disaster Recovery/Resilience• Scalability (up and down!)• Connectivity• Reliability
What a modern Datacentre should provide
• Scalability – Future Proof delivery• Power Density• Power Efficiency• Security• Connectivity
TalkTalks Approach to the Datacentre Challenge
Campus Layout
Campus Scalability
• 14 Hectares of space• 114MVA of power available• More than 7000 racks over 5 buildings• 4 Tbits/second of configurable connectivity
over multiple diverse fibre connections
Modular Design
• Modular Design– Build offsite in a reliable and consistent manner– Minimal works onsite– Very short build schedules– Provides the ability to flex to future changes in
requirements
Datacentre Module rollout
Scalability
Scalability
Build Diary
23th November 2011
28th November 2011
Build Diary
16th December 2011
Build Diary
16th January 2012
Power Efficiency
• Adiabatic cooling provides dramatically more efficient cooling than traditional DX
• PUE of 1.2 compared to industry average of over 2• 99.7% of the year cooling is provided by fresh air
The TalkTalk UK network
LLU exchange
Planned LLU exchange
Nodes
20Gbps rings
800Gbps rings
1.6Tbps rings
Discussions
• A cloud service is only as good as the connectivity and storage facilities it runs from?
• Do you need to know where your service is delivered from?
• Does QoS matter?