We
are delighted to announce the eircom Managed Services
Datacentre, Ireland's newest and most technologically
advanced centre for hosting and managed services.
The purpose-built facility, which represents an
investment of more than EUR100 million, is being
completed now and is due to open its doors in Clonshaugh,
Co. Dublin in July, 2008.
Measuring 125,000 square feet, with nearly 60,000
sq ft. of raised space, the centre is already drawing significant interest from Irish and international
companies seeking to improve management of critical
IT systems, including more effective risk management
and improved disaster recovery arrangements.
Our investment in the new centre is in direct response
to what companies like yours have told us are your
most pressing ICT concerns. These include coping
with changes in the nature of enterprise computing,
such as the rise of blade technology, server consolidation
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Did
you know?
31% of large Irish enterprises expect to increase their use of managed services in the near future. Key benefits cited are access to skills and expertise, as well as the ability to free up staff resources (IDC, 2007).
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a state of the art datacentre provides the ideal environment
for this - both in terms of facilities like power and
cooling capacity, and in terms of access to the high-value
technical specialists who can provide hands-on management
of hardware and software services where needed.
Meeting demand for managed services
From our work with Irish enterprises, we see a growing
number of organisations exploring the benefits of the
managed services model, driven by increasing demands
on the IT function, including 24x7 uptime, device proliferation
and compliance requirements. These forces, together
with growing pressure to demonstrate technology ROI,
make the managed services model a good choice, due to
the scale, on-tap expertise and certification guarantees
it offers.
Independent research firms have also reported a surge
in interest in managed services among Irish enterprises
and public sector organisations. IDC interviews showed
31% of respondents planning to increase their use of
managed services in the near future. Around 41% say
that the chief benefit they see with managed services
is access to skills and expertise, while 21% point to
the benefit of freeing up staff time. Research firm
iReach, meanwhile, anticipates the managed services
market to grow 25% in 2008.
The new eircom Managed Services Datacentre provides
24x7 service support underpinned by Service Level Agreements
and process standards including ITIL and ISO20000. The
centre builds on eircom's 10-year track record in hosting
and managed services. Partnerships with key technology
providers and interconnection with our existing network
of three data centres, offer excellent flexibility and
scalability for customers.
The centre is equipped with the latest power, cooling, fire suppression and biometric security measures, and minimises power consumption by using the ambient external temperature to assist in cooling. The data centre makes extensive use of technology to manage technology’, including intelligent utilities for systems set-up, monitoring, alerting and trouble ticketing. You will find full datacentre specifications on our website.
Visit our website to find out
more about
eircom
managed services, or e-mail your eircom
account manager
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