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RNS Number : 4513A
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
08 October 2009
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SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR DATA CENTRE
SSE Data Centres, a trading division within Scottish and Southern Energy plc
("SSE"), has been awarded a new long-term contract to provide Kingfisher plc
("Kingfisher") with its own dedicated data centre pod to support IT
infrastructure to be migrated from a number of existing data centres.
SSE acquired its Fareham-based data centre business in May 2009. It provides
over 2,000 racks of co-location and data storage within the 80,000 square feet
of capacity and 15MW (megawatts) of power in a resilient and energy efficient
environment, which includes one of the UK's largest rooftop solar photovoltaic
installations. The data centre uses a modular design which allows customers to
select the level of service that they require.
The contract was awarded following an exhaustive procurement process in which
Kingfisher, the leading home improvement and DIY retail group, compared
self-build and a number of third party provider options. SSE's data centre was
selected because it provided a complete, bespoke solution to Kingfisher's needs
in an energy efficient environment,
Adrian Pike, SSE's Managing Director of Contracting, Telecoms and Utility
Solutions, said:
"SSE is the first utility company in the UK to offer co-location data centres,
and I am very pleased to have secured this contract just three months after
acquiring the facility at Fareham. Kingfisher has a strong commitment to
reducing carbon emissions, and the environmental credentials of our data centre
supports that ambition. I believe our ability to offer this plus a bespoke
service to customers has helped us to win this contract and should help us to
win other contracts in the future."
Mike Bell, Kingfisher's IT Director, said:
"We are pleased to have found a local Data centre facility that can support our
current and future hosting requirements in both a cost and environmentally
efficient manner. I look forward to developing the relationship with SSE over
the medium to long term to deliver on-going and increased benefits to
Kingfisher.
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