LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Scottish & Southern Energy PLC (SSE.LN) said Thursday that SSE Data Centres, a trading division within Scottish and Southern Energy, has been awarded a new long-term contract to provide Kingfisher plc with its own dedicated data centre pod to support IT infrastructure to be migrated from a number of existing data centres.
MAIN FACTS:
-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 U.K.'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.
-By London Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; Contact Ian Walker; +44 (0)20 7842 9296; ian.walker@dowjones.com