£4.5m investment in Manchester data centre to boost capacity
Pulsant, a hybrid cloud specialist and operator of a computing platform, is investing £4.5m in its Manchester data centre.
To be completed in December 2023, the expansion of Pulsant’s Data Hall 4 will make edge computing capabilities more accessible and powerful for businesses in the North West through Pulsant’s platform EDGE, its next-generation edge compute platform.
Local businesses will be able to access LINX peering services and 10 global clouds, all from the heart of Manchester.
The investment will deliver 300kW of additional IT capacity and expand the facility by 320 sq m, futureproofing against the growing demand for enterprise-grade connectivity across Manchester and the North West.
Ben Cranham, COO at Pulsant, said: “For regional businesses to thrive, they need access to a high bandwidth, low latency interconnection network. This investment in Manchester extends our commitment to support the growing technology demand for regional data centre access and colocation services across the North West.
“It supports Greater Manchester Council forward thinking digital strategy and evolving regional ecosystem, enabling Manchester to become one of the leading digital economies in the next five years.”
Maidenhead-based Pulsant acquired Manchester data centre and associated clients from M247, for an undisclosed sum, in January, 2022.
The 6,500 sq ft data centre is situated in a secure compound in central Manchester.
Pulsant said it remains committed to achieving sustainable business operations, with near-term carbon reduction targets approved by the SBTi as part of their journey to net zero by 2050.
In Manchester, measures include trialing non-palm oil derived HVO biofuel to replace fossil diesel in its standby power generators, and a commitment to eliminate the use of FM200 fire suppressant gas by 2030.
