High Performance Colocation Solutions from 4D

A data centre capable of computing modern enterprise problems

HPC (High-Performance Computing) allows you to analyse or process much higher volumes of data than ordinary server setups. This data processing has been used by industries like medical research and meteorology, but HPC is now being adopted more commercially.

There has been an increasing demand for businesses to use HPC to increase workloads and reduce costs, and it is essential for any company wanting to pursue:

AI/ Machine learning
Big data analytics
Simulations for forecasting trends

Our secure, Tier 3, UK data centre is the ideal environment to host high-performance computing systems, with their demanding power density and cooling requirements.

High power density

3 Phase power capable of delivering resilient 10 to 45 kW of power in all racks, keeping your footprint (and costs) to a minimum.

Green technology

Leading power usage effectiveness (PUE) and award-winning cooling technology minimises power costs, while maximising sustainability.

Flexibility for growth

High power capacity allows for many HPC systems at once, allowing you room to expand your system into the future.

State-of-the-art UPSs

Our uninterruptable power supplies are carefully monitored and maintained, protecting your HPC system from power failure.

Cutting-edge cooling technology to match powerful performance

Our data centres have been designed for high density deployments, and our infrastructure reflects this.

Racks can be equipped with a ready-to-go power supply capable of up to 45kW, and we can deploy our sophisticated rear door cooling wherever it is needed.

Our data centres operate at a much higher power efficiency than the industry average.

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State-of-the-art evaporative cooling

Our adiabatic cooling towers use the natural cooling capabilities of water evaporation to run a highly effective cooling system.
The system is capable of maintaining the environment for heat intense HPC, while using very little power.
Sophisticated monitoring technology also ensures our system runs optimally with zero energy wasted.

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Rear door chilling

Increased heat loads are handled thanks to our rear door cooling solution, connected directly into the same chilled water system which feeds the CRAC (Computer Room Air-Conditioning) units.
Our HPC racks run at the same safe temperature as our ordinary server racks, despite the increased density.
This means that an HPC system has the same footprint as any other computer system in our data centres.

Technical Features

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Power draw	10kW up to 45kW
Power delivery	Three phase 32A (23kW) or 63A (45kW) A+B diverse power feeds
Rack-mounted cooling	Rear-door water-chilled cooling
Rack dimensions	800mm wide x 1200mm deep
Power feeds	UPS and generator backed dual diverse power
Data Centre cooling technologies	Adiabatic cooling tower, Advanced Plate Heat Exchanges + Chillers
Backup power	2N generators

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Our facilities benefit from sub 2-millisecond latency into central London.

Our options for business connectivity include:

Layer-2 fibre capacity: 100Mbps, 1Gbps, 10Gbps, 40Gbps, 100Gbps Waves and MPLS
IP transit through 4D: Fully diverse multihomed 40 Gbps+, Tier 1 Networks - NTT, GTT, TI Sparkle - Peering at LINX & LONAP
Can allow prioritisation of traffic across your network
Managed routers with 24/7/365 monitoring from the 4D NOC
Combine your connection with a managed firewall

Using an edge data centre for HPC

Our edge data centre in Gatwick benefits from a combination of lower demand for power and lowered cost for the customer, while maintaining ultra-low latency, whether you are located outside a city or within it.