OVH has opened a London data centre to boost its European presence.
The company claims the new data centre, which joins OVH's other facilities located in Poland and Germany, will provide customers in the region access to faster, more reliable and more secure localised services.
OVH's data centre is located in South East London, on a site previously owned by a telecommunications operator. Its location near two substations means it has the power needed to run without OVH having to invest in further energy sources, the company claimed, while its proximity to the firm’s point of presence (PoP) in central London means it's perfectly positioned to receive support from the wider business.
The new data centre makes use of the company's own low latency fibre-optic solutions, offering a direct connection to OVH's global network.
“This marks a significant step forward for OVH in supporting UK customers with a local dedicated gateway into our worldwide network," Hiren Parekh, cloud director of EMEA at OVH, said.
"We are offering low latency, guaranteed bandwidth and enhanced DDoS protection for all of our customers. It is particularly beneficial for those working in the finance sector or public services, where hosting data in-country is a key requirement in order to be compliant with data protection and governance, and the protection standards of their customers.”
OVH has opened five data centres in the last 12 months, with facilities in Australia and Singapore joining London, Poland and most recently, Germany. It has benefitted from €250 million (£224 million) of investment from KKR and TowerBrook in 2016, allowing it to service its million customers across the globe.
