KDN unveils a state-of-the-art data centre
Located at Sameer Park, off Mombasa Road, the KDN data centre is proposed for hosting data and software applications to serve international and local businesses. The centre will cut gas emissions and energy use through an improved architectural design and use of latest solar-power technology to provide the energy requirements of the facility. Photo | Courtesy
By James Ratemo, jratemo@ke.nationmedia.com (email the author)
Posted Tuesday, September 6 2011 at 12:24IN SUMMARY
It is expected that the KDN data centre will relieve the region from having to seek data back-up services in Europe and America.ICT experts say many companies spend between two to four per cent of their budget on disaster recovery planning.
Completion of the data storage facility is therefore expected to save the companies from losses and damage resulting from interruptions of their infrastructure and data.
Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has finally unveiled its state-of-the art eco-friendly data centre which will serve East and Central Africa.
Located at Sameer Park, off Mombasa Road, the data centre is proposed for hosting data and software applications to serve international and local businesses.It is expected that the centre will relieve the region from having to seek data back-up services in Europe and America.
“The data centre is a unique facility offering reliability and convenience for corporate clients and financial institutions looking for international standards…the centre offers world-class services while guaranteeing safety of the data stored in it,” said Mr Rikus Matthyser, KDN CEO.
Mr Matthyser said the centre is targeted at a global market focusing mainly to host services for clients in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and also international Telecoms with need for ‘point of presence solution’.
KDN Data centre Manager Johan Badenhorst said the facility would provide physical space for use by customers with hardware equipment that provide communication and application services to end users.“The product scope is limited to providing physical space, sufficient dual input power, elaborate security system and sufficient room air conditioning…the data centre is offered as a ready to use server room space with adequate and redundant power cooling and fire suppression to ensure full time operation of communication equipments that run critical services to end-users,” said Mr Badenhorst.
Breaking ground for the over Sh600milliion centre in December 2009 Kenya Prime Minister, Raila Odinga said the Government was keen on making Kenya a green economy by 2020 thus the KDN eco-friendly data centre was complementing that vision.
Powered by solar energy, the data centre shall serve Kenya, and other African countries willing to safeguard essential data under a world class, secure environment.
Technology employed in building the centre will ensure the structure can withstand even a bomb attack. The centre is classified at security level seven, which is the highest in the world; similar to that used by United Nations and top intelligence agencies across the world to secure data.
The data centre will cut gas emissions and energy use through an improved architectural design and use of latest solar-power technology to provide the energy requirements of the facility.
According Mr Badenhorst the data centre is designed for disaster recovery and hosting mission-critical computer systems with fully redundant systems, and compartmentalised security zones.
ICT experts say many companies spend between two to four per cent of their budget on disaster recovery planning.
Completion of the data storage facility is therefore expected to save the companies from losses and damage resulting from interruptions of their infrastructure and data.KDN also partnered with Teldor Cables & Systems to supply and deploy a fibre optic network to be used in the new data centre. Teldor Cables works through a local partner, Amiran Communications, a Telecommunications Company.
In this partnership Teldor C&S design, supplied components, supported a Building Management Systems and undertook a fibre optic network layout within the data centre.
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:I don't think you need to have this money lying in your account, if your relationship with your bankers are ok, then you can get a bank guarantee which can be converted to debt or equity in case you lose the case../Ok3chOn Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 11:51 PM, David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd <kianiadee@gmail.com> wrote:
I know the Soliton Partners Sheikh and Bashir and they are not the type to make non existent claims. It's becoming apparent that KDN may have bitten more than they can chew. Time to pay or be wound up.
Hmm let's see how this will unfold. The money will be deposited in an account managed by both Lawyers ...
HmmmOn Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 11:18 PM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
In Malindi, Telmec initially came to install KDN metro but i guess they got tired of unpaid bills and decided to roll their own metro... soo much for NDAs or their equivalent in works..... (Non compete Agreement? )
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 10:49 PM, David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd <kianiadee@gmail.com> wrote:
_______________________________________________KDN has been ordered by the High Court to deposit 400M in a suit filed
by Soliton-Telmec to pay outstanding dues or be wound up. I hold it
here and now that KDN doesn't have this cash. How many firms do you
think have this amount in cash to be held indefinitely for the
duration of the case?
http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Deposit+Sh400m+in+court+KDN+told+/-/1006/1230950/-/pmle2xz/-/index.html
I stand to be corrected, but I can smell the drumbeats of war ... and
a major realignment in the offing.
My 2 cents.
Kiania D
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