Host-IT has unveiled a new data centre in Birmingham, to expand its offering of colocation, rack space, cloud and web hosting services within the UK.

The new Tier III facility currently provides 6 MW of IT capacity, with the potential to increase this to 12 MW in the future.

“The opening of our new Birmingham data centre represents a significant investment in the future growth of our business and, more importantly, in the security and reliability of our customers’ data,” said Andrew Willis, Managing Director, Host-IT.

“Our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with the latest technology and infrastructure to provide businesses and service providers with enhanced speed, scalability, and security. We have a dedicated team of experts on-site backed up by our existing NOC, to ensure customers continue to receive the same responsive level of support and monitoring.”

Host-IT, which has been developing and hosting websites and operating its own data centres since 1995, supports a variety of clients including SMEs, large multi-nationals, local authorities, police forces, not-for-profit organisations, IT service providers, and web development companies.