CIX - Cork Internet eXchange

Profile

Background:
The data centre is located in the Hollyhill Industrial Estate next to Apple Computer in Cork. It was opened in February 2008 and is 3000sq metres and is a concrete and steel structure.
There is easy access to highways, with the airport 8km away. There is also plenty of parking available.

Details:
CIX offers a secure, scalable infrastructure for mission-critical IT systems, with a wide range of connectivity solutions. CIX has a 3MW power capability and is built on raised floors, using free cooling and cold isle containment.

Features:
[X] 24/7 access
[X] 24/7 staff on side
[X] 24/7 security guard(s)
[X] Remote hands available
[X] Automatic fire suppression
[X] Environmental Monitoring
[X] Video surveillance
[X] Alarm system
[X] Aircondition
[X] Generator
[X] UPS

Services:
[X] Rental of suites/rooms
[X] Rental of cages
[X] Rental of foot prints
[X] Rental of racks
[X] Hosting of individual servers
[X] Dedicated servers
[X] Virtual servers
[X] Office space

Connectivity:
Connectivity is provided by multiple providers over their own fibre and the MAN with Wireless access also available from our own mast. The present capacity is triple resilient 10Gb connectivity over our MESH. Presently BT, Eircom, e|Net, ESBT, Viatel, Verizon, Atrato, Vodafone, Cable and Wireless and Colt provide connectivity out of CIX. CIX is the EU data centre with the lowest latency into North America.
Cabling in the CIX is both Cat6 and fibre.