Civica

Internet Facilitators Ltd (IFL), providers of Business Class Data Centres and colocation solutions, have signed a three year colocation contract with Civica, experts in software-based solutions that help organisations improve service delivery to their communities.

A market leader in providing consulting, software and managed services to the public sector and regulated services, Civica supply over 1,800 customers in the UK, Australia, Asia Pacific and the USA.

Under the contract, IFL will provide Civica with a secure dedicated suite at IFL2, Manchester. Redundant power feeds and high capacity cooling infrastructure is provided within the suite to accommodate multiple high density server racks. The contract also includes on-site technical support services to assist in the gradual migration of critical servers from other data centre locations, and guaranteed space and power capacity for future expansion.

IFL’s carrier neutral approach to connectivity enables Civica to select from multiple Tier1 network providers, ensuring diverse connectivity to protect their clients from network downtime.

Chris Burden of Civica comments: "As part of our out long term business strategy IFLs secure resilient data centre in Manchester was the stand out choice for our North West location. We were particularly impressed by the quality of the services provided by IFL and the assistance that they can provide in easing the migration process. Continuous business operations are critical to Civica and IFL will play a critical role in enabling us to meet the demands of our clients. Crucial to our data centre selection process was identifying a long term data centre Partner – the IFL Partner Program and IFLs own plans for expansion compliments our own long term data centre growth strategy."