Contact Details

KMRDC (Gun Wharf, Medway)email moira.bragg@medway.gov.uk orcall Moira on 01634 332087.

KMRDC (County Hall, Maidstone)email enquire.KPSN@kent.gov.uk orcall Jeff Wallbank on 01622 694140.

Kent Connectsemail enquire@kentconnects.gov.uk orcall Carol Patrick on 01622 221918.

What are the Kent and Medway Regional Data Centres?

Kent Connects’ Kent and Medway Regional DataCentres (KMRDCs) offer public sectororganisations the infrastructure, networkconnections and space to host their IT servers.The first KMRDC opened in Medway in 2010 andwas recently shortlisted for the national DataCentre Services Awards 2011. A second isnearing completion in Maidstone.

BenefitsThere are significant benefits for organisations using the datacentres:

• Savings on premises, infrastructure, rack, disaster recoveryand network connection costs

• Better environmental performance – reduced carbonfootprint

• Compliance with best practice standards for ICT provision

• Alignment with the government’s national ICT agenda

• Shared services and other multi-agency arrangements

• Shared networks and joint commissioning

• Business continuity.

An independent assessment by IBM Zodiacestimated that Kent County Council would save£0.5m per year and deliver a 90% reduction incarbon footprint by rationalising 143 file and printservices through the KMRDCs.

Kent & Medway Regional Data Centres Affordable ICT Space for Public Service Providers

Further Information:for further information, please visit www.kentconnects.gov.ukor email the Kent Connects Partnership Office at enquire@kentconnects.gov.uk.

Kent Connects is an award-winning partnership of all the Kent and Medway authorities, Kent Fire & RescueService and Kent Police, a powerful alliance of public service providers. Together we tackle the technologicalbarriers to the joining up and sharing of public services. We do this through co-ordinated research anddevelopment, commissioning and procurement and networking and training events. We also provide anumber of partnership services.

Between themthe two datacentres will havethe capacity for200 racks

Designed for the public sector by the public sector

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What is different about the KMRDCs?The KMRDCs have been developed by Kent Connects, a public sector partnership of fourteen local authorities,Kent Fire & Rescue Service and Kent Police. Through collaboration, the partners are able to secure cutting-edgetechnology, made affordable through economies of scale. They are also developing their vision of a single commonICT infrastructure to support integration and shared services. As a result they are delivering better, more accessibleand cheaper public services for 1.25m local residents.

Kent Connects’ philosophy is to share its systems and services with other public sector organisations whereverpossible. New users can be confident that the centres will keep pace with government requirements and adhere tobest practice standards because they are managed by and for the public sector.

How do they work?Between them the two data centres will have the capacity for nearly 200 racks and offer their surplus space to rentbased on their actual costs. External network connections are available as part of the service, including to:

• Kent Public Service Network (KPSN)

• Internet and Gsi via KPSN

• Ja.Net, the educational network.

there are also private circuit connections to other sites via BT or Virgin Media.

Day-to-day management of the facilities is undertaken by the host authority and overseen by a management boardof partner representatives.

Who can use KMRDCs?The data centres are available to any public sector body on a first come, first served basis. Existing users includethe Kent Connects partnership, Medway Council, Kent County Council, the Kent-wide ‘Building Schools for theFuture’ programme, Healthy Living Centres (with ‘N3’ connectivity) and the Kent Public Service Network. There isthe capacity to provide more racks in the future if demand increases.

How much does it cost?

Costs (Gun Wharf)* Annual cost Discounted rate for excluding VAT Kent Connects partners

Full rack £7590 £6900

Half rack – may be shared £3795 £3450with other organisations

* Maidstone costs will be confirmed when the facility opens.

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