Edinburgh Colocation Facilities

From our Edinburgh and Portland, USA data facilities, Canvas Dreams provides comprehensive services for colocation needs. Whether you need space for a single rackmount server, or a multi-cabinet infrastructure, our colocation and bandwidth offerings are competitively priced, and custom-built to your exact specifications.

To ensure the security of all your hardware, Canvas Dreams offers on-site support and personally monitors all maintenance performed on colocation equipment. Cabinets and caged racks are secured through a Proximity card access control system and 24/7 video surveillance, and our highest-security facilities are further guarded via biometric checkpoint. When a customer asks to perform maintenance on their equipment, a member of our staff is always present to personally ensure the integrity and security of all our clients' equipment.

Shared Colocation Cabinets

Our standard service involves colocating your equipment alongside other clients' hardware in air-conditioned, locked, 42U (rack unit). Our shared colocation plans are designed for clients having less than 20U of equipment.

Fully redundant, Dual UPS per dataroom (N+N) electrical power is included in each shared colocation plan. Onsite generator with gravity fed fuel supply for in-service refuelling.

Private Cabinets

Patched cat5e cabling per rack, with additional fibre/coax cabling options, is provided through the top of the cabinet structure for your use, and on the other end is connected to a switch behind one of our core colocation routers. Double cabinets offer added security in that your network cabling remains inside the cabinet structure at all times.

Each cabinet space includes up to 32A rated, dual power feeds, with additional and bespoke supply options. Metered power up to 8A inclusive, with additional power charged per Amp thereafter.

High-Security Caged Racks and Full Cages

For clients in need of colocation with the highest level of security, Canvas Dreams offers both shared and private, locked, caged racks in our ultra high security center. Entry to the facility is guarded by two biometric hand-scanner checkpoints, accessible only by Canvas Dreams personnel.

FLS (fire, life, safety) systems include early warning laser Vesda, Argonite (Inert gas) fire suppression system, dry pipe preaction, smoke detectors above and below the raised floor, 64 surveillance cameras, and 24/7 monitoring of all infrastructure components.

Optional in-cage, password-protected, web cams are available so you can independently monitor your equipment from any Internet-accessible location.

Connectivity and Bandwidth Monitoring

We offer premium 100Mbps burstable connectivity via with numerous IP Transit and Peering agreements worldwide. This translates to incredibly fast access time, with redundant connections to guarantee accessibility.

For clients with specific bandwidth needs, we can set up dedicated cross connects from any of 29 fiber- or Ethernet-based carriers. Gigabit and peered cross-connects are also available upon request.

Bandwidth usage is measured via SNMP monitoring tools (MRTG and Cacti) and calculated to the 95th percentile. For most clients, this method of monitoring can add up to substantial savings. Finally, pricing is structured to offered greater discounts on a tiered basis. The more bandwidth you use, the greater your per-Gigabyte savings.

Power Plant Specifications

In plain English, we have ample power for even the most demanding systems. The data center is supported by a 2 Megawatt transformer.

Backup Power

Fully redundant, Dual UPS per dataroom (N+N) electrical power is included in each shared colocation plan. Onsite generator with gravity fed fuel supply for in-service refuelling.

As critical infrastructure is located within the facility, the building benefits from being at the top of the list for refueling. This means that should the center experience an extended outage, the backup generators are guaranteed direct refueling before anyone other provider. No other datacenter in Edinburgh has this type of energy security. If you don't believe us, just ask around.

If you would like to learn more about our Edinburgh colocation services, or, if you have a custom plan in mind, simply contact us so we can better understand your requirements.