MigSolv, the specialist data centre consultancy, welcomed a class of A-level computing students from City Academy Norwich, the specialist digital technology and English school to see its state-of-the-art data centre on Barnard Road, Norwich.
Commenting on the visit, Alex Rabbetts, CEO MigSolv said: “I was thrilled to host a visit from one of the area’s top-performing technology schools and hoped the experience was invaluable to the students. As well as providing a fascinating tour of The Gatehouse students also got the opportunity to understand the relevance of the data centre, which plays a pivotal role in our digital lives.”
“Everything we do on our tablets, smartphones, wearable tech, laptops or anything in the Cloud goes through a data centre and back to a device. It was an intriguing session, a glimpse of the digital future, that I hope inspired many of them to think about exploring careers in IT or technology,” continued Rabbetts.
Jez Thompson, leader of learning at City Academy Norwich added: “We have always embraced innovation while being transformational with education at Norwich City Academy. The Gatehouse has a rich history in Norwich and the opportunity for our students to see its change into one of the country’s leading purpose-built facilities was one we couldn’t turn down. “Our computing curriculum has always embraced the constant change in industry and strives to marry technology advancements with the underlying academic principles of Computing Science”
A copy of Digital Fortress, a techno-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown was presented to students.
The Gatehouse occupies 6,000m2 in 3.64 hectares of campus and provides affordable and reliable data centre space for regional and national businesses. Businesses, local, national and international can choose from a range of services that will help them do better business, expand globally and make them safer and more secure.
Previously, the site belonged to Aviva plc, the Norwich insurance group. The Gatehouse has won environmental accolades for its design: the EU Green Light and EU Code of Conduct awards.
City Academy Norwich is a secondary school in Norwich, England. It opened in September 2009, replacing Earlham High School. It is located near the University of East Anglia in Norwich. The Academy, an 11-16 school, is a local partnership, led by City College Norwich and working with University of East Anglia, Norfolk County Council and Norwich School. The academy specialises in Digital Technology and English.
MigSolv was founded in 2002 as Migration Solutions and became Europe’s leading specialist data centre consultancy, providing advice based on real life experience in all aspects of data centre design, operation and, as the name suggests, migration. In 2011 the company acquired its own data centre, branded the operation as MigSolv, and now operates a colocation facility offering very high quality, low cost and totally flexible data centre space to clients seeking exceptional service from the people who wrote the majority of data centre operation best practice in use today. For more information about MigSolv please visit www.migsolv.com
