Secure IT Hardware Logistics & Infrastructure Deployment
Locations: North London and Enfield, United Kingdom
This case study highlights a secure IT hardware logistics and infrastructure deployment delivered by InstallTech engineers. The project involved transporting mission-critical equipment, installing enterprise hardware, and preparing infrastructure within a secure data centre environment.
Built and maintain a multi-rack cross DataCentre sites solution. The primary site is located in London, at Goswell Road, currently operated by Stellanor/Colt/Lumen (formerly Level 3), a major enterprise-grade facility generally considered Tier 3, offering redundant power (A/B feeds, N+1 UPS/Generators) and cooling (N+1 HVAC). The secondary site is located in Enfield (North London). Also, the Tier 3 site is operated by Virtus.
Objectives
Create a solution providing infrastructure deployed across two independent DataCentre sites
Implement active/active high availability zones with real-time data replication
Maintain, monitor and manage both sites to ensure zero downtime
Scope of work
Architecture, procurement, and delivery of the hardware required for both DC sites, comprising HPE, IBM, Dell and Cisco solutions.
Rack, stack, and patch all the cabling according to customer specifications
Perform pre-configuration of all the hardware components
Build a direct fibre link between the sites
Proactively monitor and service parts of the hardware and connectivity
Support all onsite jobs, hardware maintenance, and new installations
Technologies used
HPE's iLO (Integrated Lights-Out)
Cisco IOS
VMware Cloud Foundation / Vsphere
Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM)
AWS EKS Anywhere
Grafana Monitoring
Kubernetes (kctl, k9s)
Summary
The solution has been live for more than 10 years. It is undergoing periodical upgrades and maintenance. Recently, it has been redesigned and delivered to host on-prem Kubernetes clusters using AWS EKS Anywhere technology. It helped reduce AWS Cloud bills by over 70% by utilising on-prem resources for computing and storage.
Related Services
Secure Transport and Warehousing – global logistics and hardware transport
Data Centre Migration / Cloud Migration – relocating or deploying infrastructure across locations
DevOps – supporting operational platforms and infrastructure environments
Configuration and Deployment – preparing infrastructure for production environments
