MANOC (Manchester Network Operation Centre) is the home to UKFast's servers and network.

MANOC
Industrysoftware
HeadquartersManchester, England
Area served
United Kingdom
Servicesserver and network

MANOC I & MANOC II originally started as facilities within data centres owned by The University of Manchester. MANOC I was located in the Kilburn Building on Oxford Road (home of the Department of Computer Science). [citation needed]After The University of Manchester realised they did not have sufficient power to grow or maintain the facility if it grew much larger, a new MANOC (MANOC II) was established again with the University of Manchester, this time in the Science Park.[1] It is the UK’s second biggest internet hub and a nerve centre for the North West: almost all of Manchester’s net traffic goes through here.[2]

History and plans

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MANOC's largest customer UKFast hosts over 2500 rack servers in its facility and as a result of UKFasts growth a new facility was acquired in August 2009 in central Manchester to keep up with the demand in a deal worth £9.6m,[3]

References

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  1. ^ "New data centre acquired". Manchester Evening News.
  2. ^ "The UK's second biggest internet hub". BBC.
  3. ^ "£9.6m Data Centre Deal". Venture Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.

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