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Pulsant Acquires Hosting Colocation Firm ScoLocate

ScoLocate colocation provider, has been acquired by managed cloud, hosting and connectivity expert, Pulsant. The move boosts Pulsant’s operational scale and presence in Scotland and is part of a continued strategic growth programme to become one of the UK’s leading data centre services providers.
All of ScoLocate’s existing 25 staff will join Pulsant’s 150-strong team of highly-skilled data centre services personnel, further enhancing the delivery of its managed hosting, cloud infrastructure, managed network and colocation services.

ScoLocate’s data centre in Edinburgh provides 75,000 sq ft of space and hosts over 30 telecommunication carriers, making it one of the most connected commercially available data centres outside the M25.

The acquisition represents a significant step in the continued development of Pulsant. The combined business will have 240,000 sq ft of data centre space, a total rack capacity in excess of 4,000, and will service over 3,000 public and private sector clients directly, and many thousands more indirectly.

This acquisition will bring Pulsant’s nationwide network of data centres up to 10, positioning it as a leading supplier of data centre services in the UK. The expanding network will give customers greater choice by allowing them to access multiple regional datacentres offering a range of high availability options.

As Pulsant already owns a data centre facility in Edinburgh, the addition of ScoLocate’s facility will make Pulsant the only supplier to be able to deliver services from wholly-owned dual sites in Scotland. This will allow it to better service the needs of those Scottish businesses who want to replicate systems and data securely across locations, without compromising latency.

The Pulsant management team is experienced in successful acquisition and operational integration, having formed Pulsant from the merger of Scottish company Lumison with DediPower and Blue Square Data. The further addition of ScoLocate brings the company’s combined 2012 revenue to over £40 million. – www.pulsant.com