The University has equipment dispersed in multiple “tech rooms” throughout the campus, making on-site management of the network complicated and time-consuming.

Over the last six years, Keele University has invested more than 1.2 million euros to reduce its carbon emissions and has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. 

Improvements currently underway include implementing a series of modernization upgrades to the university’s HVAC, security, and fire and life safety systems with a focus on energy efficiency, resiliency, and sustainability. 

The new data center includes two N+1 UPS systems, 26 server cabinets, air conditioning, hot aisle containment, fire suppression, and a monitoring system. 

The learning community originated as a project in the Department of Statistics in the College of Science through a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation in 2014.