Kao Data Partners with Jisc to Accelerate UK Public Sector, Academia, and Scientific Research Computing

Unique partnership builds upon Kao Data’s industry-leading high performance colocation capabilities, providing public sector, academic and scientific research organisations with access to immediate, sustainable, and scalable data centre capacity. Reinforces Kao Data’s Harlow campus as one of the UK’s leading destinations for large-scale bioinformatics, life sciences and AI workloads. Kao Data’s environmental and energy efficiency credentials are vital to underpin the net zero efforts of research computing organisations seeking to harness the power of AI sustainably.LONDON, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing, has formed a new commercial partnership with Jisc, the UK’s digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research and innovation.

As part of a new data centre referral agreement, Jisc has chosen to work with Kao Data – specifically its Harlow campus due to the high-capacity connectivity that already exists between the facility and the Janet network – to provide members of Jisc’s +18 million user-base with access to scalable, sustainable, and highly connected data centre capacity.
Following a rigorous due diligence process, the unique commercial partnership, which is supported by Jisc’s legal and procurement teams, will allow organisations utilising Janet – the UK’s national research and education network (NREN) – to utilise Kao Data’s Harlow campus as a shared, high performance data centre resource, accelerating opportunities for ground-breaking UK research and further supporting Government efforts to become a world-leader in science, technology, and AI by 2030.
As a member of Jisc’s data centre referral service, Kao Data’s Harlow campus will provide almost limitless opportunities for scalability, alongside a simple, easy-to-access reference model that includes pre-agreed, preferential pricing.
The agreement adds significant strength to Kao Data’s world-class connectivity capabilities, including its location as the closest hyperscale on-ramp within the London-Cambridge Innovation Corridor. With both Megaport and Console Connect on campus, public sector, academic and research organisations can enjoy secure, high-speed connections to key cloud providers.
Kao Data’s sustainability credentials, including its 100% certified green energy provision, operational and SLA-backed PUE of