Pulsant Acquires Manchester Data Center

Written by Allison Francis
January 19, 2022

Pulsant, a hybrid cloud specialist and operator of an edge computing platform in the U.K., completed the acquisition of a Manchester data center and associated clients from M247 Limited. Located in one of the fastest growing tech hubs in the U.K. and Europe, the acquisition supports Pulsant’s strategy of geographic expansion, enabling the company to extend its edge platform to the city and the Northwest.

Situated within a secure compound in central Manchester, the 6,500 square foot data center provides capacity of around 1MW power, with further investment planned to expand and upgrade the facility. The location complements Pulsant’s existing network of strategically located data centers, offering good transport links and connectivity, including a LINX Manchester point of presence (PoP) on site.

The move is part of Pulsant’s ambitious growth strategy and its first acquisition since receiving investment from Antin Infrastructure Partners in July 2021. The deal includes the data center and transfer of 40 clients and all site staff from M247, who will become a major client of Pulsant and continue to use the data center to serve their own business. As well as delivering services to existing clients from the new data center, Pulsant will seek to bring its full range of colocation and hybrid cloud services to new businesses within the area.

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Allison Francis

Allison Francis is a writer, public relations and marketing communications professional with experience working with clients in industries such as business technology, telecommunications, health care, education, the trade show and meetings industry, travel/tourism, hospitality, consumer packaged goods and food/beverage. She specializes in working with B2B technology companies involved in hyperconverged infrastructure, managed IT services, business process outsourcing, cloud management and customer experience technologies. Allison holds a bachelor's degree in public relations and marketing from Drake University. An Iowa native, she resides in Denver, Colorado.