AI Issue 8 2017

100 Acquisition International - 2017 Excellence Awards Cannon Technologies is a world renowned, UK owned and managed company which operates in Hampshire, the midlands and Scotland, serving UK and global markets. We profile the firm to find out more about the services it offers and examine the secrets behind its phenomenal success. ow in its fortieth year, Cannon designs and manufactures cutting edge Data Centres and Data Com infrastructure, including associated mechanical and electrical equipment and remote control systems for the management of critical infrastructures and security. Additionally, the firm provides high performance solutions and Turnkey facilities to virtually every market sector, including Enterprise Data Centres for Banking and Finance, the global Blue Chip sector, Internet Service Providers, Health, Police, security, utilities and defence. In fact, any mission critical requirement where reliability and efficiency is paramount. Testimony to the level of excellence the firm offers, Cannon’s ground breaking Modular Data Centres are multi awarded and provide a range of best of breed Core Data Centres through to increasingly important EDGE computing- Mini Data Centres, supporting the latest IT trends which are chasing increased network speed. These advanced solutions achieve immense energy saving benefits and are extremely eco-friendly, which is to great advantage to clients as they dramatically reduce operating expenditure and cut capital cost. Company: Cannon Technologies Ltd Contact: Matt Goulding Email: matthew.goulding@ cannontech.co.uk Address: Queensway, Stem Lane, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 5NU, UK Phone: 01425 638148 Best for Turn Key Data Centre Solutions N GE170031 Alongside this, the “Cannon Globe Trotter -SOFT RIDE”, is a patented transportable facility with inbuilt shock protection enabling mission live IT to be rapidly transported to any global area of urgent need ,enabling true drop-plug-play advantages. This solution is widely in use with UK/Nato Forces and is supported by a significant number of additional Cannon Modular Data Centres of varying capacities. The firm’s mission is to maximise the financial performance ratios of customers and to improve operational efficiency across all metrics by delivering true excellence with cutting edge solutions. Within the wider data centre market, this sector has always been seen as providing opportunity for good financial returns. The requirement for the, all up front financial investment model, has imposed some impediment to enthusiasm. Economists have identified Cannon solutions as providing a leap in investment efficiency, truly transformational and positively disruptive to more old fashioned technologies which require all up front, “Big Bang” investment with severe downside dangers if capacity remains unfulfilled.