Kell @ Channel Expo
Here's a great photo of the Channel Expo Kell team during the show, with thanks to Mark, our Spanish Sales Manager visiting from the Kell Espana office. In this pic: Nicole Dickinson, Group Head of Sales; Steve Fitton, Head of Engineering; Mark Richards, who is our Business Development Director; and David O'Coimin, one of Kell's two MD's.
26 Jul 2010 17:41:00
Kell Systems at Channel Expo, 12/13 May 2010
20 Apr 2010 17:06:00
Kell Systems in Networking+
Your humble hosts are at it again, shouting from the rooftops about those infernal Server Rooms and their expensive energy footprints and space-wasting. Here's a quote for you:
"High energy costs, space limitations, economic constraints and building restrictions all contribute to putting the spotlight on the ServerRoom or DataCentre. Despite virtualisation shrinking the physical size of the hardware, there seems no way to escape the need to build and maintain IT dedicated spaces. Until now..."
You can guess what comes next.
30 Mar 2010 14:09:00
Business Management USA
Kell Systems has had an article published in Business Management magazine in the USA which highlights the wastefulness of Server Rooms versus the green efficiency of Kell Cabinets. Here's a quote from the article and a link to it. Enjoy:
"Another widely held belief is that servers have to be located in a dedicated computer room. This is a fallacy as servers are in fact designed to be placed in the ambient temperatures contained within an open office environment. The by-products of noise and heat generated by computer equipment, combined with security, however, has until now necessitated the requirement for a computer room."
www.businessmanagement.com
30 Mar 2010 11:25:00
Kell @ Data Centre World Expo
Kell Systems will be attending this year's Data Centre World Expo at the Barbican (where incidentally Ron Arad is holding a retrospective!) and we'll be taking part in talks like 'The Data Centre of the Future vs. The Future of the Data Centre' and speaking to exhibitors like existing partners EDP and Data & Power Solutions while hoarding free pens and entering countless business card raffles.
21 Feb 2010 23:43:00
Kell donates to groundbreaking RNLI community project.
Hull based IT innovators Fibrestream bring Kell Systems onboard the 'Together We Are The Network' Charity Project for RNLI Humber under the NextGenUs FttH banner. Kell has donated a 12U quiet server cabinet to this fantastic project which is providing high speed internet to the RNLI Humber premises.
According to the Yorkshire Post's article on the subject 'Society has woken up to the need for improving rural infrastructure. Super-fast broadband connections can help to transform the way far-flung communities live, work and communicate.
That's why the installation of such a connection for the crew of the Humber lifeboat and their families - who live at the very tip of Spurn Point - is a major step forward. It will give them internet access 50 times faster than that of most domestic customers, which can only be rivalled by networks in Japan and South Korea.
In the long run though, it is about more than just the community of 22 people who live at Britain's only full-time lifeboat station. If similarly small-scale installations can be achieved in other parts of Yorkshire, as claimed by Fibrestream, which is installing the fibre optic cable, then rural life can be improved immeasurably.'
Kell Systems is delighted to be involved and looks forward to the expansion of the scheme in the future.
21 Feb 2010 01:41:00
New photos uploaded to the Kell Systems Facebook page
A few nostalgic photos have been added to our facebook page. Check them out and have a chuckle at our expense.
19 Feb 2010 14:56:00
Kell Systems customer base keeps on expanding
It's been a busy time recently and we just wanted to say a quick thank you to some of our recent customers including:
In the US:
International Paper Company
Chesapeake Energy
Northwestern University
Anixter Inc
Smithsonian
Department of Emergencies
Honda Federal Credit Union
Zurich Bank
SG Hambros
John Hopkins University
General Dynamics
And in the UK:
Kleinwort Benson
Tesco
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Brit Insurance
Le Creuset
Harley Medical Group
To view our existing customer list, just check out our homepage @ www.kellsystems.co.uk
19 Feb 2010 10:28:00
Another voice says 'use Kell instead of a server room'
Kell Systems was delighted to find itself the subject of a valuable recommendation in Virtualisation - A Beginners Guide, a step-by-step manual for 'transforming your IT infrastructure into a leaner, greener datacenter with expert guidance from a pair of industry professionals'. Here's what authors Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest had to say about us:
"Finally, if you need to place new enclosures in locations that do not have datacenters, you should look to new enclosure models. Another vendor, Kell Systems, sells new smart enclosures that fit in any office. These enclosures look just like standard office furniture, but provide cooling, power, and space in a soundproof casing for either blade or rack-mounted servers. This makes a lot of sense if you want to secure your host systems but virtualize all of your workloads, even in remote offices." For more information on Kell Systems, see www.kellsystems.com
Great stuff. The remote office solution they refer to is our Kell PSEi range of Remote Management Quiet Cabinets which allow you to access your IT inside the super quiet cabinet from anywhere, monitoring temperature, humidity, cooling systems and cycling power individually. Take a look if you have a minute.
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19 Feb 2010 00:46:00
Game Clay do without a server room with a little help from Kell.
Nice to see Game Clay blogging about their satisfaction in choosing a Kell Systems PSE12 and playing with the dustfilters on the air intakes too. To quote: "Our office does not have a dedicated server room, instead we use a Kell Systems PSE12. It is well soundproofed, thermal controlled, and it also makes a great printer table!" Can't argue with that. See some pics on their Flickr site too. Nice work guys!
19 Feb 2010 00:17:00
Kell Systems launches into the blogosphere.
Kell Systems is delighted to announce its first tentative steps into the exciting world of web logging. Look out world, here we come.
We will use this blog as a gathering place for all the interesting articles we come across, for our own rants and raves on the subjects that matter to us, for announcements we think will be of interest to our readers and as a means to keep in touch with the growing following our creations are gathering. Any and all suggestions are very welcome and gratefully received. For now, best wishes from all@kell.
19 Feb 2010 00:02:00
Kell News
Kell Systems proudly donates to RNLI project
Kell Systems has donated a Portable Server Environment (PSE) soundproof cabinet to the NextGenUs “Together We Are The Network” Charity Project which seeks to improve rural communications infrastructure, starting with the installation of a super-fast broadband connection for the RNLI crew of the Humber lifeboat and their families, who live at the very tip of Spurn Point in Hull. It will give them internet access 50 times faster than that of most domestic customers, which can only be rivalled by networks in Japan and South Korea.
14 August 2009 | Read More
Kell Systems Launches New Websites
April 9, 2009, Kell Systems unveils its new websites, featuring a more up-to-date design and a greatly improved content structure.
April, 2009 | Read More
Kell Systems Unveils ComputerVault Mini™: An Affordable Computer Room Alternative for Small Offices
New forced-air-cooled acoustic IT enclosure for small office IT installations
London, UK, January 29, 2009 - Kell Systems today announced the launch of ComputerVault Mini™, adding a compact, small-office solution to its world-leading range of Portable Server Environments. ComputerVault Mini™, through a combination of extreme noise reduction and high thermal capacity, enables small businesses to deploy servers and network hardware directly in the office workspace, doing away with the need for a dedicated computer room. Its office-grade appearance blends seamlessly into any work space and it eliminates server noise to such an extent that it goes unnoticed in daily use, even when working close by.
January, 2009 | Read More
Contract Rental Options
Kell Systems Portable Server Environments are now available under a contract rental agreement, developed to offer customers greater flexibility.
November, 2008 | Read More
Reducing the Cost of Cooling Server Rooms
So whilst server manufacturers are bringing out a whole gamut of new energy efficient models, unless introduced alongside a strategy that can reduce the cost of cooling them, only a fraction of the potential energy cost savings can be achieved.
November, 2008 | Read More
Kell Systems to participate in IBM Blade Solutions Symposium
Taking place 11 & 12 November 2008 at IBM Bedfont Lakes
At the event Kell will showcase its BladeVault™ product, a complete solution for deployment of an IBM BladeCenter S™ along with UPS and related network hardware, directly in the office workspace.
BladeVault supports hardware thermal loads of up to 4.3kW and requires only 84 Watts of power to do so, compared to the 3000 to 4000 Watts needed to power the air conditioning of an equivalent computer room.
For more information about the event and to view a full agenda please refer to IBM Events Website
November, 2008
Kell Systems to Exhibit at Storage Expo, London, Olympia, 15-16 October 2008
Kell Systems today announced that it will exhibit at Storage Expo, the UK's largest annual gathering of data professionals, taking place at London Olympia from 15 to 16 October 2008.
At the event Kell will showcase its range of Portable Server Environment products, with particular focus on BladeVaultTM, the first complete solution for deployment of an IBM BladeCenter S™, HP BladeSystem c3000™ or Dell PowerEdge 1955™, along with UPS and related network hardware, directly in the office workspace.
September, 2008 | Read More
National School of Government Racks up Kell Systems BladeVault™ with BladeSystem c3000™ from Hewlett Packard
Rather than build a dedicated server room it chose BladeVault for its portability and the flexibility that affords
The National School of Government, a British government department dedicated to providing the highest standards of learning and development solutions to public service staff, selected Kell Systems BladeVault to augment its data centre facilities.
The School's BladeVault houses an HP BladeSystem c3000™ directly in a working office as well as UPS, tape storage devices, 2 network disc arrays, a network switch and an additional rack-mount server.
August, 2008 | Read More
Blade.org makes energy efficiency a rallying cry
ZDNet – USA, June 29, 2008
“One that may be of particular interest is a solution focused on data centers for small and midsize businesses that is a reference architecture using technology from APC, IBM and Kell Systems.”
http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=1166
Blade.org Focuses IT Community on “Mega Trends”
Datacenterjournal.com, June 25, 2008
“Power Savings for SMB Data Centers – A new Blade.org solutions reference architecture is targeted specifically at power savings in small and medium-sized business (SMB) environments. This reference architecture using component elements from APC, IBM and Kell Systems outlines suggested power saving configurations and best practices for small data centers.”
http://datacenterjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1778&Itemid=40
Kell Systems Opens Up Operations in the Netherlands
Company Appoints Ward van Zandvoort to Head up Regional Sales
Kell Systems, designer and manufacturer of Portable Server Environments (PSEs), the first and only complete cabinet solution for deployment of servers and network hardware directly in the office workspace announces the opening of its Dutch operation with the appointment of Ward van Zandvoort to head up regional sales.
April 22, 2008 | Read More
Breakthrough Solution Enabling Open Office Deployment of Blade Servers Launched by Kell Systems
Kell Systems Launches BladeVault: the First Complete Solution for Open Office Deployment of Blade Servers
London, UK, March 27, 2008 - Kell Systems, today announced the launch of BladeVault, the first complete solution for deployment of an IBM BladeCenter S™, HP BladeSystem c3000™ or Dell PowerEdge 1955™, along with UPS and related network hardware, directly in the office workspace. BladeVault combines extreme noise reduction with high thermal capacity and is a very real, self-contained alternative to building a computer room. Its office-grade appearance blends seamlessly into any office workspace.
The solution represents a breakthrough for the blade server market, allowing blade manufacturers to better address the small to medium-sized business market with a solution that doesn't demand a costly, dedicated computer room. Whilst these latest SMB-class blade servers are quieter than their Enterprise-class predecessors, many end users consider that they remain too noisy and too intrusive to install directly in the office workplace, without a solution to reduce the noise further.
March 27th 2008 | Read More | hi res image
Kell Systems wins 2008 Fast Growth Business Award
March 13, 2008 - Kell Systems, pioneer of Portable Server Environments, the first complete solution for the deployment of servers and network hardware directly in the office workspace, was announced winner of Product of the Year category at last night's 2008 Fast Growth Business Awards ceremony.
The judges, including Peter Jones, entrepreneur and star of BBC's Dragons' Den; Simon Kossoff, MD, Carluccio's; René Carayol, business guru and TV presenter were particularly impressed by the ingenuity of the product, combined with the fact that it is manufactured exclusively in the UK at Kell Systems' factory in Somerset bucking the downward trend in UK manufacturing.
March 13th 2008 | Read More
Kell Systems launches EnviroBot a complete remote infrastructure management and monitoring solution for its Portable Server Environments
February 28, 2008, Kell Systems, world leader in the design and manufacture of air-cooled, noise reduction enclosures for use in the open office, launches EnviroBot, a unique, custom-designed solution for monitoring and management of remotely located installations in Kell Systems Portable Server Environments.
The all-in-one EnviroBot combines monitoring and real-time alerts for all aspects of the hardware environment in a single 1U rack-mount device. EnviroBot eliminates the need for separate environmental monitoring devices, network-enabled PDUs and UPS network cards.
From a single, secure web-based interface, EnviroBot provides full remote power management functions, which allow individual hardware devices to be powered on and off by remote command.
Febuary28th 2008 | Read More
Kell Systems is Announced as a Finalist in Fast Growth Business Awards 2008
Kell Systems is announced as a finalist in this year’s Fast Growth Business Awards. Kell Systems has claimed its place in two categories, Product Business of the Year and Fast Growth Business of the Year, fighting off strong competition from over 300 other entrants.
The awards are judged by a prestigious panel of entrepreneurs, industry experts and business journalists including: Peter Jones, entrepreneur and star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den; Simon Kossoff, MD, Carluccios; Rene Carayol, business guru and TV presenter and Paul Hick, founder, Maximuscle Ltd (last years winner). Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at The London Marriott Hotel on 12 March 2008. For more information please visit http://www.fgba.co.uk/2008_finalists.htm
January 2008
Towergate Partnership, Europe's largest independent insurance intermediary, specifies Kell Portable Server Environments (PSEs) in preference to building new comms room facilities
Towergate, Europe's largest independent insurance intermediary, employing more than 3,800 people in 100 offices, has taken the decision to deploy Kell's Portable Server Environments in future offices as it expands.
November 2007 | Read More
Money Portal Plc Chooses Kell's Portable Server Environments at a Saving of Around 75% per Site
"The decision to go with Kell was really very easy since there's nothing out there that's comparable," says Scott Greenwood, IT Infrastructure Project Manager, Money Portal Plc. “We needed a true Comms Room replacement that was good looking enough to blend into our working environment, but that was able to cope with the high thermal loads of the servers and switches," he adds. "The hugely effective soundproofing was also crucial, because without it the combined noise of the switches and servers would have rendered the open offices unworkable. We are very happy with the performance of our PSEs and will certainly be using them in the future as we roll out new offices."
September 2007 | Read More
Server Management Product Review of Kell's Portable Server Environment
"If you have to work in the same room as your servers, you have to find some way of keeping them cool, quiet and secure..."
January 2007 | Download the PDF
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