Plan B: Sir Gil Simpson Drive

Situated on Sir Gil Simpson Drive within Christchurch’s Burnside/Burnside Technology Park precinct, Plan B’s data-centre asset offers a strategic New Zealand-based colocation and connectivity hub. The site benefits from Christchurch’s strong digital infrastructure, relatively low natural-disaster risk for a data-centre location, and proximity to major transport links and regional fibre networks. As a New Zealand-local data-centre operator, Plan B emphasises resilient, carrier-neutral, business-continuity-ready operations suited for enterprises, cloud providers and network services businesses looking for robust infrastructure in Aotearoa.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• The facility delivers high availability and flexibility with redundant power systems, backup generators and multiple HVAC/air-conditioning plants to support continuous operations even under load.
• It supports a variety of deployment sizes — from single-rack units through to full-cage or multi-rack environments — enabling scalable colocation according to business growth.
• Designed to handle both standard enterprise workloads and higher-density configurations, with built-in capacity for expansion, custom space allocation and connectivity growth as customer needs evolve.
• Managed locally by Plan B, the data-centre offers responsive on-site support, remote-hands services and a local partner for New Zealand businesses seeking infrastructure with regional oversight.

🔐 Security & Compliance

• The site is operated under a “security-first” design philosophy with 24/7 monitoring, secure access controls, card-key and biometric systems, CCTV coverage, and controlled perimeter access.
• Physical infrastructure is built to support mission-critical workloads, with redundant systems, climate-controlled environments and robust fire detection/suppression systems inherent in high-availability colocation facilities.
• Data-sovereignty in New Zealand is supported by the local operations of Plan B, enabling businesses to host infrastructure under domestic regulation and oversight while retaining international-grade standards of reliability.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Plan B’s site offers carrier-neutral colocation: customers can connect to multiple fibre paths, diverse providers, and inter-connect services, enabling strong network flexibility and redundancy.
• Christchurch’s fibre-optical ecosystem and regional digital-infrastructure links give the site access to both domestic and international connectivity routes, supporting latency-sensitive applications, cloud-on-ramps and hybrid-cloud architectures.
• The facility supports a broad set of deployment models: production racks, disaster-recovery sites, geographic diversification footprints and cross-connects with other New Zealand or international locations.

💼 Who It Serves

• Enterprises, SaaS providers and mid-market companies requiring a New Zealand-based colocation solution with scalable infrastructure and strong connectivity.
• Cloud, hosting and managed-service providers looking to place equipment in a carrier-neutral, network-rich site outside New Zealand’s major (Auckland) cluster for geographic diversification.
• Disaster-recovery and business-continuity users seeking a reliable secondary/tertiary site with full support and connectivity in Christchurch.
• Network carriers, content-delivery platforms and ISPs wanting to access Christchurch’s digital-infrastructure platform and connect end-users through a robust colocation node.
• Organisations with regional or Pacific-Asia reach needing a New Zealand-hosted, secure, scalable infrastructure footprint.