Plan B: William Pickering Drive, Albany

Located at 3A William Pickering Drive, Albany (Upper Harbour), Auckland, New Zealand, the Plan B Albany Data Centre is part of Plan B’s network of owned and operated data centre facilities across New Zealand.  It stands out for its northern Auckland location — offering proximity to major fibre corridors and the business-park hub while benefiting from suburban infrastructure and connectivity diversity. The facility is designed to support resilient colocation and managed infrastructure services for enterprises, cloud providers and service operators.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• The site offers a modular colocation footprint allowing clients to start from small rack unit deployments and scale to full racks or custom suites. 
• Redundancy and infrastructure: The data centre is reported to have “redundant electrical feeds … uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and backup generator systems” for continuous operations.
• Cooling: The facility uses precision cooling systems (air-cooled and/or chilled-water) to maintain optimal temperature/humidity for hosted IT gear — ensuring performance and longevity. 
• Scalability: The facility is part of a broader Plan B footprint with multiple sites throughout New Zealand, enabling clients to distribute workloads or expand across locations. 
• Support services: The offering includes 24/7 monitoring, remote-hands and managed infrastructure options via Plan B’s services. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• 24/7 on-site security with CCTV monitoring and secure access protocols.
• Access control systems including man-traps or equivalent controlled entry for secure zones. 
• While specific certifications for this site were not publicly listed in all sources, the infrastructure is described as built to enterprise-grade operational standards. 
• Fire suppression systems and early-warning detection mechanisms are described in facility outlines (cooling & environment control emphasised) though specific standard names (e.g., FM200) are not publicly enumerated for this site.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-neutral design: The facility supports multiple network providers and offers cross-connect and inter-site connectivity options. 
• Located in the northern Auckland area, the site benefits from access to major fibre corridors and low-latency network paths into the city and international links. 
• The broader Plan B network provides high-speed inter-site connectivity (e.g., up to 10 Gbps “DC Express” between on-net data centres) for hybrid or multi-site setups. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Enterprises needing resilient colocation with flexibility to scale and deploy across multiple NZ sites.
• Cloud, SaaS, and managed-service providers requiring secure, highly-connected infrastructure.
• Organisations needing geographic diversity for DR/backup, multi-site footprint or low-latency regional access.
• Businesses seeking hybrid IT solutions: on-prem rack space plus inter-site connectivity via Plan B’s footprint.