Sota Solutions Ltd

Sota (Sota Solutions Ltd) is a UK privately owned IT managed services, cloud, connectivity, and data centre provider headquartered at Kent Science Park (Sittingbourne, Kent). The company delivers private colocation, an independent managed cloud platform (SotaCloud) hosted in Sota UK data centres, public/hybrid cloud services (including Azure expertise), managed backup and recovery, business continuity/workplace recovery, managed Internet, and private Ethernet connectivity. Sota also operates its own network (AS31742) with peering presence at LINX and LONAP (per Sota’s facilities description and PeeringDB record).

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

1. Kent Science Park (Sittingbourne, Kent, UK): Sota states it operates two data centres at Kent Science Park: “810 Datacentre” and “F25 Datacentre.”
2. Colocation availability: Sota states SotaCloud colocation is available in its high-performance datacentres in rural Kent (near London/Kent).

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

1. 810 Datacentre (Kent Science Park): Sota describes features including redundant dual-path power distribution, UPS, dual auxiliary power generators, redundant air handling/conditioning, hot aisle containment, very early smoke detection, and automatic gas fire suppression.
2. F25 Datacentre (Kent Science Park): Sota describes redundant UPS and air conditioning, cold aisle containment, VESDA smoke detection, automatic gas fire suppression, and auxiliary power via diesel generator.
3. Colocation form factors: Sota explicitly markets quarter, half, and full cabinet configurations for colocation. (Cages/private suites/density limits: Not publicly listed.)

Service Portfolio Overview:

1. Private Colocation (rack/cabinet-based; 24/7 access; remote hands referenced).
2. Managed Cloud (SotaCloud) (independent cloud platform; hosted in Sota UK datacentres; elastic compute/storage; high availability referenced).
3. Public Cloud (Azure expertise; hybrid integration with SotaCloud described).
4. Managed Backup & Recovery (managed backup services across physical/virtual and cloud environments).
5. Connectivity services (Managed Internet; Private Ethernet; High Availability; Cabling/Wireless listed under connectivity services).
6. Managed VoIP (SotaVoice) (hosted VoIP powered by SotaCloud; SIP trunks referenced).

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

1. 810 Datacentre: Redundancy elements (dual-path power distribution, UPS, generators) and fire detection/suppression are described by Sota.
2. F25 Datacentre: Redundant UPS/AC, VESDA, and gas fire suppression are described by Sota.

Physical & Logical Security:

1. Operations Centre: Sota describes the operations centre perimeter and controls including razor-wire perimeter fencing, 24/7 security, CCTV, and controlled access via a security gatehouse.
2. 810/F25 Datacentres: Sota describes razor-wire perimeter fencing, 24/7 security/surveillance, and extensive CCTV/video surveillance (wording varies by facility).
3. Additional controls (guards/mantraps/customer segregation policy, etc.): Not publicly listed.

Compliance & Standards:

1. ISO/SOC/PCI certifications for Sota (directory-ready proof on official pages reviewed): Not publicly listed.
2. Note: Sota publishes content discussing ISO 27001/Cyber Essentials, but content pages are not evidence that Sota itself holds those certifications.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

1. Carrier-neutral colocation: Sota states it is carrier-neutral if alternative connectivity is required (on the private colocation page).
2. On-site carrier lists/MMR details: Not publicly listed.

Network Capabilities:

1. Core network: Sota describes its core network as an optical fibre network using ring topology connecting its data centres to London hubs, where it connects to Tier-1 transit providers, LINX, and LONAP.
2. Network services referenced by Sota: Sota states availability of Metro Ethernet, WDM wavelength, and dark fibre services, plus BGP IP transit (IPv4/v6).
3. Managed Internet: Sota states managed Internet connectivity options including ADSL, FTTC, and wireless, and bandwidth options up to 10Gb/s and beyond.
4. Private Ethernet: Sota markets dedicated private circuits with SLAs and 24/7 management/support.
5. PeeringDB (network record): PeeringDB lists AS31742 for Sota Solutions Ltd (also known as SotaConnect).

Connectivity Use Cases:

1. Private circuits for site-to-site connectivity and direct access to cloud/datacentre resources.
2. Highly managed Internet access for HQ/branches/remote work, including performance-optimised equipment and 24/7 support.

💼 Who It Serves

1. UK organisations seeking managed IT support, private colocation, and UK-hosted managed cloud delivered from Sota-owned facilities.
2. Businesses implementing public/hybrid cloud architectures, especially those needing Azure migration/optimisation with optional SotaCloud integration.
3. Organisations needing managed backup/recovery and workplace recovery/business continuity services.