From a World War II airbase to a nuclear missile holding site and now an Ultra Secure Data Centre, Greenham Common in Newbury and more specifically the bunker situated there is synonymous with security.

The site is steeped in history, culminating in the acquisition of the nuclear command and control facilities by The Bunker Secure Hosting Limited to provide Ultra* data centre solutions. Over the years Greenham Common has been host to the RAF and the US Air Force. It was the site of some of the world’s most famous protests during the 1980s when nuclear weapons were deployed there and became one of the most talked about locations in the UK.

Following the end of the Cold War, The Bunker Secure Hosting Ltd acquired the ex-Military Command and Control Bunker in 2004 and began to provide Ultra Secure colocation and managed services from the data centre facilities. The facility ticked The Bunker’s security and redundancy requirements. Purpose built to protect data and people in the event of a nuclear attack the site now protects data from every potential threat that could compromise the availability of a business’ critical applications.

Your data needs to be protected from the combined physical, human and digital factors that can compromise the availability of your business-critical applications. By colocating your equipment in The Bunker Newbury you minimise these risks.

The Bunker has put together a factfile highlighting some of the varied and exciting history which is now available for download

Greenham Common Bunker, secure through the years.

About The Bunker
The Bunker delivers secure managed hosting and data centre solutions from within Europe’s most secure data centre.

Our Data Centres, which are outside the M25 yet within easy reach of London, are ex-military Nuclear Bunkers purpose built to house the UK’s air defence systems. We run 24/7/365 and our NOC monitors systems both nationally and internationally and is staffed around the clock by system and network engineers and security staff.

Our technical leaders are recognised experts in security and cryptography, renowned for their work on Apache-SSL. The Bunker is ISO 27001 accredited and we are a Microsoft Gold Partner. We use Open Source software where appropriate as we believe it can offer great benefits in security, stability and cost effectiveness. Through our in house networks team and via close working relationships with a number of selected network providers, we deliver a multi-homed, no single point of failure transit network between our sites and the Internet.

The Bunker works with over 130 clients, large and small. Our clients are Financial Services Organisations, Technology companies, local government and other regulated businesses that value a premium service built around security.

Our service is proactive, high quality, sometimes innovative, but always practical, responsive and secure. We never forget the enormous trust our clients vest in us. As an organisation we understand that our success relies upon our reputation and our reputation is earned by continuing to fulfil this trust and afford peace of mind.

The Bunker Protocol™
All Bunker-based applications are protected by The Bunker Protocol™, our proprietary, Ultra* Secure process framework that includes:

• Military-Grade Data Centres – in our underground bunker outside the M25 in Kent and our mirror facility in Newbury, both protected by integrated processes for physical, digital and human security
• Hardened Source™ – Our unique combination of state-of-the-art, best of breed mechanical and electrical infrastructure technologies. Security isn’t bolted on: its built in at source
• Tierless Support™ – no ‘first tier helpdesk’; tierless support – direct 24/7 access to qualified hands-on support teams