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SHARED HOSTING
INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Hostway's
primary data centre is a world-class
facility that offers carrier-independent,
high-bandwidth Internet access
within a secure, highly resilient
environment. Dedicated Hosting
utilises three Internet data centers
based in Sydney, Australia for
load balancing purposes. |
| Data centre |
| Primary
IDC (Internet Data Centre) is
in Australia. It is a purpose-built,
highly secure facility operating
24 hours a day 365 days a year
combining a high level of redundancy
and fail-over systems. |
| Security
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• Electronic entry +
surveillance
• Secure reception with
24x7 guards
• 24-hour video monitoring
and continuous recording
• Integrated proximity
card systems
• All visits, including
suppliers, must be prearranged
• The IDC has been designed
with, at minimum, N+1 redundancy
principles applied. This means
that in the event of
failure of power,
air conditioning or telecommunications,
the resulting load on backup
systems is managed with no
reduction in performance
levels. |
| Redundancy
features include: |
| Fully
integrated building management
system for smoke, fire and water
detection, electrical and air
conditioning performance
• Separate transformers
and mains switchboards
• Multiple generators
• Multiple UPS systems
with battery backup
• Multiple power management
modules
• Two high-capacity diesel
fuel tanks
• Multiple air conditioning
units
• Redundant Internet connections
with automatic failover
• Unlike many other facilities
of this kind, the IDC is carrier-independent,
with connections from independant
carriers:
Optus, PowerTel, Worldcom,
Pipe networks, Uecomm and Telstra.
High-bandwidth Internet access
is a feature of the
facility. |
| Services
included: |
| Space:
shared or dedicated areas in racks
and cages
• Monitoring of bandwidth
utilisation and availability
• 24x7 network + server
monitoring
• "Remote hands"
services from basic reboots
to server builds and network
and server configuration
• Secure server hosting
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