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Power
Our 400 KVA dedicated electricity supply was designed and installed
to meet our diverse electrical needs. Power is routed through
our lightning protection system, Generator changeover panel and
redundant UPSs before getting to the servers. This ensures that
all power to the servers is supplied at a smooth rate.
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Generator
As our second line of defence against power failure we have installed a 500 KVA
industrial generator, capable of supplying enough electricity to our entire
data centre and office area for an indefinite period of time. This means that
in the event of a major utility power failure your web site will still be available.
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UPS
Two 200 KVA Uninterruptible Power Supplies protect
our network in case of power failure. Should the power to our network
fail, our high power UPS automatically
kicks in to take the load of all the servers and network hardware
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Lightning Protection
To guard against the threat of lightning (which could send spikes through the
electricity supply and damage servers) we have installed a Furse lightning
protection system. If an illegal spike is detected the system automatically
takes this spike and destroys it. This system provides protection between
all sets of conductors (phase to neutral, phase to earth and neutral to
earth) ensuring total protection and closing all transient paths to equipment.
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Network Monitoring
We use 3 Cisco 7206VXR routers and 2 Enterprise Alpine 3808. Should one of either
of these network components fail, our network will carry on with no degradation
in speed or reliability.
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Fire Protection
Should a fire break out in the data centre
then our FM200 Fire Suppression System will be triggered, in
seconds FM200 gas will be released into the room
extinguishing the fire. FM200 is a computer friendly gas that will not harm
computers or leave a residue.
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Air Conditioning
Our data centre is equipped with powerful under-floor air conditioning systems
to maintain a consistently controlled environment.
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Water Detection
In the unlikely event that water leaks into the data centre then sensors throughout
the area will detect the leak and sound the alarm to our network operations
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High Security
Our data centre was constructed with security in mind. Access is restricted by
proximity reader access that records all access to the data centre, and it
is monitored by CCTV at all times.
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