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For web hosting (not Active Business and Active School), we offer both standard and "mission critical" hosting plans.
Active Business and Active School use our highly reliable "mission critical" hosting environment. This enterprise grade facility is usually beyond the reach of standard web site owners with the cost from standard hosting companies for this setup at many thousands of dollars per month.
Technical Information: The Equinix Data Center
Australia is a competitive, robust Internet and telecommunications market, and Equinix is Sydney's only neutral Internet exchange/data center. Strategically positioned near the Southern Cross Cable Station, this preferred location provides abundant "last mile" fiber and will offer customers the greatest choice in access to leading Internet backbone providers.
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- Equinix provides clean, uninterruptible power backed by redundant feeds, generators, and UPS systems. The N+1 power provisioning system includes four 500kVA primary and two 500kVA secondary UPS systems.
- Should a commercial electrical power failure occur, Equinix's N+1 Caterpillar generators and 44-hour onsite fuel storage ensure continuous, uninterrupted service. This sophisticated backup system is tied to both battery strings and electrical generators.
- Equinix's Sydney site is 3,645 square meters of Tier 1 level raised floor space. This data center features floor to ceiling height of 4.1m and floor-loading capacity of 3,400 Kg/m2.
- Equinix HVAC systems comply with N+1 specifications and include a centralized chilled water plant with multiple redundant chillers piped in parallel ensuring continuous reliability and satisfying all cooling requirements.
- This backup HVAC system (which is also based on an N+1 configuration) illustrates Equinix's facility design philosophy: All mission critical components (i.e., power, HVAC, security, etc.) are backed by Service Level Agreements ensuring 99.999% uptime.
- Equinix's Sydney facility supports industry standard 19" and 23" cabinets. Equinix has standardized on steel frame cabinets that feature adjustable shelves, windowed doors, and combination locks. Equinix also provides custom sized cages and hard-wall private suites with flexible power and wiring options.
- Equinix provides clean, uninterruptible power backed by redundant feeds, generators, and UPS systems. The N+1 power provisioning system includes four 500kVA primary and two 500kVA secondary UPS systems.
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Technical Information: The Data Network
We maintain a highly reliable data network which is positioned to deliver not only exceptionally well to the Australian market but also internationally. The network consists of:
- International pipe dedicated for our international customers
- Local peering pipe (to all of Australia's tier 2 ISPs) and AARnet (Australia's Academic and Research Network)
- Access to the Australian Routing Tables for exceptional performance to the Australian tier 1 players (namely Telstra, Optus and AAPT).
Through our close relationship with Fish Telecom, the above data network is constantly monitored and maintained from the network level.
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