Resilience through colocation
Disasters happen. A colocation data centre is organised to avoid disasters or to be able to cope with them and to protect the operation of the equipment and servers hosted inside. Few in-house facilities are.
Flood Risk
External floods can affect electrical or communications connections. Colocation data centres are built where flood risk is low. Internal floods can be caused by sprinklers or kitchens. Colocation data centres do not have sprinklers or kitchens.
Fire Detection and Prevention
Electrical wiring can cause fires. A colocation data centre:
- Inspects wiring regularly and proactively repairs anything risky,
- Has early fire warning systems for fast security alert and response,
- Has no other on-site activities, such as kitchens or smoking.
Digging
Cables can be dug up by utility or road-works contractors. A colocation data centre has:
- On-site diesel generators to cope with power cable loss,
- Multiple entry points for communications cables, so that loss of one does not stop operations.
Access and Isolation
Terrorist action or the Emergency Services can isolate a data centre. A good colocation data centre is:
- Located outside any Security Zones,
- May have special arrangements for key staff,
- Able to run unattended for considerable time if needed.
Running unattended.
When local or national disasters happen, you won’t need to worry about your colocated hosted equipment. You may have your own problems, but your critical hosted equipment and services will continue to work.
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