What is Colocation?
Colocation is a facility that provides an optimal physical environment for companies needing to locate their computer equipment with access to high capacity Internet bandwidth.
iseek provides Colocation services to a number of local, national and international customers. The main features of the iseek Colocation facility include:
Data Services
iseek Communications is a premium aggregator of data traffic for Optus, Telstra, PowerTel, Pipe Networks and Uecomm. As an aggregator, iseek Communications' Colocation facility utilises a variety of telecommunications backbones including multiple gigabit links which interlink all our data services. These data services allow our customers to interconnect their business systems using a variety of access methods.
Security
iseek Communications provide 24-hour monitored security and emergency access to all facilities. All iseek Colocation facilities support audited and escorted access to equipment allowing our customers to meet their stringent quality assurance requirements. An installed webcam can be provided to allow customers to remotely view their equipment via a web browser.
Fault Tolerance
Our Colocation facilities have various systems in place (N+1) for handling situations such as a power outage or failure, including UPSs, back-up diesel generators and air conditioning units, and rerouting traffic capabilities.
Network Connectivity
In the event of network failure (even outside iseek Communications), IP connectivity will automatically be re-routed around the problem area to ensure connectivity is not lost.
Back-up generators
The diesel generators activate automatically to re-power the facility during a power outage or failure.
Uninterrupted Power Supply
All our Colocation facilities are supported with 'always on' power filtering and back-up UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) systems. Each facility has multiple centralised UPS units as a safety precaution against short power outages, failures and poor quality supply. This ensures our customers' equipment remains operational at all times and significantly reduces the incidence of failure due to power supply damage. Our facilities enable our customers to meet the most demanding conditions for quality operational environments that may be set by equipment vendors' conditions of use and warranty statements.
Industrial Climate Control System
Our Colocation facilities use state-of-the-art technology for climate control. Each facility is fitted with automated temperature and humidity sensors, as well as a high temperature alarm. All this is in place to provide an optimum equipment environment.
Gas Fire Suppression System
In the event of a fire occurring within a Colocation facility, a highly effective Argonite™ gas fire suppression system is activated to suffocate any flames.
Raised Flooring
iseek Communications' Colocation facilities feature tiled, raised steel and concrete access floors. The flooring provides an electrical grounding that helps to maintain a static free environment, as well as assisting airflow to all equipment.
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