Data Centre -
Secure Data Centre Infrastructure in Australia

Our Data Centre is the most secure and accredited fully-owned in Australia. We call the facility, the Intellicentre

The Data Centre is engineered to the first-class standards required to support the highest level of accredited security & uptime available for your critical application hosting, IT infrastructure and intellectual assets. We are also working on the greening of our Data Centre

High Availability Data Centre with Superior Service Nationwide

• World-class infrastructure and managed services through Tier 1 backbones with diverse path connectivity and fully redundant power and environmental systems.
• Formal monitoring, logging and event management processes are employed in the Data Centre Network Operations Centre to maintain advanced tiers of technical support.
• Every customer receives a Service Level Agreement, which outlines delivery requirements and exceeds industry standards.
• Secondary Virtual Disaster Recover Data Centre available for guaranteed uptime

Data Centre Accreditations - ISO 27001 Compliance and much more

Macquarie Telecom has completed a successful ISO 27001 Audit through SAI Global. This provides assurance that Macquarie Telecom follows policies; procedures and business processes recognised as best practices for providing a secure, stable Data Centre Outsourcing environment.

We believe in having third parties certify that we are doing things right and make sure the whole facility is tested on a monthly basis. Additional accreditations for the Data Centre and Network Operations Centre engineers include: DSD highly protected, ASIO T4, VMWare, Suntone, EMC, Microsoft Gold & Red Hat

Data Centre infrastructure is highly protected

Data Centre security is our forte and the Intellicentre employs multiple security measures to enhance physical security.

• Every Data Centre employee undergoes thorough and multiple background security checks before they're hired.
• Mantraps, keycard protocols, biometric scanning protocols and round-the-clock interior and exterior surveillance monitors protect access to the Data Centre.
• There is constant supervision of all doors, riser cupboards and plant rooms with CCTV including motion detection and fixed cameras with digital recording capability and HDD archive.

Tier 1 Backbone & Network Connections from the Data Centre

Macquarie Telecom's high-speed Tier 1 Backbone Internet connection provides you with significant advantages in speed and throughput, delivering the highest quality bandwidth. Private networks are also available. The architecture provides redundant and diverse Internet connectivity, protecting against fibre cuts and router outages. Customers can also select alternate providers routed to the Data Centre.

Macquarie Telecom's nationwide data network offers a variety of connectivity options including Private IP, Frame Relay, Ethernet, ICON, ISDN, Internet, ADSL2+ and SHDSL.

Data Centre Redundant Independent Power Sources

The Data Centre is equipped with redundant power components to guarantee continuous power availability.

Uninterruptible power supply systems (UPS) and diesel-powered generations provide the necessary power during utility interruptions, such as weather-related events or transmission system failures. An ample supply of on-site diesel fuel assures sufficient backup power during extended interruptions.

Monitored Environmental Controls and Systems

Macquarie Telecom's Data Centre delivers premium protection and is designed to monitor the environmental infrastructure and provide early-warning notifications.

Monitoring the mechanical, electrical and other critical systems ensures high availability and timely response to events. Early decision of controls such as temperature and humidity further enhances our delivery.

Highly sensitive smoke and heat detectors, along with automated moisture detectors, constantly monitor equipment areas, alerting Macquarie Telecom to changes beyond precise tolerances.

Moving Toward and Eco-friendly Green Data Centre

Macquarie hosting has many initiatives in place to support the Green IT initiatives, and is taking a practical rather than theoretical approach to the greening of our data centre.

Contact us for more information about using the Macquarie Telecom Australian Data Centre, the Intellicentre