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Sydney, Australia – 12 June 2007 –
Macquarie Hosting, a division of Macquarie Telecom, today announced it has joined a
select group of leading global hosting providers in the new VMware Service Provider
Program (VSPP).
Under the program Macquarie Hosting delivers virtualised hosting services via VMware
infrastructure to give business and government customers the performance, security and
control of dedicated hosting – with on demand scalability, at a lower cost.
This latest service offering provides Macquarie Hosting customers with the option of
either going physical or virtual with their online mission critical server infrastructure.
These services include:
- Virtualised dedicated hosting: Allows organisations with mission critical
online applications to immediately and cost-effectively increase or reduce their
hosted infrastructure capacity to meet demand
- Disaster recovery: Enables organisations to migrate their infrastructure,
live, to virtual machines and recover from unplanned outages in minutes
- Utility-based computing: Transform your hosting infrastructure into a
flexible pool of IT resources so customers can draw capacity as needed
Under the program, Macquarie Telecom will also develop customised virtual
infrastructure offerings to meet specific customer requirements.
Macquarie Hosting's managed server virtualistion offering gives customers with
high-availability, mission critical online applications, the same level of proactive
management, security and performance they expect from traditional hosted server
environments,” said Aidan Tudehope, Managing Director Hosting, Macquarie Telecom.
“However, virtualisation offers a range of additional benefits including superior
levels of agility, scalability, and business continuity. Backed by VMware’s
infrastructure, Macquarie Hosting’s virtual server offering means we can now help
organisations significantly reduce their hardware costs while ensuring they remain
available and responsive to customers,” added Tudehope.
Virtualisation supported by certified security
The VMware software permits dedicated managed servers in the Macquarie Hosting data
centre to be partitioned into multiple "virtual" machines. Customers are then provided
their own virtual private server or virtual server farm, the capacity of which can be
scaled up or down depending on their specific needs.
Security is enhanced by the unparalleled third-party accreditation standards which
Macquarie Hosting’s Intellicentre meets. Certifications include:
- ISO 27001 – an international standard designed to help businesses with a
global presence secure their information assets and boost their defences against
costly information security attacks
- DSD Gateway – a federal government standard which offers assurance that
Macquarie Telecom’s internet gateway provides protection from external threats
appropriate for systems and data up to and including the "Highly Protected" level of
classification
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About Macquarie Telecom
Macquarie Telecom, a leading supplier of Information and Communications Technology
(ICT) solutions – including voice, data, mobile and hosting – specialising in the business
and government markets. Its dedicated managed hosting and security facility, the
Intellicentre, is certified to ISO 27001 and DSD Gateway security standards.
Macquarie Telecom provides services to 3000 business and government customers in
Australia and Asia, supporting more than one million business users at work every day.
Founded in July 1992, it is one of Australasia’s first deregulated telecommunications
companies. It expanded its operation into Asia in 2000, and holds carrier licences in
Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong...
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