| The data centers are physically isolated from everyone but level three technicians. Public access is strictly forbidden. Access to the data center floors is restricted to those holding Rackspace military-grade pass cards. Furthermore, access to the data centers themselves is restricted by Biometric hand scanners. | ||
| Location |
| San Antonio is an ideal location for our primary data center because of the absence of natural disasters. San Antonio is on the most seismically stable soil in the US. In fact, San Antonio is one of only two places in the US that Lloyd's of London will underwrite for earthquake insurance. Additionally, the absence of hurricanes and tornadoes make the Rackspace San Antonio data center the perfect location for your mission-critical data. | ||
| Conditioned Power |
| Power systems in Rackspace data centers are designed to run uninterrupted even in the unlikely event of a total power outage. All servers are fed with conditioned UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) power that will run if utility power fails. The UPS power subsystem is N+1 redundant with instantaneous fail over in case the primary UPS fails. In the event of an extended power outage, an on-site diesel generator can run indefinitely. The generator is regularly tested to ensure that it will continue to function in the event of an emergency. | ||
| A Precision Environment |
| Rackspace data centers are meticulously tidy. All air is circulated and filtered every 90 seconds to remove dust and contaminants. The data center's HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) system is N+1 redundant to ensure that - even in the event of an entire HVAC system failure - there is a duplicate system on standby to take over. An advanced fire-suppression system is in place to prevent any fire from spreading - in the unlikely event that one could start. All cables to servers and routing equipment are securely tied down, and cable racks suspended from the ceiling provide dual routes for all cables. In the event that all cables on a cable rack are cut or burned, packets of data will automatically be routed to a second set of cables on the other side of the data center. |
| Network Providers | ||
| AT&T (OC-12) |
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AT&T is among the world's premier voice, video and data communications
companies, serving consumers, businesses and government. AT&T has
annual revenues of nearly $66 billion and 162,000 employees, and
provides services to customers worldwide. AT&T runs the world's
largest, most sophisticated communications network, is the largest
cable operator in the U.S., and has one of the largest digital
wireless networks in North America. AT&T is a leading supplier of data
and Internet services for businesses and offers outsourcing,
consulting and networking-integration to large businesses.
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| Qwest Communications International (OC-12) |
| Qwest Communications International is a leader in reliable and secure broadband Internet-based data, voice and image communications for businesses and consumers. | ||
| Sprint (OC-12) |
| Sprint is a global communications company serving 26 million business and residential customers in more than 70 countries. | ||
| Time Warner Telecom (DS-3) |
| Time Warner Telecom is a subsidiary of Time Warner Telecom Inc., (NASDAQ:TWTC) headquartered in Littleton, Colo. Time Warner Telecom delivers "last mile" broadband data, dedicated Internet access and voice services for businesses in 21 states. One of the country's premier competitive telecom carriers, Time Warner Telecom offers broadband services primarily to large and medium customers in 44 U.S. Metropolitan areas over its fast, powerful and flexible, fiber, facilities-based metro and regional optical networks. | ||
| UUNET (OC-12) |
| UUNET, an MCI WorldCom company, is a global leader in Internet communications solutions offering a comprehensive range of Internet services to business customers worldwide. Providing Internet access, web hosting, remote access and other value-added services, UUNET offers service in over 100 countries, to more than 70,000 businesses, and owns and operates a global network in thousands of cities throughout North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific area |
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