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Data Center
Onsite
- An on-call staff of IT and networking professionals is available 24/7.
- Integrated systems monitoring software pages critical staff members when systems require attention.
- A propane generator automatically engages in the event of a black out.
- The propane generator powers the entire data center for 72 hours before requiring fuel.
- An uninterrupted power supply bank ensures zero down time in the event of brown outs.
- Accessibility to data center is controlled by proximity access cards. Strict permissions protocols
are enforced when granting personnel access.
- After hours motion sensing alarm system is monitored by city police and in-house security personnel.
- A RAID 5 configuration is used on all critical servers.
- The servers' environment is maintained by independent redundant climate control units.
Offsite
- All critical systems and databases are mirrored to a hardened facility that is geographically isolated
from the main data center.
- In the event of catastrophic failure at the main data center, all traffic is automatically re-routed
to the mirrored site.
- The mirrored site is maintained by a world class telecommunications company and has independent generator
power, climate control, biometric access control, uninterrupted power supply, and redundant connectivity.
- Offsite data storage and backup media is picked up daily and is
available within 2 hours of notification.
- Backup media is stored in a geographically separate hardened facility in a vault.
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