We currently have 2000 Mbits of bandwidth allotted to the data centre and we are currently utilizing 27% of that bandwidth during peak times and 21% at off-peak times. Bandwidth is expandable up to Dual OC-192's. Additional bandwidth will be allocated as needed. By purchasing bandwidth from multiple backbone providers, over 98% of the Internet is viewed as a private network from this data centre. This network architecture provides Canadian Web Solutions customers with unparalleled network performance and network availability.

General Specifications:
Rack UPS devices and server power management systems to ensure uninterrupted service. UPS devices deployed in parallel redundant configuration with N+3 redundancy to diesel generators.

200 tons of air-conditioning to 30,000 sq. ft of static free and humidity-controlled (40% (+/- 5%)) server rooms keep the data centre running at a chilly 58 degrees (+/- 2 degrees) which ensures maximum server reliability. All air-conditioning in configured with N+3 redundancy.

Gas based fire suppression systems protect each server in case of a fire.

Emergency backup systems that include a 245,000 watt diesel powered generator capable of powering this data centre for more than one 240 hours. We have a contract for emergency refueling that can take place within 30 minutes notice.

Full daily client-content backups and hourly system backups ensure no data loss to any housed on our servers. Each week a complete tape backup is taken to an undisclosed offsite fire-proof storage facility to ensure no data loss in the event of natural disaster.

This data centre contains a separate, limited-access room for its co-located servers.

Network Specifications:
Bandwidth - this data centre has 5 DS-3 connections, 2 OC-3's and 2 OC-12's for maximum redundancy - 45Mbits to E.spire; 45Mbits to Sprint; 45Mbits to Global Crossing; 45Mbits to PSINet; 1.465Gbits to Qwest; 45Mbits Genuity; and 155Mbits to InterNAP.

In addition to the DS-3 and OC-3 connectivity, the centre is lit with 50 T1 connections to UUNET. Currently 0% utilized at peak times of the day (T1's used in emergency fiber cuts only).

BGP4 is being used on all border and core routers to ensure the closest and quickest path between every request is utilized.

Routers - 2 Cisco 7513's are the core routers of this data centre; 4 Cisco 7206VXR's are the border routers. All are configured with Cisco's hot standby routers protocol (HSRP) which will re-route traffic around network failures

Switches - 1 Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Etherswitch with full GigE connectivity; 50 Cisco Catalyst 3500 Series (used as hot replacement units only in case of a card failure in the Cat 6500); and 300 Cisco Catalyst 2924XL's

Network Interface Cards - Intel & 3Com 100Mbps Ethernet Adapters

Racks - 19'' and 23''seismically braced

Cabling - Category 5 & Category 6

This Data Centre is a carrier-neutral facility with cross-connects available to all bandwidth providers on 10Mbps, 100Mbps or 1000Mbps (GigE) connections.

Security Specifications:
24/7 Guards on duty

50 Motion detectors

100 Internal cameras

24/7 Secured access with key swipe entry, thumb print verifier and a double-locking man-trap at every door within the datacentre and on exterior

24/7 Alarm monitoring by police, fire and emergency

Personnel Specifications:
7 Senior Level Systems Administrators maintain the UNIX servers

6 Junior Level Systems Administrators work with Senior Level to help ensure everything in Data Centre is done on-time

4 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers maintain the Windows 2000 servers

7 Microsoft Certified Professionals assist MCSE's in their daily duties

Network Monitoring Specifications:
24/7 monitoring of all servers by trained professionals

Custom monitoring software monitors all vital web ports to ensure no loss of connectivity or data.

We monitor this datacentre from another datacentre so all firewalls and routing gear are watched from remote locations to ensure we catch everything!

Power Specifications:
2 megawatts of dedicated power