Rackspace Technology Data Centers: Sydney (SYD2)

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Located in Erskine Park, a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia, this 480 square meter facility is actively managed and maintained 24x7x365 by our specially trained and highly experienced system and network engineers. To protect it from physical threats, the data center employs biometric scanners, video surveillance, alarm systems and key card access. It also uses free-air cooling at N+1 configuration and provides N+2 power redundancy.

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Data center statistics and specifics

  • Raised Flooring: 480 sq m
  • 10 MVA Total Utility Power 
  • Manned 24x7x365
  • Biometric Scanners
  • Video Surveillance
  • Alarm System
  • Key Card Access Required
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  • 5.6 MW UPS Power Capacity 
  • 2N Redundancy
  • Diesel-Powered Generators with 1,800 kW Capacity each
  • 4 x 40,000 Liter Fuel Tanks
  • Utilizing Free Air Cooling at N+1 configuration
  • Double Interlocked Dry Pipe Pre-Action Sprinkler System
data center power and cooling
  • Multiple Tier-1 Service Providers
  • 10-Gigabit Ethernet Per Carrier
  • Redundant Cisco-3 Tier LAN Architecture
  • 7 Carriers Providing Fiber Based Connectivity to Site
  • Redundant Cisco & ARISTA Routers
  • BGP Multipath Route Optimization
  • Cisco Switches for Aggregation, Distribution & Access Layer
data center connectivity and infrastructure
  • Customers Retain Admin Control of Leased Servers
  • Rackspace Retains Control of Networking Hardware
  • Console Access Provided via SSH over VPN
  • Centralized Facility Monitoring & Management System
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Rackspace adheres to a broad range of information and security certifications & standards including:

  • SSAE18 SOC1, SOC2, SOC3
  • PCI DSS
  • ISO27001
  • ISO14001
  • ISO9001
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Our Industry-Leading Guarantees

Customers in over 120 countries, including over half of the FORTUNE® 100, rely on our 100% Network Uptime Guarantee and infrastructure guarantees.

Network Guarantee

We guarantee that our data center will be available 100% of the time in a given month, excluding scheduled or emergency maintenance. Otherwise, we apply a 5% credit of your monthly fee for each 30 minutes of network downtime, up to 100% of your monthly fee for the affected server.

Infrastructure Guarantee

We guarantee that data center HVAC and power will be functioning 100% of the time, excluding scheduled or emergency maintenance. Otherwise, we apply a 5% credit of your monthly fee for each 30 minutes of data center infrastructure downtime, up to 100% of your monthly fee for the affected server.

Hardware Replacement Guarantee

We guarantee that replacement or repair of Rackspace Technology-provided hardware or components will begin within one hour of problem identification. Otherwise, we apply a 5% credit of your monthly fee for each 30 minutes of downtime, up to 100% of your monthly fee for the affected hardware.

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