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Global Switch Sydney West data centre Technical Specification
1. SYDNEY WEST
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
ONE OF THE
LARGEST DATA
CENTRES IN
THE SOUTHERN
HEMISPHERE
2. GLOBAL SWITCH
Global Switch is the leading large-scale,
carrier neutral data centre provider in Europe
and Asia-Pacific, providing the reliability,
security and flexibility that our customers
require to house their IT infrastructure.
Global Switch data centres are located in
key international business and connectivity
hubs. We offer space solutions that meet
the demands of businesses including
government organisations, financial
institutions, enterprises, global system
integrators, telecommunication carriers,
and managed service providers. Our
rigorous approach to applying and
maintaining best standard practices
throughout our data centres delivers the
highest quality service and state-of-the-art
facilities to our customers.
Services
Our data centre solutions provide highly
flexible and cost-effective options for
housing critical network and IT equipment.
These services include:
Private Suites
These self contained areas, which can
include 24x7 network operating centre
facilities, are designed and built to
customers bespoke specifications.
Key benefits include:
• Specify your technical and environmental
requirements and use your preferred
service providers
• Flexibility to design, build and utilise
your area as you choose
• Avoid significant capital expenditure
incurred in housing your own IT
infrastructure or building your own facility
• The opportunity for you to re-utilise
or dispose of your existing office or
technical space
Cages
The Global Switch Cage solution offers
the benefits of large scale resilience for
medium sized IT space requirements.
This solution provides secure private
areas for customers and offers flexibility in
design and layout. Key benefits include:
• “Ready to go” facility in purpose-built
technical space
• A secure private area
• Flexible design and layout
• Optional enhanced security
• Flexibility to expand as required
Racks
Racks situated in colocation areas
remain a vital resource for businesses
looking to outsource critical equipment,
establish a presence in multiple strategic
locations, or those wishing to increase
their footprint as their space requirements
grow. Key benefits include:
• Cabinet footprint
• Dual power feeds
• Power consumption based on
agreed specification
• Flexible terms to adapt to your
requirements as your business evolves
Meet Me Rooms
Our Carrier Neutral status ensures that
carriers and ISPs are able to establish a
Point of Presence throughout our portfolio
of data centres. Key benefits include:
• Efficient cable routing utilising
underground ducts, building service
risers and cable trays
• Minimum of two fibre entry points into
data centres and Meet Me Rooms
• Multiple riser points to each floor
• Strict cable management systems
• Satellite and antennae roof space
ALWAYS ON GLOBALSWITCH.COM
3. Designed and built to an enhanced Tier III
specification the data centre offers maximum
resilience and security, and benefits from over
50 network and cloud providers including
major international and national carriers.
Location
• The data centre is located 2km from
the financial district and the city centre
• A local railway station is located within
5 minutes’ walk and bus access is
readily available
• Kingsford Smith Airport is 10km away
Building Overview
• Global Switch owns the freehold
• Purpose built
• Operated to Tier III
• 41,575 sq m of gross space
• 7 data floors
• Flexible IT space with ability to create
bespoke spaces as required
Main Structural Features
• Steel frame with concrete floors, metal
faced cladding and glazing
• 5m slab to slab height, minimum 3.6 m
to underside of slab
• Minimum from raised floor: 3.0m clear
height to underside of deepest beam
• Raised floor height available up to 600mm
• Minimum floor loading of 10kN/m²
• 1 goods lifts (10 tonnes), 2 passenger lifts
Redundant Power
• 33kV utility supply with N+1 redundancy
• Utility power supply capacity of 35 MW
• Technical and mechanical power supplied
by on-site by diesel rotary type UPS
• Mechanical systems backed up by
DRUPS system
• Fully diverse power distribution to
technical areas
• On-site diesel tanks to support 24 hours
at full capacity with 24x7x365 fuel delivery
• Offering up to 1,000 W per sq m as standard,
with higher power density available
Cooling and Environment
• Chilled water cooling system
• Minimum N+1 resilience on all systems
• 28 MW of total cooling provision
• Diverse distribution pipework throughout
• CRAC units within customer areas
provided at minimum N+1
• Temperature and humidity in technical
space to industry accepted standards
and maintained within energy efficient
parameters
• In rack cooling capability if required
Fire Detection and Suppression
• Analogue addressable fire detection
system in all areas
• Aspirating smoke detection system
• Inergen gas suppression system in
technical areas with pre-action
sprinkler for additional resiliency
Building Management Systems
• Experienced 24x7x365 facilities
management team
• Environmental conditions monitored
continuously in all technical areas
• All engineering systems monitored
24x7x365
• Comprehensive energy metering system
recording regular time series consumption
data throughout the electrical infrastructure
Connectivity
• Carrier Neutral
• Access to multiple telecommunications
providers
• 4 dedicated Meet Me Rooms
• 2 diverse building entry points
• Diverse cable routes and pathways
• Managed structured fibre cabling to
Sydney East Meet Me Rooms
• Roof space availability for satellite and
antennae equipment
Security
• Security Operations Centre manned
24x7x365
• Security guard patrols 24x7x365
• Premises under constant CCTV
surveillance both exterior and interior
common parts
• CCTV records kept for 31 days
• Intruder alarms to all areas
• Physical access to the data centre is
controlled by mantrap
• Strict access control procedures
• Access control using proximity card
readers and biometric systems
• Secure managed delivery and loading
area available 24x7x365
• Secure staging available, if required
Ancillary Services
• Customer reports
• Deliveries and storage
• Design and build services
• Fit out
• Installation and cabling
• Meeting rooms
• Remote hands
• Technical cleaning and waste disposal
Certifications
• ISO 9001, 14001, 27001
SYDNEY WEST
Sydney West
400 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW 2007 Australia
+61 (0) 2 9566 7000 salessydney@globalswitch.com