Global Switch is the largest data centre in the Southern Hemisphere. Located in Sydney, with 260,000 sq ft of space it has an internationally renowned customer base from government organisations, financial institutions to premium companies and providers in Australia, including TPP Wholesale.
Power
- 3 x diverse 20 MVA feeds feeding from the National Grid
- Highly efficient DRUPS installation supported by up to 22 no-break Rotary Diesel UPS sets
- Diverse A+B+R supply, distributed via 11kV rings
- On-site diesel tanks (6 x 60,000 litres) support at full capacity with 24x7 diesel delivery
Security
- Security Operations Centre with 24x7 on-site security guards
- Constant CCTV surveillance
- All areas are intruder resistant
- Physical access is strictly limited with a control list and man traps
Cooling and environment
- Minimum N+1 resilience on chilled water cooling system
- 6+1 4.5MW water cooled chillers
- Diverse chilled water distribution pipe work
- CRAC units within customer areas provided at minimum N+1
- Temperature and humidity is maintained at industry standards within energy efficient parameters
Fire detection and suppression
- Multi-aspirated fire detection and warning system
- Analogue addressable fire detection system in all areas
- Inergen gas suppression system in an N+N arrangement
- Dry pipe sprinkler system to all data suites to further back up the Inergen gas system