LMC² Tier 4 Facilities
One of LMC²s Core Datacenter Providers is NEXTDC. NEXTDC is an ASX100-listed technology company enabling business transformation through innovative datacenter outsourcing solutions, connectivity services and infrastructure management software.
What is a Tier 4 Data Center?
To be defined as Tier 4, a data center must adhere to the following:
Zero single points of failure. Tier IV providers have redundancies for every process and data protection stream. No single outage or error can shut down the system.
99.995 % uptime per annum. This is the level with the highest guaranteed uptime. It must be maintained for a center to maintain Tier IV ranking.
2N+1 infrastructure (two times the amount required for operation plus a backup). 2N+1 is another way of saying “fully redundant.”
No more than 26.3 minutes of downtime per annum as a maximum figure. Providers must allow for some downtime for optimized mechanical operations; however, this annual downtime does not affect customer-facing operations.
96-hour power outage protection. A level IV infrastructure must have at least 96 hours of independent power to qualify at this tier. This power must not be connected to any outside source and is entirely proprietary. Some centers may have more.
Tier IV is considered an enterprise-level service. Companies without international reach and consistently high web traffic do not usually require Tier IV facilities. Tier IV has approximately twice the site infrastructure of a Tier III location.
If you need to host mission-critical servers, this is the level to use. Tier IV data centers ensure the safety of your business regardless of any mechanical failures. You will have backup systems for cooling, power, data storage, and network links. Data Center Security is compartmentalised with biometric access controls. Full fault tolerance keeps any problems from ever slowing down your business. This is true even if you host less critical servers in other tier levels.
This tier also ensures optimized efficiency. Your servers are housed in the most physically advantageous locations. This drastically extends the life of your hardware. If the temperature and humidity are kept consistent, you gain a great deal of efficiency. Even the backups and dual power sources are treated like primaries. You experience no downtime if you have to use one of these protections unexpectedly.
This is why LMC² utilises these types of facilities.
Credit to Bojana Dobran for this content.
LMC² | NEXTDC
As one of Australia's leading independent data centre operators with a nationwide network of Tier III and Tier IV facilities, NEXTDC provides enterprise-class colocation services to local and international organisations. With a focus on sustainability and renewable energy, they deliver industry leading engineering solutions showcasing energy efficiency and NABERS 5-Star certification.
LMC² is utilising NEXTDC's partner ecosystem which hosts the country's largest independent network of carriers, which is enabling our clients to leverage our Multi Carrier solutions with the highest level of security possible.