[AusNOG] Your Experience with Brisbane Data Centres

Mon Aug 12 09:35:46 EST 2013

Hi Bevan,
There was no offence intended. However, even if temporary, the key I mentioned was in existence. 
Please take my comments as they were intended, as my opinion and some friendly observations based on my experience.
I'm sure the facility meets many security standards etc. I have equipment hosted there and have had no issues with security or reliability.

BOT

Kind regards,Josh
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:23:05 +1000
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Your Experience with Brisbane Data Centres
From: bevan at slattery.net.au
To: josheymail at hotmail.com
CC: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net; Nathan.Brookfield at simtronic.com.au

Josh,
Yeah – that’s pretty offensive and bordering on slanderous.  Centralised electronic rack locking was installed day one too all standard racks integrated on the proximity cards (with readers at the end of the rows).  There may have been some racks with temporary keys at times due to immediate customer demand prior to locking being provisioned within the normal timeframes. I understand they have performed a full upgrade of the centralised electronic rack locking system in recent times too.
And yes there are numerous security access points prior to enter the data centre floor and whilst it isn't a NEXTDC quality facility, it is much more robust than you suggest.
[b]
PS:  I haven't been in there for three years, but I have people that work for me that have
From:  Nathan Brookfield <Nathan.Brookfield at simtronic.com.au>
Date:  Monday, 12 August 2013 8:53 AM
To:  Josh R <josheymail at hotmail.com>, "cmacko at intervolve.com.au" <cmacko at intervolve.com.au>
Cc:  "ausnog at lists.ausnog.net" <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
Subject:  Re: [AusNOG] Your Experience with Brisbane Data Centres

We’ve clearly been to different PIPE DC’s in Fortitude Valley Josh.  If you’re describing DC3 then the racks are opened remotely using relay’s triggered by
 PIPE staff remotely and there are 2 security doors you have to pass through to get to any racks within the facility.  It’s not a high class facility by any stretch of the imagination but a key on a shelf is making it seem a little worse than it actually is. Kindest Regards,Nathan Brookfield (VK2NAB) Chief Executive OfficerSimtronic Technologies Pty Ltd Local: (02) 4749 4949
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Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Your Experience with Brisbane Data Centres If you're willing to look outside the CBD, Fujitsu run a DC in Eight Mile Plains. The crew there are professional from my dealings and they follow procedure. (no cardboard/static materials
 allowed, power consumption planning, etc.)  Compare that to the PIPE DC in Fortitude Valley (where there's one key that can open every cabinet, and it's left on a shelf you can just grab...) But I guess you get what you pay for.   Cheers,Josh > Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 08:11:45 +1000

> From: ausnog at libertysys.com.au

> To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net

> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Your Experience with Brisbane Data Centres

> 

> We've been investigating data centres for the past few months, but 

> haven't moved in yet, so take this opinion with the appropriate salt dosage.

> 

> I think iSeek at Eagle Farm is a slightly better quality facility than 

> NextDC due to the more spacious building and larger diesel supply. Cost 

> in getting to them is a problem, but one could easily argue that it's 

> worth it (we certainly did when presenting the options to our CEO).

> 

> Regards,

> Paul

> 

> On 08/11/2013 10:35 PM, Jared Hirst wrote:

> > Why ask the question on-list and then ask for recommendations off list?

> >

> > Would it not be better for everyone to see who is out there?

> >

> > I have been to a few in Brisbane and the only 'real' DC in Brisbane is Next DC.

> >

> > Hope my recommendation on list helps :)

> >

> > Cheers,

> >

> > Jared

> >

> >

> >> On 11 Aug 2013, at 7:25 pm, Chris Macko <cmacko at intervolve.com.au> wrote:

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> >> Hi Guys,

> >>

> >> Hope you're all enjoying your day!

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> >> We're planning out our expansion of services in Brisbane, and are looking to the market for available data centre facilities, this isn't an area where we have our own nor will we, so are looking for growth options in another providers data centre .

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