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Special event for Web Week — go deep in the bowels of a leading data centre

• By:John
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• October 1, 2009
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Thanks to our sponsors Anchor Hosting, and Australia’s largest carrier neutral data centre, Global Switch, we’ll be running two, limited places 1 hour tours of their data centre facilities, in Tuesday the 6^th and Wednesday the 7^th of October at 345pm (and finishing up at the Watershed at 5pm for a post visit drink on anchor — there’s Web Week events at the Watershed both evenings).

The centre is home to where a significant percentage of the internet in Australia is hosted, and has to be seen to be believed — in terms of its sheer scale, and the complexity of the technology. Then finish off the trip with a drink on Anchor. This is a rare chance to see beneath the hood of the web, so don’t miss out!

Here’s the lowdown

• What: A rare chance to see the inner workings of a major data centre
• When: Tuesday 6^th and Wednesday 7^th October at 330 for 345pm
• Cost: Free, but RSVPs are essential and places are very limited — Tuesday 7^th or Wednesday 8^th
• Where: Meet at the Watershed Hotel, Darling Harbour

The Fine Print

• Photo IDs will be required (the data centre is a secure area).
• Some walking will be required, so contact us if you have special needs.
• Closed footwear (no thongs or sandals!) are required.
• All attendees must RSVP 24 hours before the events. Photography in most areas is fine (you will be told of any areas where photography is not permitted).

A big thanks to Anchor, and Global Switch for this opportunity.

About Global Switch

Global Switch Sydney is Australia’s largest carrier neutral facility — delivering highly resilient, secure IT space.
All our IT space is protected by resilient power and cooling systems, state-​​of-​​the-​​art security and fire protection, and N+1 provisioning on critical services. We also maintain 24x7 operational control across the facility to ensure it’s well managed, monitored and maintained.

One response to “Special event for Web Week — go deep in the bowels of a leading data centre”:

1. • By:sunny
   • October 6th, 2009
   

   pity they didn’t give you more notice of this (?) … i’d have caught an earlier flight just to see this.
   too late now.
   what a shame.

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