1. Data Center
Layout
The Tata VSNL Data Centers have been benchmarked to global standards and norms.
The following is the layout of a typical Data Center as suggested by International
leaders in Data Center designing and management. The typical Tata VSNL Data Center
is built on similar lines.
Most of the Tata VSNL Data Centers layout typically includes the following:
1. Reception lobby
2. Security Operations Center
3. Network Operation Center
4. Conference Room
5. Managed Servers
6. Electrical Room
7. Raised Flooring
8. UPS / Genset / DC Power Plant
9. Customer work Area
10. Private Cages
11. Customer co-location area
12. Security, Fire Detection & Suppression
13. Customer Work Area and meeting rooms
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2. Infrastructure
The state-of-the-art world-class Data center Facilities offered by VSNL are
custom designed with raised floors, Precision air-conditioning with accurate temperature
and humidity control systems with separate cooling zones. They offer the widest
range of physical security features, including state-of-the-art smoke detection
and fire suppression systems, motion sensors, and 24x7 secured access with biometric
& proximity card readers, as well as video camera surveillance and security
breach alarms. The key points to be noted are:
-> State of the
Art Infrastructure like Precision controlled Cooling Systems, Power Conditioning
equipment, multiple generators etc
-> A highly secure environment
-> A 24 x 7 Help Desk providing round the clock Service
-> Deployment of high-performance management tools
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 Adaptability
to change. Flexible service options. Scalability of the system with time. These
are some of the important things that any organisation's system network should have
in today's ever-changing business environment. But making investments in such flexible
systems can be huge.
Not with TATA Indicom Data Center Services.
Our Data Center Services are designed to provide a tailored outsourcing solution
to meet your needs. You choose the platform, the software, the usage level and degree
of support that most closely matches your business needs. And you determine the
length of commitment. Through it all, you retain control of your data, applications
and system software. By offering flexible service options, our Data Center Services
provide a cost-effective outsourcing solution to help meet changing business demands,
sustain growth and help protect your existing technology investments.
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Benefits of TATA
Indicom Data Center Service |
Improved Business Focus
 Choosing to outsource Hosting
services allows you to free up critical corporate
resources like physical infrastructure, network,
bandwidth, human skills etc. You can focus on
the core business while we take care of providing
high running uptime on your IT set-up.
Easier Manageability
The continuous running environment for complex
IT set-ups requires availability of a complex
skill set for services management. We give you
the advantage of letting our IDC's trained engineers
carry out operations following industry's best
practices. This will also help in accelerated
results and benefits.
Scalability and Technology Protection
The hosting needs for corporate are dynamic
in a fast changing business environment. An
outsourced model provides you with flexibility
on scaling your requirements as per business
growth, when you need it. This also ensures
that you are protected from the impact of technology
obsolescence at all times by having access to
need-based upgrades.
Connectivity
We provide you with a 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
connection. You also have the option of having
dedicated bandwidth terminating onto your servers
to enable performance enhancement. Besides,
a variety of connectivity options ensure that
you'll always have the necessary bandwidth available
for your business demands.
Reliability
Your servers are housed in a state-of-the-art
Data Center with UPS protection, diesel generator
backup, climate control, and redundant connectivity.
So you don't have to worry about your servers
getting the power and connectivity they require.
Co-location Services
Co-location refers to an approach whereby you
'co-locate' your servers in an environment in
which you can take advantage of our high availability
and redundant infrastructure as well as gain
access to high network bandwidth. You have the
option of procuring rack space, bandwidth, connection
to the Internet, uninterruptible power supply
and 24 x 7 server monitoring. We provide greater
flexibility as well as the 'standard configuration'.
You can bring your own set of equipment to one
of our managed Centers and choose rack space
and connectivity that best meets your individual
needs.
We offer server as well as rack co-location
and the service includes the basics like:
• Power cycling
• Fire alarm, smoke detection and fire
suppression systems
• UPS and generator power backup
• Cooling systems for protection of equipment
• Warm rebooting of servers
• Cabling
• Basic physical security
• Secure environment
You can also choose various optional services
like:
• Dedicated physical and electronic security
measures
• Caging of co-located area
• Secure cabinets for equipment
• Redundant, diversely routed bandwidth
• High-speed internet connectivity to tire-1
carries
• 24 x 7 monitoring of network connection
and server availability
• On-site technical support services
• Vendor management services
• Report generation
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