XDSL, a local Internet service provider (ISP), has expanded its data centre by 600m2.
The ISP says this will enable it to expand its service offering in the network and infrastructure space. Its portfolio includes a carrier-neutral colocation service, along with hosting, disaster recovery (DR), wholesale products for other ISPs, hosted services, and super-fast broadband fibre Internet connectivity.
As a carrier-neutral hub, the data centre will provide interconnections with multiple carriers and ISPs, offering customers a choice of carrier for the best possible pricing. XDSL will also offer value-added services, such as competitive Internet pricing out of the data centre on the WACS and Seacom cables for ISPs and wholesalers. The data centre is connected to all major fibre infrastructure rings in SA.
For corporates that already use XDSL's fibre broadband services, DR services are offered at no additional charge, the ISP says. Corporates pay only for the colocation space, using their existing connectivity within the data centre for offsite backup and redundancy.
According to Danie Fourie, director at XDSL, this product is a first in the South African market. Traditionally, for backup and DR services, ISPs will charge for Internet connectivity at the company's premises, as well as at the data centre, and then charge separately for a link between the two sites.
"This makes DR an expensive exercise. We are removing this barrier to entry and making DR far more affordable and cost-effective," he says.
Organisations will be able to take advantage of high-speed broadband fibre and XDSL's MPLS network, creating a platform for cost-effective data backup and recovery, with the ability to mirror environments in multiple data centres for additional failover capabilities. XDSL will also provide access links through the data centre to ADSL, Diginet, 3G, satellite, microwave and fibre, offering a range of connectivity options to customers.
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