Which Data Center should I choose?
We offer our cloud-hosted customers a choice of server location for where the hardware upon which their MIDAS scheduling system runs is physically located.Customers can choose to have their cloud-hosted MIDAS system based in one of three world class data centers. Two of these data centers are located in the United States. The third is located in Europe.
For maximum performance of your MIDAS booking system, you should typically select whichever data center is geographically closer to where your users are located.
For example, if your business operation is primarily based in the UK, you should select the European data center, rather than the data center on the West Coast of the United States.
The closer you are to a data center, the less distance data has to travel, and therefore the faster it can do so.
Here are the full technical details of the three data centers you can choose to be the home of your cloud-hosted MIDAS booking system:
US East Coast Data Center (Atlanta, Georgia)
Our hosting provider's carrier-neutral, SOC 2 Type II facilities are concurrently maintainable, energy efficient and support high-power density environments of 20+ kW per rack. INAP's robust global network presence, comprehensive Connectivity Solutions suite, and route-optimized, low-latency, Performance IP® service, helps our hosting provider deliver solid network performance.
Here are some of the Data Center's features:
SECURITY & ACCESS:
- Key card access with secondary biometric authentication
- Video surveillance with a minimum of 90-days video retention
- 24/7/365 onsite personnel
POWER SYSTEMS:
- Fully integrated critical infrastructure monitoring
- 14.8 MW of power capacity
- N+1 with concurrent maintainability
NETWORK:
- Carrier-neutral connectivity to multiple providers
- Performance IP® mix for patented traffic route optimization
- Geographic redundancy
FACILITY:
- 4,205 tons of cooling capacity
- Over 200,000 square feet of leased space with
- 45,000 square feet of raised floor
- High-density configurations available
- PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, Green Globes and ENERGY STAR
US West Coast Data Center (Seattle, Washington)
Our hosting provider's West Coast data center offers customers one of the most superior network infrastructures in the Western United States. This powerful network features a BGP blended bandwidth solution that consists of multiple Tier 1 providers including Level 3, NTT, and TATA Communications, as well as Tier 2 networks such as Specture Networks and the Seattle Internet Exchange. The Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) provides more peering options and sometimes direct peering to a number of large networks located in the region including well-known brands such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon.com, Yahoo, Inc. and many more.
Here are some of the Data Center's features:
- SSAE 16 SOC 1 audited facility
- 20,000 sq ft of raised floor
- 2.65 MW power capacity
- Carrier-Class and Carrier-Neutral
- Unparalleled fiber infrastructure
- Onsite fuel of over 70,000 gallons
- N+1 power delivery systems (UPS/Generator)
- True redundant power delivery (A + B)
- Advanced fire detection (Laser / Smoke)
- Dual pre-action dry pipe fire suppression
- Temperature controlled environment
- Redundant 10Gig Tier 1 fiber on diverse paths
- Fully monitored infrastructure
- Multi-layered security - CCTV, private cages, lockable racks
European Data Center (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Our hosting provider's European data center is located in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has direct access to one of the largest internet exchanges in the world, AMS-IX. AMS-IX provides unparalleled access for the European hosting market. This network consists of a BGP mix including NTT, Telia, Tiscali, Cogent & Global Crossing. Supported by a state-of-the-art 7 facility campus, Interxion Amsterdam offers unparalleled reliability, security, resilience, efficiency, expansion and support.
Here are some of the Data Center's features:
- 8 interconnected datacenters
- 65 connectivity providers
- 4 internet exchanges
- Carrier-Class and Carrier-Neutral
- 210 national and international carriers
- Nearly 20 years in business
- ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 certification
- Secure power with 2 different supplies each
- Minimum N+1 power per room
- 100% renewable energy
- 99.999% availability SLA
- 24x7 operation and monitoring
- ECSC fluent in 5 languages around the clock
- Backed by experience from 45 datacenters in 11 countries
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