Federal Government adds EDC to second Data Centre Panel

12 September 2011 – Canberra – The Federal Government has added Enterprise Data Corporation (EDC) Sydney II data centre to the additional "green field  panel”  for the provision of data centres to Australian Government agencies.

EDC’s Sydney II data centre will expand the options available to government agencies.
Agencies can choose from either of EDC’s Sydney or Melbourne facilities for a primary or secondary facility or they can run both in an active-active configuration.

 

 

 

 

Jude Jacobs, CEO EDC, said "The Sydney II data centre and expansion of the existing data centres gives Federal and State Government agencies a choice of robust data centres within inter capital cities with active-active infrastructure on tap.”

"In the past, network cost and performance requirements limited the ability to have geographically spread state-to-state redundancy. These restrictions no longer apply. Agencies now have robust secure active-active solutions with EDC’s presence on the panel, and will be able to deploy similar strategies in line with accepted industry corporate governance,” Jacobs said.

EDC’s data centres go beyond simply housing computing infrastructure, and operate as fully-equipped Business Resilience Centres for data, voice and staff to provide business continuity and cloud services. EDC has selected data centre locations that are risk free from floods, bush fires, earthquakes, with sufficient alternate freeway access during any congestion occurrence, or limited public transport access.

 

EDC is also a major player in cloud services with its data centres in Melbourne and Sydney serving clients as an active data centre configuration to ensure high availability. 

The investment in cloud infrastructure lets EDC’s clients and partners access the rapidly expanding cloud market space, otherwise prohibitively expensive due to the substantial investment required upfront to provide end-to-end data centre and cloud solutions.

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About EDC
Enterprise Data Corporation (EDC) is a wholly Australian-owned company founded in 1987. With a proven track record of data centre uptime and availability, EDC is recognised as a trusted market leader delivering cost-effective data centre solutions to government and leading blue-chip organisations. EDC has been selected by the Federal Government as a panellist for the provisions of data centre services to government agencies.