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Our partners at Hostway Located at 100 North Riverside
Plaza and 425 W Randolph Street in Boeing International’s
modern skyscraper, the facility is in the heart of downtown
Chicago. With 36 stories and almost 1 million square feet
of office space, the building is home to Boeing International’s
world headquarters. The data center was built out at a
cost of over $200 million dollars and was previously the
AT&T critical data center for the entire midwest.
Hostway's Tier 1 data centers in key locations across
the globe are all built out with N+1 redundancy. The new
data center is Hostway’s 11th, as well as one of
the largest commercially operating data centers in downtown
Chicago. An additional $10 million has been invested this
year to ensure the data center meets the leading industry
standards for security, network availability, fire suppression
and power capacity.
Facility & Backup
• 100% network
uptime SLA
• N+1 redundant HVAC system
• Anti-static environment
• Triple power
feeds, UPS
• N+1 cooling units
•
MGE UPS battery backup
• Capacity for 17,000
servers (31,000 square feet)
• Adds 50,000
square feet to total footprint
• Brings global
footprint to 450,000 square feet
Network
Details
• Level 3, Telia and
MCI connectivity
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet Core
• All switch based internal network
•
100% network uptime guarantee
• Seven dedicated
electrical feeds
• Powered by five different
substations
• Connected to multiple transfer
switches
• 1,500 kVA of uninterruptible power supply
Security Monitoring
• 24x7 live closed circuit TV monitoring
• Biometric access control
• Redundant
power supplies
• Multiple HVAC systems
• Disaster recovery and geographic load balancing
Administration &
Support
• 24x7 Security, technical
support, and remote hands on premises
• 24x7
Network monitoring
• Expertise with Windows
and Linux platforms
• Expertise with multiple
server configurations (VPN, Load balancing, Firewalls)
• Network monitoring with 24x7 response
•
Custom network monitoring with user-configurable notification
• DNS management
• 1-Hour hardware repair
SLA
• Advanced traffic monitoring with per-service
and per-IP breakdowns
• Emergency patch installation
SAS 70 Type II
 With
Leading Edge Provider you will have confidence that you
have partnered with a hosting provider that follows the
most rigorous control standards available.
We have received our first SAS 70 Type II examination
for the period 1 July 2009 through 31 December 2009. We
believe this examination is a strong element in providing
our customers confidence in the controls in place at Solution
Union.
About the SAS 70 Type II
Examination
SAS 70 is an internationally recognized auditing standard
developed by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (AICPA). SAS 70 is an acronym for “Statement
of Auditing Standards”.
SAS 70 Type II provides assurance that a service organization
has had its control objectives and control activities
examined by an independent accounting and auditing firm.
The audit report enables service organizations to demonstrate
that they have adequate controls and safeguards when they
host or process data belonging to their customers. SAS
70 is not a certificate, but an opinion on the nature
of those controls.
Our data centers combine a robust, scalable architecture
with an expansive portfolio of hosting options. Our data
centers have been designed for security, reliability and
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