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New Data Center Update

Brian Shannon & Anne Silvester

Our New Data Center Located At One Summer St. Boston

Our New Data CenterBuilding Characteristics

3,300 sq ft5 20 Ton A/C Units250KW UPSGeneratorN + 1 Infrastructure Redundancy Throughout Facility. Multiple Entry Fiber Paths. Multiple Power Grids for Redundant Power. 24 Hour Manned Security, Cameras & Digital Monitoring. Up to Twenty-Four (24) Day Fuel Supply On Site.

“If You Build It They Will Come”

Our new Data Center at One Summer St. will be used for Enterprise ServersThe space and power regained in W91 will allow for the expansion of co-location services

Our Lovely New Room

Timeline

Working with the design & engineering firm Vanderweil on the room Fit OutTarget completion date for Fit Out construction & cabinets deployed – April 15 2008Target completion for network Build Out – June 15 2008Q1 FY09 Server Ops move 25% of serversQ2-Q3 FY09 Server Ops move an additional 50%Q4 FY09 Server Ops move last 25% of servers

Relocation Strategies

Relocate “simpler” environments firstTake advantage of virtualization in advance, if eligibleLocate applications/services on hardware renewal schedulesEstablish advance network requirements (F5s, network fabrics, SAN)