A peek inside NextDC’s S2 data centre
NextDC let ZDNet inside its second of three facilities in Sydney. Here’s a look at the 30MW facility located in Macquarie Park, 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney CBD. ...
Last week, ZDNet was invited on a tour of Pacnet's recently expanded Tier III Sydney CBD datacentre.
The UPS (above) units convert street power to DC to charge the batteries. Electrical mains go through the UPS at all times, keeping the datacentre running and the batteries charged; if power cuts out, it switches over to the batteries inside the UPS.
"UPSes, they protect you from power failures, but they also have their limitations. They don't give you 100 percent protection," Thapar said.
Caption by: Corinne Reichert
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