Canadian Data Centres

Alberta: Edmonton Data Center

History — Edmonton Data Centre

Primus' Edmonton, Alberta Data Centre opened in 2008 and is located in a secure, unmarked facility. Edmonton's facility is a "class A" data centre with multiple connections to telco fibre rings, advanced security system, a 24 hour Network Operation Centre, fire suppression system, uninterrupted power supply (UPS) and a high capacity generator.

Building Specs — Edmonton Data Centre

• Anti-static 30" raised floors, leveled by laser for accuracy
• Single secure entrance for customers and staff
• Server room is divided into three areas:
• An area dedicated for Primus equipment
• An area for customers' servers
• An area with dedicated cages for larger customers

Features — Edmonton Data Centre

• State-of-Art Security

  • Unmarked location, single secure entrance
  • 2 stage security credential entry process
  • Biometric security system enforced, card access control, individually locked cabinets
  • Security camera (low-light technology) scans and records the interior and exterior of the facility 24 hours a day

• Power Back Up

  • Diesel generator with fuel for 24 hours of operation
  • Only 5 second to reach maximum generating capacity
  • System designed with redundant NuWave Modular UPS, ensures continuous operation during power failure.
  • N+1 power redundancy, available 99.9%

• Fire Suppression

  • FM -200 gas which extinguishes fire without water.
  • Backup sprinkler system is installed and operates as a pre-action system. Water is released at temperature and by the smoke detection system.

• Redundant Cooling System

  • Cooling system by Liebert
  • Redundant compressors and AC units that are computer controlled
  • N+2 cooling redundancy
  • Vented cabinet doors for temperature control

• Internet Connection

  • Fully redundant high speed, high availability internet connection, networking with multiple Telco fibre access

• Colocation Space

  • 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, Full and custom cages

Related Services

Primus provides a number of other services which you can choose to purchase at any time. These include:

• Managed Services
• Virtual Managed Machine
• Server Colocation
• Dedicated Server Hosting
• Shared Web Hosting
• Domain Name Registration & DNS Hosting

Why Host with Primus?

• Our Network

  Primus' network is one of only a few "multi-homed" ISP networks in Canada, consisting of redundant backbone connections to five major backbone providers and two Internet Exchanges, the Toronto Internet Exchange (TORIX) and the Ottawa Internet Exchange (Ottix).

  MORE INFO » Primus Business Services' Network

• Our Class "A" Canadian Data Centers

  Primus' ultra secure Data Centres keep your website, servers and mission critical applications connected to the Internet 100% of the time.

  • Markham Data Center
  • Toronto Data Center
  • Ottawa Data Center
  • Edmonton Data Center
  • London Data Center
  • Vancouver Data Center