Hans Wencke, MD of Hetzner, says that the companys latest data centre was designed according to comprehensive engineering standards, and connects directly to Verizon Business national and international network backbone.
 
We have reached capacity in our first Cape Town data centre. The opening of our second data centre in Cape Town reflects Hetzners commitment to invest in our customers growth, and further extends our market leadership position well into the future, he adds.
 
As with Hetzners two previous data centres, this latest facility was developed according to strict standards, and includes the following features, Wencke says: 
 
* Full, 100Mb fibre connection, with a second redundant fibre connection to cater for the unlikely event that a cable is compromised;
* Air conditioning banks to sufficiently cool the internal environment with additional redundancy should a unit fail;
* Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) with a stand-by time of two hours, as well as a diesel power generator in case of a power outage;
* Fire detection system with automated PyroShield fire suppression;
* 24-hour security and monitoring facilities (video surveillance, biometric access) with the main entrance manned 24/7 by security guards;
* the UPS and servers are monitored 24/7/365 with notification by e-mail and SMS to more than one support staff member.
 
With the opening of our third data centre we will continue to capitalise on the fully managed and co-location market a strategy that has already proved successful with our data centre in Johannesburg, which opened in August last year, adds Wencke.
 
Hetzners second data centre situated in Gallo Manor, Johannesburg has reached 70% capacity since it opened, he says.
 
"Driven by the proliferation of IP-based applications such as VoIP, as well as content-rich Web sites and businesses exchanging large amounts of data, the growth rate for Hetzners co-location services has doubled in 2006, and is expected to experience continued growth into 2007, concludes Wencke. 

Hetzners standard co-location package is available at a monthly fee of R795, with a once-off set-up fee of R247.