On-Premise Data Center Services
Northwestern’s physical Data Center services include a variety of capabilities that, together, provide a secure, redundant, reliable, enterprise-grade Data Center. These capabilities include data center facility security, a highly redundant and reliable power system, scalable network access, active equipment management including remote hands, and a 24x7 systems monitoring team. Learn more.
Features and Benefits
- 24/7 access—high availability connectivity to the Internet and campus network resources
- Secure data networks—ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Northwestern University's information resources
- Service monitoring—ensures physical security and operational integrity of systems and services
- Environmental management— updated power distribution, cooling systems and environmental monitoring services
- Disaster recovery/business continuity—proactive plan to protect the University community and secure the continuity of its campus systems, programs, and services
- Load balancing—provide continuous availability of University-wide applications and services across campuses
- Reliable and scalable—service design includes serviceability of infrastructure components as well as ease of expansion to accommodate future growth.
- Server virtualization management—allow seamless transition between virtual clusters as service loads change and transition clusters between data centers, providing disaster recovery and high availability and simplified management.
Available to
- University schools, departments, and business units
- Faculty
- Staff
- Researchers
Cost
N/A
How to Request Service
Email consultant@northwestern.edu.
Last Updated: 27 April 2022
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