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CONSTRUCTION carriers have established a point of presence . Each data centre has multiple fibre entry points ( aka pits ) to ensure that carriers can provide fully redundant offerings to their and NEXTDC ’ s customers . Diversity and redundancy is also supported within NEXTDC ’ s facilities through multiple paths and data hall entry points from each interconnect room .
As NEXTDC develops its second data centre in a given city , it will be bridging the physical distance between the two data centres with an expanded data centre cross connect product set , based on diverse fibre links if required , or very low cost fibre-like dedicated connections . This will allow organisations to seamlessly extend their service between data centres , and give customers of either facility secure access to the other .
NEXTDC also operates its own private Enterprise LAN supporting the many IT-related services needed to run a large data centre business , which is deployed with the support of their local partner Comlinx based upon technology

Jeff Burvill

Head of Facility Management
Jeff oversees NEXTDC ’ s five operational data centres – soon to be eight – and the facilities teams , not only does he ensure the facilities are maintained and run 24 / 7 , but the safety and security of the people working onsite . Previously an Operations Manager at Alcatel-Lucent , and before that AAPT , Jeff has over 20 years ’ experience in managing infrastructure for large-scale telecommunications enterprises .
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