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Orbit is New Zealand’s most highly regarded data centre. It's part of Datacom's Trans-Tasman interconnected data centre network that spans all four of Datacom’s New Zealand data centres and its two Australian co-location facilities.
Orbit is located in Albany, on Auckland’s North Shore. This is a geologically stable and flood-free area, well outside of the Auckland volcanic field.
Sustainability is at the forefront of Orbit’s design. It makes use of an air-side economiser cooling system, which reduces energy usage and lowers costs for our customers.
Orbit is currently our largest facility, capable of housing over 1,100 racks and delivering up to 10MW of power.
Our customers span industries from international cloud and telco providers right through to government departments, enterprise companies, major banks, other financial organisations, and a range of IT service providers.
We offer full perimeter and internally integrated CCTV and intrusion detection systems and perimeter fencing. We keep visitor management module records, and we have interlocked vehicle and pedestrian gates, and secure mantrap for identity confirmation.
Our data centre team are on-site to help you 24/7, with skilled and experienced technicians available to help with everything from a physical device check to full rack installation services. Customers can also access Orbit 24/7 to work on their own equipment.
We offer full perimeter and internally integrated CCTV and intrusion detection systems and perimeter fencing. We keep visitor management module records, and we have interlocked vehicle and pedestrian gates, and secure mantrap for identity confirmation.
Our data centre team are on-site to help you 24/7, with skilled and experienced technicians available to help with everything from a physical device check to full rack installation services. Customers can also access Orbit 24/7 to work on their own equipment.
We are committed to telco and service provider neutrality for the lifetime of our facilities, so you can choose the provider that works best for your needs.
Orbit is the Auckland regions’ most-certified data centre. Customers of Orbit benefit from the assurance of the following certifications: PCI-DSS, ISAE NZ 3000, the Uptime Institute M&O stamp of approval, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013. We also operate to the following standards: 2011 ASHRAE thermal guidelines A1 allowable range, ANSI/ISA 71.04-2013 G1 – Mild, and ISO 14644-1 Class 8.
Orbit is designed for highly efficient use of power, with a design PUE of 1.5 and regularly operating at around 1.3.
Orbit is safeguarded with N+1 power system and 2N UPS configuration to maintain an uninterrupted power supply. Backed up with on-site diesel fuel storage capacity of at least 48 hours at generator full load. Fuel polishing systems ensure the highest quality of fuel is available.
Orbit is protected in the case of fire with a VESDA aspirating smoke detection system. A ProInert gas flood fire suppression system is deployed throughout the data floors. Direct connections with the local fire brigade in place. Other fire suppression systems include mist suppression system and traditional sprinkler systems. The data centre is designed in accordance with AS/NZS 1170.0:2002 IL3.
The certifications and compliance Orbit has achieved include ISO27001, ISAE3000, PCI-DSS, the general data protection regulation (GDPR), and the Uptime Institute Management and Operations stamp of approval (Uptime Institute M&O).
It's rated three-plus and offers 100 per cent power, cooling, and security service-level agreements to all customers. As Orbit is highly certified for management effectiveness and operational practices, we provide assurance of the lowest possible business risk available.
Orbit is one of the most connected locations in New Zealand, with upwards of 40 different providers offering varying connectivity options from the site, either through our telecommunication rooms or from the data floors.
First, we need to cover the difference between an on-premise data centre and a collocated data centre. Sometimes “colocated” data centres are referred to as “hosted” data centres.
On-premise data centre: Where you have your own mini data centre, with servers and equipment housed within your own office building or a separate facility that you own and manage. You're responsible for everything, from buying the equipment to maintaining the physical space and security.
Colocated data centre: Renting a space within a data centre facility owned by a third-party provider. You house your own servers and equipment, but the provider takes care of the building, security, power, cooling and access to internet/cloud connectivity. We think of it like renting an apartment for your servers in a building specifically designed for data storage.
Colocation is like renting an apartment for your servers in a building designed for IT equipment storage. You provide your own IT equipment (servers, storage, firewall) and software, and the colocation provider takes care of the physical facility, including:
Power and cooling
Security (physical access)
Network connectivity options
Datacom's expertise focuses on secure colocation data centres, but here is an explanation of what Data Centre as a Service is: Think of Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS) as a fully furnished apartment with utilities included. In addition to the physical space and security provided by colocation, DCaaS offers:
Hardware: the DCaaS provider rents you servers, storage and networking equipment.
Software: the DCaaS provider may offer pre-installed operating systems, virtualisation software, or managed services for your applications.
Management: DCaaS providers handle most of the ongoing maintenance and management of your IT infrastructure.
DCaaS is an extension of colocation data centres, but provides the hardware, maintenance and energy as well as the physical space.
Datacom recommends anyone with their own IT equipment stored on premise should talk to us about moving it to a secure colocated data centre.
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