Fact Sheet

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Ascent Data provides data center colocation, managed hosting, maintenance services, and virtualized services in a secure, resilient, state-of-the-art SAS 70 Type II compliant data center in Pittsburgh, PA. By outsourcing your applications and infrastructure to Ascent Data, you can dramatically improve operational efficiencies and reduce your business risk, as well as free up your human and financial resources to focus on your core business.

We Provide

• Service and support in our 24 x 7 x 365 Network Operations Center
• Highly skilled staff with a diverse skill set
• SLA100 power and bandwidth availability commitment
• Convenient yet safe location outside downtown Pittsburgh, PA

Services and Solutions

• Colocation – Reliable, redundant, high-speed network in a secure facility
• Managed Services – Day-to-day maintenance, troubleshooting, monitoring, daily backup, and technical support
• Virtualized Services – Remote disk-to-disk backup, virtualized Firewalls, and multi-tenant shared VM environments
• Database Administration Services
• System Administration Services
• Business Continuity – Recovery and restoration of critical functions in case of a disaster
• Monitoring – Around-the-clock monitoring and alerts
• Remote Hands – Data center professionals available 24 x 7 x 365 to perform maintenance on hardware

Accomplishments

• SLA100 established in 2010
• 10-year-anniversary celebrated in 2010
• Over 40 clients in healthcare, technology, legal, real estate, private aviation, and other industries
• Certified SAS 70 Type II data center since 2004

Infrastructure
Ascent Data is located in the RIDC Park, O’Hara Township, approximately twelve miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh.

Data Center

• 24 x 7 support and coverage
• State-of-the-art monitoring and management systems
• Highly skilled engineer and technical support
• Scalable bandwidth to meet constant traffic or peak business times
• All major systems have redundant components and are covered by extended warranty agreements
• 20,000 square foot technology center
• Redundant Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
• Two diesel powered generators
• Redundant HVAC systems maintaining consistent humidity and temperature

Network

• High Capacity Resilient Network with seven fiber-based carriers and three upstream Tier 1 Internet backbones
• Carrier neutral with resilient connections to multiple providers
• Multiple fiber optic carriers with dual entrance to the building
• Redundant network components for ISP and network connectivity
• Diverse and protected fiber optic rings for resilient Ethernet, SONET, and TDM communications to carrier hubs
• Multiple fiber-based and traditional TDM or copper-based carrier service providers

Select Customers

• Four Rivers Software Systems
• Voyager Jet Center
• The Club at Spanish Peaks

Certifications