Bell Aliant (Bell Aliant Halifax) Data Center

Bell Aliant’s Managed Hosting solutions are designed to help enterprises optimize and locally consolidate their IT infrastructure. By leveraging these services, businesses can significantly reduce operational costs while simultaneously improving organizational flexibility. The primary goal is to enhance enterprise resiliency through a managed environment that balances high performance with local accessibility, ensuring that a company’s digital foundation is both robust and efficient.

For businesses that prefer to maintain their own hardware but want to eliminate the burden of facility management, Bell Aliant offers highly available Co location services. These services are delivered within the same secure Data Centres used by Bell Aliant’s own mission critical equipment. Clients benefit from world class best practices and a connection to the region’s fastest managed quality network. This setup includes 24 7 helpdesk support, 50GB of monthly data transfer, and physical installation support within an environmentally controlled facility.

The Virtual Server offering provides a scalable and cost effective alternative to traditional physical computing. By virtualizing applications and data, companies can achieve immediate business value through reduced capital expenditure and lower power and cooling costs. These virtual environments are highly agile, allowing administrators to increase or decrease computing power, storage, and network resources within days to meet shifting market demands. This flexibility ensures that the infrastructure grows at the same pace as the business.

Security is a cornerstone of the Bell Aliant suite, specifically through its Managed Firewall services. Utilizing industry leading Juniper SRX hardware, the service addresses a wide array of security requirements, including remote access connectivity, anti virus protection, and web filtering. This managed approach allows businesses to mitigate risk by entrusting their perimeter security to certified professionals. Furthermore, higher tier service levels assist with regulatory compliance, such as PCI and CSAE 3416 standards.

The physical infrastructure supporting these services is built to rigorous industrial standards, featuring a fully built out power capacity of 1 MW. Having been operational since 2008, the facility supports a sole tenant tenancy type with expandable whitespace to accommodate growth. To ensure 24 7 365 availability, the data centres are equipped with industry standard cooling and redundant power systems, including redundant UPS and backup generators.

Bell Aliant provides diverse spatial configurations to meet specific hardware needs, including Full Cabinets, Partial Cabinets, Shared Rackspace, and secure Cages. The facility is designed for high level connectivity, featuring a Meet Me Room for seamless networking and Roof Access for specialized equipment. These physical features ensure that whether a business requires a single rack or a custom caged environment, the facility can scale accordingly.

A key differentiator is the combination of human expertise and physical protection. The facility is protected by 24 7 Onsite Security Staff and offers Remote Hands services to assist with hardware tasks. Managed by vendor certified engineers, the infrastructure ensures quick trouble resolution and constant monitoring. This holistic approach provides total peace of mind, knowing that both the digital data and the physical equipment are safe, supported, and highly available every day of the year.