Malta…..Access to the EU

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Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean stretching over 121 square miles and is conveniently situated just 93km south of the Italian island of Sicily. It has a long and rich heritage of history and culture and is known for its stable democratic administration. The Maltese government's economic strategy has placed Malta firmly in the e-commerce and e-leisure markets.

Malta has been a member of the European Union since 2004 and is currently the smallest EU country in both population (400,000) and area.

The key attributes of the Continent 8 Malta data centre are listed below:

State-of-the-art

Continent 8’s data centre in Malta is located in central Malta, 2 miles from the airport and 5 miles from the main commercial district. This brand new facility has been designed for high reliability Internet services with redundant: generators, uninterruptible power supplies, air conditioning and connection to the Internet.

Space

  • 260 m2 of available technical space

Power

  • Fully redundant power systems
  • Independent A and B supplies, each on N+1 redundant UPS systems
  • Redundant generator backup

Environment

  • Fully redundant cooling systems
  • Temperature maintained at 21 ± 4°C
  • Humidity maintained at 50 ± 10% RH

Fire Protection

  • VESDA early warning system
  • FM-200 fire suppression for all server rooms

Network

  • Client connectivity provided by Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
  • Redundant Internet connectivity from Vodafone and Go
  • Multiple fibre-optic cables provide connectivity to mainland Europe on diverse paths
  • Backup carrier-grade microwave links between Malta and Sicily
  • DDoS attack protection

Monitoring

  • All network, electrical and mechanical systems electronically monitored

Security

  • Data centre manned on a 24x7 basis
  • Electronic access control to all sensitive areas
  • CCTV monitoring of perimeter area and sensitive internal areas

Technical Support

  • Data centre technicians either on-site or on-call on a 24x7 basis
  • International customers can rely on our onsite support for everything that cannot be done remotely