Located in downtown Dallas, Web in Motion's datacenter is a state of the art facility. In order to make that claim, a facility must address four issues: security, climate control, power and connectivity.

Security - Most businesses rely on data to function and prosper. As a result, the protection of that data is critical as well. Web in Motion addresses this need in two ways. First, physical access to the datacenter is restricted. Entry into the datacenter itself is restricted by use of mantraps, security check-in and human intervention. Every entry point into the facility and the equipment itself is monitored 24 / 7 by the Network Operations Center (NOC). The NOC is also responsible for monitoring the second security measure - malicious traffic. While most security on the technical level must be handled at the server, traffic can still be monitored to ensure that malicious attacks (such as a Distributed Denial of Service attack) are minimized. The Web in Motion datacenter implements advanced intrusion detection and attack prevention applications to reduce the risk and harm from such attacks.

Climate Control - Computer systems operate optimally under certain, controlled conditions. Both temperature control and humidity have an effect on equipment. The Web in Motion datacenter is kept at a constant 74 degrees Fahrenheit, with humidity regulated between 25% - 40%. The facility is managed by numerous industrial strength Liebert A/C units. The temperature and humidity are constantly monitored to ensure the climate conditions in the datacenter remain optimal.

Power - Nothing can have a more dramatic impact on the operation of a datacenter than a power loss. That is why power redundancy and backups are so critical for a state of the art datacenter. The Web in Motion datacenter has been designed with this in mind. Dual feeds from three separate power grids feed the facility creating redundancy in the power that feeds the building. In the event of a loss of power to the building, there are two backup power measures. The first are two backup diesel generators. These generators have enough power to easily operate the facility in the event of a power loss. The generators are able to operate for 48 hours before requiring refueling. A contract has been worked out with a local fuel company that will provide fuel for the generators within an hour of a refueling request. The second backup system is a bank of backup batteries. These batteries provide a minimum 1 hour of backup power. Their primary purpose is to 1.) Ensure all power being feed into the building is clean and surge free and 2.) Provide power while the backup power generators are brought online (which usually requires less than a minute). The backup generators are tested once a week to ensure their reliability. As you can see, every possible precaution has been taken to ensure that the building will never lose power.

Connectivity - The quality of a datacenter is typically measured by the quality of it's connectivity or bandwidth. Because the purpose of the Internet is essentially the exchange of data, this is of primary importance to us. Being located in Dallas, one of the major world markets for bandwidth, has afforded us the ability to obtain high quality, redundant connectivity from Tier One providers. The datacenter has established connections with such Internet backbone providers as WorldCom/MCI/UUNet, Time Warner, AT&T, Global Crossing and Metro Fiber Network (MFN), just to name a few. Utilizing BGP-4 (Border Gateway Protocol) routing, data traffic is routed via one of our eight carriers to it's destination using the most efficient route possible. Currently, our datacenter has the capacity to route over 12 Gigabits per second (Gbps). Dual data circuits from independent Customer Access Switches (Cisco 6xxx) to customer equipment means no single point of failure inside the facility as well.