DBSi ~ Managed Hosting, Disaster Recovery, Data Center Services » News http://www.dbsintl.com DBSi couples disaster recovery, managed hosting and data center expertise with a common-sense approach to business relationships. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:19:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 en DBSi Recovers Amerigas From Fire at Company Headquarters http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-recovers-amerigas-from-fire-at-company-headquarters http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-recovers-amerigas-from-fire-at-company-headquarters#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:36:20 +0000 npuleo http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-recovers-amerigas-from-fire-at-company-headquarters BETHLEHEM, PA, June 7, 2010 – DBSi recently recovered AmeriGas, the nation’s largest propane company, serving over 1.3 million customers in nearly 50 states, from a fire at the headquarters of AmeriGas and their parent company, UGI. DBSi provided business continuity work area space, PC’s, telephones, and network connectivity for 160 AmeriGas employees at DBSi’s 125,000 sq. ft. recovery facility in Valley Forge, PA. AmeriGas has a well established and tested business continuity plan which allowed them to quickly notify DBSi and advise their employees where to report for work. Within 24 hours DBSi had all work area positions available allowing AmeriGas to continue critical business processes and maintain communication with customers, suppliers and field operations. “We were fortunate to have DBSi as a partner in our recovery plan. Long hours working side-by-side, clear communication, and a well rehearsed plan made the difference in what could have been a catastrophic situation for our organization”, said AmeriGas CIO, Rick Fabrizio. DBSi COO, Bob Hicks agreed, “AmeriGas achieved such a successful recovery because they consistently tested their plan at our recovery center and knew exactly what to do”.

AmeriGas quickly realized that it was going to be many months until their headquarters building was ready for occupancy. DBSi assisted in finding AmeriGas another office location by tapping its extensive network of business partners; designing the communication network for the new location and working with telecom providers made for a fast and effective implementation. AmeriGas plans to be back into their newly refurbished and upgraded building by September.

About DBSi

DBSi provides flexible, cost-effective and innovative IT solutions for companies that require exceptional support for critical business processes and environments. In business for nearly 30 years, DBSi is headquartered in Bethlehem, PA and operates secure, high performance, and highly available data centers in Bethlehem, Valley Forge, and Allentown (Breinigsville), PA. DBSi serves over 300 customers in all industry verticals with a focus on financial services and healthcare.

DBSi’s services include traditional, dedicated, and customized Disaster Recovery solutions, workspace recovery and secure hosting. In addition to traditional tape based recovery, DBSi offers advanced recovery services including virtualization, real time data replication, remote backup, email failover and redundant data centers.

Hosting services include high speed wide area network connectivity, daily operational and administration management services, managed storage, data backup and restoration, security management, and change control. http://www.dbsintl.com.

DBSi Press Contact
Tammy Winterfeld
(610) 691-8811
twinterfeld@dbsintl.com
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]]> http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-recovers-amerigas-from-fire-at-company-headquarters/feed DBSi To Offer Five 9’s Data Center for Critical Uptime Applications http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-to-offer-five-9%e2%80%99s-data-center-for-critical-uptime-applications http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-to-offer-five-9%e2%80%99s-data-center-for-critical-uptime-applications#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:09:15 +0000 npuleo http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-to-offer-five-9%e2%80%99s-data-center-for-critical-uptime-applications Building on five years of facility improvements at its Valley Forge, Pennsylvania data center, DBSi will construct a Five 9’s data center. A Five 9’s data center is expected to have less than 5 minutes of planned and unplanned downtime per year. DBSi has engineered simplicity and energy efficiency into the design to minimize operational error and mechanical failure. Dual power feeds, dual UPS’s, dual generator lineups, separate and isolated power distribution systems and fully redundant cooling will contribute to supporting this exceptional high level of uptime. Each system will be compartmentalized and individually maintainable. When completed along with DBSi’s TekPark data center, DBSi will be the only managed hosting provider in the region to offer Five 9’s data centers that support synchronous replication. These Five 9’s data centers will house DBSi’s Enterprise Cloud Computing initiatives and fully managed hosted Healthcare clients.

About DBSi
DBSi is the leading regional provider of high availability hosting, disaster recovery, and data center services. Headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the company’s services are based on flexible, cost effective solutions tailored to the specific needs of its clients. DBSi has provided customized solutions to mid-sized and Fortune 500 corporations around the world for over twenty-eight years and offers the personal care and attention companies expect while providing enterprise level infrastructure and expertise. DBSi owns and operates multiple hosting and advanced technology recovery centers which also contains over 500 seats for workspace recovery; and through its high-speed fiber optic networks provides seamless connectivity between its facilities, clients and the world.For more information go to http://www.dbsintl.com.  

DBSi Press Contact
Tammy Winterfeld
(610) 691-8811
twinterfeld@dbsintl.com DBSi, Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of DBSi, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies.
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]]> http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-to-offer-five-9%e2%80%99s-data-center-for-critical-uptime-applications/feed DBSi Exceed Tier 4 Uptime Over The Past 10 Years http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-exceed-tier-4-uptime-over-the-past-10-years http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-exceed-tier-4-uptime-over-the-past-10-years#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:05:47 +0000 npuleo http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-exceed-tier-4-uptime-over-the-past-10-years DBSi has successfully delivered 99.99998% overall uptime availability for data center facility operations over the past ten (10) years far exceeding the uptime of Tier 4 like facilities (99.99).　 This uptime percentage equates to only 85 minutes of “scheduled and unscheduled” downtime since 1999. A Tier 4 data center would expect 480 minutes of downtime during that same period. The metric includes both operational data center facilities – Bethlehem and Valley Forge and relates to all data centers within these facilities which include three in Bethlehem and seven in Valley Forge.

The longest uninterrupted uptime was 9 years 5 months at Bethlehem. DBSi required scheduled downtime (December 2008) to replace an aging UPS infrastructure. The new replacement UPS infrastructure allows for future upgrades and/or replacements without any downtime. Recently, April 2009, DBSi had an unscheduled generator power transfer failure affecting a new data center room weeks after commissioning. Power was lost for 29 minutes until the problem was identified and power safely restored. The Root Cause Analysis (RCA) found there was a monitoring sensor installed backwards during manufacturing by the switch gear manufacturer that was not identified during the commissioning process and reported a false status. Expanded inspection steps have been added to our best practices during commissioning to avoid this in the future.

This track record does not come by just good designs or chance. Unlike many competitors, DBSi owns and operates its data centers. Why is this important? DBSi can perform upgrades, enhancements and maintenance immediately without having to justify work to a landlord and waiting weeks or months for either approval or disapproval. Extensive Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions guide day-to-day operations along with outstanding facilities support staff.

About DBSi
DBSi is the leading regional provider of high availability hosting, disaster recovery, and data center services. Headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the company’s services are based on flexible, cost effective solutions tailored to the specific needs of its clients. DBSi has provided customized solutions to mid-sized and Fortune 500 corporations around the world for over twenty-eight years and offers the personal care and attention companies expect while providing enterprise level infrastructure and expertise. DBSi owns and operates multiple hosting and advanced technology recovery centers which also contains over 500 seats for workspace recovery; and through its high-speed fiber optic networks provides seamless connectivity between its facilities, clients and the world. For more information go to http://www.dbsintl.com.

DBSi Press Contact
Tammy Winterfeld
(610) 691-8811
twinterfeld@dbsintl.com DSi, Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of DBSi, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies.
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]]> http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-exceed-tier-4-uptime-over-the-past-10-years/feed DBSi Deploys Leading Building Monitoring and Management Systems http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-deploys-leading-building-monitoring-and-management-systems http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-deploys-leading-building-monitoring-and-management-systems#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:53:26 +0000 npuleo http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-deploys-leading-building-monitoring-and-management-systems DBSi has begun the installation of a multi-million dollar comprehensive power and environmental monitoring systems at its data center facilities. Two years in design and development, these systems were design with the goals of real-time end-to-end monitoring of all critical infrastructures, power quality, historical trending and capacity management and aid in preventive maintenance.

Every power and cooling fault point in the facilities will be monitored in real-time and are instantly correlated to provide proactive insight to faults and/or abnormal problems. An intuitive “Single Pane of Glass” will allow DBSi’s Enterprise Operations Centers and Facilities staff to view the power and cooling infrastructures at a level of detail not seen at most data centers. In many cases, equipment is double monitored to verify mechanical data points have not failed and are reporting incorrect data. Built on open system standards, DBSi seamlessly integrate any manufacturer’s equipment and data into the monitoring system. Custom designed, colored and labeled wire will help keep the monitoring wire safe and separate from other networks within the facilities.

Scheduled for completion in early 2010, DBSi will be monitoring, gathering data and analyzing over 19,000 data points at its Valley Forge facility alone.

About DBSi

DBSi is the leading regional provider of high availability hosting, disaster recovery, and data center services. Headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the company’s services are based on flexible, cost effective solutions tailored to the specific needs of its clients. DBSi has provided customized solutions to mid-sized and Fortune 500 corporations around the world for over twenty-eight years and offers the personal care and attention companies expect while providing enterprise level infrastructure and expertise. DBSi owns and operates multiple hosting and advanced technology recovery centers which also contains over 500 seats for workspace recovery; and through its high-speed fiber optic networks provides seamless connectivity between its facilities, clients and the world. For more information go to http://www.dbsintl.com.

DBSi Press Contact

Tammy Winterfeld
(610) 691-8811
twinterfeld@dbsintl.com
DBSi product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of Data Based Systems International, Inc.  All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies.

© 2009, DBSi.  All rights reserved.  DBSi, Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of DBSi, Inc.  All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies.© 2009, DBSi, Inc.  All rights reserved.

]]> http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-deploys-leading-building-monitoring-and-management-systems/feed DBSi Completes $16 million Valley Forge Data Center Expansion http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-completes-16-million-valley-forge-data-center-expansion http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-completes-16-million-valley-forge-data-center-expansion#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:53:20 +0000 npuleo http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-completes-16-million-valley-forge-data-center-expansion March 15, 2009
DBSi Completes $16 million Valley Forge Data Center Expansion

DBSi completes an $16 million dollar data center expansion project as part of its long range build out plans at its Valley Forge facility. DBSi has completed Data Center 7, a 10,000 square foot data center and built supporting infrastructures for future Data Centers 8 and 9. In addition, major enhancements were made to assist with Client move in services.

The expansion began in 2008 with a new exterior to the building for added security and energy efficiency. The supporting infrastructures were engineered with DBSi’s latest advancements in power distribution and cooling for high availability and energy efficiency. One of the two utility feeds to the building was upgraded doubling the building’s power capacity. In addition to the utility power upgrade, DBSi upgraded emergency generator power adding 8 megawatts with an additional 4 megawatts in inventory for quick expansion.

An expanded Enterprise Operations Center and additional workspace recovery suites will open later this year.

About DBSi

DBSi is the leading regional provider of high availability hosting, disaster recovery, and data center services. Headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the company’s services are based on flexible, cost effective solutions tailored to the specific needs of its clients. DBSi has provided customized solutions to mid-sized and Fortune 500 corporations around the world for over twenty-eight years and offers the personal care and attention companies expect while providing enterprise level infrastructure and expertise. DBSi owns and operates multiple hosting and advanced technology recovery centers which also contains over 500 seats for workspace recovery; and through its high-speed fiber optic networks provides seamless connectivity between its facilities, clients and the world. For more information go to http://www.dbsintl.com.

DBSi Press Contact
Tammy Winterfeld
(610) 691-8811
twinterfeld@dbsintl.com

DBSi product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of Data Based Systems International, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies. © 2009, DBSi. All rights reserved.

DBSi, Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of DBSi, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies.

© 2009, DBSi, Inc. All rights reserved.

]]> http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-completes-16-million-valley-forge-data-center-expansion/feed DBSi Announces New Data Center in Lehigh Valley to Support Growth and “Wall Street West” Initiatives http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-tek-park http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-tek-park#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:02:48 +0000 IKramer http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-tek-park DBSi Selects TEK Park campus for New Advanced Recovery and Hosting Technology Center (more…)

]]> http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-tek-park/feed DBSi Receives $1.67 million in Economic Development Funding http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-dced-funding http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-dced-funding#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:01:41 +0000 IKramer http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-dced-funding PA Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) Supports Mega Data Center in the Lehigh Valley (more…)

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]]> http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-technology-provider-of-the-year/feed New Jersey ACP Names DBSi Employee as Most Valuable Player http://www.dbsintl.com/news/acp-mvp http://www.dbsintl.com/news/acp-mvp#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:17:44 +0000 IKramer http://www.dbsintl.com/news/acp-mvp DBSi Supports Garden State ACP (more…)

]]> http://www.dbsintl.com/news/acp-mvp/feed DBSi Expands Bethlehem Facility to Support Triple Digit Growth http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-expands-bethlehem-facility-to-support-growth http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-expands-bethlehem-facility-to-support-growth#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:29:25 +0000 IKramer http://www.dbsintl.com/news/dbsi-expands-bethlehem-facility-to-support-growth Regional Leader Adds Another High Availability Data Center to Bethlehem Facility (more…)

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