ANDERSON, IN - We live in the information age. From the time we wake up we see it all around
us. We get online in the morning and check our e-mail or the weather. We go through the drive through at a local restaurant for breakfast and our order is entered into a computer and paid for through an electronic transfer of funds. We go to the grocery store and as we checkout, scanners update the store's inventory. Every one of us interacts daily with information systems. As the world becomes more and more dependent on information systems, one
thing businesses have learned is that their information needs to be safe and secure.
There was a time when companies would
backup their information on magnetic tape and file it in a cabinet.
Now companies understand they need to protect their information from
disasters like fire, natural disaster or equipment failure by
utilizing secure sites away from their main facility. As a
result, offsite backup and disaster recovery has become a critical
need for companies. Today we're here to fill that need for new
and existing businesses alike.
The City of Anderson is optimizing the
city's fiber optic network to offer offsite backup and disaster
recovery though the Anderson Municipal Light & Power data
center. Capacity at this facility now exists to house over 1000
servers. Companies can locate a server with a high speed fiber
connection for as little as $200 a month. In keeping with our
commitment to offer choice we can connect to other data centers
through our partnership with Internet Service providers like
Lightbound, Zayo and Indiana Fiber Networks.
Mayor Ockomon celebrated the opening of
Light and Power's data storage center as a potential revenue stream
for the City, "When we look at what the City has to offer, we
see that Light and Power has reliable, uninterrupted power, multiple
substation feeds, onsite generation, and its very own top-notch line
department. It also offers the security of biometric hand
scanners, controlled temperature, humidity, and fire suppression.
These are the essential requirements of a data center, and coupled
with our distance from Indianapolis companies, the data center can
become a viable revenue stream for the City."
Source: City of Anderson
