Data Centre Contamination

 

Data Centres suffer contamination events from time to time, be it from ingress of water, gases, fire combustion products, building construction dust or fire suppression system discharges. The issues of contamination are not well understood by either the facilities manager or the equipment vendor. It is extremely common for vendors to void warranties and maintenance agreements once they find themselves outside their 'comfort zone' after a contamination incident.

We have had a great deal of success in managing the complex issues and fears surrounding such events and have prevented the unnecessary expenditure of many millions of dollars.

 2006 Holmesglen TAFE - Fire / Electrical
 2006 Peerless Jal - Fire
 2006 Livingstone International - Electrical Damage
 2006 Baker Institute - Water Ingress
 2006 Primus Telecoms - Water Ingress
 2006 Agriquality - Construction Damage
 2005 Eyre Peninsular Radio - Electrical Damage
 2005 Peter Stevens Motorcycles - Fire
 2005 NuFarm - Fire
 2005 Cypress Semiconductors - Fire
 2005 Tasmanian Supreme Court - Construction Damage
 2004 VPAC - Electrical Damage
 2004 Alfred Hospital - Electrical Damage
 2004 Roving Enterprises (Rove Live)
 2004 CPM Australia - Water Ingress
 2004 RMIT - Water Ingress
 2004 Online 2000 - Water Ingress
 2003 Ticket Master - UPS Fire in Data Centre 
 2003 Telstra Telephone Exchange - Fire Damage 
 2003 Austin (Australia) P/L ats NCR Australia P/L - Water Ingress 
 2002 Optus v Leighton & Ors [2002] NSWSC 327 
 2002 Seek Communications - Water Ingress into Data Room 
 2002 Bankers Trust. Accidental NAF S III (HCFC Blend A) Discharge 
 2002 Craig Moyston Group - Data Centre Relocation 
 2002 Monash Medical Centre - Water Ingress 
 2001 Cash Card - UPS Fire in Data Centre. 
 2001 Millard Design - Sulphur Dioxide contamination of Data Centre  
 2001 Orica - Water Ingress into Data Centre 
 2001 Hilton International - Water Ingress  
 2001 NRMA - Water Ingress 
 2001 Excel Digital - Water Ingress 
 2001 Challenger International - Electrical Damage and Contamination 
 2001 Nitto Deno - Fire Damage / Contamination 
 2001 Focus Press - Fire / Contamination 
 2001 AEGIS - Fire Damage 
 2000 Southcorp Wines - Water ingress 
 2000 Mail Marketing Works - Fire Damage 
 2000 Micro Touch - Water Ingress 
 2000 Sara Lee - Compromised Data Centre 
 2000 BAE Systems - Water Ingress 
 2000 Buchannan Group - Fire Damage 
 2000 Cybersource - Fire Damage 
 2000 Eastside Mitsubishi - Water Ingress 
 1999 Norwood Computer Type 
 1999 International Freight - Fire Damage 
 1999 David Jones - Contaminated Data Centre 
 1999 David Graphics - Water Ingress 
 1999 Elgas - Fire Damage 
 1999 Arlec - Water Ingress 
 1999 Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) - Water Ingress 
 1998 Optus Communications - Accidental Inergen Gas Discharge 
 1998 Optus Communications - Electrical Fire / Contamination 
 1997 One Tel - Contaminated Data Centre 
 1997 Global One Communications - Water Ingress 
 1997 Optus Communications - Chlorine Gas Contamination 
 1997 Coles Myer - Water Ingress 
 1997 Optus Communications - Discharge of Foreign Matter 
 1996 Integral Energy - Water Ingress 
 1995 Clarion Car Radio - Fire / Contamination 
 1994 Knox City Council - Fire Damage 
 1994 Associated Communication Enterprises - Fire Damage 
 1992 Godfrey Hirst Carpets - Flood Damage 
 1991 Silicon Wave Guides - Contaminated Data Centre