MauritiusAbirdseyeview In recent years, Mauritius has emerged as a preferred Disaster Recovery site for many multinationals worldwideduetoitsstrategiclocationandfavorablepolitical&geographicalconditions.

SituatedintheIndianOcean,atthecrossroadsofAfrica,AustraliaandAsia,Mauritiushasbuiltanexcellent reputation for quality and competitiveness and has today one of the strongest economies in Africa. The recentlypublishedMoIbrahimIndexofAfricanGovernanceranksMauritiustopofthelistoutof53African countries based on 88 indicators, ranging from corruption to education. The index groups indicators in four groups: (1)Sustainable Economic Opportunity, (2) HumanDevelopment,(3) Safety and Rule of Law,and (4) ParticipationandHumanRights. Internationallyrecognizedasasafeinvestmentlocationduetoitslongestablishedtraditionofsociopolitical stability, free market economy and good governance, the country has embarked on a new era to make InformationandCommunicationsTechnologyoneofthepillarsofitseconomy.Mauritiusispositioningitself asanIThubwithDataCentreServicesbeinganewandgrowingsegment.Shieldedfromnaturaldisasterssuch asearthquakesandwithwellestablishedconnectivitytotheoutsideworld,Mauritiusprovidesauniquevalue proposition for organisations that need to comply with international standards in setting up their mission criticalITInfrastruture. TheFirstTIERIVDataCentreinMauritius TheBhumishqDataCentreisthe1stTIERIVDataCentreinMauritius,CertifiedbytheUptimeInstitute,USA. The Uptime Institute provides education, publications, consulting, certifications, conferences and seminars, independent research, and thought leadership for the enterprise data centre industry and for data centre professionals. Founded in 1993, the Institute pioneered the creation and facilitation of enduser knowledge communities to improve reliability and uninterruptible availabilityuptimein data center facilities and InformationTechnologyorganizations. TheInstitutehaspioneeredandcontinuestodevelopnumerousinnovationsthatsubsequentlyhavebecome industrystandards,includinghot/coldaisles,siteinfrastructureenergyoverheadmetricsandmeasurements, cost modeling, the dualpower specification, and the Tier Classification system for rating the concurrent maintainability and fault tolerance of data centre facilities. Uptime Institutes Tier Level Certification is consideredtobethedefactostandardworldwideformeasuringDataCentreefficiencyandperformance. TheTIERsystemprovidesasimpleandeffectivemeansforidentifyingdifferentdatacentresiteinfrastructure designtopologies.TheUptimeInstitute'stieredclassificationsystemisanindustrystandardapproachtosite infrastructure functionality and addresses common benchmarking standards needs. Which include multiple active power and cooling distribution paths, redundant components, and fault tolerant, providing 99.9% availability.


TheBhumishqDataCentre Housed in a purposefully built, selfowned TechnoStructure, MINDSPACE, the Data Centre boasts of a fully redundant,faulttolerant,concurrentlymaintainable,alwaysonfacilityofferingcuttingedgetechnologyData Centreservicesdesignedtomeettheneedsoforganizationsdependentonhighavailabilityfortheirmission criticalIT. Features` Ultramodern,TIERIVstandarddatacenterpremises SpaceforhostingofmissioncriticalITPrimaryProductionorDisasterRecoveryinfrastructure Fullyredundant,faulttolerant,concurrentlymaintainableandalwaysonfacility. Multisource power availability dual power feeds entering the premises, dual transformers, dual electricaldistributionpaths.n+1UPSsystemsandcaptivepowergenerator. Early fire detection and fire suppression systems using nonresidual and environmentally friendly Inergengas. Advancedprecisionairconditioningsystemswithaccuratetemperatureandhumiditycontrol. Physical manned security along with biometric based access controls and CCTV surveillance to the DataCentre 24X7mannedfacilitieswithcommandcentreandhelpdesk Security: DataCentresecurityisatoppriorityandthemoststringentsecuritymeasureshavebeenputinplaceensuring thesafetyofourcustomersdata.Locatedinaprotectedbuilding,withsecuritypersonnelonguard24x7, security features include biometric fingerprint readers on door locks, strategically placed cameras, motion detectionandfirerateddoorsequippedwithalarmsystems.Shipping,receivingandstagingareasarewalled offfromITinfrastructurehosting. Support: Bhumishq Data Centre offers a broad spectrum of services including infrastructure hosting for primary production or DR site, colocation, IT disaster recovery & business continuity services with alternate office space availability, security, storage, content management, professional support and a range of application services. All services are scalable and designed to meet individual requirements, from modularspace colocation optionstocustomdesignedsolutionsbuiltaroundhighendITequipment,managedvirtualizationservicesand professional support services. The facility offers support services like incubation rooms, staging areas and equipmentloadingareas. Service: TCO:Complexityof ITInfrastructure and running an inhouse datacentreinvolves continued investmentsin engineers, servers, patches, technology upgrades, real estate maintenance, multichannel connectivity options, etc. Bhumishq Data Centre offers you solutions that inevitably lowers your CAPEX substantially for maintainingcriticalITInfrastructure. Gettingbetterservice: The benefits of outsourcing data centre activities, results in higher standards of service and product enhancements.StringentSLAsensurehighlevelsofserviceareacontractualobligation.


Connectivity: The Bhumishq Data Centre is a Carrier neutral Data Centre supporting multiple ISPs. We have an existing advancedNetworkOperationCentre(NOC) Power: TheBhumishqDataCentreattainsitspowersupplyfrom2isolatedfeedsfromtheCEBgrid.Dualtransformers, dualelectricaldistributionspathsactasafollowtothesupplyofpower.Thepremisesalsohousesann+1UPS systemandacaptivepowergeneratorthatcansupporttheentireDataCentreloadformultipledays. FireDetection&Suppression: TheDataCentreiskeptsecurefromhazardslikefirebyanEarlyFireDetectionSystemwhichisaMultizoned, drytype, doubleinterlock preaction fire suppression system. The System is a nonresidual and environmentallyfriendlyInergengasbased. Cooling: TheDatacentreischilledusingPrecisionBasedAirConditioningmaintainingaconstanttemperatureof22C (+/2C)and55%RH(+/5%)humidity.ThechillerbasedsystemisbackedupbyaDXsystem. 24X7Helpdesk: The Data Centre helpdesk is manned by our team of professionals and all our services are covered under stringentSLAs(ServiceLevelAgreements) Someofourofferingsinclude: SpacetohostmissioncriticalITPrimaryProductionorDisasterRecoverysite AvailabilityofWorkrecoveryArea/AlternateofficePremises MissioncriticalITinfrastructurehosting RemoteMonitoring& Cloudcomputing. Bhumishq Data Centre hosting services have been designed around the requirements of various industry verticals,withfocusontheBankingandFinancialServicessector.Ourserviceshelpbothlargecorporatesas wellasSmallandMediumEnterprisestobuildarobustITinfrastructurethathelpsthemattainhighuptimeon theirICTbasedservicedeliveryandyetmeettheindividualcompliancerequirements. Bhumishq Data Centre follows the policy of working together as partners with our client in order to understand the requirementsand propose mostsuitedserviceswhich helpsour client succeeded. Formore informationwww.bhumishq.com. Expansionplans InourendeavourtoestablishourselvesasthepreferredHosterforvariouscompanies,wehaveanexpansion plan to grow our current footprint five folds in the next two years. The regional vision of Bhumishq TechnologiesLtdistoestablishMauritiusastheDataVaultintheAfricanContinent.


TheBhumishqGroup TheBhumishqGroupisaninvestmentcompanywithinvestmentsinFinancialServices,Infrastructureandthe Technology Sectors, having invested mainly in green field ventures. The Bhumishq Group has pioneered innovativeventuresinMauritius,includinginteralia,thesettingupandoperationofthefirstthirdpartyData CentreinMauritius,thefirstthird party paymentprocessingcompanyinSubSahara Africaandthefirstfull servicelandadministrationtechnologiesfirmintheIndian,AfricanandMiddleEasternregion. One of the main philosophies driving the Bhumishq Group is to be a part of innovative ventures that make aboveaveragereturnswhilealsomakingapositiveimpactonthelivesofpeople.TheBhumishqGroupisable toattractthebesttalentofMauritius,tosourcethebestopportunitiesinthesectorsthatitoperatesin,andto collaboratewiththebestnationalandinternationalpartners.