Pacnet deploys network services at NSW Government's data centre

Pacnet has deployed network services at the NSW Government’s new data centre in Silverwater.

The company has enabled NSW Government agencies to provision and scale network bandwidth on-demand through the Pacnet Enabled Network (PEN), a proprietary network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform that leverages software-defined networking (SDN) technology. Using PEN, the government departments can build a hybrid IT environment by migrating significant workloads between GovDC facilities and other compatible locations.

Under the agreement, Pacnet will activate a point of presence (PoP) at the facility and will host an internet gateway at GovDC, enabling NSW government agencies to connect easily to Pacnet’s Sydney CloudSpace Data Centre and other third-party data centres.

The company will become a member of the GovDC Marketplace, enabling existing and future state government agencies to purchase connectivity solutions, such as dedicated internet access (DIA), IP transit (IPT), as well as managed services from Pacnet on demand, including hardware-as-a-service, unified communications and IPVPN services.

Providing consolidated services through GovDC is a key plank in the government’s project to consolidate the data centre services of its departments and agencies into two core facilities in Silverwater and Unanderra. In addition, Pacnet’s services will enable government agencies to quickly and easily migrate from existing facilities to GovDC.

Pacnet’s as-a-service offerings are in line with the GovDC’s consumption based approach to telecommunications procurement and its capabilities will enable the NSW Government to deliver on its ICT Strategy and Data Centre Reform project in moving to a marketplace available to all NSW agencies.