Cloud Service Infrastructure
Our data centers
PASS has been operating solutions for its customers in its own data centers for more than ten years and currently supports over 50 companies, around half of them in the financial sector. Our private cloud is based on four data centers in Germany across three locations, two of which are fully backup-capable.
Our data center locations:
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Aschaffenburg (2 data centers at multiple locations)
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Bad Mergentheim
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Schwalmstadt
Reliable and secure IT infrastructure
Our cloud service infrastructure is designed to deliver exceptional availability and robust security. Three key mechanisms ensure the reliable and protected operation of your applications and data:
Real-time synchronization
Data is continuously synchronized – for example via the metro cluster in Aschaffenburg – ensuring consistency at all times.
Flexible failover management
Depending on the service level agreement, the switch to the backup data center is carried out automatically, semi-automatically, or manually.
Redundant architecture
Multiple layers of redundancy (one dual-redundant, one single-redundant) ensure continuous operation without downtime.
Data centers
PASS operates two independent data centers in Aschaffenburg, as well as additional locations in Bad Mergentheim and Schwalmstadt.
Network
Redundant switches and firewalls, along with multiple WAN/MPLS connections at all data center locations.
Power supply
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and backup generators ensure continuous power availability.
Servers & storage
Fourfold redundancy both within individual data centers and across locations.
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Access protection: Access to the data centers is strictly controlled. Authorization rights are reviewed on a regular basis. All access events (including those by guests and service providers) are logged.
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Site and perimeter security: All data centers and access points are monitored by comprehensive 24/7 video surveillance.
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PASS operates a dedicated and redundant leased line connection to the Deutsche Telekom internet exchange.
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The internet connection, including a 24-bit address block, is stretched across two data centers.
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Layer 2 connections exist between all data centers, allowing subnets to be extended across multiple sites.
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Between the data centers in Aschaffenburg (DC1 and DC2), a storage system is operated as a metro cluster with synchronous data mirroring. In addition, data is asynchronously replicated to the disaster recovery data center (DC3).
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Customer connectivity is provided via site-to-site VPN or MPLS; both options are distributed across multiple data centers.
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All infrastructure components (LAN, WAN, storage, firewall, load balancer, VMware) are clustered and stretched across at least two locations.
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- The UPS systems are designed with full redundancy
- All devices within each rack are connected to both UPS1 and UPS2
