When Tropical Cyclone Alfred threatened South East Queensland, Seqwater and a prominent local council faced a surge in online traffic as residents and stakeholders sought urgent updates. ATech’s secure and resilient cloud hosting infrastructure ensured their mission-critical websites remained online, delivering real-time information when it mattered most.
Seqwater, Queensland’s bulk water supply authority, relies on ATech to keep its corporate website online, especially during emergency events. Accurate and timely water quality updates, dam level monitoring and flood mitigation information are essential for public safety.
Before partnering with ATech, Seqwater’s website faced potential downtime during high-traffic periods. ATech’s cloud hosting solution, built from state-of-the-art Queensland data centres, delivers a secure, scalable platform that now ensures millions of users could access real-time updates without service interruptions.
Cyclone Alfred presented unique challenges to Seqwater, providing critical safety information relating to dam levels and potential spilling, as well as drinking water quality information to millions of disaster affected residents. During the four day period (7th to 11th March), ATech’s Enterprise Drupal Platform for Seqwater handled over 1.41 million page views (9.35 M requests), with a peak throughput of 9,600 page views (~67,480 requests) in 15 minutes, ensuring that critical water network safety information was available to the public.
Joel Knights, Team Leader - Digital and Creative, Seqwater said, “The smooth transition to ATech’s hosting was a game-changer for us. The reliability and resilience of the platform have allowed us to focus on delivering critical water updates to our stakeholders without worrying about website outages.”
A prominent local council also depends on ATech to keep its corporate website operational 24/7. The website is a vital communication channel for emergency updates, road closures, flood maps, waste collection changes and essential services.
During severe weather events, online traffic spikes dramatically. The approach of Cyclone Alfred corresponded to a significant increase in traffic with SEQ residents looking to stay safe and informed, but ATech’s scalable and robust hosting platform handled the demand seamlessly, ensuring the local council’s residents had uninterrupted access to life-saving information. Over the seven day period (4th to 11th March), ATech’s Enterprise Drupal Platform for the local council handled over 10.1 million page views (189.4 M requests), with a peak throughput of 42,100 page views (~900,000 requests) in 15 minutes.
ATech’s proprietary cloud hosting platform delivers:
- High Availability – Built-in redundancy and load balancing ensure sites remain online even under extreme traffic surges.
- Real-Time Scalability – Handles millions of users at once without performance degradation.
- 24/7 Expert Support – Dedicated Australian-based technical support ensures immediate response to critical incidents.
- Enterprise-Grade Security – ISO 27001-certified data centres, managed firewalls and continual threat monitoring protect against cyber threats.
- Local Data Sovereignty – Hosted in Queensland, ensuring compliance with Australian Privacy Principles.
ATech’s mission-critical hosting solutions empower governments and utilities to provide essential services without disruption. By delivering scalable, secure and reliable web infrastructure, ATech ensures that communities can access vital information, even during extreme weather events.
