SAS 70 Certified Colocation Data Center in Raleigh, NC

SAS 70 Certified Colocation Data Center in Raleigh, North Carolina

Building:

Total Size: 31,000 square foot data center facility

Construction: Concrete Brick structure with reinforced steel

Floor Space

Total Raised Floor: 17,000 sq. ft. of secure colocation space

Communications

Carriers: Level 3, Time Warner, Savvis, Verizon

Internal Cabling: Diverse Routes - Copper or Fiber Access.  10 Mbps, 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps Ethernet Available

External Cabling: Redundant self-healing SONET ring connections

Power to Colocation Facility

UPS: Six (6) 500 kVA UPS systems

Generator Power: 2000 kW Diesel Generator

Power Cabling: All power cabling below data center floors are installed in either conduit or seal-tight flexible conduit with approved connectors to all equipment.

All Systems: Supported by 24/7/365 staff, computer monitoring and secure data center facility engineers.

PDU: Eight (8) dual source PDUs

Data Center Cooling

Air Handling: Supported by 24/7/365 computer monitoring and data center facility engineers.

Cooling: Redundant EVAPCO Cooling Towers

HVAC: Nineteen (19) 30 ton HVAC Units

Air Quality: Humidity and Temperature Controlled - Air temperature under floor delivered at 68° ± 5° with humidity at 50% ± 5%.

Water Detection: Leak detection under all raised data center floors. Drains are utilized to remove any water from under Raleigh colocation data center floor.

Fire Protection

Smoke & Heat Detection: Smoke sensors above raised data center floors in Raleigh.

VESDA: Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus - the world's leading air sampling smoke detection system - provides the earliest possible warning of a potential fire event by detecting smoke particles at the incipient (first) stage of fire.

Multi-Stage Protection: Pre-action dry pipe system requires alert from two sensors, which activates pipe fill and a final stage when the temperature exceeds thresholds.

Physical Security

Entrances: All Raleigh colocation data center entrances (perimeter) require card key access or biometric authentication, along with security sign in. Raleigh Data Center floor and secured areas require card key and biometric authentication (finger print or iris scan)

Security Guards: Guards on site 24x7x365. Active patrols both inside and outside the facility.

Closed Circuit Video: CCTV cameras cover inside and exterior of building, property perimeter, all entrances, alternate workspace, and Raleigh data center floor. Roof of building is monitored with CCTV and motion detectors.

Colocation Facility Monitoring

Facility Engineers:  Facility engineers on site at Raleigh colocation data center and available by pager. Engineers trained to control and maintain all critical facility components.

Power Management: Critical power systems are controlled by automated management system, which controls all switching.

Environment Management: Air temperature, humidity, fire detection, and water pressure all managed by automated control systems for the colocation center in Raleigh, North Carolina.