Texas Colocation

Colocation  Data Center in Houston, Texas

Building:

Total Size: 120,000 square foot data center facility

Construction: Concrete structure with reinforced steel

Floor Space

Total Raised Floor: 80,000 sq. ft. of secure colocation space

Communications

Carriers: TimeWarner Telecom, AboveNet,

Metro Building Fiber: AboveNet, Airband, Alpheus, AT&T, Cogent, Comcast, TimeWarner Telecom, Verizon, Yipes

Internal Cabling: 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

Power Capacity: 42.5 Megawatts of Power

Generated Power: Ten (10) Generators

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.

Uptime Institute: Tier III Data Center Rating

Data Center Cooling

Air Handling: Supported by 24/7/365 computer monitoring and data center facility engineers.  Redundant CRAC units supplied by closed loop water system

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 Houston colocation data center floor.

Fire Protection

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

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

Property Perimeter: Single site entrance with security gate and guard house.

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 Houston data center floor. Roof of building is monitored with CCTV and motion detectors.

Colocation Facility Monitoring

Facility Engineers:  Facility engineers on site at Houston 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 Houston, Texas.