| Building |
| Total Size | 12,000 square foot data center facility |
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| Construction | Concrete brick structure with reinforced steel |
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| Floor Space |
| Total Raised Floor | 8,000 sq. ft. of secure colocation space |
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| Communications |
| Carriers | Level 3, Time Warner, Savvis, Verizon |
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| Internal Cabling | Diverse routes - copper or fiber access. 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps Ethernet available. |
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| External Cabling | Redundant self-healing SONET ring connections |
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| Power |
| UPS | Four (4) 500 kVA UPS systems |
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| Generated Power | 1500 kW diesel generator |
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| Power Cabling | All power cabling below data center floors is installed in either conduit or seal-tight flexible conduit with approved connectors to all equipment. |
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| All Systems | Supported by 24/7/365 staff, computer monitoring and expert data center engineers. |
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| PDU | Eight (8) dual source PDUs |
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| Cooling |
| Air Handling | Supported by 24/7/365 computer monitoring and expert data center engineers. |
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| Cooling | Redundant EVAPCO Cooling towers |
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| HVAC | Ten 30- ton HVAC Units |
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| Air Quality | Humidity and temperature Controlled - air temperature under floor delivered at 68° ± 5°, with humidity at 50% ± 5%. |
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| Water Detection | Leak detection under all raised data center floors. Drains are utilized to remove any water from under the data center floor. |
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| Fire Protection |
| Smoke & Heat Detection | Smoke sensors above the raised data center floors. |
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| VESDA | Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA), 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. |
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| Multi-Stage Protection | Pre-action dry pipe system requires alerts from two sensors, which activates pipe fill and a releases water at a final stage when the temperature exceeds thresholds. |
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| Physical Security |
| Entrances | All data center entrances (perimeter) require card key access or biometric authentication, along with security sign-in. The Charlotte data center floor and secured areas require card key and biometric authentication (finger print or iris scan) |
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| Security Guards | Guards are on site 24x7x365. They conduct active patrols both inside and outside of the facility. |
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| Closed Circuit Video | CCTV cameras cover the inside and the exterior of the building, the property perimeter, all entrances, the alternate workspace, and the Charlotte data center floor. The roof of the building is monitored with CCTV and motion detectors. |
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| Facility Monitoring |
| Facility Engineers | Facility engineers are on site at the Charlotte colocation facility and are available by pager. The engineers are trained to control and maintain all critical facility components. |
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| Power Management | Critical power systems are controlled by an automated management system, which oversees all switching. |
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| Environmental Management | Air temperature, humidity, fire detection, and water pressure systems are all managed by automated control systems for the Charlotte colocation facility. |
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