Facility Details:
* Newly built in 2009, premium 36″ raised floor data center space in a 71,000 sq. ft. facility, with an additional 52,000 sq. ft. of expansion potential
* Redundant power and cooling as well as raised floor space specifically optimized for high-density deployments
* More than 50 Gigabits of Internet bandwidth active over five Tier 1 providers on a fully diverse fiber infrastructure
* Large custom data center pods available
* Off-site alarm monitoring and fire department dispatch
* Multi-zoned above- and below- floor detectors monitored both internally and off site with fire department dispatch
* Pre-action dry pipe fire suppression systems that only fill with water in the event that two or more sensors are triggered in the same zone
* Only discharges in area where the temperature would rise to trigger a fire sprinkler head

Infrastructure:
* Redundant diesel generators
* Significant on-site fuel supply to ensure continuous operation in the event of a utility power failure
* 21 MW of on-site power available
* N+1 redundant UPS infrastructure to prevent loss of critical power
* Overhead power distribution prevents interference with network infrastructure
* With the employment of items such as blanking panels, air dams and venting solutions, we can provide over 10 KW per rack
* Cooling available at N+1 redundancy
* Redundant and energy-efficient humidification systems maintain precise humidity distribution
* Raised floor plenum with minimal obstructions provides cooling to server racks
* Hot-aisle and cold-aisle configurations with optional air containment solutions to increase efficiency and density while maintaining strict cooling standards that exceed ASHRAE specifications

Security
* Alarm system with secure video
* throughout the facility
* Multi-level access authorization with biometric verification and security-controlled access level assignment

Washington, DC Backbone Carriers
Level(3) – Direct GigE
Hurricane Electric – Direct GigE
TimeWarner – Direct GigE
Earthlink – Direct GigE
Global Crossing – Direct GigE
Atlantech online – Direct GigE
SAVVIS – Direct GigE
nLayer – Direct GigE
Comcast – Direct GigE
PCCW – Direct GigE
Telia – Direct GigE
 

Chicago Backbone Carriers
Level(3) – Direct 10 GigE
NTT – Direct 10 GigE
nLayer – Direct 10 GigE
PCCW – Direct 10 GigE
Comcast – Direct 10 GigE + GigE
Equinix Exchange Chicago – Direct 10 GigE
Chicago Internet Exchange – Direct 2x GigE
NYIIX – Direct GigE
PAIX New York – Direct GigE
PAIX Palo Alto – Direct GigE
Any2 California – Direct GigE
Equinix Exchange Ashburn – Direct GigE
LINX – Direct GigE
AMS-IX – Direct GigE