Network Information

The data center has immense growth prospects with its capability to cater up to 55,000 sq ft of raised floor area and easy access to backbone providers. At present, our data center incorporates more than 7,500 sq ft of raised floor data center space.

DedicatedNOW's data center is power driven by various levels of security, a pre-action fire suppression system, disaster proof infrastructure, cooling systems, around-the-clock monitoring and management, and an uninterruptible power supply.

DedicatedNOW utilizes one of the fastest and most reliable Internet backbones in the industry with multiple points of redundancy and all Tier1 Providers. Our data center gets its multi Gigabit bandwidth network through two independent POP's 111th NYC and 165 Halsey (Equinix) NJ while hosting a number of network routers, load balancers, firewalls, Internet servers, and switches, our data center can accommodate private cages, large server farms, and suites.

Data Center Overview

• 55,000 sq. ft. facility
• 7,500 sq. ft. of raised floor
• (8) 20-ton Liebert AC units
• 500 Smoke and Heat Detectors
• Pre-action dry fire suppression system
• Security badge entry/exit on all doors to facility
• (2) 225KVA Liebert UPS units, (1) 160KVA Powerware
• 1-megawatt caterpillar generator (1000-gallon tank)
• 6000 gallons of emergency fuel is located within 5 minutes from our Data Center
• 24x7 Network and facility monitoring software
• 100% Redundant Cisco Network

SoftLayer Washington DC is located just 7 miles from Dulles airport in a facility certified to the highest standards in the industry. The DC area has one of the highest concentrations of fiber connectivity in the US and provides SoftLayer and its customers with multiple network options and world class performance.

The facility was designed to full Tier IV standards and provides multiple redundant power connections, in addition to the three 2-megawatt generators and eight 750 kVA redundant UPS systems. As with all SoftLayer data centers, the facility has 24x7 onsite support and multiple security protocols to gain entry to the building. SoftLayer customers looking for a world class facility in every possible way will find it with this data center.

Data Center Overview
Our Washington DC presence, with room for over 10,000 dedicated servers, is housed in a private N+1 datacenter facility incorporating the following infrastructure:
 

• 34 x 480v 3-Phase PDUs
• 8 x 750Kva UPS Battery Backup Inits
• Three 2-megawatt Diesel Generators with On-site Fuel Storage
• Redundant 30-ton CRAC Units
• FM-200 Fire Suppression System with VESDA
• Biometric Security System
• Digital Security Video Surveillance

• Six utility feeds from the Dallas Central Business District power grid, featuring reliable N+3 transformers with ATS switches, plus secure, concrete encased building feeds.
• UPS and Generator Backup Power using true A+B power configurations.
• All UPS and Generator deployments provide N+1 redundancy provided by:
  • Four 800 KVA MGE UPS systems
  • Two 1200 KVA CAT UPS Systems
  • Four 2.0 megawatt generators
  • Three 1.5 megawatt generators
• Advanced security maintained through:
  • On site security, 24/7/365
  • Card access required to enter parking and building lobby
  • Biometric hand scanner required for datacenter entry
  • Annual SAS 70 Audits
• Consistant and percise HVAC Cooling System designed with N+1 redundancy and featuring:
  • 3500 Ton cooling tower capacity
  • A multiplicity of 30 Ton Liebert CRAC Units
  • 80,000 gallon reserve make-up water tank
  • Liebert Leak Detect System
  • Raised flooring

This is our United Kingdom location. BlueSquare House has the following features:

• 10,000 sq.ft total size
• 1.5 megawatt on-site substation
• Diverse power feeds to substation
• Broadcrown 2 megawatt generator connected via ATS systems
• Two main fi bre duct points into building
• N+1 PowerWave UPS system
• N+1 Airedale Air Handling system
• ~22°C +/- 2°C data floor temperature
• 16 Amp feed per equipment rack
• 24x7 secure entry via swipe card system, with 6-layer entry
• Data centre located inside its own secure compound, with 3-metre fencing and electric entry, including anti-tailgate systems
• Onsite NOC engineers available 24x7 for remote hands service
• Serviced, secure engineer/business office space available from 200 sq. ft. to 1,000 sq. ft.
• 430mm raised heavy duty flooring
• 20GBit resilient Ethernet ring available to all customers, linking BlueSquare 1 to London Docklands facilities, with 50ms self-healing capacity
• Secure cages from 350 sq. ft. available with our without racks
• Restrooms, shower rooms and kitchen facilities available

• LINX - London
• LIPEX - London
• XchangePoint - London
• AMS-IX - Amsterdam
• DE-CIX - Germany
• VIX - Vienna
• BIX - Budapest