Real Estate Investor Web Site Data Center

Savvis Data Center

  • 153,800 sq ft building
  • Interior and exterior security managed 24/7 by permanently assigned staff of Wackenhut guard

Zoned access throughout Data Center

  • Biometric hand scanner requires ID card access and hand geometry measurements
  • Customer IDC access and contacts managed via Siebel
  • Current government-issued picture ID required
  • ID badge and biometric hand scan to man trap with badge reader
  • Second hand scans to gain access to raised floor Biometric scanner captures 3D measurements of hand

Security cameras

  • Multiple 360 degree cameras with 10x zoom
  • More than 100 fixed cameras
  • High speed recorders with DV cassette tapes
  • Hard drives to eliminate down time for tape swaps and over recording
  • Minimum 30 day tape storage

Generator power

  • Backup power
  • Multiple CAT Diesel 20 megawatt generators
    Minimum 24 hour fuel storage
  • Agreements with two major carriers to provide additional diesel fuel
  • Generators assumes building load within 20 seconds
  • Generators are tested on weekly basis under load
  • Tanks are kept at least 80% full at all times

Two utility feeds from independent substations

  • Diverse paths to the building
  • Feeds to building are encased in concrete
  • Fed from two independent substations
  • Separate transformers fed from both utility sources for redundancy

HVAC chiller systems

  • Hosting space HVAC system includes (16) AHUs and (16) ACCUs manufactured by Trane
  • AHUs are DX type and located in the mechanical mezzanine; the ACCUs are located on the roof
  • There is adequate capacity to withstand a HVAC unit failure or an entire bus failure
    Cooling is provided by both overhead and under floor air
  • HVAC systems have wetted media for humidification, VFDs for each supply fan, exhaust fans to control building pressure, and economizers to utilize cool outside air
  • Separate Dectron outside air handling units provide conditioned air for the hosting space
  • UPS Room cooling is provided by Trane RTUs in a N+1 configuration
  • Node room cooling is provided by Liebert DX CRAC units in a N+1 configuration

Network facilities - Main Node Room

  • Multiple fiber providers for diversity - provides diversity and redundancy
  • Each vendor can deliver additional bandwidth capacity with minimal turn-around time
  • Can be delivered using existing ‘lit’ fiber
  • Fiber pathways into the Data Center are truly diverse
  • Fiber enters building in steel conduit from multiple points in the building