Data Center Checklist: Company Profile Compliance Available

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List of providers

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//Data Center Checklist


providers providers
Company Profile 1 2 3 Compliance Available 1 2 3
Publicly held or venture backed SAS 70 / SSAE 16

Multiple data centers PCI

Multiple service locations HIPPA

Reputable reference accounts


Core competency – designs, engineers and delivers
Core Power 1 2 3
data center products and services Total capacity available at data center (# MW)
Provides a 100% uptime SLA On-site substation
Offers modular data center products and services If yes, is substation dedicated to provider’s use?
Offers enterprise-grade “private cloud” Infrastructure Diverse high voltage feeds from utility
as a Service If yes, what is capacity (in kV/KVA)?
Standardized data center hardware
Offers software optimized data center infrastructure Critical Power
Meets ultra-high security requirements # backup generators on-site
Tier III Design Certified by the Uptime Institute Total backup capacity currently available (# MW)
# gallons diesel fuel stored on-site
Environmental Threats & Location
How long at full load? (# minutes)
Earthquakes
Proximity to diesel fuel filling station (# miles)
Tornadoes
Battery backup capacity at load (# minutes)
Hurricanes

Tidal flooding
River flooding
Uninterruptible Conditioned Power
Concurrently maintainable design
Tsunami
UPS currently available (# MW)
Blizzards/Hail storms
Total UPS available at site (# MW)
Located in flood plain
Diverse UPS manufacturers
Located in flight path
Diverse PDU manufacturers
Adjacent to highway with hazardous shipping
Power density across entire data center (Watts UPS/SF)
Adjacent to railroad tracks
Spot densities per square foot (# Watts)
Easily accessible from airport/highway
Color-coded power cabling
Distance from street (# feet)
Hand-sewn, wax string used
Major delivery services available
Overhead cabling
Data Center Structure 1 2 3
LEED Certified Energy Efficiency
Steel reinforced concrete LED lighting
Square footage Motion activated lighting
# stories Ultrasonic humidification
On-site office space Variable frequency drive chillers
# freight elevators Variable frequency drive pumps
# truck/shipping bays Variable frequency drive cooling towers
Burn-in staging center available Variable frequency drive air handlers
Secure storage Sealed cabinets
Managed shipping and receiving Insulated roof

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//Data Center Checklist
providers providers
Efficiency 1 2 3 Network Carriers 1 2 3
Thermal Energy Storage (TES) option available AT&T
% of time free cooling can be used AboveNet
ACS Alaska
Heat Rejection 1 2 3 Cogent
# of compressors/chillers Comcast
# evaporation towers Global Crossing
Capacity of chilled water plant (#tons) he.net
Bi-directional, welded, valved chilled water loop Integra Telecom
Level 3
Water
LS Networks
Diverse water mains
Paetec (Windstream)
# gallons water stored on-site
SilverStar Telecom
Domestic well on-site
Verizon Business
Spectrum Networks
Air Handling TATA
Concurrently maintainable design
tw telecom
# modular CRAH units
XO
Capacity of CRAH units (kw or tons per unit)
High-efficiency raised floor Zayo (360 Networks)
High-efficiency chilled water system
Variable speed plug fans Network Connectivity
Free cross-connects
Access Control Carrier-neutral
Traffic bollards/car traps
On-site Meet-Me-Room
Digital video surveillance
# diverse fiber entry vaults
Customer defined access lists
# network providers on-site with gateway access
Visitor tracking
Enterprise-grade internet bandwidth w/minimum
Biometric screening
10GB connections to each provider
Mantraps
Private data transport between data centers
Locking cabinets, cages, suites and modules
Dark fiber available
Private access control systems allowed
Wireless service available
24x7xForever customer access without delay

Support Services
Environmental Controls 1 2 3
Complimentary remote hands
Discreet PLC system automation
24x7 On call engineers
Redundant controllers
Managed Services Options
HSSD smoke detection
Interlocked, multi-zone, pre-action dry pipe and clean
agent gas fire suppression
Rope-style leak detection
Single point grounding system
UL approved perimeter lightning protection system

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