Atlanta, Georgia Data Center

Data Center Details

 

Atlanta is recognized as one of the top 10 financial centers globally and hosts significant exchanges like the Atlanta Stock Exchange, Atlanta Board Options Exchange, and Atlanta Mercantile Exchange. Strategically situated in a key area for industry, telecommunications, and finance, the Atlanta data center is a vital business hub, offering approximately 184,000 square feet of colocation space across two buildings. Located within a dedicated carrier hotel and interconnection facility, this data center plays a crucial role in delivering internet exchange and networking services across the United States, Europe and Asia.

 

Key Benefits:

  • Advanced Connectivity: The new data center is directly connected to NetActuate’s extensive global network and Community IX ATL, ensuring low-latency access to major markets across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. This peering relationship further enhances the reliability and performance of NetActuate’s global anycast platform.
  • High Availability: Built with N+1 redundancy across all critical systems, including power, cooling, and network infrastructure, the Atlanta data center ensures maximum uptime and reliability for customers.
  • Low-Latency Connectivity: Offers vital communication routes with low-latency network paths to major cities such as Washington, D.C., Miami, and Dallas.
  • Scalability: The facility offers flexible colocation and cloud solutions, allowing businesses to scale their operations seamlessly as their needs grow.
  • Enhanced Security: The Atlanta data center features robust physical and network security measures, including 24/7 monitoring, multi-factor authentication, and advanced threat detection and mitigation tools.
  • Strategic Location: Located in the Southern U.S. financial center, this data center is surrounded by a dense concentration of Fortune 500 and 1000 companies, as well as key industries like finance, IT, and telecommunications, making it an ideal hub for core or aggregation nodes.

Building

  •  57,802 ft2 (5,370 m2) of colocation space
  • 6-story reinforced steel and concrete with brick face
  • 115 psf (5.51 kN/m2) floor load capacity
  • Renewable Energy Coverage: 100% from RECs from U.S. wind VPPAs and Green-e wind RECs
  • Sustainable Tech: GTC,Energy Efficiency CoE Site

Compliance

  • HECVAT
  • HIPAA
  • ISO 22301
  • ISO 27001
  • LEED
  • NIST 800-53/FISMA High
  • PCI DSS
  • SOC 1 Type II
  • SOC 2 Type II

Security

  • Physical – Man trap entry
  • Human – 24/7 on-site security officers
  • Electronic Card readers, CCTV surveillance with 90-day retention, motion detection

Connectivity

  • Community IX ATL peering
  • Equinix Fabric®
  • Equinix Internet Exchange®
  • Equinix Internet Access
  • Cross Connects
  • Fiber Connect
  • Metro Connect®

Power

  • Cabinet Density – 3.0 – 6.0 kVA per cabinet
  • Power Distribution – 120V/208V
  • Utility Feeders – 2
  • UPS Configuration – Block redundant or parallel redundant (depending on floor)
  • UPS Redundancy – Minimum N+1
  • Standby Power Configuration – 6 x 2,250 kW and 2 x 2,500 kW diesel generators
  • Standby Power Redundancy – Minimum N+1

Cooling

  • Cooling Configuration – Evaporative cooling refrigeration system
  • Cooling Redundancy – N+1 (on cooling system) and N+2 (on chillers)

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