Special
Building Features
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Lightning protection throughout the perimeter, rooftop,
and electrical and mechanical support infrastructure
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Entrance
requires badge or security entry |
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Building
strategically located outside of severe weather and
seismic zones |
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Building
is rated to withstand hurricane force winds |
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Ballistics-proof
walls, doors, and windows |
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24-hour
physical security monitors all cameras, door positions,
and badge access areas |
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Redundant
off-site monitoring of all security systems |
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Camera
on each doorway |
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Double
man trap forces double verification and provides extra
secure data center entry |
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Door
entrance to our Boston Data Center requires a badge
to get in and a badge to get out
Boston Data Center Information |
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24 inch
raised floor provides conditioned air from below to
push hot air up for more efficient and effective cooling
of computer equipment |
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Hot
air rises away, keeping customer equipment cool |
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Sensor-driven
cameras watching every door, aisle, cage, and cabinet,
NOC, NODE, and other secure support rooms |
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Steel
structural supports and concrete walls |
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Hurricane
wind rated roof |
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Leak
detection system |
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Grounding
connections on all posts, cages, and cabinets |
Lobby
Information
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24-hour physical security monitors all cameras, door
positions, and badge access areas |
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Redundant
off-site monitoring of all security systems |
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Camera
on each doorway |
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Double
man trap |
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Forces
double verification and provides extra secure data center
entry |
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Door
entrance to data center requires a badge to get in and
a badge to get out |
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Biometric
hand scanner verifies unique hand geometry image and
a heat signature before allowing entry into the Boston
Data Center |
Cage/Cabinet
Information
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Locks
are impossible to “pick” because they require
unique laser-etched keys with magnetic signatures |
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Keys
can only be ordered by two people in the company |
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Strong
sheet metal cages. Can't get a hand or foot hold (unscalable).
Electrical |
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Boston
Data Center Facility is uniquely connected to two power
grids. |
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Redundant
main switch panels, each able to take full data center
load and automated to fail over instantly if one shuts
down to avoid downtime |
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Each
PDU distributes power to power strips to each rack |
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Each
customer power strip is supplied by Redundant PDUs with
automatic transfer to active power supply |
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Cameras
monitor room and alarm with motion |
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Redundant
1.5 Megawatt diesel generator, regularly tested, for
added protection |
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Indefinite
run time with refueling. Currently, over one week of
continuous operation without refueling with current
load. Locked within a sound-attenuated enclosure behind
locked security fences and monitored by cameras. Critical
functions are remotely monitored within the Boston Data
Center. |
HVAC
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2N
1 configuration. Two complete and separate air conditioning
systems each fully capable of maintaining temperature,
each with an additional CRAC unit |
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Computer
Room Air Conditioning (CRAC) units are positioned around
the Boston Data Center |
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*(Filter
the air to remove dust and lint *(Humidity the air to
a finite set point to reduce static electricity *(Maintain
temperature to within one degree |
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Moisture
containment basins and sensors ensure no moisture gets
in the data center |
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Separate
and further redundant cooling systems for critical support
areas (NOC, NODE, MIS, Security) |
Building Management Systems
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Prowatch building management system with on-site monitoring
and control of all HVAC and cooling towers, as well
as other mechanical systems. |
Security
Cameras
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Cameras digitally record all movement in and around
the Boston Data Center |
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7 pan-tilt-zoom
cameras watch all perimeter areas |
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Separate
cameras focused on all exterior doorways |
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Ademco
digital controllers and recorders |
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Separate
camera controller |
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ProWatch
video GUI, multiple monitors |
Access Control
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Card access control throughout space |
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