CenturyLink’s Waltham data center is located at 580 Winter St., Waltham, MA 2451. The data center is designed to meet the stringent demands of enterprise customers. CenturyLink provides a full suite of hosting services through the Waltham data center from simple colocation to fully managed IT infrastructure hosting.
Waltham data center has a Tier III infrastructure. The data center offers half and full cabinet colocation, locked cabinet colocation, full or half cage colocation space in 10′ x 10′ or 5′ x 10′ respectively, and custom caged space colocation. The data center provides 42,513 square feet of total space, including raised floor space. The data center is a SAS 70 Type II certified, and PCI DSS compliant facility. Onsite security personnel monitor the hosting facilities 24 x 7 x 365 through indoor and outdoor video surveillance. The data center security desk manages access to facility, and biometric palm scanners and card key authentication is required to access the data center floor. The fire suppression system and seismic engineering capabilities protect systems and data from natural and man-made catastrophes.
The data center has multiple levels of electrical and mechanical redundancy protecting the power load during any event, and offers 100% SLA on power. The data center is a N+1 power design, with a total of 2.1 MW of power is fed to the facility. The data center delivers clean, continuous power to critical systems, with power densities up to 225 watts per square foot, and 120V or 208V AC circuit types at 20A and 30A. Alternate and redundant power circuits on diverse PDUs are provided to the customer’s equipment with NEMA and custom receptacles available. Power failure is protected by a redundant UPS system in N+1 configuration with a battery bank, and automatic transfer to standby diesel generators on the loss of utility power. Sophisticated HVAC effectively moderate the cooling and humidity in the data center.
This carrier grade data center is a carrier neutral facility with multiple, diverse carriers available. The data center offers multiple connectivity options including Internet bandwidth, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), virtual private network (VPN), Ethernet virtual private line (EVPL), Ethernet private line (EPL) and private line services. Synchronous optical network (SONET) connectivity provided for access at DS-1, DS-3 and optical connectivity speeds supporting either voice or data traffic. 10G uplinks connect to the CenturyLink IP network through both public and private connections. Onsite 24 x 7 x 365 support is provided by leveraging infrastructure professionals with extensive technical, management and IT support experience.
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Waltham, MA 2451
CenturyLink – Waltham Data Center #2 Highlights
- Tier III Design
- Carrier Grade Facility
- 42,513 Square Feet of Space
- Raised Floors
- Half and Full Cabinets Colocation
- Locked Cabinets and Caged Space Colocation
- SAS 70 Type II Certified
- PCI DSS Compliant
- Security Guards
- Video Surveillance
- Biometric Palm Scanners and Card Key Access
- Fire Suppression System
- 100 % SLA on Power
- Power in N+1 Configuration
- 2.1 MW of Utility Power
- Power Density of 225 Watts Per Square Feet
- 120V or 208V AC Power
- 20A and 30A Power Circuits
- Redundant and Diverse Power Circuits
- Multiple PDUs
- NEMA and Custom Receptacles
- UPS in N+1 Configuration
- Battery Backup
- Diesel Generators
- HVAC Units
- Carrier Neutral Facility
- Multiple Connectivity Options
- SONET Connectivity
- 10G Uplinks
- 24 x 7 Onsite Support