DRS’s Youngstown North data center is located at 1343 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44507. The data center provides alternate/remote data site, mirroring and backup, secure server housing, workroom seats, custom tailored disaster recovery services, managed services, colocation, and cloud services.
Youngstown North data center is a Tier III infrastructure facility. The data center offers colocation through locked cabinets, caged space, and private suite. This facility with 4,000 square feet of raised floor space is regularly audited in accordance with SSAE 16 SOC II requirements. The facility has employed many physical security measures including 24 x 7 x 365 video monitoring with recording, biometric and card access controls, IP based video cameras surveillance of interior and exterior of facility. The data center uses NFPA double interlock pre action dry pipe fire suppression system for any fire spark.
The data center offers 100% SLA on power. Liebert UPS system are capable of providing 15 minutes of backup time with automatic bypass switch, A/B Feeds, and built in surge suppression. Standby power is provided by a dedicated 750 kVA Kohler diesel generator, with 500 gallons of fuel storage tank that has been installed in a secure location. The data center provides power density of 100+ kW per square feet. The facility uses multiple redundant 20 tons Liebert CRAC units for maintaining cooling and humidity with extensive, plenum duct distribution to avoid potential hotspots supported by diverse condenser and Glycol systems.
Youngstown North data center is a carrier neutral facility with multiple, diverse dedicated fiber optic conduit entrances from On-Net carriers including Qwest, Sprint, Time Warner, Zayo, BroadBand, XO Communication, Expedient, Windstream and AT&T. The data center provides direct physical layer connectivity to many long haul, metro fiber, LEC and CLEC, IP transit, TDM/Voice and VoIP providers with 1 Gbps Internet bandwidth. 24 x 7 x 365 NOC Tier 1, 2, and 3 engineers provide helpdesk and support services, equipment installation, servicing, maintenance, and remote hand services.