The Equinix Ashburn data center (DC10) is located at 21551 Beaumeade Circle Ashburn, VA 20147. The data center is a single story, steel structure, concrete recessed slab, and seismic design category A building. The data center building is fully compliant with building code compliance standards. The data center is 7 miles from the Dulles international airport, 32 miles from Reagan Washington National airport (DCA), 62 miles from Baltimore-Washington international airport. The facility has adjacent parking available.
The Equinix data center offers half and full cabinet colocation, locked cabinets, caged space, and private suite colocation space. The data center provides 152,504 square feet of total space, including 9,800 square feet of colocation space, and 10,185 square feet of flex space. The raised floor is able to bear floor loads of 400 lbs. per square foot. The data center has multilevel security including CCTV & recorders, motion detection, 24 x 7 security guards, perimeter fencing, and gated entry. All doors, including cages, are secured with biometric hand geometry readers, and closed cabinets with kinetic & key locks. Data center floor access is granted through a mantrap entrance. A pre action, double interlocked, dry pipe sprinkler system is installed throughout the facility.
The Equinix Ashburn data center has a N+1 power infrastructure, and offers 99.999% SLA on power. The facility is LEED Silver certified in 1st phase, and anticipates LEED Gold certification in phase 2, making the data center an energy efficient infrastructure. The data center has a single utility feed, and provides electrical capacity of 15 kVA per cabinet. The data center provides 34.5 kV of AC power, and DC power to customer’s equipment. Immediate power failure is protected by 1124 kW/kVA capacity UPS system per suite, and 281 kW/kVA capacity UPS system per sub-suite, in a 2N configuration. Standby power is provided by 1 x dedicated 2 MW diesel generator per suite, and 1 x shared 2 MW swing diesel generator supporting every five units, in a N+1 configuration. The cooling and humidity in the data center is controlled by rooftop units with air side economizers in a N+1 configuration. The facility cools 281 kW per cabinet (959 MBH), and offers 99.99% SLA on temperature & humidity.
The data center is a carrier neutral facility offering connectivity to multiple carriers and service providers. Because of the area’s strategic importance as the Eastern hub of the traffic exchange to the United States, Equinix’s DC metro IBX centers are one of the largest Internet exchange points in the world. The data center has an overhead proprietary cable tray system with multi-tier ladder racks. The data center offers cross connect services including single mode fiber, multi-mode fiber, Cat 5, Cat 6, Cat5 (T1), and Cat3 (POTS), and provides a 99.99% SLA on cross connect availability. The facility provides Equinix Metro Connect services, Equinix Internet Exchange, Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange, and Equinix Direct. IBX staff of engineers, technicians, and customers support specialists offer onsite technical and logistic support 24 x 7 x 365, and provide smart hands services.
About Equinix
Ashburn, VA 20147
Equinix – Ashburn Data Center DC10 Highlights
- IIB, Fully Sprinklered Construction Type
- Single Story Building
- Steel Structure, Concrete Recessed Slab Construction
- Seismic Design Category A Building
- Fully Complied with Building Code Compliance Standards
- 7 Miles to Dulles International Airport
- 33 Miles to Reagan Washington National airport (DCA)
- 62 Miles to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Half and Full Cabinet Colocation
- Caged Space and Private Suite
- 152,504 Square Feet of Total Space
- 9,800 Square Feet of Colocation Space
- 10,185 Square Feet of Flex Space
- Raised Floor with Floor Load of 400 lbs. Per Square Feet
- 3 Feet Plenum Under Raised Floor & 12 Feet from Raised Floor to Drop Ceiling
- CCTV & Recorders and Motion Detection
- 24 x 7 Security Guards
- Perimeter Fence and Gated Entry
- Biometric Hand Geometry Readers
- Mantrap Entry
- Closed Cabinets with Kinetic & Key Locks
- Pre Action Dry Pipe Fire Suppression System
- N+1 Power Infrastructure
- LEED Silver Design Certified in Phase I
- Anticipated LEED Gold Design Certification in Phase II
- 99.999 % SLA on Power
- Electrical Capacity of 15 kVA Per Cabinet
- Single Utility Feed
- AC and DC Power
- 34.5 kV Utility Power
- UPS in 2N Configuration
- 1124 kW/kVA capacity UPS system per suite
- 281 kW/kVA capacity UPS system per sub-suite
- Standby Generators in N+1 Configuration
- 1 x Dedicated 2 MW Diesel Generator Per Suite
- 1 x Shared 2 MW Swing Diesel Generator Supporting Every Five Units
- HVAC in N+1 Configuration
- 99.99% SLA on Temperature and Humidity
- Cooling of 281 kW Per Cabinet (959 MBH)
- Carrier Neutral Facility
- Overhead Proprietary Cable Tray System with Multi-Tier Ladder Rack
- Cross Connect Services with 99.99% SLA
- NOC 24 x 7 x 365
- Smart Hands Services