Equinix’s Ashburn data center (DC3) is located at 44470 Chilum Place, Building 1, Ashburn, VA 20147. The data center is 2C unprotected construction type, single story, concrete masonry unit, slab on grade structure, and seismic zone 1 building. The data center building is fully complied with building code compliance standards. The data center is 8 miles to Dulles international airport, 34 miles to Reagan Washington National airport (DCA), 62 miles to Baltimore-Washington international airport. The facility has adjacent parking available.
The data center offers half and full cabinet colocation, locked cabinets, caged space, and private suite colocation space. The data center is SSAE 16 SOC I Type II audited facility, and achieved uptime institute M&O site award. The data center provides 95,444 square feet of total space, including 67,041 square feet of colocation space, and 2,434 square feet of flex space. The raised floor is able to bear floor load of 200 lbs. per square feet. The data center has multilevel security including CCTV & recorders, motion detection, 24 x 7 security guards, perimeter fence, and gated entry. All doors, including cages, are secured with biometric hand geometry readers, and closed cabinets with kinetic & key locks. The data center has mantrap entry to access the data center resources. Pre action, double interlocked, dry pipe sprinkler system is installed in the data center for life safety.
Ashburn DC3 data center is N+1 power infrastructure, and offer 99.999% SLA on power. The data center provides electrical capacity of 2.4 kVA per cabinet. The data center has single utility feed, and six power transformers. The data center provides 34.5 kV- 3 phase AC power, and DC power to customer’s equipment. The immediate power failure is protected by UPS in N+1 configuration. The standby power is provided by 7 x 2,000 kW diesel generators in N+1 configuration. The cooling and humidity in the data center is controlled by rooftop air handlers, air cooled in N+1 configuration. The facility is served with cooling of 2.25 kW per cabinet (8,533 BTUH), 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 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 overhead proprietary cable tray system with multi-tier ladder rack. 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 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.
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Ashburn, VA 20147
Equinix – Ashburn Data Center DC3 Highlights
- Single Story Building
- Concrete Masonry Unit
- Slab on Grade Structure
- Seismic Zone 1 Building.
- Fully Complied with Building Code Compliance Standards
- 8 Miles to Dulles International Airport
- 34 Miles to Reagan Washington National airport (DCA)
- 62 Miles to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Half and Full Cabinet Colocation
- Caged Space and Private Suite
- SSAE 16 SOC I Type II Certified
- Uptime Institute M&O Site Award
- 95,444 Square Feet of Total Space
- 67,041 Square Feet of Colocation Space
- 2,434 Square Feet of Flex Space
- Raised Floor with Floor Load of 200 lbs. Per Square Feet
- 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
- 99.999 % SLA on Power
- Electrical Capacity of 2.4 kVA Per Cabinet
- Single Utility Feed
- 6 x Power Transformers
- AC and DC Power
- 34.5 kV – 3 Phase Utility Power
- UPS in N+1 Configuration
- 7 x 2,000 kW Diesel Generators in N+1 Configuration
- HVAC in N+1 Configuration
- 99.99% SLA on Temperature and Humidity
- Cooling of 2.25 kW Per Cabinet (8,533 BTUH)
- 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