Equinix’s Ashburn data center (DC5) is located at 21701 Filigree Court, Bldg. D, Ashburn, VA 20147. The data center is 2C unprotected construction type, single story, tilt-up concrete slab on grade structure, and seismic zone 1. The data center building is fully complied with building code compliance standards. The data center is 7 miles to Dulles international airport, 32 miles to Reagan Washington National airport (DCA), 61 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 award. The data center provides 92,037 square feet of total space, including 57,545 square feet of colocation space. The colocation area is designed for the floor load capacity 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 DC5 data center is a N+1 power infrastructure, and offer 99.999% SLA on power. The facility is LEED silver design making data center an energy efficient infrastructure. The data center provides electrical capacity of 4.0 kVA per cabinet. The data center has single utility feed, and six power transformers. The data center has 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 2,500 kW diesel generators in N+1 configuration. The cooling and humidity in the data center is controlled by spilt system, direct expansion, air cooled, and DX CRAC units in N+1 configuration. The facility is served with cooling of 4 kW per cabinet (13,652 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 DC5 Highlights
- Single Story Building
- Tilt-Up Concrete Slab on Grade Structure
- Seismic Zone 1 Construction
- Fully Complied with Building Code Compliance Standards
- 7 Miles to Dulles International Airport
- 32 Miles to Reagan Washington National airport (DCA)
- 61 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 Award
- 92,037 Square Feet of Total Space
- 57,545 Square Feet of Colocation Space
- 200 lbs. Per Square Feet of Floor Load Capacity for Colocation Area
- 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
- LEED Silver Design
- Electrical Capacity of 4.0 kVA Per Cabinet
- Single Utility Feed
- 6 x Power Transformers
- AC and DC Power
- 3 Phase AC Power 34.5 kV
- UPS in N+1 Configuration
- 7 x 2,500 kW Diesel Generators in N+1 Configuration
- HVAC in N+1 Configuration
- Cooling Capacity of 4 kW Per Cabinet
- 99.99% SLA on Temperature and Humidity
- 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