Data Center Checklist - Compare Data Centers to Find the Right Provider for YOU

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Company Profile

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providers

Compliance Available

Publicly held or venture backed

SAS 70 / SSAE 16

Multiple data centers

PCI

Multiple service locations

HIPPA

Reputable reference accounts

Core Power

Core competency – designs, engineers and delivers data center products and services

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Total capacity available at data center (# MW) On-site substation

Provides a 100% uptime SLA

If yes, is substation dedicated to provider’s use?

Offers modular data center products and services

Diverse high voltage feeds from utility

Offers enterprise-grade “private cloud” Infrastructure as a Service

If yes, what is capacity (in kV/KVA)?

Standardized data center hardware Offers software optimized data center infrastructure

Critical Power

Meets ultra-high security requirements

# backup generators on-site

Tier III Design Certified by the Uptime Institute

Total backup capacity currently available (# MW)

Environmental Threats & Location

# gallons diesel fuel stored on-site How long at full load? (# minutes)

Earthquakes

Proximity to diesel fuel filling station (# miles)

Tornadoes

Battery backup capacity at load (# minutes)

Hurricanes

Tidal flooding

Uninterruptible Conditioned Power

River flooding

Concurrently maintainable design

Tsunami

UPS currently available (# MW)

Blizzards/Hail storms

Total UPS available at site (# MW)

Located in flood plain

Diverse UPS manufacturers

Located in flight path

Diverse PDU manufacturers

Adjacent to highway with hazardous shipping

Power density across entire data center (Watts UPS/SF)

Adjacent to railroad tracks

Spot densities per square foot (# Watts)

Easily accessible from airport/highway

Color-coded power cabling

Distance from street (# feet)

Hand-sewn, wax string used

Major delivery services available

Data Center Structure

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Overhead cabling

LEED Certified

Energy Efficiency

Steel reinforced concrete

LED lighting

Square footage

Motion activated lighting

# stories

Ultrasonic humidification

On-site office space

Variable frequency drive chillers

# freight elevators

Variable frequency drive pumps

# truck/shipping bays

Variable frequency drive cooling towers

Burn-in staging center available

Variable frequency drive air handlers

Secure storage

Sealed cabinets

Managed shipping and receiving

Insulated roof

1225 W Burnside Street, Suite 310 Portland, OR 97209 // www.opusinteractive.com // 503.972.6677 // ©Opus Interactive 2012


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Efficiency

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providers

Network Carriers

Thermal Energy Storage (TES) option available

AT&T

% of time free cooling can be used

AboveNet

Heat Rejection

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# of compressors/chillers

he.net

Bi-directional, welded, valved chilled water loop

Integra Telecom Level 3

Water

LS Networks

Diverse water mains

Paetec (Windstream)

# gallons water stored on-site

SilverStar Telecom

Domestic well on-site

Verizon Business Spectrum Networks

Air Handling

TATA

Concurrently maintainable design

tw telecom

# modular CRAH units

XO

Capacity of CRAH units (kw or tons per unit)

Zayo (360 Networks)

High-efficiency raised floor High-efficiency chilled water system

Network Connectivity

Variable speed plug fans

Free cross-connects

Access Control

Carrier-neutral

Traffic bollards/car traps

On-site Meet-Me-Room

Digital video surveillance

# diverse fiber entry vaults

Customer defined access lists

# network providers on-site with gateway access

Visitor tracking

Enterprise-grade internet bandwidth w/minimum

Biometric screening

10GB connections to each provider

Mantraps

Private data transport between data centers

Locking cabinets, cages, suites and modules

Dark fiber available

Private access control systems allowed

Wireless service available

24x7xForever customer access without delay

Redundant controllers HSSD smoke detection

Cogent Global Crossing

Capacity of chilled water plant (#tons)

Discreet PLC system automation

ACS Alaska Comcast

# evaporation towers

Environmental Controls

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Support Services Complimentary remote hands 24x7 On call engineers Managed Services Options

Interlocked, multi-zone, pre-action dry pipe and clean agent gas fire suppression Rope-style leak detection Single point grounding system UL approved perimeter lightning protection system

1225 W Burnside Street, Suite 310 Portland, OR 97209 // www.opusinteractive.com // 503.972.6677 // ŠOpus Interactive 2012


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