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The security at NeoSpire’s Atlanta location is unrivaled thanks to a 10-foot razor fence, keycarded entry and a security system that includes redundant security camera servers, biometric handprint scanning and trained security guards. The connection at our Atlanta facility is sitting directly on a main fiber backbone and is part of a metro ethernet ring based on Extreme Networks 10 gig technology.
Atlanta Data Center
Power
The NeoSpire Atlanta data center is one of the few facilities able to support even the most power dense applications. Power is dual fed from the grid and protected though our redundant paralleled power system configured with an additional full wrap-around bypass for extra redundancy. The UPS system is backed up by a state-of-the-art parallel generator system with multiple generators running in N+1 format. These are computer controlled and automated. The generators have 150 gallon day tanks fed from redundant pumps from our 12,000 gallon reserve tank. The system is powered by state of the art by Cummins turbo-charged generators and digital fuel management system by Simplex and Veeder-Root.
Cooling Systems
The Atlanta data center currently has 1,000 tons of cooling piped into its 50,000 sq. foot datacenter. With pre-planned capacity of over 2,000 tons, cooling will never be an issue. Each bank of cooling towers utilizes state-of-the-art energy management technology. As with all core systems, the cooling towers are N+1, fed by redundant N+1 pumps. The Atlanta NAP also has a 30,000 gallon reserve water tank in case the city water supply ever fails.
Building Management
NeoSpire’s Atlanta facility is monitored at over 450 points by a state-of-the art digital building management system. Staff can log in securely from any location and check on all systems. The data center floor itself is equipped with temperature sensors in strategic locations that constantly monitor conditions in the facility and make adjustments. Alarms and out-of-tolerance conditions send an e-mail alert directly to management's PDAs. The system controls water flow through pump speeds and air flow to the cooling tower through fan speeds. This saves energy and ensures that the system is operating at its peak performance 24/7. The system also monitors and logs all electrical activity within the facility and sends notifications of events.
Fire Protection
The data center uses a state-of-the-art dual interlock dry-pipe fire suppression system. High-tech smoke detectors signal the pipes to switch from compressed air to water. Then if a sprinkler head is set off by an actual fire, water is deployed to the affected zone only. The system is monitored through the building management system. The floors are all equipped with floor drains on 20 foot centers that drain the building in case of system activation.
Connectivity
Sitting on one of AGL's main fiber backbones, the data center operates a metro Ethernet ring based on Extreme Networks 10 Gig technology. It has Sonet-like EAPS implementation for sub 50 ms re-route times, utilizing Ethernet for efficient and affordable equipment connectivity. It has a co-location in Telx at 56 Marietta and Switch and Data at 56 Marietta and is able to offer 100 mb and Gigabit Ethernet metro cross connects to any one of the more than 100 carriers located in the Telx building. The ring is currently lit at 10 gig.
