DC BLOX Chattanooga

Chattanooga Data Center Building Specifications
- Purpose built, modular Edge BLOX data center
- 8,000 sq. ft. facility - Phase I
- Expandable for a total of 16,000 sq. ft. - Phase II or build to suit
- Modular, self-contained BLOX Pods on reinforced concrete slab
- 50U lockable racks
- High density options available
Power
- Dual 1600 Amp Utility Service
- Automatic Utility Transfer Switch fed from diverse sub stations
- Two 1.5MW Caterpillar generators
- 36 hours on site fuel storage
- Redundant UPS feeds to all Edge BLOX Pods
- 1.2MW of UPS power
- N+N UPS Systems
Security
- Barrier gate at single point of entry
- Perimeter fencing
- 24x7x365 manned security desk
- Secure customer lockers
- 5 concentric security perimeters: property, data center, data hall, BLOX Pod and rack with biometric and badge access
- CCTV at perimeter, data center hall and BLOX Pods
Connectivity
- Ciena-powered 8.8Tbs private optical network
- Mesh protected connectivity to Digital Realty ATL1 IX at 56 Marietta St. in Atlanta and NashIX at 147 4th Ave in Nashville
- Strategically positioned add and drop ramps extend edge services to broader geographies including Birmingham, Huntsville, Dalton and Rome
- Carrier-neutral (ATT, Windstream, EPB, Comcast, Peace Communications, iRis Networks)
- Redundant carrier and network distribution rooms
- Private connectivity to public cloud providers
Cooling
- 240 Ton air-cooled chiller plant
- 240 Ton high efficiency dry cooler plant
- Dedicated hot aisle heat exchangers with N+1 cooling capacity
General
- Located within 150 miles of Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville and Huntsville makes Chattanooga a best practice distance for Disaster Recovery
- Modular BLOX Pods dissipate 50% more heat using the same energy as conventional raised floor and enable superior PUE
- Customers can choose pay-as-you-go, draw down, bursting, reservation, and fixed rate term services
- Lightning fast round trip between DC BLOX Chattanooga and Digital Realty's ATL1 IX at 56 Marietta is 3.5ms or less