DC BLOX Birmingham

Building Specifications
- 31,000 sq. ft. initially expandable up to 200,000 sq. ft.
- 13,000 sq. ft. of tenant space with conference rooms, demo space, hoteling cubes and work stations
- 48U lockable cabinets
- Precast concrete shell
- Reinforced concrete slab in data halls
- Turn-key and build-to-suit options available
- 150 mph wind-rated structure
- High density options available
Power
- Up to 5MW critical load expandable up to 60MW
- N+1 generator backup
- N+1 UPS systems
- Dual UPS feeds to all cabinets
- 24-hour on-site fuel storage
Security
- Enhanced security built to CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) standards
- Perimeter fencing
- 24x7x365 manned security desk
- Vehicle gate
- Secure customer lockers
- Layered security from the perimeter to each cabinet
- CCTV at perimeter, ingress/egress, office, data hall and cabinets
- Documented path for up-scope of security
Cooling
- N+1 cooling
- Hot aisle containment
- High efficiency Direct Expansion (DX)
Connectivity
- Private, optical connectivity across the Southeast - 100% SLA
- Carrier-neutral with virtual cross-connects to carriers in any DC BLOX data center including: AT&T, Comcast, Charter/Spectrum, Cogent, Zayo, CenturyLink and more
- 100G+ optical connectivity powered by Ciena
- Low-latency to Internet exchanges = hundreds of carrier connections
- Private connectivity to public cloud providers
- Software-defined network (SDN) for rapid provisioning