Colocation Power

Power utilization is perhaps the most important issue for colocation facilities to deal with today. The growth of colocation 1U (one rack unit), Colocation 2U, 4U Colocation, quarter rack colocation, half rack colocation, full rack colocation and blade servers has increased the potential power required for each unit. The typical rack and power formula was that each rack would acquire a 20A (amp) circuit, which would be only slightly used at certain times.

The emergence of capacity hungry technology has altered the demands consumers place in their colocation providers. While some time ago an individual 20A circuit per cabinet typically has power request of 2x 30A or 2x20A circuit, there has been an approximate 30% increase over the last three years.

Recently, customers are now using more of the circuits they ordered. The average customer has previously used the 10-12 A per rack, a small part of a 20A circuit. But with new technology colocation providers now report that more customers use far more prepared existing capacity, only leaving enough room to reboot the equipment when necessary.

This intensification of power demands, power price volatility and recharge interest in the actual energy consumption, many colocation providers are committed to cover the actual power usage data as part of the hosting plan in response to increased customer demand.

Global leading carriers

An impressive network compromised by some of the world's leading Internet bandwidth providers is important to providing great connectivity to customers. This list includes top-notch carriers such as:

360 Networks

Allied Telecom Group

AT & T

Atlantic Crossing

Brasil Central

British Telecom

China Netcom

Cinco Telecom

Clear Channel Communications

Cogent

Comcast

Fiber networks

France Telecom

Genesis Networks

Global Crossing

Host Ventures

Japan Telecom

Korean Telecom

Latin American Nautilus

Level (3)

Metro Communications

Net One

Telecom Open

PacWest

Peer 1

Primus Telecommunications

Qwest

SoCal Edison

Sprint Nextel

Taiwan Fixed Networks

Telecom Bermuda International

Telus

Cable-Time Warner

T-Mobile

Tower Stream

Verizon

Wilshire Connection

Yak Communications

and many more 240 Tier-1 internet bandwidth providers.

Features of a Colocation Hosting Facilities

-Robust Electrical Capacity - Designed to power 75 to 150 watts per square meter to be supplied at 480 volts on a 3-phase 4-wire system.

-Redundant Emergency Power Systems - Backup generators to support a data center's main power supply in case of malfunctions or low voltage conditions. It is important to have power redundancy and quality generator backups to keep clients servers online.

-Reliable Fire Protection - A remarkable fire detection and prevention systems to protect your vital systems and hardware is necessary to keep equipments and servers safe. Data centers with adequately equipped and a pre-action fire suppression system plus the added benefit of building maintenance is required to maintain proper fire, life, and safety codes.

-State of the Art Security - Colocation hosting facilities are protected by 24 7-365 on-site physical security with sophisticated cameras, video surveillance and electronic card access system so that only authorized personnel can enter the building. Moreover, gaps in the perimeter are monitored round-the-clock.