Downtownhost servers are located just south of downtown Denver in the Denver Technological Center (DTC).

Data Center has been designed with uncompromising standards.  Located just south of Downtown Denver in the Denver Tech Center (DTC), our 46,000 square foot facility has over 14,000 square feet of raised flooring and 1,200 square feet of traditional telco style flooring.   In addtion to the well heeled Data Center space, our facility also contains our Network Operations Center (NOC), administrative space and conference rooms.

Power

Electrical power to our Data Center is delivered by redundant feeds from the Xcel Energy Surrey Ridge substation. The electric service in the building is connected to parallel redundant Powerware UPS units, which deliver conditioned power to the data center via a Starline Bussway system. This system eliminates the need for traditional power distribution units (PDU's) and enhances the reliability of the system as well as making "A" and "B" power available to every computer equipment cabinet.   The power is backed up by two diesel generators connected to separate automatic transfer switches (ATS).

Environmental

We understand that just powering equipment is not enough to meet the needs of today's demanding infrastructure components, the equipment must be kept cool and stable in order to operate properly.   Cooling and humidity is controlled by 14 air handling units (AHUs) featuring N+1 and N+2 redundancy (dependant on location within the facility).  The AHU's keep the operating environment in the Data Center at 70 degrees with 45% humidity with variation of no more than +/- 4 degrees of temperature and 4% humidity. 

To ensure that optimal cooling and air circulation is available at all times, air flow studies are conducted and an analysis with infrared heat sensing cameras is performed on a regular basis.

Security

Access to the Downtownhost data center is controlled by access card and biometric scanning systems. All data center entrants must be authorized by Downtownhost Network Operations Center (NOC) personnel prior to entry to the facility. For additional security, entrance to all raised-floor and colocation areas requires both a biometric scan and use of the access card.

In addition to human, access card and biometric security, more than 40 high-tech cameras, connected to a closed circuit digital video recording system monitor the data center. This system provides NOC staff with the ability to visually monitor all doors to the data center and all cabinets within the data center. The system detects any movement, triggering one or more of the cameras to capture a digital image of the movement, which is recorded and archived. The images are archived periodically and can be transferred to any digital media on-demand.

Fire Detection and Suppression

Fire detection within the Data Center is provided by an early detection alarm system monitored both within the Network Operations Center (NOC) and by Honeywell as a backup, third-party monitoring service.   The monitoring system informs the NOC staff of the specific alarm generating the warning and its location.   The Data Center has detectors installed both above, and below, the raised floor.   

The fire suppression system is a pre-action, dry pipe which would discharge water only from the appropriate locations when the heat in the Data Center increases enough to trigger a fire sprinkler head.    The discharge of a sprinkler would signal the emergency power-off switch, which would simultaneously turn off the commercial electrical power to the Data Center and switch to UPS power.

Tours and More Information

If you are in the Denver Metro Area and would like a tour of our facility, or would like more information about our facility, please contact one of our Sales Representatives.