REDPLAID's Data Centers

REDPLAID's Data Center is a world class facility located in one of North America's premier "Carrier Hotels," The Bandwidth Exchange Building, located in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Our 10,000 square foot facility includes state-of-the-art security, N+1 redundancy in electrical and environmental systems, and an on-site Network Operations Center monitored 24/7 by trained engineers. REDPLAID's state-of-the-art Data Center building is called a "Carrier Hotel" because it also houses Points of Presence (POPs) for all of the major Internet & telecommunication carriers operating in the central United States including: Verizon (MCI/UUNet), Sprint, AT&T, Level(3), Qwest, XO Communications, Cogent, WilTel, Broadwing, Savvis, McLeodUSA, and Charter Communications among others.
In addition, our staff is responsible for managing the "Meet-Me Room" for the building, which is a private peering point between all of the network providers and carriers. This facility is directly connected to REDPLAID's data center, and allows us to utilize direct connections into each of these carriers' Internet backbone networks without any local loops or cross-connects. These direct connections enable REDPLAID to deliver extremely fast, low-latency Internet bandwidth - which explains why more than half of our customers reside in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and South America - and why they experience exceptional Internet network performance.
Physical Security Access is restricted beyond the secured lobby Biometric & Card Access Required To Enter Data Center Closed Circuit Digital Camera (Stored Electronically) 24/7 Security System Monitoring (On and Off Site) Multiple Checkpoints To Controlled Areas All Visitors Must Be Escorted At All Times Documented Maintenance Logs For All Changes
Environmental Controls Anti-Static, Fireproof Raised Floor (8) 20-Ton Computer Room Air Conditioning Units Temperature Controlled & Monitored (72°F ± 5°) Humidity Controlled & Monitored (30-60% ± 5%) Overhead Ladder Rack System For Cabling & Wiring State-Of-The-Art Cheetah Fire Suppression Under-The-Floor Water Detection System
Power (2) Power Feeds From (2) Separate Power Grids 4,500 Amp 480v Power With (4) MGE Power Distribution Units Power Conditioning With Bus Synchronization 3-phase 208v 30 Amp Power To Each Rack Conditioned 110v or 220v Power To Servers (2) Redundant 300 KVA MGE UPS Systems (5) 1,500 KVA Generators w/Automatic Transfer Switch
Network Redundant Diverse Path Fiber Feeds Into Building Multiple Gigabit Internet Connections Level 3 & Cogent (Primary), UUNet & Sprint (Backup) Internet Connection Load Balancing Using BGPv4 Router Redundancy using HSRP Protocol Redundant Cisco 1,000 Mbps Backbone Network (2) 1,000 Mbps Uplinks To All Servers NIC Teaming For Automatic Network Failover Separate Administrative & Data Backup Networks

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