The new Corporate Colocation datacenter at 530 W. 6th St. is the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly datacenter in Los Angeles.

Enabling this efficiency is our proprietary "free-air" cooling system, the first system of its kind in the Western hemisphere. Our system uses a series of wind tunnels, outside air intakes, and exhaust fans to bring into the datacenter cool outside air (cooling it further with the CRAC units when needed on warmer days), directing it down the cold aisles, and swiftly extracting it from the hot aisles, using directed air flow to maximize cooling and ensure a desirable operating temperature in every cab.

The innovation in our datacenter does not end with the cooling apparatus. Our facilities feature an advanced network for providing low-latency bandwidth to our clients, and a highly scalable, pre-wired interconnects to provide our customers with the flexibility for growth. Every cage and cabinet is pre-wired with an 8 port patch panel, compliant with Cat5E and Cat6 standards. These patch panels are cross connected in our main distribution frame. Cabling is run in a carefully ordered manner on our overhead cable ladders. The patch panel system allows for extremely rapid provisioning of interconnects to clients, and also provides ample ports so that fully redundant connections can be provisioned as desired. As customers expand their operations with us and order more cabs, interconnecting these cabs is a simple matter - in fact, the mathematical scalability of this system exceeds by a hundredfold the maximum capacity of our datacenters. In addition to this interconnect system, our facility features the highest-quality Panduit patch panels and interdict facilities, enabling the easy provisioning of fiber interconnects to clients, and our datacenter is also equipped with an enterprise-grade telecom block, facilitating rapid provisioning and deployment of T1 lines, ATM cross connects and other specialized telecom facilities.

The most important element to the ongoing operations of a datacenter is reliable power. Our datacenter features state of the art Uninterruptible Power Supply systems and Automatic Transfer Switches, ensuring uninterrupted power supply on those rare occasions when the building must transition to generator power. Our redundant UPS systems and interconnects to the building main panels allow us to provide true A and B circuits to our clients, providing customers with a maximal assurance of reliable electricity. Beyond our highly reliable power distribution infrastructure, we also have state of the art security, with biometric fingerprint scanners and RFID badges required to gain entry. All parts of the datacenter are under continual 24/7 video surveillance, and the corridors surrounding the server rooms are patrolled continually by building security officers.

The new Corporate Colo datacenter is replete with amenities to make the sometimes challenging work of our customers in maintain their infrastructure as easy as possible. Our facility is equipped with brand new, well stocked "crash carts", with high-resolution LCD monitors and peripherals, an outlet strip, and ample room for a laptop. These units act as highly effective mobile desks, allowing customers to comfortably work at their cabinets for extended periods of configuration and troubleshooting of their equipment, if needed. We also feature IP/KVM devices, allowing remote access to the console of individual servers, as well as terminal servers that can allow customers to access remotely devices equipped with serial ports.

The highly efficient nature of the Corporate Colocation datacenter, facilitated by our innovations in cooling and connectivity, allow us to provide colocation services to our customers of the highest quality, at prices unmatched by the local competition. Legacy datacenters with traditional cooling infrastructure simply cannot compete with our facility, as we are able to maintain the same cool temperatures in our facility as they maintain in theirs, while only using a tiny fraction of the electricity they require. These savings translate into lower costs for our customers. However, low costs do not translate into low quality. In the Corporate Colocation datacenter, no expense has been spared, in order to ensure the most reliable and robust infrastructure for our clients.

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