Data Center Campus

Global Switch: Paris Campus

4 sites Paris
OperationalPlanned
Operational with future phases planned
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Campus at a Glance

4 data centers on this campus
First built in 2001 with expansions through 2029
Coordinates: 48.90018, 2.2954
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Site Address Sq M SqFt
Paris East 34,604sq m 372,474
Paris West 16,822sq m 181,070
Total 51,426sq m 553,544

Location

  • The data centre is located 6km from the financial district and city centre
  • 2 train stations are located within a 10 minute walk
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle airport is 45 minutes away by car

Building Overview

  • Global Switch owns the freehold
  • Purpose built
  • Exceeds Tier III operational performance
  • 6 data floors
  • Flexible IT space with ability to create bespoke environments as required

Main Structural Features

  • Reinforced concrete frame with reinforced concrete floors, metal faced cladding and glazing
  • 3.3-3.8m slab to slab height
  • Raised floor height of 600-800mm
  • Minimum from raised floor: typical 3m clear height to underside of deepest beam
  • Floor loading of 10kN/m²
  • 1 or 2 goods lift (10 tonnes), 2 passenger lifts per data center

Power

  • East: 15kV utility supply with N+1 redundancy
  • East: Utility power supply capacity of 27MVA (current and planned)
  • West: 20kV utility supply with N+1 redundancy
  • West: Utility power supply capacity of 27MVA (current and planned)
  • Technical (IT) power supplied by on-site 2N static UPS
  • Mechanical systems backed up by standby generator system with N+1 redundancy
  • Fully diverse power distribution to technical areas
  • On-site fuel storage to support 48 hours at full capacity with 24x7x365 fuel delivery
  • Offering 800 W/m2 as standard, with higher power density solutions fully supported

Cooling

  • East: 22.8MW of installed cooling provision
  • West: 18MW of installed and planned cooling provision
  • Minimum N+1 resilience on all systems
  • CRAC units control temperature and humidity in technical space within the recommended range of ASHRAE TC9.9
  • Diverse distribution pipework throughout
  • Condenser water cooling system

Network:

  • 2 dedicated Meet Me Rooms
  • 2 diverse building entry points
  • Diverse cable routes and pathways
  • Campus fibre system interconnecting Paris West and Paris East
  • Roof space availability for satellite and antennae equipment

Security:

  • Operations Centre manned 24x7x365
  • Security guard patrols 24x7x365
  • Continuous CCTV surveillance of external and internal areas
  • CCTV records kept for 31 days
  • Comprehensive intruder detection and alarms to all areas

Compliance:

ISO 9001:2008, 14001:2004, 27001:2013
OHSAS 18001:2007

Buildings

Sites on this Campus

Site Operator Status Operational Building Size Built
Global Switch: Paris East Global Switch
Operational
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Global Switch: Paris West Global Switch
Operational
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Planned
— — 2028
Global Switch: Paris South Global Switch
Planned
— — 2029

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Global Switch: Paris Campus Power Growth Over Time

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Operating Company

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Founded in 1998, Global Switch is an owner, operator and developer of large scale network dense, carrier and cloud neutral multi-tenanted data centers in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

In 2018, a consortium of Chinese investors called Elegant Jubilee took control of the company. Elegant Jubilee was formed by Li Qiang, a major shareholder in Chinese data center company Daily-Tech Beijing. The group’s biggest investor is the Jiangsu Sha Steel Group, the largest privately-owned steelmaker in China.

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