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