The Woodlands site is Global Switch's second data center in Singapore located on the north end of the island.

Location:

• The data centre is 17km from the Central Business District and 15km from Tai Seng
• A MRT station is a 10 minute walk
• Changi Airport is 23km away

Building:

• OverviewGlobal Switch has a long-term lease with renewal rights for a further 30 years
• Exceeds Tier III operational performance
• 5 data floors
• Flexible IT space with the ability to create bespoke environments

Main Structural Features:

• Reinforced concrete frame with reinforced concrete floors, concrete walls with external metal cladding
• 5.1m slab to slab height
• Raised floor height of 900mm
• Minimum from raised floor: 3.2m clear height to underside of ceiling
• Floor loading of 15kN/m²
• 1 goods lift (5 tons), 3 passenger lifts

Data Center Power

• 22kV utility supply with N+N redundancy
• Utility power supply capacity of 40MVA (planned)
• Technical (IT) power and mechanical systems supplied by on-site Diesel Rotary UPS with N+2 redundancy
• Fully diverse power distribution to technical areas
• On-site fuel storage to support 24 hours at full capacity with 24x7x365 fuel delivery
• Offering 1,500 W/m² as standard, with higher power density solutions fully supported

Cooling:

• Minimum N+1 resilience on all systems
• CRAH units control temperature and humidity in technical space within the recommended range of ASHRAE TC9.9
• Diverse distribution pipework throughout

Security:

• Operations Center 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
• Perimeter Intrusion Detection system (PIDs)
• Strict access control procedures to ISO 27001:2013
• Access control using proximity card readers and biometric systems
• Physical access via mantrap
• Secure managed delivery and loading area available 24x7x365
• Compliant with Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) TVRA requirements

Connectivity:

• Carrier Neutral
• Network dense with access to multiple global and regional carriers and Internet service providers offering Dark Fiber, Wavelength, Ethernet, MPLS, VPLS, IP Transit, Peering, CDN, Storage, Virtualized Services (SDN), Voice and Mobile Services
• Two (2) dedicated Meet Me Rooms
• Two (2) diverse building entry points
• Diverse cable routes and pathwaysRoof space availability for satellite and antennae equipment

Fire Detection and Suppression:

• Inert gas suppression system in technical areas with dry pipe pre-action sprinkler for additional resiliency