Connecticut Data Center

Cervalis’ brand new Connecticut Operation center is located in Fairfield County, Connecticut approximately 40 miles from NYC. The new Operations Center has a 30,000 sq. ft. Data Center facility and up to 20,000 sq. ft. of Business Continuity Recovery Seats in a second facility in the complex.

The Connecticut center holds SAS70 Type II and Cybertrust certifications, demonstrating that our operational processes and controls meet superior standards of security, reliability and availability.

Physical Security
Cervalis' integrated approach creates a fortress-like environment, ensuring that our customers' equipment and data are safeguarded at all times. Multiple layers of protection include the most advanced technology combined with dedicated security personnel that control access at the building perimeter and within the data center. Features include:
• Proximity card readers with badges matched to individual fingerprints
• Video surveillance systems to monitor and control access within the facility
• Motion sensors and biometric readers in highly sensitive areas
• Central security office that monitors all systems
• Bonded security staff for 24x365 physical security management
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Network Security
Cervalis is a leader in network security and plays an active role in developing and implementing security standards. Our center has been certified by Cybertrust, the most exhaustive third-party certification program in the industry.

We employ stringent security and privacy policies based on auditing standards, industry best practices and Cybertrust recommendations. Business rules on TCP and/or UDP ports are strictly enforced, so that access required to perform necessary business functions is restricted. Furthermore, remote access for management purposes is permitted only for authroized individuals through 3DES encrypted VPN sessions.
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Power Supply
The Connecticut Center is designed with full N+1 and 2N redundancy. At any time, each component is equipped with multiple power and networking connections. The power design is based on multiple feeds from the utility provider, N+N (2N) Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), N+1 generator backup, and N+1 generator feeds to the building. The facility is designed to support high density power configurations.

The center's highly available electrical infrastructure is built on a tiered system and includes:

• Two separate feeds from the utility company
• Six individual 750KVA UPS systems
• Three 2MW diesel generators
• 5,500 gallons of fuel per generator
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Cooling Systems
The facility's cooling systems provide built in redundancies and the highest levels of performance and flexibility. These systems include:

• The ability to support high density power design
• A split air conditoning unit with a room air conditioner and rooftop condenser
• Redundancy in one out of five units, with no sigle point of failure

In addition, the location of computer room units accomodates special cooling requirements and high density cooling techniques as required.
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Fire Protection and Suppression
Comprehensive fire protection is supplied by a dry pipe pre-action system that monitors all smoke detectors throughout the building. If smoke detector is activated, the specific location of the incident is displayed on unit monitors located within Cervalis' security command center, network operations center, data center and offsite central station.
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Network Environment
The Connecticut facility is carrier neutral. Customers have access to multiple carriers for internet bandwidth and WAN connectivity.
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Floor Space
The data center is equipped with 24-inch raised floors. All power and are delivered under the rarred floor. Network connection cables are located in overhead cable trays and cooling are never run under the floor.
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Work Area Recovery Space
The Connecticut operations center provides 25,000sq. ft. of work area recovery space as part of its BC/DR solution. The Work Area Recovery space supports personnel who are required to continue business operations from a remote location in the event of an outage that causes the primary location to be inaccessible. Work Area Recovery space consists of Shared and Dedicated Seats.
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