DCA2 was originally constructed for the US military and NSA to house critical data. Designed to be safe from physical attacks, DCA2 is located in a natural disaster-free zone protected against floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes. Since a large portion of the world’s internet passes through Northern Virginia, this central location ensures optimal connectivity, speed, and routing, minimizing the number of hops.
Power & Cooling
- Three Separate power feeds connected to multiple transfer switches for optimal redundancy
- Three Independent UPS systems, APC & Liebert UPS units
- Two Diesel generators with 48 hours of generator fuel on premises
- 300+ Tons of redundant AC cooling using Liebert units
Network
- Multiple private OC-192 SONET rings: Level 3 & Cox Communications
- Redundant gigabit ethernet-based network
- Backbone-grade equipment: Cisco 12012 GSR, Catalyst 6509 MSFC2, Cisco Catalyst 2950G
- 100Mb/s full duplex or 1Gb/s port available to all servers
Fire Detection & Suppression
- Halon system and pre-action fire suppression system with zone separation
- Temperature, humidity, smoke, and particulate detection systems
Security & Personnel
- SAS-70 Type II Certified & Audited
- ISO 9001:2008 Certified & Registered
- 24x7x365 closed-circuit, live video surveillance
- Keycard access control
- Staffed 24x7x365 by experienced system & network engineers