Webair data center NY1: one of the most reliable Tier III data centers in the United States (feature overview + photo)

KingServers has begun work with a new partner - the American company Webair, which specializes in providing managed hosting services. Part of our equipment will be located in a Tier III certified NY1 data center. This DC is located in New York, next to the Long Island Railway Station.

In this article we would like to state the reasons that prompted us to work with Webair, and, in particular, to choose this particular data center, built in 2011. Webair is constantly expanding the capabilities of its DC, in particular, the cooling infrastructure has recently been updated in this data center (a “hot corridor” type scheme has been added) and the equipment has been updated. As a result, DC has become more productive, plus energy efficient. In continuation - the main current characteristics of the data center NY1.

Key Features

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• NY1 data center is certified by Tier III, SAS SSAE16 and HIPAA standards;
• N + 1 type redundancy (in some elements of N + 2 infrastructure) for cooling systems, power systems, network infrastructure;
• No binding from any telecom operators, with a wide choice of entry points and accessible networks that can withstand very high loads;
• As a result, direct and operator-independent switching via an MMR traffic exchange node with various providers, including Level3, Global Crossings, AboveNet, Lighttower, XO Communications and Verizon
• The total area of ​​the working space is 4650 m2.

Energy Infrastructure Characteristics

• 4 MW - direct power supply of the data center, two transformers;
• 1 MW - backup power system with 2 backup parallel generators, the fuel supply for which is enough for 2 weeks of uninterrupted work of the data center;
• Backup UPS and PDU for each rack (A / B power);

• Two backup power DC;
• Flexible power supply systems for customers with 120V, 208V, 3PH, 20 A, 30 A, 50 A and higher schemes;
• The ability to add additional power schemes;
• DCIM-systems with integration into the DC energy infrastructure.

Network infrastructure and connectivity

The company has data centers in New York (it’s about this article), Amsterdam, Montreal and Los Angeles. Thanks to this, the company's customers receive multiple redundancy, plus the ability to manage traffic flows for critical projects.



In particular, Webair has a “dark fiber optic ring” with exits to:

• 111 Eighth Ave., New York, NY
• 60 Hudson St., New York, NY
• 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
• 470 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn, NY
• 501 Franklin Ave., Garden City, NY
• 165 Halsey St., Newark, NJ
• Gyroscoopweg 2E & 2F and NIKHEF, Kruislaan 409, 1098 SJ, Amsterdam, NL

At these points of presence, clients can connect to more than 1000 different networks, which allows you to add additional network resources if necessary.



The equipment here is installed DWDM / CDWM from Transmode and Cube Optics AG.



Specifications:

• Access to various Tier 1 providers;
• POE multiplicity;
• Access to the "dark fiber" of Manhattan;
• "Ring of dark fiber" main poP of New York;
• Dual 1 / 10Gbps + BGP;
• A team of engineers to support architectural solutions DC.

Cooling

• N + 2 scheme using 10-20 ton CRAC units;
• Each unit is independent, the network can be called distributed;
• Hot corridors, the lack of third-party equipment in the underground space;
• Integration of the cooling system with DCIM-systems, with real-time monitoring of the PUE;
• Monitor critical HVAC systems.

Support

A qualified team working 24/7/365. The team can work with all types of popular models of equipment and software that is used in DC. If necessary, remote support is possible.

Safety system

• Biometric system of admission of employees and customers;
• The security system is audited according to SSAE16 SOC 1 TYPE II;
• Video recording from cameras 24 hours a day, archive storage for 90 days;

• Customer identification and verification 24/7;
• Card system of access both to the building, and to specific racks;

Zoning of critical DC sites with access prohibition;

• DDoS protection;
• VESDA fire system for each infrastructure and critical area;
• Inergen gas system installed, capable of extinguishing the fire without damage to the equipment;
• Equipping each CRAC unit with its own fire safety module with connection to the common VESDA system.

Conclusion

NY1 data center is one of the most promising at the moment. This DC is located in the USA, New York, in a place where there is very good connectivity. At the same time, connectivity is very high both for America and for Europe and Asia.

Plus, the reliability of the infrastructure and the capabilities of this DC are very high. Such a service is difficult to obtain in domestic data centers, even with an overpayment several times.