DataBank :: Dallas . Texas . USA

Cologlobal’s flagship facility is the Databank facility in Dallas,Texas.

Databank is an ‘enterprise only’ facility offering full cabinet or private cage solutions exclusively. Cologlobal has negotiated a private cage within Databank with our own private A+B power panels contractually fed from diverse power stations.

Cologlobal provides premium networks with a minimum GB port access for each colocation customer. Multiple 10G upstream contracts in place with AboveNet, AirBand, Cogent, Time Warner, XO, Looking Glass, Level 3, InnerCity Fibernet, FiberLight, MCI, Qwest, Consolidated Communications, Texas Lone Star Network, TerraStar, Clearwire Communications, Current Communications, and Verizon. Extensive core network security including core network firewalls, DDOS protection, IDS and IPS systems in place.

Cologlobal DataBank Dallas Operations

Cologlobal has secured almost 3000 sq feet of floor space within the DataBank facility on the prized first floor with direct access and viewing from the breakout and DR rooms. Facilitating 1U to 100U colocation along with private Octals, 1/4 cabinet, 1/2 cabinet, 3/4 cabinet and full/multiple cabinet unescorted and private access via key, access card and biometric scanners.

The Property

400 S. Akard Street is located on three acres in the heart of the central business district minutes from major office, hotel, restaurant and retail facilities, and is conveniently served by Dart’s light rail system.  The property is fully equiped to house environmentally sensitive communications equipment, mission critical data center operations, and business enterprises that find it advantageous to locate within a high-security, state-of-the-art venue.

The seven-story building was originally completed in 1921 to house the United States Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The Beaux Arts-style limestone building established Dallas as a center for economic development in the Southwest prior to World War I. The Bank significantly expanded and modernized the property in 1959.  Its distinctive architectural style and detailing led the city of Dallas to designate the building a historic landmark in 1979.

In 2000, an expert telecom development team carefully renovated the building, taking advantage of its inherent security features to create the ideal real estate solution for the technology industry. The building offers maximum connectivity, a robust, redundant power supply and approximately 300,000 rentable square feet ideally suited for telecom, enterprise data centers, disaster recovery, back-office operations and traditional office use.

DatabaBank Features

• SAS70 Type II/SSAE16 certified
• 24x7x365 on-site staff
• Multiple layers of security & authentication; including card key, PIN, & biometric required for facility entrance
• Card access required to gain access to parking and building lobby
• Biometric hand scanner required for data center entry
• Multiple 360 degree cameras with 10x zoom
• High speed recorders with DV cassette tapes for security monitoring
• Minimum 30 day security tape storage
• True A+B power configurations
• Remote monitoring of all equipment

• All UPS and Generator deployments provide 2N and N+1 redundancy – (4) 800 KVA UPS Systems (4) 1200 KVA UPS Systems(4) 900 KVA UPS Systems(4) 2.0 megawatt generators (2) 2.5 megawatt generators(4) 1.5 megawatt generators
• Twelve utility feeds from the CBD grid
• N+2 Transformers per utility vault
• Feeds to building are concrete encased
• 3500 Ton cooling tower capacity
• Data Center HVAC system includes (118) 30 Ton Liebert CRAC Units
• Entire system is designed with N+1 redundancy
• Liebert Leak Detect System