Data center · DAL III
Dallas Data Center DAC (DAL III)
4025 Midway Road, Carrollton, TX
At a glance
4025 Midway Road, Carrollton, TX
Areté Solutions’ Dallas Data Center DAC (DAL III) is located at 4025 Midway Road in Carrollton, Texas, just 17 miles north of downtown Dallas and is easily accessible from both DFW airport and Dallas Love Field. This location is ideal for companies seeking managed cloud hosting, data center relocation, Dallas colocation or hybrid infrastructure solutions.
25,000 SF
Data center space
Move-in-ready space.
3.3 MW
Total power capacity
Space offers a total capacity of 3.3 Megawatts of power.
2008
Commissioned
100% uptime achieved since data center commissioning in 2008.
Facility specifications
What’s inside.
Facility details
- Conveniently located near the George Bush Turnpike and North Dallas Tollway
- 100% uptime achieved since data center commissioning in 2008
- Features 25,000 SF of move-in-ready data center space
- Fed by diverse utility feeds from two (2) separate substations in two (2) separate counties and two (2) separate power plants
- Generator yard protected by 30’ high retaining wall for security
- TPO high reflectivity roofing system – one year old
- Surface parking – 300+ spaces in building lot
Security
- Multi-layer security and authentication
- HVAC, power and building critical systems managed and monitored 24x7x365
- 24x7x365 security guarded access, key-card and/or biometric access controlled in critical areas
- Cage access is controlled by biometric and/or key card access readers
- All access points, common areas and the building perimeter are monitored by CCTV
- All security feeds monitored in a Network Operations Center facility in accordance with PCI requirements
- All critical building systems are monitored 24x7x365; Building Management Systems monitors all building functions
Data center floor
- 36 inch raised floor
- 1,200 lbs. per sq. ft. of raised floor loading
- 9’-0” from raised floor to grid ceiling clearance
- Secure cages and lockable cabinets solutions
Power
- UPS is configured with Eight 750 kVA 2N UPS systems
- Power is served by two (2) sub-stations with diverse entry paths into the facility
- Each substation is served by separate power generation plants
- Suite served by one (1) 2500 kVA transformer and one (1) 2500 kVA reserve transformer
- The facility is served by four 2,000 kW generators, backed up by a fifth 2,000 kW generator
- True A/B power is delivered to the data center floor with redundant PDUs and RPPs
- Power is monitored at the branch circuit level
- The generator yard is located behind a 30 ft. high retaining wall around the perimeter for security
- Generators are tested on a monthly basis
- Subterranean fuel storage tanks have a capacity of up to 48,000 gallons of diesel fuel
- The data center is supported by redundant re-fuel contracts
- Space offers a total capacity of 3.3 Megawatts of power
Cooling
- Served by 1800 Ton cooling plant in N+1 configuration with N=25% CRAH unit design
- Cooling is configured with thirty 30-ton CRAH units on the floor
- High density configurations are supported
Fire detection & suppression
- Double-interlock, dry pipe, pre-action water sprinkler system
- Overhead and under floor smoke detection
- VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus)
Telecom & connectivity
- Fiber enters the building through two separate entrance facilities on different sides of the facility and diverse underground entry points
- Facility has a private, DWDM fully redundant carrier grade fiber ring to connect Areté Solutions data centers to major carrier hotels
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