CyrusOne’s Houston-West Data Center Strategic Position Received No Damage To Platforms
CyrusOne’s Houston West II data center is located 20 minutes west of downtown Houston just off Beltway 8 between I-10 and 290. It is strategically positioned with access to significant and redundant utility power feeds, and access to one of the fastest and most reliable telecommunications networks, as it is located along a major fiber corridor in Houston.
5170 Westway Park Blvd Houston, TX 77041
Phone: 855-564-3198
West II – Highlights
Overview
Power
Cooling
Security
Fire Protection
Amenities
- Will support up to 160,000 sq. ft. data center / 80,000 sq. ft. of raised white floor
- SSAE 16 (SOC I type II), PCI DSS (sec 9 & 12), HIPAA, ISO 27001, FISMA
- CyrusOne Facilities are designed to meet TIA-942 requirements for electrical and mechanical.
- High Performance Computing (HPC) capable, supports 200 wpsf with the ability to supportover 1,000 wpsf
- Efficient, divisible floor plates
- Extra layer of physical security including hurricane shutters, extra diesel on-site, outside of flood zone
- Carrier-neutral and part of CyrusOne Texas IX
- 100% uptime service level agreement on power
- 24×7 staffed NOCC and remote hands support
- Dedicated cages and private suite options available
- 36-inch raised floor design
- Utilizing Stultz 100-ton CRAH units with electronically commutated (EC) variable-speed fans
- Highly efficient multiple 500 ton Trane chillers with fast restart and adaptive controlled
- Microprocessors
- Ability to scale as density increases
- Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA) system; sampling air in parts per million coupled with a zonal dual-action interlocking dry-pipe system
- Can accommodate up to 24MW of critical capacity
- Multiple levels of redundancy available within same footprint (e.g. N, 2N)
- Dual input PDUs with static transfer switches
- 2.25 MW Dedicated Diesel generators
- 5,000 gallon belly tanks at each generator
- Reinforced physical structure, including concrete bollards and steel-lined wall options for security, and bullet resistant glass
- Video surveillance and recording of the exterior and interior
- On-site security guards 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Man traps, revolving entrance doors; biometric and key card (color coded) security for rigid access control
- Cabinet and cage security options include individual locks and biometric scanners
- Centrally located to dozens of hotels, restaurants and other amenities
Virtual Tour
Houston’s Largest Digital Energy Campus
This second facility makes CyrusOne’s Houston West data center campus the largest and first digital energy campus for the oil and gas industry in Houston and a geophysical center of excellence for seismic exploration computing. The first phase of the building is completed, with 80,000 colocation square feet (CSF) operational today. The building’s total footprint will be 160,000 sq. ft. with the ability to hold up to 24 MW of critical capacity.
Secure, Hardened Facility
The hardened facility is outside the FEMA 500 year flood plain and features a reinforced roof and concrete walls. The Houston West Building #2 data center boasts significant physical security features including perimeter fencing, steel lined walls, bulletproof glass, dual authentication, biometric access systems, and 24x7x365 security guards. It also incorporates CyrusOne’s sophisticated building management systems designed to proactively monitor all of the mechanical and electrical systems in the building.
The Nation’s First National Internet Exchange
With CyrusOne’s National IX, customers can configure a virtual on-net platform from a multitude of carriers and providers, allowing optimal flexibility and interconnection with anyone at any connected facility and to the cloud.
As part of CyrusOne’s National IX platform, this Houston data center provides interconnection to other CyrusOne data centers in Texas and beyond.
