Inside BendBroadband's data center
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) –- Web hosting provider BendBroadband (www.bendbroadband.com) announced on Monday it has launched the Vault, a 30,000 square foot Tier III enterprise-class green data center in Bend, Oregon.
First announced last June, the data center has partnered with managed hosting provider Logicalis (www.logicalis.com) to offer a full host of dedicated managed services, in addition to colocation, disaster recovery, and cloud computing services.
The data center is built in a former warehouse in the Basalt Business Park at 20845 Sockeye Place, located in Oregon’s Enterprise Zone.
The rich fiber presence and diverse paths of entry into the data center will ensure a robust connectivity solution, making this new facility one of the most desirable for mission-critical IT infrastructure and disaster recovery on the West Coast, says the company.
“Our goal is to provide best-in-class colocation space and services to both small and large enterprises alike,” says Leonard Weitman, VP of technical operations at Vault. “Our facility meets the highest security credentials and offers the power densities and peering opportunities demanded by businesses today.”
BendBroadband says The Vault holds the highest green credentials a data center can offer.
The Vault transforms the cool high desert evening temperatures into energy-efficient cooling, and sunny days into solar energy using PV panels on the roof of the facility.
Green aspects of the facility include free cooling courtesy of KyotoCooling systems that use outside air to cool the building 75 percent of the time, solar panels that generate 152kW of power, energy-efficient hot air containment design allowing cooling only where necessary, pending LEED Gold and Energy Star Certification, 100 percent renewable power purchased from the local utility firm PP&L under its Blue Sky renewable power program.
The location of Central Oregon also offers advantages including a very low risk of seismic activity or other natural disasters found in many West Coast cities, the high desert climate leverages energy efficiency where cool nights yield inexpensive cooling, sunny days provide solar energy using PV solar panels on the roof of the facility, and a convenient location to reach via auto and air.
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