DCA3 is our newest data center with optimal connectivity speeds and reliability.
As with all our data centers, the Springfield location is fully redundant in power, cooling, and
network infrastructure. The DCA3 data center is located within a natural disaster-free zone, being well protected
against floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes.

Power & Cooling

  • Power feed provided through a dedicated transformer switch solely for the data center
  • N+1 UPS systems: 8 parallel PowerWare UPS 1440KVA units
  • Two redundant 1.25MW Diesel generators with 48 hours of generator fuel on premises
  • 200+ tons of AC cooling using multiple, redundant Data Aire Precision units; expandable to 500+ tons

Network

  • OC-192 SONET ring Cox Communications
  • Redundant Gigabit Ethernet-based network
  • Backbone-grade equipment: Cisco 12012 GSR, Catalyst 6513 MSFC3, Cisco Catalyst 2950G
  • 100Mb/s full duplex or 1Gb/s port available to all servers

Fire Detection & Suppression

  • Dual-interlocking pre-action fire suppression system with zone separation
  • Temperature, humidity, smoke, and particulate detection systems

Security & Personnel

  • SAS-70 Type II Certified & Audited
  • ISO 9001:2008 Certified & Registered
  • 24x7x365 closed-circuit, live video surveillance
  • Keycard access control
  • Staffed 24x7x365 by experienced system & network engineers