Chicago Records Management SaaS applications are housed in a Tier III+ Data Center
SAS 70 Type II Compliant
Chicago Records Management houses its eBackup and eRecords environments in a premier Tier III+ Data Center located in the Chicagoland suburbs.
CRM choose this facility because it is equipped with state-of-the-art cooling, infrastructure redundancy, and security.
Below are the specifications of this facility.
Last Updated: March 31, 2010
Facility Specifications
86,000 sq. ft.
34’ slab to ceiling height
17’ mezzanine to ceiling height
12 inch thick steel reinforced high pressure concrete walls
Building standards meet NEBS Level 3 compliance for core and shell with additional bullet resistant architectural openings and single entry metal detection and volumetric ultrasound access control ensuring a weapon free environment
Fully complies with Tier 3+ design specification standards as outlined by The Uptime Institute
Secure exterior faux spandrel window system
Structural load of 500 lbs per SF; 125 lbs per SF on Mezzanine
Zero slab-on-grade penetration above and below
Roof is a fully adhered single ply 60mil EPDM rubber membrane system with isocyanurate insulation
Below grade pump evacuation enclosed containment for all water run-off
Building Access & Security
Staffed 24x7
24x7 On-site Armed Security Staff
Alarm system with cameras on all perimeter points of the building; video and camera surveillance within data center
(2) CircleLock 200 Man traps and biometric security access, one into the facility, and a second which allows access to Data Center.
Private Parking Area
Secure Loading Dock
Freight Elevator
Scissor Lift
To schedule a tour of our Data Center, or for additional information, please contact us.
Power Infrastructure
Three 1.25 and Three 2.25 MW Caterpillar and Cummins generators
48 hours on-site fuel capacity per generator
Power room is a fully demised Electrical Distribution Matrix with diverse dual independent ComEd On-Site “A”, On-Site “B” power grid source support, and On-Site Diesel Fuel based Generation
Planned delivery of up to 200 watts/ft2 on Mezzanine Level; Main Floor designed for high density deployments of up to 18Kw per cabinet and ~ 250 watts/ft2 12.5MW capacity
Power infrastructure is redundant (n+1) on all system levels
Power backup systems include redundant APC Power Distribution Units (A+B), MGE UPS
Facility HVAC
Over (20) 135 ton custom Trane Roof top Units
Over 1000cfm for each supply and return
Facility creates and monitors multiple thermal layers and electronically adjusts, in real-time, the cooling needs of each individual cage or cabinet space.
Three (3) 20 ton Liebert systems cooling for Power/Electrical room
Sophisticated heat removal systems allow for up to 18kW of power consumption per cabinet
Fire Suppression
Novec 1230 suppression system
Pre-action back-up system with VESDA four stage detection
Telecommunications
Carrier Neutral
AT&T, MCI, AboveNet, XO, and SBC fiber is on premises; AboveNet, XO and AT&T currently on-net.
Dually diverse private ring to 350 Cermak (premier Carrier Hub of Chicago) via Abovenet for access to your carrier of choice.
Private point-to-point fiber connection between CRM's Primary and Secondary data locations.
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