Colocation Services
Colocation Solutions to Keep Your IT Strategic
Digital transformation is driving rapid changes in IT infrastructure strategies and IT executives have a lot of options to consider. While many workloads / applications are moving to the cloud, there are important reasons why colocation remains a critical part of your IT strategy.
DC BLOX Colocation Services will help your business to:
Improve reliability and uptime
Enhance business continuity and disaster recovery
Enable hybrid cloud and enhance access to public cloud providers
Facilitate consolidation of company-owned data centers
Increase network bandwidth and connectivity
DC BLOX builds secure, reliable Tier III data centers in markets where such facilities have not previously been available. There is no longer a need to build and maintain your own data centers or to drive to the nearest major metropolitan area to get the colocation services your business needs. With concurrently maintainable redundant power and cooling systems; resilient network connectivity over our private network; and efficient cloud storage in each facility, DC BLOX protects your IT infrastructure and data at the edge and keeps it running.
colocation & Wholesale Overview
Colocation Features & Benefits
Features
Concurrently maintainable dual path (A & B) power busses for greater resiliency
Tier III Data Center Design with N+1 electrical and N+1 mechanical redundancy
Modular enclosures provide flexible space including half cabinets, full cabinets, and full pods – as well as densities up to 30kW per rack cabinet
Remote Hands and Eyes services managed by on-site, in-house technicians for faster equipment reboots, circuit testing, cable and card replacements, and tape rotation
24x7x365 manned security which includes CCTV monitoring and retention for data center perimeter, data center hall and cabinets
Benefits
Modern design and expert operations lower costs vs. in-house
Connected data centers provide multitude of connectivity options
Tier III basis of design reduces risk of failure saving costs of downtime
100% SLA for power, temperature and humidity
Flexible space and high-density power configurations
24x7x365 service monitoring
Whitespace Options
DC BLOX currently has space and power available across our existing portfolio of sites with access to greenfield real estate and power assurance from our utility partners, with more space and power capacity planned soon.
Ready-Now
With our Ready-Now solutions, you have a choice of infrastructure configurations from existing commissioned capacity that meet your specific needs. Leveraging our existing designs for power, cooling, connectivity and security from whitespace available in multiple Southeastern regional locations, we can get your IT up and running quickly and efficiently. Whether you’re looking for available cabinets or cages or want to bring your own, we have flexible configurations that make it easy, enabling you to focus on growing your business.
Single-Tenant
We recognize that when it comes to colocation requirements, one size does not fit all. That’s why we offer single-tenant solutions designed to give you the security and control your business requires. From building customized data halls to standalone build-to-suit structures at our existing locations, we provide you with a platform to tailor to your specific needs. Contact us today to discuss your options.
DC BLOX Colocation Data Centers
Our colocation facilities are built in growing markets across the Southeast to bring the secure, reliable data center services needed by local businesses, universities, healthcare organizations, and government.
Chattanooga, TN
The DC BLOX Chattanooga data center is strategically located within 150 miles of major metropolitan areas, so surrounding cities like Atlanta, Knoxville and Nashville can benefit from Chattanooga’s Gig. Its location also makes it an ideal Disaster Recovery site to businesses in nearby cities.
Colocation Solutions
Cloud Storage
The DC BLOX Cloud Storage platform is based upon object storage technology, enabling highly efficient and reliable storage at scale, from within or external to any DC BLOX data center.
Disaster Recovery
Reliable colocation facilities connected by a low-latency network and cloud provider access enables a wide range of disaster recovery solutions.
High-Density Colocation
A special data hall design accommodates applications requiring up to 32kW per cabinet to support applications requiring high-performance compute including AI.
Hybrid IT
DC BLOX facilitates the implementation and connectivity of hybrid IT solutions involving company-owned data centers, colocation facilities, and the cloud.
Our Colocation Services Connect Globally
DC BLOX also understands that the increasing distribution of IT infrastructure and data in local facilities, in the cloud, on IoT devices, within mobile apps, and with partners demands a new approach. DC BLOX data centers are equipped with a private, software-defined network and an ecosystem of connectivity partners that provide your business with a breadth of networking options that most businesses cannot get efficiently from their own locations.
Key Capabilities of Our Data Center Connectivity
Private optical network across Southeastern US
Virtual cross-connects to carriers in any DC BLOX data center
100G+ connections between every data center
Low-latency to Internet Exchanges – hundreds of carrier connections to everywhere
Private connectivity to cloud providers
