Huntsville Data Center

Alabama Colocation with High Speed Connectivity to the World

Huntsville is the fastest-growing metro area in Alabama with a strong industry base in government, manufacturing, healthcare and professional services. Our state-of-the-art Huntsville data center is located near Redstone Arsenal, the Marshall Space Flight Center and Cummings Research Park.

Our Huntsville Data Center: Reserve Your Colocation Space Today

DC BLOX serves the needs of the Huntsville business community and all of Alabama with a secure Tier III colocation facility equipped with high-speed connectivity to Internet Exchanges, other DC BLOX data centers, and public cloud providers.

Designed and constructed to service executive branch agencies, defense contractors and any organization that handles, possesses, shares, and receives Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), the Huntsville facility has the ability to up-scope to higher levels of information classification. The Huntsville location is also a compelling disaster recovery location for enterprises in Nashville, Birmingham and DC BLOX’s Atlanta and Chattanooga data centers.

The Huntsville data center offers colocationnetwork and connectivity and cloud storage services to enable clients to efficiently scale their infrastructure and ensure business continuity.

  • Huntsville Data Center

Huntsville Data Center

333 Diamond Drive NW
Huntsville, Alabama 35806
Phone: 877.590.1684
Email: marketing@dcblox.com

Huntsville Colocation Features

Building Specifications

  • 9,000 sq. ft. initially; expandable up to 52,400 sq. ft.
  • Up to 7,400 sq. ft. of tenant office space with conference rooms, staging areas and work stations
  • 48U lockable cabinets
  • Precast concrete shell
  • Reinforced concrete slab in data halls
  • Turn-key and build-to-suit options available
  • 150 mph wind-rated structure
  • High density options available

Connectivity

  • Private, optical connectivity across the Southeast – 100% SLA
  • Carrier-neutral with virtual cross-connects to carriers in any DC BLOX data center including: AT&T, Comcast, Charter/Spectrum, Cogent, Zayo, CenturyLink and more
  • 100G+ optical connectivity powered by Ciena
  • Low-latency to internet exchanges = hundreds of carrier connections
  • Private connectivity to public cloud providers
  • Software-defined network (SDN) for rapid provisioning

Security

  • Enhanced security built to CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) standards
  • Perimeter fencing
  • 24x7x365 manned security desk
  • Vehicle gate
  • Secure customer lockers
  • Layered security from the perimeter to each cabinet
  • CCTV at perimeter, ingress/egress, office, data hall and cabinets
  • Documented path for up-scope of security

Power

  • Up to 1.5MW critical load; expandable up to 13.5MW
  • N+1 generator backup
  • N+1 UPS systems
  • Dual UPS feeds to all cabinets
  • Dual transformers
  • 24-hour on-site fuel storage

Cooling

  • N+1 cooling
  • High efficiency Direct Expansion (DX)
  • Hot aisle containment

Huntsville Alabama Construction Site

Watch this construction video of the Huntsville data center which was built in just 22 weeks!

Huntsville Alabama Construction Site

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Related Resources

Data Center & Network Infrastructure for Southeast Markets

Download our eBrief to read how businesses in Huntsville, Alabama can leverage DC BLOX’s Metro Fiber Network to access its data center and connectivity ecosystem.

DC BLOX Empowers Huntsville, AL, with Newly Available, High-Speed Metro Fiber Network

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DC BLOX announces that its new Metro Fiber Network in Huntsville, Alabama, is now available and ready for service.