Infomart Data Centers is investing in infrastructure upgrades to its Silicon Valley facility.
To support the growing demand in the Silicon Valley facility, Infomart has commenced development of a 6 MW data center expansion, increasing the facility’s total capacity by 65 percent to 16 MW. Infomart will also be adding 10,000 square feet of available, private office space to the data center.
Expected to be completed in Q3 of 2016, the other upgrades include electrical enhancements to offer 2N redundancy for the existing critical power, an additional meet-me room (MMR) for increased network redundancy and fortified connectivity options, and several new office suites to house more than two dozen tenant IT operations staff.
“Infomart data centers are built on the basis of better design and sustainability,” said John Sheputis, president of Infomart Data Centers. “Our investment in our Silicon Valley facility demonstrates our flexibility in helping some of today’s most innovative global cloud and consumer brands realize their business objectives.”
To further enhance electrical reliability and increase power efficiencies, Infomart is installing new uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units and backup generators, as well as state-of-the-art switchgear. And, new power distribution equipment and upgraded batteries across all data center systems will enable the facility to exceed Tier III design requirements for concurrent maintainability and fault tolerance, the company added.
On the environmental front, in addition to being the first California wholesale data center to earn LEED Gold Certification, Infomart Silicon Valley recently converted to using non-potable, or “gray water,” for 100 percent of the mechanical infrastructure and irrigation surrounding the facility.
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