Rackspace Technology Data Centers: New York City (NYC2)

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Overview

This 35,000-square-foot facility in Somerset, New Jersey, is located an hour from New York City and is actively managed and maintained 24x7x365 by our team of highly trained and experienced engineers. Physical threat protection measures include biometric scanners, video surveillance, alarm systems, key card access and laser-based smoke detection. This facility is designed to provide N+N power redundancy and N+1 cooling. It is served by 16 carriers, providing fiber-based connectivity to the site, to help provide carrier neutrality and redundancy.

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Data center statistics and specifics

Facility and Security

  • Raised Flooring: 35,000 sq ft
  • 2.7 MW Total Utility Power 
  • Manned 24x7x365
  • Biometric Scanners
  • Video Surveillance
  • Alarm System 
  • Key Card Access Required 
  • Laser Based Smoke Detection
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Products and Services

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Power and Cooling

  • 2.4 MW UPS Power Capacity
  • N+N Redundancy
  • Diesel-Powered Generators w/ 1,000 kW Capacity each
  • 2x20,000 Gallon Fuel Tanks
  • 1,100 Tons of Cooling Capacity, N+1 Redundancy
  • Double Interlocked Dry Pipe Pre-Actioned Sprinkler System
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Connectivity and Infrastructure

  • Multiple Tier-1 Service Providers
  • 10-Gigabit Ethernet Per Carrier
  • Redundant Cisco 3-Tier LAN Architecture
  • 16 Carriers Providing Fiber Based Connectivity to Site
  • Redundant Cisco & ARISTA Routers
  • BGP Multipath Route Optimization 
  • Cisco Switches for Aggregation, Distribution & Access Layer
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Accessibility and Monitoring

  • Customer Retain Admin Control of Leased Servers
  • Rackspace Retains Control of Networking Hardware
  • Console Access Provided via SSH over VPN
  • Centralized Facility Monitoring & Management System
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Standards and Compliance

Rackspace adheres to a broad range of information and security certifications & standards including: 

  • SSAE18 SOC1, SOC2, SOC3
  • PCI DSS
  • ISO27001
  • ISO14001
  • ISO9001
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Our Industry-Leading Guarantees

Customers in over 120 countries, including over half of the FORTUNE® 100, rely on our 100% Network Uptime Guarantee and infrastructure guarantees.

Network Guarantee

We guarantee that our data center will be available 100% of the time in a given month, excluding scheduled or emergency maintenance. Otherwise, we apply a 5% credit of your monthly fee for each 30 minutes of network downtime, up to 100% of your monthly fee for the affected server.

Infrastructure Guarantee

We guarantee that data center HVAC and power will be functioning 100% of the time, excluding scheduled or emergency maintenance. Otherwise, we apply a 5% credit of your monthly fee for each 30 minutes of data center infrastructure downtime, up to 100% of your monthly fee for the affected server.

Hardware Replacement Guarantee

We guarantee that replacement or repair of Rackspace Technology-provided hardware or components will begin within one hour of problem identification. Otherwise, we apply a 5% credit of your monthly fee for each 30 minutes of downtime, up to 100% of your monthly fee for the affected hardware.

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