The Gateway

Enterprise Grade, Concurrently Maintainable, Fault Tolerant

The Gateway is the geographic AND logical center of Eastern Alabama and the Gulf Coast.

With five carriers (and growing) and dark and lit fiber available, SECDC can deliver massive amounts of capacity on-demand.

Situated directly in the center of the “data center no-man’s land”, the Gateway is the perfect location for disaster recovery, business continuity and second sites.

SECDC Gateway

SECDC One - Data Center

Living on the “Edge” (Anniston), Standards Designed, Concurrently Maintainable

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  • Purpose-built Data Center
  • 5,000 sqf hardened Data Center Hall (Phase 1) scalable to 100
  • Over 2,000 sqf Business Continuity space
  • Poured-in place concrete slab
  • Walls – reinforced concrete
  • 250 sft floor loading in the Data Center
  • Rood rated to withstand 120 mph winds
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  • Multiple layers of security 24/7/365 on-site personnel
  • Building entry controlled by proximity card system
  • Data Center access requires government issued photo identification, documented credentials and access levels on file
  • Data Center floor access controlled by a combination of card system and Biometric Access Control
  • Mantrap configuration to enter data center floor
  • Lockable cabinets and cages with biometric access available
  • Data Center has cameras throughout, recording up tp 90+ days
  • Systems are operated managed by in-house Network Operations Center
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  • Redundant campus and building utility feeds
  • Currently 2MW utility power (scalable to 10MW)
  • Swing Gear to allow multiple generator configuration with additional Rollup generator connection point
  • Multiple ATS’s built in scalable configuration
  • Independent N+1 UPS Room in basement and separate battery rooms
  • Backup power generation provided by .5 MW Cummins generator
  • Comprehensive Liebert electrical system monitoring
  • Supports A/B power design whips from 20a?120v to 30a/208v III Phase
  • Electrical architecture allows field upgrades while equipment is in service
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  • HVAC control system that includes N+1 redundancies
  • Temperature management (75 degrees +/- degrees)
  • Relative humidity of 45% +/- 5% is maintained
  • 4 independent Liebert HVAC units cool the Data Center and provide N+1 redundancy
  • All components electronically monitored 24/7/365 by the Network Operations Center
  • Professional maintenance and inspection of all HVAC units is performed quarterly
  • SSAE18 SOC2
  • PCI Physical
  • HIPPA Physical

Note: data collection for auditing will begin day one, six months of operations is required to obtain to the compliance outlined in this document. Audits will begin as soon as allowable with on-going annual audits provided to SECDC customers.

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COMING SOON!

  • IaaS
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  • Cloud Security
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