Hosted Solutions Expands Charlotte Metro Data Center

The Web Host Industry Review (WHIR) — June 1, 2010

(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Managed hosting provider Hosted Solutions (www.hostedsolutions.com) announced on Tuesday it has completed a multi-million dollar expansion of its SAS 70 Type II data centers in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.

The expansion includes 6,000 square feet of additional space and incorporates advanced technology, making it "one of the most robust facilities in the Southeastern United States," says Hosted Solutions.  

In September, Hosted Solutions hired Lee Technologies to manage and execute the data center build out and re-design at its Charlotte Metro data center.

The expansion doubles the critical load capacity of the facility, and implements a range of features, designed to ensure maximum uptime for Hosted Solutions' customer. These features include a 2N power distribution design with redundant power infrastructure, 2MW total capacity with redundant 2.5MVA utility transformers, automated failover between the primary and standby generators in case of failure, redundant automatic transfer switches and 1100kVA UPS, and oreseer Building Management System for real-time monitoring of all critical infrastructure.

The 2N design is a significant improvement over the industry-standard N+1 implementation, which features dedicated redundant elements including generators, utility feeds and main electrical switchboards.   The system is designed so that maintenance can be performed on a component on one of the sides without impacting the data center load. Each side is capable of handling the full facility load when the other side fails.

"We cater to enterprise customers with high availability requirements," says Kip Turco, Hosted Solutions' chief operating officer. "This facility delivers the kind of reliability that businesses in sectors like banking, retail, SaaS and healthcare require. Our ability to deliver consistent uptime is a key factor in our significant growth throughout the Charlotte market in the past several years. The improvements we are making to our Charlotte data center give us the added capacity we need to meet that demand."

The Charlotte Metro data center is one of Hosted Solutions' five SAS 70 Type II certified centers located along the East Coast, which also includes an Uptown Charlotte data center.
The Charlotte Metro data center now features more than a dozen 30-ton HVAC units, located throughout the center and electrical room, ensuring that it continuously operates within acceptable temperatures and avoids overheating that could force a shutdown.
The data center also incorporates advanced fire protection technology, with a dry pipe pre-action system, and a VESDA early detection system in operation.