colocation at darz - Darmstadt

COLOCATION AT DARZ
THE MOST SECURE PLACE FOR YOUR DATA!
Darmstädter Rechenzentrum (DARZ) is a German green IT high-security data center. It is located inside the former
vault building of the Hessische Landeszentralbank.
We offer individual, modular and scalable service packages for colocation, housing and hosting at our sustainable
and efficient data center. Regardless of whether it’s rack and floor space, a cage or an individual room, we advise
you on the ideal configuration that best meets your individual needs.
Our space
OVERVIEW
Our 2,400 square meters of colocation space is divided
into eleven closed fire compartments that we can realize
z Up to 1,000 racks
up to 1,000 racks on. Furthermore, our colocation area has
z 11 fire compartments inside our highsecurity data center
various security levels:
z Access to more than 500 carriers (carrier-neutral) and all
Internet exchange points
z Bullet-proof glazing in all areas
z Direct connections by way of dedicated fiber optics to all
z Spaces within the protection level of an air raid shelter
cloud providers (AWS, Softlayer, VMware, for example)
z Areas in the former vault building with extremely mas-
z High-performance racks with 25kW and more
sive walls, electromagnetic shielding and an optional
z Certified by TÜV Rheinland and VDS
OxyReduct installation
z Subject to German data protection regulations
(ISO27001 certification)
Of course, you can also combine the capacities you require
z Power supply with 99.999 percent availability
to suit your individual needs. This allows you to store ser-
z More than 100 emergency workplaces as part of Busi-
vers, storage and archiving systems in areas with different
ness Continuity Management
protection levels as needed. Additional spaces for office
workplaces, more than 100 emergency workplaces for
Business Continuity Management and overnight accommodations for personnel, in the event of multiday migration
projects, for example, round off our product range.
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DARZ Racks
Vault space
Our racks that contain 47 height units have a fully red-
You‘ll find an additional 600 square meters of space inside
undant power supply without any intersections and data
our vault rooms that meet even the highest demands
cabling. The Internet providers’ and carriers’ data lines also
for quality. These are designed to provide their own
run fully redundantly without any intersections all the way
protection against fire and as a control sections. Further-
up to their separate feed-in locations (HUBs).
more, they are also equipped with an OxyReduct system to
prevent fire. Depending on the demands in the shared or
The racks that we developed on our own offer
private model (a room that is only available to you), you will
enhanced security features:
experience the highest quality class that a data center has
to offer here.
z Locking cylinders exclusive to DARZ
z The keys are always stored only inside the building
z Three-digit, individually configurable security code
z Highly secure construction that includes modified walls,
ceilings and floors
z Security level of a cage with every rack
For maximum energy efficiency, our racks have a cold aisle
containment for climate control. We also make sure invoicing is in line with actual consumption by using calibrated electricity meters.
This also includes electromagnetic shielding so that your
data is even protected against an EMP attack (electroma-
To ensure that your IT can grow with your business, we
gnetic pulse) or a solar storm. In other words, the vault
guarantee scalability of up to 1,000 racks and more than 5
rooms at DARZ offer protection for your data at the
MW of power. Installation of highpower racks for 25
same level of the high-security data centers located in the
kW and more is also possible with little effort thanks to
mountains of Switzerland – including the benefits of direct
dedicated reserves in room cooling and the water cooling
connection with the exchange point in Frankfurt only 30
capabilities planned.
kilometers away and compliance with the German data
protection law.
Private rooms
Our customized solutions include both private rooms and a
The highest security for your data
closed area designed to meet your special needs. As a
Your valuable data will be protected at our data center
fire-resistant control section, private rooms meet even the
around the clock with the highest reliability and based on
highest demands for security and data protection. Re-
the highest standards for physical security and data protec-
gardless of size, we can extend your private room to suit
tion:
your individual requirements within two to three months.
z Multi-redundant power supply (USV (2N+1) and emergency diesel power)
z Carrier-neutral connection
z Lightning protection of the category 1
z Innovative fire protection concept including a soft
flooding system
z Certifications according to TÜV Rheinland 3+, VDS and
ISO 27001
If necessary, you can also order the remote hands service
from our qualified personnel and the managed services
DARZ has to offer.
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Uninterruptible power supply
GERMAN DATA PROTECTION
Our state-of-the-art uninterruptible power supply systems
meet even the highest demands. They can be expanded in
z Based in Darmstadt, DARZ is subject to German data
a modular manner and are n+1 redundant on both the A
protection regulations as a German GmbH and not
side and the B side. This results in redundancy of 2n+1 and
the Patriot Act. To ensure that high demands for data
availability of 99.999 percent. Downstream diesel genera-
protection are met, we work with the renowned service
tors also allow for autonomous operating time of up to
company DEUDAT that acts as an external data protec-
three days.
tion officer for DARZ.
Building security
Due to its original intended purpose, the building was
CARRIER-NEUTRALITY
built to meet the highest security standards. The entire
z As a carrier-neutral data center, we offer direct access to
structure has been designed to stand up to bombs and
plane crashes. DARZ occupies four floors located above the
more than 500 carriers and connections to all Internet
underground nuclear fallout shelter. An additional wall sur-
exchange points (DE-CIX, AMS-IX, LINX and BCIX, for
rounds the data center areas, which, in turn, are encased
example) and cloud platforms (Amazon Cloud (AWS),
by bulletproof glazing. Other components of the security
Microsoft Azure, VMware vCloud Air and Softlayer, for
strategy include collision protection, turnstiles, seamless
example) by way of dedicated fiber optic connections.
video monitoring, and building control technology in the
form of two redundant security control centers.
HIGHLY SECURE ARCHIVING
Fire protection
z At our nuclear fallout shelter, we provide capacities for
Fire alarm sensors and systems for detecting smoke at a
very early stage, but also a nitrogen soft flooding system
establishing tape libraries or for outsourcing hard disks
are standard throughout our data center. In contrast to
and tapes. And if you ever require storage and/or ope-
other extinguishing systems, these innovative methods of
ration of resources at a second data center (Dual Data
fighting fires pose no risk to the hard disks inside systems
Center), we can offer you an adequate solution together
as a result of excessive sound pressure levels. The rooms
with our partners.
that offer the highest protection level inside our vault
spaces are equipped with an OxyReduct system for actively
avoiding fires, therefore fires cannot break out in the first
place.
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CONTACT
SALES DARZ
Phone +49 6151 / 8762-777
Email
sales@da-rz.de
DARZ GmbH — Julius-Reiber-Str. 11 — D-64293 Darmstadt — Germany — www.da-rz.de
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