The Location...

Our partners at Hostway Located at 100 North Riverside Plaza and 425 W Randolph Street in Boeing International's modern skyscraper, the facility is in the heart of downtown Chicago. With 36 stories and almost 1 million square feet of office space, the building is home to Boeing International's world headquarters. The data center was built out at a cost of over $200 million dollars and was previously the AT&T critical data center for the entire midwest.

The new data center is Hostway's 11th, as well as one of the largest commercially operating data centers in downtown Chicago. An additional $10 million has been invested this year to ensure the data center meets the leading industry standards for security, network availability, fire suppression and power capacity.

Site Features...

Facility & Backup

• 100% network uptime SLA
• N+1 redundant HVAC system
• Anti-static environment
• Triple power feeds, UPS
• N+1 cooling units
• MGE UPS battery backup
• Capacity for 17,000 servers

Security Monitoring

• 24x7 live closed circuit TV monitoring
• Biometric access control
• Redundant power supplies
• Multiple HVAC systems
• Disaster recovery and geographic load Balancing

Network Details

• Level 3, Telia and MCI connectivity
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet Core
• All switch based internal network
• 100% network uptime guarantee
• Seven dedicated electrical feeds
• Powered by five different substations
• Connected to multiple transfer switches
• Uninterruptible power supply

Administration & Support

• 24/7 Security, technical support, and Network monitoring with 24/7 response
• Expertise with Windows and Linux
• Expertise with multiple server setups (VPN, Load balancing, Firewalls)
• Custom network monitoring with user-configurable notifications
• DNS management
• 1 Hour hardware repair SLA
• Advanced traffic monitoring with per-service and per-IP breakdowns
• Emergency patch installation