{"id":649,"date":"2019-06-13T10:53:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/data-center-colocation\/?page_id=649"},"modified":"2025-12-24T13:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T18:37:36","slug":"home-it-communications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/data-center-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Center Services"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-basic  hero-basic color-light-gray\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--hero-basic\">\n        \n<div class=\"outer-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--page-title \"><h1>Data Center Services<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--page-title -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--text \"><div class=\"page-description\">Geographically distributed data centers hosting critical services for the university.<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--text -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><!-- c--component c--hero-basic -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n\n\n    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text  rich-text\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n        \n    <div class=\"f--field f--rich-text \"><p>Enterprise Infrastructure operates and maintains central data center services in several locations on and off campus. With the shift to enterprise virtual\/cloud infrastructure services and increased needs for research computing, co-location needs are provided on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--rich-text -->\n\n    <\/div><!-- c--component c--rich-text -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n\n\n    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--enhanced-cards bg-image  enhanced-cards bg-image background-image\" style='background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)), url(\"Array\") center center\/cover no-repeat'>\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--enhanced-cards\">\n        \n\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"enhanced-cards-bg-img-container has-background-image color-white\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)), url(https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/data-center-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/04\/AdobeStock_118761783-1-datacenter-min-scaled.jpeg);; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; position: relative; z-index:1;\">\n\n        <div class=\"enhanced-cards\" style=\"grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));\">\n\n            <div class=\"title-description\">\n                                    <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Features<\/h2>\n                \n                \n            <\/div>\n\n                                            <div class=\"before-title enhanced-card color-white visual-content-none text-align-center\" style=\"align-items:center;\">\n                                                                \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\n                        \n                        \n\n                        <div class=\"content\" data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--content\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                            <p><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-double-right\" style=\"color: #cc0033;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<strong>More efficient, reliable cooling and power delivery to compute than typical data rooms.<\/strong><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"before-title enhanced-card color-white visual-content-none text-align-center\" style=\"align-items:center;\">\n                                                                \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\n                        \n                        \n\n                        <div class=\"content\" data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--content\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                            <p><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-double-right\" style=\"color: #cc0033;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<strong>Power reliability and redundancy is achieved with power paths from the data center UPS to dual rack power distribution units (PDU).<\/strong><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"before-title enhanced-card color-white visual-content-none text-align-center\" style=\"align-items:center;\">\n                                                                \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\n                        \n                        \n\n                        <div class=\"content\" data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--content\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                            <p><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-double-right\" style=\"color: #cc0033;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><strong>\u00a0Increased energy savings in terms of cooling supported by hot\/cold aisle configuration with hot or cold containment options.<\/strong><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"before-title enhanced-card color-white visual-content-none text-align-center\" style=\"align-items:center;\">\n                                                                \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\n                        \n                        \n\n                        <div class=\"content\" data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--content\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                            <p><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-double-right\" style=\"color: #cc0033;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <strong>Facility security includes restricted and audited key card access, monitored fire and life safety systems, video surveillance, and lockable rack space.<\/strong><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"before-title enhanced-card color-white visual-content-none text-align-center\" style=\"align-items:center;\">\n                                                                \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\n                        \n                        \n\n                        <div class=\"content\" data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--content\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                            <p><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-double-right\" style=\"color: #cc0033;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <strong>Servers, storage, and network equipment are located in a climate-controlled environment with remote monitoring and automated alerting capabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"before-title enhanced-card color-white visual-content-none text-align-center\" style=\"align-items:center;\">\n                                                                \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\n                        \n                        \n\n                        <div class=\"content\" data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--content\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                            <p><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-double-right\" style=\"color: #cc0033;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <strong>Life and facility safety is supported by fire detection and suppression technology, as well as automated and manual Emergency Power Off (EPO) configuration.<\/strong><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- c--component 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