EDP’s Storage Facilities

What kind of facilities does EDP use for data storage?

Our Storage Area Networks are located in two datacenters that are considered major telecommunications and Internet connectivity hubs in their geographic region. Both datacenters have:

 

§         A minimum of two direct power feeds from the electric utility company;

§         Massive battery backup UPS systems;

§         Large diesel power generators with extensive onsite fuel tanks and fuel re-supply contracts;

§         Multi-gigabit bandwidth access from the top Internet backbones in the world;

§         State-of-the-art pre-action fire suppression systems;

§         Redundant cooling systems for temperature and humidity control;

§         Redundant fiber-optic wiring systems;

§         Concurrent connection to at least 2 of the world’s largest, most reliable bandwidth providers;

§         Onsite security personnel controlling access 24x7x365 using multiple security technologies; and

§         Network technicians located onsite 24x7x365.

 

 

Where are EDP’s data storage facilities located?

 

 

Los Angeles, California (at left): Located in downtown LA, this datacenter is the primary storage facility for EDP clients located west of the Mississippi River; it is the secondary storage facility for clients located east of the Mississippi River. This very expensive facility was seismically designed to withstand most natural disasters,  including an 8.3 magnitude earthquake. The building was built to house the third largest datacenter in the country and is owned by Wells Fargo Bank. The facility is also used by Bank of America and Internet sites such as MySpace.com, the 5th highest-traffic website in the world.

                                                                      

 

St. Louis, Missouri (at right): Located in downtown St. Louis, this datacenter is the primary storage facility for EDP clients located east of the Mississippi River; it is the secondary storage facility for clients located west of the Mississippi River. Major carriers such as AT&T, MCI, Qwest Communications, Southwestern Bell, Level 3 Communications, etc all chose to build facilities in this building.

Are EDP’s datacenters secure?

They are very secure. In addition to their extraordinary construction, EDP’s datacenters use extensive video surveillance and are guarded 24x7x365 by on-site personnel. Access to the area where the Storage Area Networks are located is restricted to designated personnel and further protected by additional security measures.