WHY COLOCATION MAKES SENSE(AND A LITTLE ABOUT)

DATA CENTER EFFICIENCY

JONATHAN WRAY

OPERATION MANAGER

COLOGIX COLUMBUS

Founded 2010 Data Centers9 Markets

>1M SQF

~1600 Customers 450+ Networks750+ Enterprises 250+ Clouds

Uptime SLA14,000+

Interconnections

100%

4 Leading

Hyperscalers

~200 Employees

6 Internet

Exchanges

Cologix is a North American data center platform, that creates a neutral marketplace for consumers of IT, cloud and network services

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North American Connectivity HubsCANADA

TORONTO

#1 CAN MSA

MONTREAL

#2 CAN MSA

VANCOUVE

R

#3 CAN MSA

• TOR 1 enables access to 180+ Networks in

MMR & access to building MMR

• Premier tenant 151 Front Street (Canada’s

largest & most important carrier hotel)

• Direct connectivity to Microsoft Azure

ExpressRoute, Softlayer & 50+ private

cloud providers

• Core node for TORIX (internet exchange)

• TOR 2 is Enterprise-grade annex to TOR 1

via diverse low latency fiber ring

• MTL 3 enables access to 100+ Networks in

Cologix operated MMR (Most connected

DC in Quebec)

• Dominant neutral interconnection player in

Montreal

• Direct connectivity to AWS Direct Connect,

Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute, Softlayer

Direct Link & 50+ private cloud providers

• Home of QIX (Montreal Internet Exchange)

• VAN 1 enables access to 50+ Networks in

Carrier hotel MMR & 20+ cloud providers

• Dominant neutral interconnection leader in

Vancouver

• Home of VANIX (Vancouver Internet

Exchange)

• VAN 2 is enterprise-grade annex to carrier

hotel with superior redundancy & power

densities

• Geographic proximity to about 2/3 of the U.S.

population Natural DR site for North East region

• Only interconnection player in market - most

connected campus in OH (50+ Networks & 25+

CSPs)

• New $130M+ build - largest neutral DC in region

• Direct Connect to AWS & 25+ CSPs

• Primary node for OHIO-IX (Ohio Internet Exchange)

• Pro-business environment with favorable tax climate

• Access to 95+ networks in Cologix operated MMR in

most connected data center in Upper Midwest (only

interconnection player in Minneapolis)

• Network hub for Upper Midwest & gateway to

“Northern Route” to Seattle

• Access to 25+ CSPs

• Home to MICE (Internet exchange)

• Access to 60+ networks in primary carrier hotel in

Dallas (INFOMART)

• Advantageous business climate, low taxes, easy

access, favorable power infrastructure, low

environmental risks

• Primary access nodes for Microsoft ExpressRoute,

AWS Direct Connect, Softlayer & 20+ private clouds

• Core node for DE-CIX (Internet exchange)

• Enterprise-grade campus located 30 miles outside

Manhattan & 280+ feet above sea level

• Dark fiber access to New York & New Jersey

carrier hotels , including 165 Halsey

• State-of-the-art DR space, geographic diversity on

a completely separate power grid

DALLAS

#4 US MSA

MINNEAPOLIS

#16 US MSA

COLUMBUS

#32 US MSA

NORTHERN

FLORIDA

#~33 US MSA

NORTHERN NEW

JERSEY

#~5 US MSA

• Express route to S. America without traversing

through Miami, reducing costs, latency & risk.

• Home of PoPs for all subsea cables in Jacksonville

• Access to 40+ networks) & 25+ CSPs via dark

fiber to enterprise grade data center

• Market leading DR capabilities including CAT5

hardened data centers & DC inland at elevation

approximately 20 stories above sea level

UNITED STATES

Columbus 3 – Our Flagship Data Center & Our New Standard

The Cologix data center campus is the

most connected in the Ohio/Region

offering:

• Choice of 50+ networks

• Choice of 25+ cloud providers

• Low costs

• Service scalability

• Low latency / High performance

• Future Proof

Scalable, Robust Infrastructure:

• EF4 Rated

• High density

• Tier III certified

• Secure Campus

• On-site DR Capabilities

Location:

• 16 miles from Port Columbus Int’l Airport

(not in flight path)

• No flood zone rating, in geographic high

point of region

• Located at the convergence of long-haul

and regional fiber networks in Central

Ohio – northern PoP for Columbus

Cologix Columbus Power Infrastructure

Utility A

Utility B

UPS A

UPS B

ATS A

ATS B

Generator A

Generator B

PDU A

PDU B

Customer

Cabinet

A&B 80% of amperage available

(20% overhead to prevent fault/trip)

Customer must be diligent about fail over

planning

Could result in overage on single circuit if A or

B is down

A&B 80% of amperage available

(20% overhead to prevent fault/trip)

Customer must be diligent about fail over

planning

Could result in overage on single circuit if A or

B is down

AEP Ohio Diverse Feeds Agreement

DC Efficiency in a nutshell

• PUE – Power Utilization Effectiveness

– Facility consumption as factor of the IT load

TOTAL FACILITY POWER 1 MW

PUE = ---------------------------------- = ----------------- = 2.0

TOTAL IT EQUIPMENT POWER .5 MW

• DCiE – Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency

– IT consumption as a percentage of the facility total

IT EQUPMENT POWER .5 MW

DCiE = ---------------------------------- = ----------------- = 0.5

TOTAL FACILITY POWER 1 MW

DC Efficiency in a nutshell

• According to a survey conducted by Supermicro published December

2018

– Enterprise Data Centers have an average PUE of 1.89

– 58% of respondents did not know their PUE

– 22% of those measuring had a PUE above 2.0

– 6% were in the ideal range of 1.0 to 1.19

• IMPACT ON PUE

– IT Equipment

• Telecommunications Equipment

• Server Load

– Air Movement

– Cooling

• DC Cooling

• Comfort Cooling

– All non-critical infrastructurehttps://www.supermicro.com/wekeepitgreen/Data_Centers_and_the_Environment_Dec2018_Final.pdf

The History DC Efficiency at Cologix Columbus

• Cologix Columbus

– Three facilities located on Scherers Court in Columbus

– COL 1

• Built 2007 in an existing building

• Acquired by Cologix in 2014

• 11,000 sq. ft. of raised floor

• Chilled water cooling air cooled chiller (No “free” cooling)

• AVG April-July PUE: 1.69

– COL 2

• Built 2010 as a dedicated facility

• Acquired by Cologix in 2015

• 21,000 sq. ft. of raised floor

• Chilled water cooling open condenser loop centrifugal chiller (installed 2015)

• 2019 AVG April-July PUE: 1.58

– COL 3

• Built 2017-18 as a dedicated facility

• 80,000 sq. ft. of raised floor

• Pumped refrigerant cooling air cooled condensers

• 2019 AVG April-July PUE: 1.52 (Designed PUE 1.2)

Cologix Columbus 535-585 Scherers Ct.

DC Efficiency Efforts at Cologix Columbus

• Hot Aisle Containment– Directional perforated tiled in the floor

– Return air ceiling tiles in hot aisles

• Free Cooling Components– Ability to shut down the centrifugal chiller (COL 2) or condenser fans (COL 3) when ambient

temperature can be used to remove heat

• Temperature and Humidity Standards at Cologix– ASHRAE TC 9.9 recommends temperatures of 64-80.6 for an A1 data center with allowable

temperatures ranging from 59-89.6

– ASHRAE recommends 60% relative humidity

– Cologix is using a variety of methods to maintain this “sweet spot”

• CRAC Dehumidification

• Stulz Humidifiers

• Make Up Air– COL 3 we are adding 1500 cfm of conditioned outside air to the data center return plenums

• LED/Motion Controlled Lighting– Three facilities located on Scherers Court in Columbus

• 100% of our space is allocated for the data centers and our customers

WHY COLOCATION MAKES SENSE(AND A LITTLE ABOUT)

DATA CENTER EFFICIENCY

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