EvoSwitch

General information

Address: J.W. Lucasweg 35, 2031 BE Haarlem, The Netherlands
Area: 40,000 sq.m. gross surface
Power capacity: 15 MW (expansion to 60 MW)
Quality level: Tier III

The EvoSwitch data center is one of the largest and most reliable data centers in Europe. The use of advanced premium infrastructure technologies guarantees customers a maximum uptime of 99.999% SLA. The data center is connected to Europe's largest AMS-IX and NL-IX traffic exchange points. The datacenter is a 3-storey purpose-built concrete and steel facility.

Power supply system

Power capacity - 25 MW (expansion to 60 MW)
Generators: 25 Megawatts
Power redundancy options N+1 and 2N
8 power transformers with 2500 kVA
16 automatic DGUs x 1540 kVA (N+2)
1.2 PUE (power usage effectiveness)
48-hour fuel reserve
99.99999% uptime since 2007

Cooling

Cooling system with 2N redundancy
Using freecooling
Hot and cold corridors
Temperature 24°C (± 5°C)
Relative humidity 50% (± 25%)

Fire Extinguishing

High-sensitivity smoke detection system VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection System)
FirePro® / IG55 gas fire extinguishing system
Portable gas and foam extinguishers
Fire resistance of walls 1 hour

Security

On-Site Security Personnel 24/7
3-meter-long electric fence across the perimeter of the data center building.
Guarded access to the territory, pass control
Complete monitoring of the entire territory of the facility with video cameras with motion sensors
Entrance to the guarded reception area via gateway booths equipped with ID card readers, access cards and biometric data (palm print scanning).
Entrance to the machine rooms is via access cards and biometric data reading (palm print and retina scanning).
Corridors, entrance doors and other critical infrastructure are controlled by the CCTV system.

Certificates

ISO 27001:2005 (Information Security Management System Certification (equivalent to NEN 7510))
ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System Certification)
ISAE3402 (SAS 70) (audit opinion on financial and internal control)
NEN 3140; 1010; 50110 (low voltage protection)
Borg Class 4 (construction and electronic network security)
AMS-IX Certified Data Center for AMS1
U.S. Green building council LEED Gold