COL1: 535 Scherers Court, Columbus, Ohio
Colocation in Columbus – COL1 Data Center
COL1 sits within the golden triangle of Washington DC, New York, and Chicago, giving you the best access and connections to all these markets. It is the ideal location for primary IT deployments that require low latency and interconnections to all the major cloud providers.
Cologix Interconnection Hub
Cologix’s COL1 colocation data center stands apart by combining the most robust, enterprise-grade infrastructure with the most densely connected interconnect site in the region.
We offer the utmost in uptime, even the backups have backups, for a fault-tolerant, seamless, end-to-end system.
COL1: Technical Specs
LOCATION
Centrally located in Columbus, Ohio
47% of the population within a 10-hour drive
16.2 miles from the Port Columbus International Airport
No floodplain rating in geographic high point of region
Located at the convergence point of long-haul fiber & regional carrier fiber networks in Central Ohio
FACILITY
Owned & operated 44,000 SQF purpose-built data center on 9-acre campus
Rated to Miami-Dade hurricane standards
150-seat emergency workspace plus Wi-Fi, break rooms, kitchens & conference rooms
Custom cabinets, secure cages & private suites available
Host to 911 infrastructure for Columbus & surrounding counties, with priority refueling in line with hospitals
POWER
N+1, 2(N+1) redundancy configurations on critical power infrastructures
Up to 64 kW/cabinet (90 kW with special racks) with 30 MW utility available onsite
Leading power usage effectiveness (PUE) ratio
3 diverse entrance utility feeds with self-healing utility service
Onsite fuel capacity for 7 days run-time at full load
COOLING
N+1 cooling redundancy
Raised floor cold air plenum supply & high-efficiency 50-ton VFD computer room air handler (CRAH) units
320-ton cooling system capacity (expandable to 1,350 tons)
SECURITY
24/7 on-site security with round-the-clock rounds
Closed-circuit TV with recordings kept for 90 days
Mantrap with badge, PIN & biometric access
Customizable security options available
FIRE PROTECTION
Multi-zone fire protection
Multi-stage, zoned & localized dry pipe fire suppression
NETWORK
40+ unique networks in the Cologix-controlled Meet-Me-Room
Network neutral facility with 16+ fiber entrances
Managed BGP IP (IPv4 & IPv6); multi-carrier blend with quad-redundant routers & Cologix-provided customer AS numbers & IP space
Most densely connected interconnect site in the region including dark fiber network access
Connected to the Columbus FiberNet system plus fiber feeds reaching all 88 Ohio counties
COMPLIANCE
SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS compliant
SUPPORT
24/7 access to local engineers & support teams
Access to self-service online customer care portal
All environmental & power monitored 24/7 via Cologix Command DCIM
Customer alerts when nearing power capacity to ensure business continuity
24x7x365 Network Operations Center (NOC) available by phone or email