
COL3: 585 Scherers Court, Columbus, Ohio
Colocation in Columbus – COL3 Data Center
A Tier III Certified Constructed Facility, our COL3 data center is the largest and most advanced data center in Columbus. It’s purpose-built for enterprises and large customers that need critical power and direct access to major cloud providers.
State-of-the-Art 160K SQF, 18+ MW Data Center
Cologix is the best option for enterprises to tap into carrier and cloud connectivity in Central Ohio. Our new $130M+ facility, directly linked to our COL1 & COL2 data centers, is the largest neutral data center in the region. Certification as a Tier III Constructed Facility, ensures that COL3’s meticulous construction matched the initial design, and verifies it meets the defined availability requirements. We designed COL3 with the most sophisticated cloud providers and enterprises in mind. The data center is concurrently maintainable and offers scalable power solutions. Further unique attributes include an EF-4 tornado rating, K-rated perimeter fence, and 24×7 guards. The redundancy, scale, security, and connectivity enables us to uniquely address growing market demand, ranging from individual cabinets to multi-megawatt deployments.

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COL3: 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 200K+ SQF purpose-built facilities on 8-acre campus
Rated to Miami-Dade hurricane standards
4 Data Halls – Up to 20 MW
24” raised floor with anti-static tiles
50 lbs/SQF floor loading capacity with dedicated, sunken loading deck
POWER
4 750 kVA Mitsubishi UPS systems per data hall, per side-paralleled systems
5 kW per cabinet load design
2N Electrical, N+1 mechanical configurations
2N diverse feeds from discrete substations
Redundant parallel IEM power bus systems serve functionality and eliminate all single points of failure
2N generator configuration: Two (2) MW Caterpillar side A and Two (2) MW Caterpillar side B
On site fuel capacity for 72 hours run-time at full load
Redundant 48,000-gallon tanks onsite, priority refueling from diverse supplies & facility exemption from emergency power
COOLING
Raised floor cold air plenum supply; return air plenum
770 tons per Data Hall cooling capacity
Liebert, pump refrigerant DSE
Concurrently maintainable, A&B systems
SECURITY
Uptime Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility
Pursuing SOC 1 (SSAE18/ISAE3402) Type 2 & SOC 2 Type 2 attestation reports
K-Rated fence around entire campus perimeter
Mantrap with badge, PIN & biometric access
Anti-intrusion system
Closed-circuit TV with recordings kept for 90 days
Customized security available
Biometric scanners & badge access
FIRE PROTECTION
Multi-zone fire protection
Pre-action systems, multi-stage, zoned & localized dry pipe
NETWORK
45+ 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
Metro area dark fiber available
COMPLIANCE
Uptime Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility
Pursuing SSAE 16 SOC 1 & SOC 2 Type 2 certificates
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