LightEdge acquired the Raleigh, North Carolina, data center from OnRamp Access, Inc. in 2018. Our Raleigh data center offers security, a reliable power grid, redundant infrastructure, and superior connectivity. Located outside of 100-and 500-year floodplains, the city of Raleigh is 130 miles from the Atlantic Coast, 150 miles from Charlotte, 270 miles from Washington, D.C., and 400 miles from Atlanta. Raleigh is on the East Coast power grid, which is separate from the other two major power grids in the U.S.
Address Information
8020 Arco Corporate Drive
Suite 310
Raleigh, North Carolina 27617 View on Google Map
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Data Center Fast Facts
Location
Located in the heart of the Research Triangle Park, the largest research park in the country, outside of 100- and 500-Year Flood Plains.
Monitoring
Staffed 24/7/365 with certified support team members. LightEdge’s infrastructure and customer environments are monitored by LightEdge technical staff in Network Operations Centers (NOCs) at each of our data centers. If any issues arise, the NOC staff take immediate steps to address the situation.
Power
Situated on the Eastern U.S. power grid, isolated from the Texas and Western U.S. power grids. High density computing capable with power densities upwards of 30kW / Rack.
Cooling
LightEdge operates at greater than (n+1) redundancy in our HVAC infrastructure. Our approach to cooling our data centers allows for industry-leading levels of high-density computing, with the capability of operating at upwards of 30 kW per rack.
Data Center Facilities and Amenities
LightEdge’s Raleigh data center opened in 2013 and is a hybrid hosting enabled data center, going above and beyond traditional facilities to provide services, solutions, and support that blend colocation, private clouds, and managed services.
Our facilities offer storage spaces to fit your needs, and can grow along with your business requirements.
Cages – Choose between a dedicated, locked cage or a shared environment. Either way, you gain all the advantages of the existing LightEdge network and data center infrastructure, plus the convenience and security of a HITRUST certified facility to house your critical information.
Racks – To meet smaller space requirements, you can opt for a rack-based solution in a more cost-effective, shared data center environment with the opportunity to add racks to scale as needed.
Raleigh Data Center Campus Specifications
Infrastructure & Redundancy
True 2N power delivered from redundant isolated path power architecture
Operations at a minimum of N+1 on HVAC system
24-inch raised floor with subfloor cable management
Temperature and humidity regulation and control via building management systems
An HFC-125 fire suppression system with backup dry pipe, dual-action fire suppression
Priority refueling contracts for continuous generator operation during emergencies
Multiple redundant utility transformers, generators, automatic transfer switches (ATSs), main switch panels, UPSs, and PDUs
Security
All critical entry points feature two factor authentication
Biometric fingerprint readers
24/7/365 monitored video surveillance with 90 days of footage onsite
Individually locking, audit-traceable rack systems
Multiple logical security systems, including intrusion detection, vulnerability and risk assessments, and coordinated strategies for combating DDOS attacks
Let’s explore your needs and identify the most effective way to meet them.
Our highly-trained compliance and security experts are ready to work with you to create the right combination of products and services to meet your needs. There’s no obligation to get started. Just fill out our contact form, or give us a call at 877-771-3343!
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