Skybox Houston One
Data Center Services

Power

Total utility power is 26 MW, expandable to 6+ MW. Abundant power is delivered by an adjacent loop-fed, 400 MW substation. Premium rollover service automatically routes power from 2 redundant substation transformers for maximum reliability.

True 2N Redundancy

Each data hall is backed by a 2N dedicated electrical and mechanical back plain per data hall.

High-Density Capability

Air-cooled densities range from 2kw per rack to up to 50 kW, or even higher densities with liquid-cooled immersion solutions. Houston One supports the largest supercomputer environment in the world.

Cost Savings Advantage

Wholesale data hall users select and negotiate power contracts direct with suppliers of their choice for a unique cost advantage. Plus, each data hall can be configured to accommodate N, N+1, or 2N requirements flexibly.

Carrier Neutral Network

17 On-Net Network Providers – Century Link – (Lumen), TW Telecom, Level3, Zayo, Logix Fiber Networks – Fiber, PS Lightwave, Crown Castle – Fiber, Verizon, Comcast, Consolidated Communications, Hurricane Electric Internet Services, Comcast Xfinity, Phonoscope Lightwave – fiber, FiberLight – fiber, Alpheus Communications, and ATT.

Redundant Infrastructure

Two diverse fiber conduit entry paths supply network redundancy with excellent options for both dark and lit services to the Woodlands, Downtown, and Beltway 8.

Cloud Connectivity

Direct cloud on-ramps for seamless multi or hybrid cloud-connected workloads offered via Megaport.

Low Latency

Ultra low latency connectivity to Houston’s I-10 fiber-optic backbone connecting Skybox Houston One to local data centers and 1301 Fannin (local carrier hotel). Plus low-latency back to Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio.

Highly Efficient Air-Cooled Chillers

Utilizing a closed loop air-cooled system to cool the data center significantly limits evaporation and requires less than 5 homes worth of water on an annual basis.

High-Density, Concurrently Maintainable Cooling

Dedicated CRAH galleries are constructed outside the data hall, leaving customer data center space a maintenance free environment.

Multi-Layered Security

Ameristar crash-rated gated security fence
Interior and exterior video surveillance
24x7x365 on-site staff
Badged or escorted entry
Biometric card access
Mantraps
Motion detection systems
Ballistic rated exterior glass
Cabinet and cage locks

Safety

Fire systems include a pre-action dual interlock dry pipe sprinkler system for data hall and power rooms, a nitrogen generation system for zones with dry pipe, a wet sprinkler system for office, security, and ancillary spaces, and VESDA smoke detection.

Skybox Houston One is located in the prestigious Energy Corridor just west of Houston, TX. Located along Interstate Highway 10 and east of the newly opened Grand Parkway, accessing the data center is quick and easy from the primary business centers in Houston.

Address

22000 Franz Road, Katy, TX 77449

Floodplain

Skybox Houston One’s campus is located outside all 500 and 100-year floodplains, providing maximum protection from natural hazards.

Renewable Power

Skybox Houston One operates a 100% green energy data center delivering affordable renewable power through solar and wind energy.

Energy Efficiency

Skybox Houston One is built to a LEED Gold standard, utilizing highly energy-efficient technology to decrease data-center power consumption. Further efforts to drive energy efficiency on-site include:

Certifications

Skybox Houston One is the only data center in Texas to achieve LEED Gold Certification, the world’s most widely used green building certification system. The facility meets additional regulatory standards for SOC 1: Type 1 and 2, SOC:2 Type 1 and 2, and NERCIP compliance.

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