Locations

USA
The Stargate Tier III+ Data Center is strategically positioned in the heart of the Midwest. It’s conveniently located 25 miles west of Chicago in the prestigious community of Oak Brook, which is accessible by a number of routes and modes of transportation.

Canada
Canadian Customers are Hosted in Canada at 3Z Canada in Toronto.

Stargate

Physical Structure

At 86,000 square feet, Stargate is one of the largest Tier III+ data centers in the Midwest. It has specifically been built to safeguard mission critical data and accommodate your future growth and change.

When viewing the outside of the building, you can see that Stargate maintains a low profile. The exterior is completely anonymous, while blending with the surrounding area.
Security and Surveillance

To protect your mission-critical operations, Stargate maintains a tight and multi-layered security system. Video surveillance and electronic motion sensors provide continuous interior and exterior observation and 30-day retained storage. The building’s single entry point is outfitted with sophisticated security sensors, vandal-resistant and bullet-proof glass, full biometric hand scanning and CircleLock mantraps. To complement the data center’s physical security features, an armed guard monitors the data center 24/7/365.

The outside of the building, or building envelope, was designed and constructed to withstand extreme temperatures, high winds, floods, fire, impact, pollution and electro-magnetic interference.

Facility Features and Specifications

* 56,260 sq. ft. footprint
* 30,000 sq. ft. mezzanine
* 500 lbs. per square foot ground level loading capacity
* 150 lbs. per square foot on the mezzanine
* 150+ watts per square foot
* 30-foot slab to ceiling ground floor clearance
* 17-foot clearance on the mezzanine
* zero slab-on-grade penetration above and below
* secure loading dock and freight elevator convenience

Colocation

Our Tier III+ 2N+1 status, combined with our complete range of hosting, collocation and managed-service solutions, makes Stargate one of the most advanced facilities in the country. You can be sure, our concurrently maintainable data center has the ability to accommodate any planned work activity, without disruption to computer room processing.

The facility is engineered with the highest level of redundant systems to deliver a 99.999% uptime Service Level Agreement. Global enterprises, content companies, systems integrators and network service providers can always manage and deploy their operations with the expectation of exceptional performance, reliability and scalability.
High-Density Blade Server Ready

Stargate fully integrates Network Critical Physical Infrastructure components--power, cooling, facilities and rack configurations--for deployment of blade servers. And our environment is ideal for high-density deployments.
Primary and Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)

Of course, uninterrupted access and premium bandwidth are critical to your colocation needs. That’s why we offer carrier neutral options and diverse network routes. Stargate also offers multiple, diverse fiber routing to Tier 1 carriers.

Primary power is robust. We can supply more watts per square foot than any other data center in the Midwest and we have the availability of 12.5 megawatts for power-hungry applications. Our redundant Uninterrupted Power Supply prevents power spikes, surges and brownouts. And because we’re equipped with N + 1 diesel generators, each with a 2,000-gallon belly tank, we have enough stand-by power to stay up and running in the event of a commercial power failure.

3Z Canada Hosting

Brand new, state-of-the-art facilities located in a AAA-rated building
Dual electrical grid connections from independent substations
Internally redundant, bypassable 250 kVA UPS systems
Dedicated backup generator with manual bypass to second non-dedicated backup generator in the event of generator failure
Fault-tolerant 600V air conditioning system with humidity regulation
Air conditioning units and pumps connected to generator power for unlimited runtime in the event of utility power failure
Stratified air flow design for increased cooling efficiency and reduced energy costs
Non-service-affecting FM-200(r) Fire Suppression System with multiple zones, central control, and connectivity to the building fire system
Dedicated backup generator with manual bypass to second non-dedicated backup generator in the event of generator failure
Infrastructure built to comply with seismic code

Network

Fully redundant core switches, routers, and load balancers, utilizing 802.1w rapid spanning tree protocol (RSTP) for split-second failover and high availability
Multiple GigE backbone trunks for fast network performance and traffic spike tolerance
100% uptime guarantee (with specific SLA)
24 x 7 environment and network monitoring and response
Multiple, fault-tolerant upstream fiber connections
Burstable and uncapped bandwidth to every customer, at a minimum connection speed of 100 Mbps
Broadcast and internal (non-Internet) traffic is unmetered!
Multi-homed network with BGP-advertised address space and connections to multiple Tier-1 providers
2 x GigE (Teleglobe, Cogent)
2 x 100 Mbps (MCI)
1 x 100 Mbps (T-systems)
1 x 100 Mbps (TorIX)
Latency-optimized routing with excellent connectivity to Canada, U.S., and Europe.

Security

24 x 7 building security monitoring and engineering response
Elevator, office, and server room doors monitored for unauthorized or forced entry with local and building security response
"Mantrap" entry with key card and biometric access authentication
Segmented colocation and main server rooms
24 x 7 CCTV (closed circuit television) surveillance and recording
Closed wiring conduits for all wire and fiber outside of the server room and within the colocation room
Limited staff access to server rooms
Access logging on all key card doors
Rotated off-site backups