Salient has developed one of the most advanced and secure datacenter concepts in the world. MN-NAP is strategically located outside of the Minneapolis / St. Paul area, making it the only datacenter of its type in the North-Central region. Its groundbreaking design and unmatched product offerings make it the premium selection for large publuc and private entities, that require the most extreme of today's power, space and bandwidth-intensive applications.

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2.  Key Elements of Salient’s Next-Generation
Data Center Development include:
 Redundant Power
 Redundant Cooling
 State of the Art Security
 Flexible Internal/External Network Connectivity
 Industry Standards Data Center Certification
 Salient eliminates limited and expensive
connectivity options by offering Data Center
and Fiber Network connectivity in a single
package.
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3.  Salient/Minnesota Fiber Exchange is developing a
Regional partnership to build a 120 mile last mile,
carrier neutral, dark fiber network.
 The Salient/Minnesota Fiber Exchange Network simplifies direct
connectivity from the Data Center to the end-user.
 Carrier Neutral access to the fiber network for licensed, credit worthy
providers.
 Salient/Minnesota Fiber Exchange maintained Dark Fiber can be lit by
Enterprises or Carriers.
 Ramsey County Project part of 2012 budget cycle; also
in negotiations with Dakota County for access to their
fiber assets.
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4.  Increased Carrier capacity reduces cost of
bandwidth.
 Enables Carriers to serve targeted customers in
Ramsey County (and to super-regional locations
via inter network connections) from a single
point of presence.
 Facilitates rapid delivery of Managed Services to
an extensive Private and Public sector customer
base.
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5.  The Salient Next-Generation Data Center is
strengthened through key partnerships:
 Kraus-Anderson Construction Company
 Parsons Electric
 Metropolitan Mechanical
 Hagen Christensen and McIlwain Architects
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6.  Ground-up Facility- Ramsey County Suburbs
 Final Site Selection will be aligned with:
 Anchor Tenant Requirements
 Fiber Network Connectivity
 Community Collaboration
 Expected Date of Occupancy – Fall 2012
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7.  All Carriers are now interconnect via a single
facility within the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area
(511 Building).
 A State Task Force* has identified this as a
significant liability for our region.
 The Salient Data Center + Carrier Hotel strategy
brings essential redundancy to our region.
 This state of the art facility will serve as a magnet
for super-regional connectivity to other
population centers in the Central U.S.
* Source: State of Minnesota Broadband Taskforce Report 2009
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8.  Modular 5k to 12k square foot Pods will be
available.
 Upgradeable Tier 2 and 3 Pods provide increased
flexibility to serve selected markets.
 Meets both medium and large enterprise
requirements.
 Each Pod will be electrically isolated from all other
Pods.
 Salient offers customized Pod services including
managed bandwidth and “hands-on” support.
 Affords the economies of scale of a larger facility
while only leasing the space needed.
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9.  Healthcare
 Financial Services
 Local, State and Federal Government
 Hi-Technology Enterprises
 Local, Regional, National and International
Carriers
 Co-location Wholesalers (Leverage Salient Pod
capacity to create retail rack and cage space
offerings for Small Business Enterprises)
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10.  Tier 3+ Facility Reference Architectures
include:
 Uptime Institute Requirements
 Facebook Open Compute Project
 Combined experience of the Salient
Design/Build Team:
 Site Specifications
 Power
 HVAC
 Security
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11.  Salient Site +
 Upper Midwest limits Data Centers exposure to:
 Seismic Activity
 Hurricanes
 Heavy Tornado Activity
 Site Selection Criteria includes:
 Out of Flight Path
 Significant distance from Railway and Freeway Activity
 Outside of Core Downtown areas
 Opportunity for Redundant Power Feeds
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12.  Salient Power +
 Scalable design with 5,000SF, 7,500SF, and 12,000
SF Pods
 150 Watts/SF average
 Higher Watt/SF Available
 N+1 Centralized power generation, utilizing
2250kw Generators
 N+1 dedicated UPS backup per POD
 SCADA power monitoring system
 Dedicated power distribution system per POD
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13.  Salient HVAC +
 Concurrently Maintainable Data Center Cooling
 All Components Serviceable While Under Maximum
Cooling Load
 N+1 Chilled Water Plant
 Robust Perimeter CRCU Fan Gallery
 No Water Piping In Data Floor
 150 W/SF Average Data Floor Cooling
 Higher Spot Cooling Densities Available
 Clean Agent Fire Suppression Below Data Floor
 Double Interlock Pre-Action Fire Suppression For Critical
Spaces
 Early Warning Smoke Detection To Identify Problems
Before They Start
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14.  Salient Security +
 Live Security Staff 24 x 7
 Fully Documented Procedures
 IP Video Surveillance with Analytics
 Man Traps
 Audited IP Access Control
 Vascular Biometrics
 Full RFID Tracking
 Explosives Monitoring
 Biometric Racks (Optional)
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15.  Currently negotiating for Anchor Tenants for
both Data Center and Fiber Network
 Additional Anchor Tenant opportunities and
pricing are still available
John Schultz
651.967.7196
jschultz@4mfe.com
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