Salient Data Centers in St Paul / Minneapolis Minnesota

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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
 Currently working with MN DEED and St.
Paul EDA looking at options
 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
 Agent Program allows Technology Firms the
opportunity to bring Tenants to the facility and
network while receiving a finder’s fee
 Check out our booth at the show or contact one
of our associates
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16. John Schultz
612.836.4740
jschultz@salientdatacenters.com
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