Van Buren (VBDC) – Phoenix Data Center

AIS Van Buren in downtown Phoenix provides enterprise-class colocation and cloud services and is a popular site for disaster recovery implementations.

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Located in a well-known carrier hotel for the Phoenix metropolitan area, Van Buren is an SSAE 16 compliant, SOC 1, 2, and 3 audited facility that includes a 2N UPS configuration, N+1 cooling infrastructure, and 24x7x365 security / support personnel.

As a carrier-neutral facility, Van Buren in Phoenix is a premier point of interconnection for many of the world’s leading carriers and network service providers. Clients can choose amongst the portfolio of managed AIS network connectivity services including performance-routed IP and seamless Layer 3 VPN transport to any remote AIS data center.

Positioned in a low-risk region like Phoenix — ranked by Risk and Insurance magazine as the 2nd safest city in the United States due to the relative lack of natural disasters — Van Buren provides a strategic location for disaster recovery amongst the AIS network of data centers.

Read what clients have said about their experience with AIS at VBDC in Phoenix.

Data Center Space

Built-to-spec private colocation cages
Locking colocation cabinets in 14u, 22u, and 45u increments
Shared cabinet space in 1u increments
Roof rights with excellent line-of-site (LOS)

Power Systems

2N AC UPS power plant
A/B, 208v/120v power distribution
Standard 12 KW per rack available; higher densities available based upon client demand
N+1 emergency generator configuration

Cooling Systems

Full data-grade HVAC system with N+1 redundancy
73 degree ambient air temperature (+/-5 degrees)
45% humidity (+/-10%)

Physical Security

24x7x365 security staff
Camera with remote door release at facility entrance – only authorized personnel are allowed to enter
Biometric hand scanner at man trap entrance
Card access control at all interior data center doors
CCTV digital surveillance cameras with 180 days storage on all main data center areas
All client equipment is registered upon arrival and can only be removed by authorized personnel
Shipping and receiving area is isolated from the colocation floors

Client Amenities

Shipping and receiving with loading dock
Client staging area with secure storage
Client work area equipped with desks, wired internet
Facility-wide free wireless internet access
Client lounge with TV

Network Connectivity

Multiple fiber vaults with diverse entry
Large carrier-neutral meet-me room
IPv6 data center support
Option to access AIS performance-routed blended network: AT&T, Comcast, Cox, Level 3, Savvis, Sprint, Verizon, XO & peering via Any2 & CENIC International Internet Exchanges
Layer 3 VPN transport to any remote AIS facility
Multiple fiber providers on-site including: AboveNet, AGL, AT&T, Cogent, Cox, Integra, Level 3, Qwest, Sprint, Salt River Project, TW Telecom, Verizon, and XO
Cross Connect to the VBDC meet-me room and inter-cabinet via any media type

Client Support Services

Dedicated data center support center
24x7x365 support staff
Remote hands services
Managed tape rotation

AIS Van Buren Data Center – 120 East Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ 85004

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Testimonials

Our AppStack solution enables service providers and enterprise customers to move and manage complex cloud applications throughout their life cycle. That means we have deep first-hand knowledge of a wide variety of public and private clouds, as well as cloud orchestration platforms. After working closely with AIS to thoroughly test and implement our software and exhaustively stress-test AIS BusinessCloud1, our team at Appcara is quite impressed with the service. It is indeed a viable, enterprise-…John Yung, founder and CEOAppcara

The company had grown to the point where we began to look for a new headquarters. At the same time, we were seriously considering whether to continue owning our own data center or to partner with a leading industry partner and further strengthen our already best-in-class hosting services. AIS proposed an ideal solution for us right here in our back yard with the connectivity, flexible power and security we needed, plus we’d be able to maintain the control of the data center as though it were i…Erez Nir, CTOMitchell International

Besides our native hot standby resiliency, our enterprise customers value the geographic redundancy we provide with AIS data centers in San Diego and Phoenix. We over-engineer to handle peak traffic and have the ability to offer business continuity with redundant databases and load balancing between sites. The bottom line is we are operating with the fault tolerance of a world class service provider, which is an important consideration for the Fortune 500 enterprises we are working with.Lance Fried, CEOHold-Free Networks

Natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes, and man-made mayhem such as malware or even simple human error, are the types of events that can have devastating consequences for businesses that are reliant on mission-critical data and applications. With the one-year anniversary of the massive power outage that knocked out a large portion of Southern California upon us, we felt now was a great time to raise awareness of the need for DR planning and show how quickly and affordably …Tim Caulfield, CEOAIS

We had reached a critical point with our IT infrastructure where we had to make a decision on expanding our current facility or partnering with an enterprise-level data center. We were impressed with the Lightwave facility, the policies and procedures AIS has in place, like its ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) service architecture, and its knowledgeable staff. We feel AIS has mapped out a solid solution that can expand to meet our future business needs.Chris Rousseau, SVP global information technologyCallaway Golf

This is an important milestone for AIS – affirming that our enterprise-class data centers have the appropriate internal controls in place for assuring the highest level of standards for compliance, security and availability. We want our clients to feel comfortable that we are committed to taking the necessary steps to assure their peace-of-mind as they seek us out for colocation, connectivity, managed services and now, our full-featured cloud service. Our SOC 2 examination clearly sets us apar…Tim Caulfield, CEOAIS

Van Buren (VBDC) – Phoenix Data Center

Data Center Space

Power Systems

Cooling Systems

Physical Security

Client Amenities

Network Connectivity

Client Support Services

AIS Van Buren Data Center – 120 East Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ 85004

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