DataVerge Brooklyn, New York data centre

Colo-X analysis

DataVerge is Colo-X’s main New York and East Coast USA partner. They they offer a range of managed colocation solutions starting from as little as a quarter rack out of their Brooklyn, New York data centre.

Quarter, half and full racks or more can be combined with inclusive network ports where required. All clients benefit from DataVerge’s superb on-site support. This is especially important for clients not located in the area or overseas.

Colo-X has a growing list of references with DataVerge. As a rough guide on costs, clients can expect to pay in US$ what they pay in GBP£ in the UK, so relatively speaking great value.

The data centre is located over the eighth and ninth floors of 882 3rd Avenue Brooklyn. It has been in operation since 2010, with around 250 clients ranging from quarter racks up to hundreds of kW.

With many facilities in Manhattan struggling with power and high charges, DataVerge’s no recurring fees for cross-connects is an added bonus for smaller users.

DataVerge Brooklyn data centre

The DataVerge Brooklyn New York data centre is located over the eighth and ninth floors of 882 3rd Avenue Brooklyn and offers a mix of open colocation areas or dedicated caged space. There is a raised floor with cold-aisle contained pods. As you’d expect from former dockside warehousing, ceiling heights and floor loadings are impressive, with large freight elevators and good access.

DataVerge are also about to offer a further 22MW on a wholesale basis in 3MW units over the entire fifth and sixth floors.

The DataVerge data centre is located in Industry City, a former shipping and warehousing district (also known as Bush Terminal). It was originally built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Today it offers 6 million sq ft of mixed-use office, artists’ studios and retail space over 26 buildings, including 882 3rd Avenue. DataVerge run a dark-fibre network across the estate connecting back to the data centre with around 600 users.

The DataVerge team of 20 to 25 staff includes network engineers capable of helping with much more than just simple data centre tasks as and when customers may require.

DataVerge also have an unmanned secondary data centre in 111 Town Square Place (aka 111 Pavonia), Jersey City, just over the Hudson from Manhattan, providing around 100 cabinets. Both sites are connected by dark fibre.

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