Our Facilities

Nashville Creative provides data storage and data transfer for our network web sites. Clusters of dedicated servers are managed in a safe and secure data center in Dallas, Texas.

Nashville Creative Data Center

— 153,800 sq ft building
— Interior and exterior security managed 24/7 by permanently assigned staff of Wackenhut guard

Zoned access throughout Data Center

—Biometric hand scanner requires ID card access and hand geometry measurements
— Customer IDC access and contacts managed via Siebel
— Current government-issued picture ID required
— ID badge and biometric hand scan to man trap with badge reader
— Second hand scans to gain access to raised floor Biometric scanner captures 3D measurements of hand

Security cameras

—Multiple 360 degree cameras with 10x zoom
— More than 100 fixed cameras
— High speed recorders with DV cassette tapes
— Hard drives to eliminate down time for tape swaps and over recording
— Minimum 30 day tape storage

Generator power

— Backup power
— Multiple CAT Diesel 2.0 megawatt generators
—Minimum 24 hour fuel storage
— Agreements with two major carriers to provide additional diesel fuel
— Generators assumes building load within 20 seconds
— Generators are tested on weekly basis under load.
— Tanks are kept at least 80% full at all times

Two utility feeds from independent substations

— Diverse paths to the building
— Feeds to building are encased in concrete
— Fed from two independent substations
— Separate transformers fed from both utility sources for redundancy

HVAC chiller systems

— Hosting space HVAC system includes (16) AHUs and (16) ACCUs manufactured by Trane.
— AHUs are DX type and located in the mechanical mezzanine; the ACCUs are located on the roof.
— There is adequate capacity to withstand a HVAC unit failure or an entire bus failure.
— Cooling is provided by both overhead and under floor air.
— HVAC systems have wetted media for humidification, VFDs for each supply fan, exhaust fans to control building pressure, and economizers to utilize cool outside air.
— Separate Dectron outside air handling units provide conditioned air for the hosting space.
— UPS Room cooling is provided by Trane RTUs in a N+1 configuration.
— Node room cooling is provided by Liebert DX CRAC units in a N+1 configuration.

Network facilities - Main Node Room

— Multiple fiber providers for diversity - provides diversity and redundancy.
— Each vendor can deliver additional bandwidth capacity with minimal turn-around time
— Can be delivered using existing ‘lit’ fiber
— Fiber pathways into the Data Center are truly diverse
— Fiber enters building in steel conduit from multiple points in the building