Inside the World's Largest High Rise Data Center

A new 1 million square foot high-rise data center in an old Verizon switching building at 375 Pearl Street opened this week. Here is a view of some of its features -- in pictures.
March 22, 2013


10. Start Your Engines

In the event of a power failure, numerous Caterpillar CAT industrial diesel generators stand at the ready. The diesel generators take 20 seconds to bring fully online. The first 20 seconds of power are provided by battery backup.



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