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Kansas City

Kansas City Data Center (KCDC) is one of two state-of-the-art TierPoint data centers located in the Kansas City metro area. With 2N power and N+1 cooling infrastructures, the KCDC is concurrently maintainable allowing for continuous operation of your critical IT equipment. TierPoint’s 24/7 onsite personnel provide the remote hands, monitoring, project management and security services needed to free you from the day-to-day tasks associated with running a data center. In addition, the facility is audited under SSAE 18 Type 2 SOC 2, PCI-DSS1*, GLBA and HIPAA standards annually. ITAR and EU-US Privacy Shield registered.

*Please see Security & Compliance section below for details

Facility

  • Reinforced concrete block and brick construction
  • Single-story, single-tenant, single-use structure
  • Outside of 500 year flood plain
  • Cabinets, Cages and Private Suites available
  • 24/7 onsite staff and remote monitoring from geographically disperse Operations Centers
  • N+1 continuous precision cooling systems

Security

  • Photo, fingerprint and ID validation is required
  • Badge readers, biometrics and man-traps throughout the facility
  • Video surveillance in all critical areas and in each row of the data halls with 90-days of retention
  • 24/7 monitoring of access control and video surveillance systems
  • SSAE 18 Type 2 SOC 2, PCI-DSS1*, GLBA and HIPAA standards annually. ITAR and EU-US Privacy Shield registered
  • 24/7 onsite security personnel

*1PCI-DSS – Certification on PCI-DSS Requirement 9 & 12 (Physical Security and Information Security Policies) on data center (colocation) services. Colocation provides secure space, power, and environmental controls for merchants and service providers, some of which fall under PCI compliance. No logical access to any customer systems that may contain cardholder data.

Power

  • Newly upgraded 2MVA utility power feed
  • 1MW diesel generator for all critical loads
  • 2N UPS with redundant battery strings

Network

  • Multiple carriers (7+) built into the facility
  • Diverse entrance pathways under ground
  • Internet, MPLS, Ethernet, Optical Wave, Point-to-Point services available
  • Interconnected with 10G wave services to Lenexa, Bellevue, Midlands and St. Louis
  • Blended, BGP-routed, Internet services using three major carriers
  • Redundant Cisco core routing and switching infrastructures

Connectivity

On-Premise Carriers

  • AT&T
  • CenturyLink
  • Sprint
  • Time Warner Cable
  • Unite
  • Windstream via NuVox

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Kansas City Location

10801 N. Amity Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64153
866-500-7661