SoftLayer Washington DC is located just 7 miles from Dulles airport in a facility certified to the highest standards in the industry. The DC area has one of the highest concentrations of fiber connectivity in the US and provides SoftLayer and its customers with multiple network options and world class performance.

The facility was designed to full Tier IV standards and provides multiple redundant power connections, in addition to the three 2-megawatt generators and eight 750 kVA redundant UPS systems. As with all SoftLayer data centers, the facility has 24x7 onsite support and multiple security protocols to gain entry to the building. SoftLayer customers looking for a world class facility in every possible way will find it with this data center.

Data Center Overview
Our Washington DC presence, with room for over 10,000 dedicated servers, is housed in a private N+1 datacenter facility incorporating the following infrastructure:
 

• 34 x 480v 3-Phase PDUs
• 8 x 750Kva UPS Battery Backup Inits
• Three 2-megawatt Diesel Generators with On-site Fuel Storage
• Redundant 30-ton CRAC Units
• FM-200 Fire Suppression System with VESDA
• Biometric Security System
• Digital Security Video Surveillance