e-shelter’s Amsterdam 1 Data Center

Amsterdam has risen to become one of the most important colocation ecosystems in Europe. With the city’s leading internet exchange and transatlantic fiber optic connections, Amsterdam’s technical infrastructure serves as both a provider and contributor to today’s digital economy. The Netherland’s rising reputation as a strategic technology location has not gone unnoticed with global hyper-scalers making large scale data center and digital infrastructure investments across the country, and several multinational corporations making their European headquarters in Amsterdam. At the same time, data center operators such as e-shelter continue to address the growing demand for colocation services within this market.

e-shelter’s Amsterdam 1 Data Center compliments the digital landscape and data center advantages of the Netherlands. Located in the Schiphol Rijks district of the city and scheduled to open in early 2019, Amsterdam 1 Data Center will deliver up to 39.6MW of IT load across 16,000 sqm of colocation space. The facility will follow e-shelter’s existing, highly successful operating model of offering an industry leading level of high quality infrastructure and services: flexible, high availability, scalable colocation space with high power density capacity and carrier neutrality, along with multiple cloud provider and carrier options. e-shelter will also offer both wholesale and retail colocation services, along with hybrid IT enterprise solutions within its Amsterdam facility.

At a glance: Amsterdam 1 Data Center
Power supply:

Step 1 Power supply at 10 kV level via two separate feeds
Step 2 Power supply at 20 kV level via two separate feeds
Separate UPS systems (A- and B-supply)
Redundant emergency power system with diesel generators
Security:

Monitoring by e-shelter own Security Command and Control Center with security personnel from e-shelter security on-site
Standardized security processes and the 7-level security system secure the tenant areas and technical operations
Access control via non-contact chip and PIN or optional biometrics signature
Secured perimeter zones with electronically monitored security fencing system, incorporating anti-climb and anti-tunnelling protection
Technical operations:

Monitoring of all critical infrastructure by e-shelter’s own operation staff on-site
Standardized operation processes with amplified technical systems redundancy in order to ensure maximum reliability
Connectivity:

Carrier-neutral with connectivity to diverse internet exchange points within Amsterdam
Carrier-mix from global Tier 1 supplier to local supplier
Direct connection to global cloud and application providers as well as Internet Exchanges in our data centers
Data Center Connect: low latency, high-performance connections between e-shelter locations and to third party data centers
Private/Cloud Connect: dedicated layer 2 virtual private connections to cloud providers, carrier and customers
Cross Connect: connect two different points on an e-shelter data center redundantly
Internet Connect: high-performance access to the internet via e-shelter AS203329 - direct routing to all leading Tier-1 providers

e-shelter facility services GmbH, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands