The interior of our new data center at 725 S Wells is now complete. We have some external things to complete yet, chiller and generator turn-up/testing, UPS testing, finishing the redundant dark fiber links, etc. The plan is to be live June 1 and we will, of course, be getting the network...

Today, one of my favorite industry sites, Data Center Knowledge, came out with a list of the 10 largest data centers in the world. I found two things...

Things really seem to be coming together now with the raised flooring going in, the mounts for the PDUs and HVAC units being installed, chilled water piping nearing completion, etc.

General Building:
Dock: Temporary tap gen box installed.
Vertical Risers: PDU...

OK, I'm back on schedule.  I just got this report regarding progress as of Jan. 21 on Friday.

Basement Construction Progress Summary:
Existing Electrical Room: No ComEd shut down required. MDI Electric installed the bus detail “hot” in the existing 1600 amp...

This report arrived to me right after I left for the day on the 23rd and then the holidays arrived, so sorry for the delay.

Basement Construction Progress Summary:
Existing Electrical Room: Temporary transformer installed and wired; awaiting ComEd confirmation....

With more finish work getting done in the office areas and the floors being finished in the data center space things are starting to look more complete, though there is still a lot to go.  Once the raised flooring gets put in though, things will start looking more like a real data center....

Yes, I made the last post December 10th, and then I got the latest update from them right after that, so I figured I'd wait a little before posting additional updates.

As of Dec. 10 this was the progress:

Basement Construction Progress Summary:
Existing...

I apologize for the delay here, but I've been quite busy lately and haven't had time to put together another data center update for our new site at 725 S Wells, here in Chicago.

This is the data from the report on Friday, Dec. 4:

7th Floor Construction Progress Summary:...

Not much has changed at the site so far.  The finishing touches are getting put on the architectural drawings, we're waiting on permits, and demolition should be beginning next week.  I do have some updates as to some final decisions we have made though.

1) We will be using 20" raised...

Well, we've finally gotten the deal finished for our new Chicago facility.  We have been in the works on this for over a year now, scoping out sites, going into negotiations on several sites, and have finally signed a deal.  Our new data center and offices will be located at 725 S. Wells St., in...