SAVVIS is a Tier 1 ISP that offers both IP connectivity and e-business solutions to enable global corporations to quickly reach their desired Internet content. To offer our customers efficient access to destinations that reside outside of SAVVIS' Global IP Network, peering has been established at select major cities where our backbone nodes are present. In the USA, we have established peering relationships with the four other Tier 1 ISPs: AT&T (ANS), Genuity (GTE Interlink), UUNET (WorldCom), and Sprintlink.

As is the case with all Tier 1 ISPs, SAVVIS is prohibited from peering directly with any network outside the USA; however, our 270 transit relationships with 80 countries will provide the customer with excellent connectivity to overseas markets. We peer with five pan-European Regional Tier 1 networks including: UUNet (WorldCom), Ebone (GTS), AUCS (AT&T and Infonet), EUNET (KPN/Qwest), and France Telecom (which includes Global One and Equant), providing SAVVIS customers access to 90 percent of all European routes. In Asia, SAVVIS is establishing similar peering connections in Japan to provide similar route coverage. Once these peering arrangements are in place, no other Tier 1 ISP will be able to match SAVVIS' global peering coverage.


Savvis:

Data Center

• 153,800 sq ft building
• No advertising of SAVVIS name (plain wrapper)
• Interior and exterior security managed 24/7 by permanently assigned staff of Wackenhut guard

Zoned access throughout Data Center

• Biometric hand scanner requires ID card access and hand geometry measurements
• Customer IDC access and contacts managed via Siebel
• Current government-issued picture ID required
• ID badge and biometric hand scan to man trap with badge reader
• Second hand scans to gain access to raised floor Biometric scanner captures 3D measurements of hand

Security cameras

• Multiple 360 degree cameras with 10x zoom
• More than 100 fixed cameras
• High speed recorders with DV cassette tapes
• Hard drives to eliminate down time for tape swaps and over recording
• Minimum 30 day tape storage

Generator power

• Backup power
• Multiple CAT Diesel 2.0 megawatt generators
  Minimum 24 hour fuel storage
• Agreements with two major carriers to provide additional diesel fuel
• Generators assumes building load within 20 seconds
• Generators are tested on weekly basis under load.
• Tanks are kept at least 80% full at all times

Two utility feeds from independent substations

• Diverse paths to the building
• Feeds to building are encased in concrete
• Fed from two independent substations
• Separate transformers fed from both utility sources for redundancy

HVAC chiller systems

• Hosting space HVAC system includes (16) AHUs and (16) ACCUs manufactured by Trane.
• AHUs are DX type and located in the mechanical mezzanine; the ACCUs are located on the roof.
• There is adequate capacity to withstand a HVAC unit failure or an entire bus failure.
• Cooling is provided by both overhead and under floor air.
• HVAC systems have wetted media for humidification, VFDs for each supply fan, exhaust fans to control building pressure, and economizers to utilize cool outside air.
• Separate Dectron outside air handling units provide conditioned air for the hosting space.
• UPS Room cooling is provided by Trane RTUs in a N+1 configuration.
• Node room cooling is provided by Liebert DX CRAC units in a N+1 configuration.

Network facilities - Main Node Room

• Multiple fiber providers for diversity - provides diversity and redundancy.
• Each vendor can deliver additional bandwidth capacity with minimal turn-around time
• Can be delivered using existing ‘lit' fiber
• Fiber pathways into the Data Center are truly diverse
• Fiber enters building in steel conduit from multiple points in the building

• Savvis's Domestic Map
• Savvis's Global Map