DataBank: DataBank SLC5 Data Center

The DataBank SLC5 (Granite Point) Data Center is part of DataBank’s enterprise-grade Granite Point campus, strategically located in Bluffdale, between downtown Salt Lake City and the Silicon Slopes. It delivers carrier-neutral colocation, interconnection, cloud, and bare metal services, all backed by a 100% uptime SLA.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Raised-floor colocation space: ~50,000 sq ft
• Total site area: ~90,000 sq ft building footprint (including raised floors and support areas)
• Total capacity: ~10 MW of critical IT load, supported by a 66 MW N+1 substation
• Redundancy: N+1 design for both power and cooling systems
• Cabinet density: 10 kW per rack (air-cooled); up to 25 kW possible with liquid cooling
• On-site ecosystem: 13+ carriers, 2 meet-me-rooms, cloud interconnects, metro/national DCI
• Support services: Colocation, HPC, cloud, managed security (DDoS, IDS/IPS), remote hands, SLA-backed operations

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Built to Tier III standards with perimeter fencing, dual‑factor access, and 24/7 security
• Certifications include: HIPAA, HITECH, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, Privacy Shield, SOC 1, SOC 2, SSAE‑18; GDPR & FedRAMP compliance capabilities

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-neutral with extensive peering and fiber options through major providers like Zayo, AT&T, Lumen, Hurricane Electric, and more
• Supports cloud interconnects and metro/national DCI platforms

💼 Who It Serves

• Hyperscale cloud providers, content delivery networks, and high-performance compute platforms
• Enterprises requiring high density, secured deployments in a compliance-ready environment
• Regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, government) demanding strict certifications and uptime
• Organizations deploying hybrid/multi-cloud and requiring extensive interconnectivity