IP Pathways: Urbandale Data Center

Urbandale Data Center, operated by IP Pathways, is an enterprise-grade, carrier-neutral facility located in Urbandale, Iowa, within the Greater Des Moines metropolitan area. The site benefits from Iowa’s central U.S. geography, low risk of natural disasters, and cost-efficient power environment, making it a strategic location for resilient primary infrastructure, disaster recovery, and hybrid IT deployments. Designed to support secure, highly available workloads, the Urbandale facility reflects IP Pathways’ focus on operational reliability, compliance-driven environments, and customer-centric colocation services.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. High-availability data center design supporting mission-critical enterprise and regulated workloads.
2. Redundant power infrastructure with UPS-backed systems and emergency generators to support continuous operations.
3. Efficient cooling architecture designed to maintain stable environmental conditions across varied rack densities.
4. Carrier-neutral facility model, enabling flexibility in network provider selection.
5. Scalable colocation offerings, including single cabinets, full racks, and private cage environments.
6. Facility layout designed to support incremental growth of space and power as customer requirements evolve.
7. 24/7 monitoring and operations, with on-site support and remote-hands services available.

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. Multi-layer physical security, including controlled facility access and secured data hall environments.
2. Badge-based and role-based access control for customer-specific areas.
3. Continuous CCTV monitoring across critical facility zones.
4. Fire detection and suppression systems, including early smoke detection and gas-based fire suppression.
5. Compliance alignment with commonly adopted U.S. enterprise and regulatory frameworks, including:
6. SOC 2 (Type I / Type II, as applicable)
7. HIPAA support for healthcare-related workloads
8. PCI DSS support for payment environments
9. Secure customer deployments supported through locked cabinets, cages, and segregated infrastructure spaces.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Carrier-neutral connectivity, allowing customers to interconnect with multiple regional and national network providers.
2. Strong metro connectivity throughout the Des Moines area.
3. Low-latency access to major Midwest and national network routes.
4. Cross-connect services available for carrier, cloud, and customer interconnection.
5. Cloud-ready architecture supporting hybrid IT and multi-site deployments.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Enterprises seeking secure, centrally located infrastructure in the U.S. Midwest.
2. Healthcare, financial services, and regulated organizations requiring compliance-ready environments.
3. Cloud, SaaS, and managed service providers deploying regional platforms.
4. Organizations implementing disaster recovery, business continuity, or secondary site strategies.
5. Businesses migrating from on-premises infrastructure to colocation-based hybrid IT models.