LightEdge: Minneapolis I Data Center
About Minneapolis I Data Center
The Minneapolis I Data Center is one of LightEdge’s flagship facilities in the Midwest, designed to provide mission-critical IT infrastructure with world-class reliability, compliance, and connectivity. Strategically located in the Golden Triangle area of Eden Prairie, this facility supports a wide array of enterprise and hybrid cloud deployments with 24/7/365 support and advanced physical and network security.
Key Facility Features
- Location: Suburban Minneapolis (Eden Prairie), providing excellent access to downtown and surrounding business districts.
- Facility Specs:
- Tier III equivalent design
- Multiple megawatts of available power
- Redundant N+1 UPS and generator backup systems
- Dedicated raised floor and private cage options
- Cooling: Precision cooling infrastructure with hot aisle/cold aisle containment and environmental monitoring for temperature and humidity stability.
- Carrier Neutrality: Direct access to regional carriers and LightEdge’s fully redundant private fiber backbone.
Security & Compliance
- Multi-layer Security: Includes biometric access, keycard entry, mantraps, security guards, and 24x7 CCTV surveillance.
- Certifications:
- SSAE 18 SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II
- ISO 27001 Certified
- HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and HITRUST-aligned
Services Provided
- Colocation: From single cabinets to custom suites.
- Cloud Services: LightEdge private cloud, public cloud connectivity, and hybrid cloud architectures.
- Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity: Secure remote site capabilities for backup, failover, and continuity planning.
- Managed Services: Including compliance-as-a-service, managed firewalls, backup and restore, and 24/7 support.
Why Minneapolis I?
The Minneapolis I location benefits from Minnesota’s low natural disaster risk, reliable utility infrastructure, and a skilled tech workforce. LightEdge leverages this stable environment to deliver highly available and compliant infrastructure solutions, particularly for customers in regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and government.
