M5 Hosting: SDTC Data Center

SDTC Data Center is the San Diego Tech Center facility used by M5 Hosting in San Diego, California, USA. On its official data center pages, M5 identifies the site as SDTC Data Center / San Diego Tech Center at 9725 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121, and describes it as one of its two Southern California data center locations. M5’s site also states that the San Diego Tech Center facility is owned and operated by American Internet Services.

The facility is located in the Sorrento Mesa area of San Diego, a major technology and telecom corridor in Southern California. M5 positions the site within a bandwidth-rich business environment and states that its two San Diego facilities are connected by high speed transport, supporting resilient regional deployments and enterprise infrastructure use cases.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. Facility identity (facility level): M5 identifies the site as SDTC Data Center / San Diego Tech Center.
2. Operator and facility context (facility level): M5 states the San Diego Tech Center facility is owned and operated by American Internet Services, with M5 operating from the site as one of its San Diego data center locations.
3. Address (facility level): 9725 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121, United States of America.
4. Facility scale (facility level): M5 states the San Diego Tech Center is a 19,000 square foot facility.
5. Power profile (facility level): M5 states the facility is designed for very high power density and offers complete -48V DC power service for traditional telecom customers.
6. Operational resilience (facility group level): M5 states both San Diego facilities provide for zero impact maintenance.
7. Network resilience (facility group level): M5 states each San Diego data center has its own redundant Internet connectivity and high speed transport between facilities.
8. Colocation support (operator level): M5 states its colocation platform supports deployments ranging from single 1U servers to thousands of high end servers.
9. 24/7 operations (operator level): M5 states its colocation environments are staffed 24/7 and monitored for availability.

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. Security controls (operator level): M5 states its data centers are equipped with round the clock surveillance, biometric access controls, fire suppression systems, and on site staff.
2. Monitoring and operations (operator level): M5 states colocated servers are under 24/7 monitoring for availability.
3. Certification statement on SDTC and LWDC (facility group level): M5 states both San Diego data center sites feature SAS 70 Type II certification with annual audits.
4. Current portfolio compliance statement (operator level): M5’s current data center portfolio page states its data centers feature SOC 2 Type II certification.
5. Regulatory and standards alignment (operator level): M5 states its facilities are audited to support requirements associated with HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST, ISO 20000-1, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ITAR, NIST 800-53, and PCI-DSS.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

M5 states the SDTC Data Center has its own redundant Internet connectivity and high speed transport to its second San Diego facility, which is 13 miles away. M5 also describes the San Diego Tech Center as being located in a bandwidth-rich technology park, supporting enterprise and telecom-oriented deployments. At the platform level, M5 states its colocation services are built on fully redundant power, cooling, and network infrastructure, and its broader portfolio is positioned for low latency connectivity across U.S. and European locations.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Enterprises and organizations needing colocation in San Diego, based on M5’s published colocation services.
2. Telecom and traditional service provider deployments, based on M5’s statement that SDTC offers complete -48V DC power service for telecom customers.
3. Organizations requiring scalable colocation footprints, from single 1U servers to large multi server deployments.
4. Businesses needing resilient Southern California infrastructure, based on M5’s redundant connectivity and dual-facility San Diego design.