Victory Technology Center: victory technology center

The Victory Technology Center is a colocation data center facility located in Lackawanna, New York (Buffalo area). The facility is listed in PeeringDB with the published address 55 Melroy Ave, Lackawanna, NY 14218, USA, and the company website victorytechcenter.org.

Victory Technology Center’s official site describes the facility as designed to the Uptime Institute and TIA-942 specifications, and states that in 2012 an independent Tier Level Assessment rated critical infrastructure components as Tier IV, while the facility’s overall Tier rating is stated as Tier III (per the operator FAQ).

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. Facility name (directory listing): Victory Technology Center.
2. Facility address (published): 55 Melroy Ave, Lackawanna, NY 14218, USA.
3. Official website (verified): victorytechcenter.org.
4. Tier assessment statements (published):
5. 2012 independent Tier Level Assessment rated critical infrastructure components as Tier IV.
6. FAQ states the facility is overall Tier III, with critical infrastructure components meeting Tier IV.
7. On-site operations (published): Licensed Facilities Engineers staffed onsite 24x7x365; building management system monitors 25,000+ points.
8. Mechanical (published): N+1 chiller design with redundant, diverse chilled water lines; no water lines overhead of data center suites; leak detection and electronic valving.
9. Electrical utility (published): N+1 utility power distribution with dual 23 kVA feeds from separate incoming utility grids (5 MW) (as stated by operator).
10. Emergency power (published): N+1 diesel generators and N+1 UPS; onsite underground fuel storage; priority diesel delivery with 4-hour response time (operator statement).
11. Colocation products (published):
12. Dedicated 42U cabinets in multi-tenant colocation suites.
13. Hard-walled private suites (single-tenant) are offered.
14. Published space statement: “more than 20,000 square feet of available space” (operator statement; whether this is total building size vs. available/leaseable footprint is Not publicly disclosed).

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. Guard force (published): NYS-licensed security guards staffed onsite 24x7x365; patrol rounds vary by time/path; visitor sign-in/sign-out; logs maintained for audit purposes.
2. CCTV (published): Campus-wide recorded CCTV monitored 24x7x365; over 100 cameras stated.
3. Access control (published): Access to data center suites requires two-factor authentication; man-trap at corridor entry to prevent tailgating/piggybacking; critical systems/equipment areas are access-controlled.
4. Fire detection (published): Zoned fire detection with graphical interface, isolatable down to a single device; tested/inspected quarterly.
5. Fire suppression (published): Primary suppression is clean agent; secondary preaction system pressurized with nitrogen.

Compliance & standards (operator-level / site-supported):

1. Uptime Institute / TIA-942 alignment: Operator states design/build to Uptime Institute and TIA-942 specifications.
2. Tier ratings (as published): Overall Tier III (FAQ) and critical infrastructure components Tier IV (2012 TLA statement).
3. Certification scopes and certificate IDs: Not publicly disclosed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Fiber/cabling (published): Telecom services delivered on redundant, diverse backbone pathways with armored fiber from two diverse carrier rooms stated as over 300 feet apart.
2. Carrier access (published): Operator states multiple onsite access providers offer redundant/diverse incoming services; carrier list is Not publicly disclosed.
3. Facility directory cross-check (PeeringDB):
4. Networks present: 2 (as listed).
5. Local exchanges: 0 (as listed).

The facility does not operate an Internet Exchange (IX).

The presence of network exchanges or peering platforms via tenants does not constitute IX operation.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Enterprises seeking hard-walled private suites for production and/or single-tenant deployments.
2. Organizations needing colocation cabinets in multi-tenant suites with redundant conditioned power delivery.
3. Customers implementing disaster recovery strategies (operator markets “production or disaster recovery data center needs”).
4. Connectivity-driven deployments requiring redundant carrier-room architecture and diverse pathways (carrier identities Not publicly disclosed).