Data Center Checklist
Date of Site Visit:
Data Center Address:
Site visit conducted by:
PT Bank Mestika Dharma
Be sure to note approvals and comments, so you can revisit the data center features and provisions as your
colocation support needs evolve.
BUILDING FACILITY √ COMMENTS
Located outside of moderate and high natural disaster zones
Uptime Institute Tier III certification for concurrent maintainability
Designed and built to Tier III certifications
Master planned, purpose built fully resilient facility
Adaptable design with secure cabinets or caged environments
Comfortable working environment features and amenities:
Internet access
Food and beverage services
Lounges
Meeting and Conference Rooms
Physical storage facilities, lockers, carts
Hardened structure built to withstand the inherent natural incidents of
the region (i.e.: hardened to withstand winds (including uplift) of up to
150 mph, which is the equivalent of a Level 4 Hurricane or an EF3
Tornado)
Proximity to convenient transportation
Secured location
Connected to global footprint of data centers
PT Bank Mestika Dharma
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE √ COMMENTS
Minimum of N+1 configurations to ensure continual maintainability
Best of breed providers of UPS, generators and critical components
Multiple distribution paths (one active, one redundant) for cooling and
power, with redundant (N+1) capacity
Early detection fire suppression system (such as VESDA)
Dry pipe sprinkler systems
COMPLIANCE and SECURITY √ COMMENTS
Security meets public sector and financial services standards
SSAE-16, ISO27001 compliant
SafeHarbor
PCI compliance support
HIPAA
100% global power, temperature and humidity SLA
Tier III Certified 100% proven data center uptime commitment with
concurrently maintainable site infrastructure
Video surveillance with archives
Mantraps
Biometric security measures
Security of halls, rack and cage level via locking mechanisms
Ability to add incremental security options
24/7 monitoring of security and fire systems
NETWORK and CONNECTIVITY √ COMMENTS
Cross connectivity at cage, building and carrier level
Standard agnostic CAT5E, COAX and Singlemode/Multimode Fiber
connectivity
Layer 2 switched infrastructure
Direct connection to third party data centers and cloud nodes
Best of both worlds network
Carrier diversity
Connectivity to ecosystem partners
Diverse fiber routes into data center
Dedicated Tier 1 IP backbone connectivity
Full complement of port interface speeds
Comprehensive SLA for 100% network availability
Access to intelligent IP and IP MPLS networks
SERVICE and OPERATIONS √ COMMENTS
Operational certifications, such as M&O
On-site 24/7 support provided by operations and facilities personnel
Colocation facility follows two man operations procedures
Remote hands services and technical support for immediate attention
and early resolution of potential issues
Best of breed documentation and compliance such as: Drawings, OEM
Manuals and Operating Procedures
Onsite support to run maintenance and upgrades on your behalf
Best practices driven operational procedures
24/7 Gold Support
PMP and ITIL certified engineering staff
Certifications for data center staff available
Documented and followed continued education procedure and policy
PARTNERSHIP √ COMMENTS
Commercial terms that suit your business plan
Ability to flex spend across data center services
Advanced services and project management options are available and can
be utilized as required
100% uptime availability SLA
Humidity and Temperature SLAs to meet ASHRAE standards
DATA CENTER ACCESS TO: √ COMMENTS
Full suite of networking solutions
Managed storage solutions
Managed hosting solutions
Option to migrate applications to cloud environment
Managed applications support
ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY √ COMMENTS
Commitment to Increased energy efficiencies
LEED Gold Certification
Global cultural focus on civic duty
Modern, energy efficient data center design, construction, updates and
operations
Support high density solutions
Accurate use of blanking plates and cabling allow optimal airflow
Equipment layout optimizes hot and cold aisle configurations
STABILITY √ COMMENTS
Experienced mature provider with a proven track record of excellence
Third party validations such as: Gartner Magic Quadrants for IaaS,
Managed Hosting & European Managed Hosting
Financially secure and long term viability
