Cologix VAN3
2828 Natal Street, Vancouver, BC, V5M 2H1, CA
VAN3 on Natal Street is the largest neutral data center in the Vancouver region and the one Cologix built rather than bought: more than 42,000 square feet of raised floor across two storeys, opened in 2019 and carrying 5 MW. It is Cologix's designated AWS site in the metro, with AWS Direct Connect at 10 and 100 Gbps with MACsec encryption and AWS Outposts on site, alongside Google Cloud, Azure ExpressRoute, IBM Cloud and Oracle FastConnect. Forty or more unique network connections are available, three exchanges are present in VANIX, CSIX and XSIX Vancouver, and a diverse-path fiber ring links the building back to VAN1 and VAN2 downtown. The electrical design is scalable N+1 distributed redundant with N+1 mechanical and dual independent power cords to each cabinet. Cooling uses magnetic-levitation compressors with integrated free-cooling coils and full hot-aisle containment. The building carries five million dollars of seismic upgrades, a 12-foot K-rated perimeter fence and 94 cameras.
Facility Specifications
Site information
- Colocation space
- 42,000+ sq ft of raised floor across two storeys
- Power capacity
- 5 MW
- Power density
- Up to 20 kW per cabinet
- Uptime SLA
- 100% uptime SLA on redundant power circuits; 99.99% on non-redundant
Power & cooling
- Redundancy
- Scalable N+1 distributed-redundant electrical with N+1 mechanical; dual independent power cords per cabinet
- Cooling
- Magnetic-levitation compressors with integrated free-cooling coils; full hot-aisle containment; N+1
Compliance
Platforms & amenities
- Platforms & services
- Cabinets, cages and private suites; two meet-me rooms; Cologix Access Marketplace; diverse metro fiber to VAN1 and VAN2
- Amenities
- 24/7 staffed security station with biometric access; 12-foot K-rated perimeter fence; 94 cameras; two meet-me rooms; five million dollars of seismic upgrades
Network ecosystem — 29 carriers on-net
Notable: Cogent Communications (AS174) · Zayo (AS6461) · Hurricane Electric (AS6939)
Cloud on-ramps
AWS Direct Connect at 10 and 100 Gbps with MACsec, plus AWS Outposts, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute, IBM Cloud and Oracle FastConnect; 40+ unique network connections; VANIX, CSIX and XSIX Vancouver on site