Encore Technologies BLU1
11515 Grooms Rd, Blue Ash, OH, 45242, US
Encore Technologies BLU1 is a carrier-neutral retail colocation facility at 11515 Grooms Rd, Blue Ash, Ohio, operated by Cincinnati-based Encore Technologies. The site offers cages, private cabinets, and partial cabinets, with flexible configurations for enterprise and high-performance-computing workloads. Electrical infrastructure is a fully redundant 2N power system with dual sources and backup generators, paired with N+1 redundant cooling and environmental controls built to concurrently maintainable standards for 100% uptime. As a carrier-neutral building, BLU1 supports direct cross-connects to multiple carriers and cloud services and appears in PeeringDB (facility 14872). Security features include individual cages and roughly 60 surveillance cameras, supported by 24x7x365 staffing. The facility is SOC 2 certified and adheres to PCI and HIPAA standards. It is one of three Ohio data centers Encore operates, alongside MSB1 in Miamisburg and NOR1 in Cincinnati.
Facility Specifications
Site information
- Power capacity
- Fully redundant 2N, dual sources, generator backup
- Uptime SLA
- 100% uptime design
Power & cooling
- Redundancy
- 2N power, N+1 cooling
- Cooling
- N+1 cooling and environmental controls
Compliance
Platforms & amenities
- Platforms & services
- Direct cross-connects to cloud services
- Amenities
- 24x7x365 staffing, individual cages, ~60 surveillance cameras
Colocation Packages
| Package | Size | Power | Bandwidth | Price (USD/mo) | Term | Setup | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42U Private Cabinet — 5 kW (208V A+B Redundant) | 42U — Private | 5 kW · 208V A+B | Request |