Dallas Datacenter
Facility Information
SoftLayer Dallas is located inside the recognized Infomart telecom hotel, a private, Tier III, N+1 facility near downtown Dallas. Infomart is also home to data centers belonging to MCI, Level 3, Equinix, Verio, Switch & Data, Verizon, Telefonica and Via West. It sits on three redundant TXU electrical grids, delivering diverse power to each quadrant of the building, with five on-site 100-ton water chillers meeting N+1 cooling requirements.
Specifications
- Capacity: more than 40,000 dedicated servers
- 6000 amps 480v Input Power
- 6 x 750Kva UPS Battery Backup Units
- 3 x 2000Kw Diesel Generator with On-site Fuel Storage
- Redundant Liebert 30-ton HVAC Units
- Pre-Action Dry Pipe Fire Suppression
- Proximity Security Badge Access
- Digital Security Video Surveillance
Speedtest
SoftLayer data centers are SAS 70 Type II Certified, meeting industry-recognized requirements for security and reliability. The exhaustive, third-party certification assessment included extensive testing of the control objectives and activities at all SoftLayer data center facilities, including oversight by executive management, operations and customer service, development and information technology organization, human resources policies and procedures, and risk assessment monitoring.
Additionally, SoftLayer is self-certified with the U.S. Department of Commerce's U.S.-European Union (EU) Safe Harbor framework, verifying that SoftLayer meets the EU's adequacy standard for data and privacy protection. Self-certification and participation in the Safe Harbor framework is entirely voluntary.
For official documentation or any questions regarding SoftLayer's SAS 70 Type II Certification and Safe Harbor self-certification, please contact sales@100tb.com.

