AMS3
Switch Datacenters Amsterdam 3 (AMS3) is located in the strategic Amsterdam South East business district.
Introducing our AMS3 datacenter
AMS3 site
The site was a logistics building which has been converted into a 8,6 MW IT capable Tier 3+ datacenter.
AMS3 became operational in 2017, newly built according to our Switch “Infinite modular datacenter” concept leading to a highly efficient facility, very low PuE and with a total cost of ownership. This is due to the extensive automation and smart, innovative building & engineering concepts used.
The office area of 660m2 was also completely retrofitted to high-end standards by the customer in 2018 in order to accommodate its main operations in the datacenter.
AMS3’s dedicated user is a leading global hosting company. By teaming up with Switch Datacenters, this tenant was able to tremendously speed up their presence in the Dutch and international market without the hassle of finding the right location, reserving the power, building a site and running the base facility operations.
Based on SLA, Switch delivers power, cooling and facilitatory services to the customer. The contract is set-up in blocks of DC capacity, which the customer can call in. Due to a smart proprietary DC design, using two separate floors, there is a clear physical and process boundary which creates a simple and clear set of rules and responsibilities between wholesale customer and Switch Datacenters responsibilities.
The site was officially Uptime Tier III certified on request of the customer in 2019 and is as such the only Tier III certified site in the Netherlands. The site is very well connected to almost all carriers in Amsterdam.
Strategically located in the Amsterdam South East business district
AMS3 Specifications
Datacenter
| Total Surface | 11,000 m² |
| Net White Space When Fully occupied | 3,239 m² |
| Total Potential Customer IT Capacity | 8.6 MW |
| MVA | 10.0 |
Power infrastructure
The facility is designed with the following modern power technologies to meet the highest datacenter requirements:
- Distributed redundant design based on Tier 4 setup with N+50%;
- Electrical equipment: All designed and installed by Schneider Electric;
- Power management software by Schneider Electric;
- Incoming grid capacity: 10 MVA redundant;
- Power distribution: 2N overhead busbars above the racks.
Cooling infrastructure
The facility is equipped with the following cooling technologies to meet the highest data center requirements:
- Indirect adiabatic cooling system: N+1 design per corridor;
- Multiple air handling units with a capacity of 18,000 m3/h each;
- Uses water evaporation as its cooling agent in warm weather and ambient outside air in cool weather;
- Coolers built under datacenter floor to maximize cooling capacity per m2 and avoiding mechanical equipment in white space;
- Ultra low energy usage with a cooling pPUE of 1.04;
- 2N Water Supply with 24+ hours water back-up onsite.
Process certification
- PCI-DSS compliant for payment card data security
- ISO 14001 corporate responsibility
- ISO 27001 for information security management
- ISO 9001 for quality management
