Indiana University Data Center Spring, 2009 Artist’s rendering of the Data Center now under construction in Bloomington, Indiana Security – Flexibility.

Indiana University Data Center

Spring, 2009Artist’s rendering of the Data Center now under construction in Bloomington, Indiana

Security – Flexibility – Research


Given the threat of a tornado strike or other disaster, IU officials determined the need for a fortified Data Center. The Data Center will house and protect the supercomputers Big Red and Quarry, as well as crucial I-Light network infrastructure and data storage equipment, collectively valued at upwards of $50 million.

Security

• Designed to withstand an F5 tornado and other potential disasters

• Increased fire suppression technology

• Advanced security systema rendering of the Data Center, currently under construction

Flexibility The IU Bloomington Data Center will provide almost four times the current available machine room space and ten times the electrical capacity of the current facility.

• Over 80,000 square feet of space• Three 10,000-square-foot machine rooms• Central war room


“The new Data Center will allow our faculty to make lasting and far-reaching contributions in the life, physical, and social sciences, in the arts and humanities, and in nearly every other area of research and scholarship.”

– Michael McRobbie President, Indiana University

Research


Building the Future of IT at Indiana University

The Data Center is the first step in a proposed cyberinfrastructure corridor on the east side of Indiana University’s Bloomington campus, which will ensure the digital future of the university in the 21st century.

Plans also include a new CyberInfrastructure Building to house and support IT staff.

a drawing of the proposed projects, including a CyberInfrastructure building, just southwest of the Data Center


• Over 80,000 square feet in size, with three 10,000-square-foot machine rooms

• Disaster-resistant, bunkered structure

• Future home to Big Red, Quarry, and the I-Light network hub

• Advanced fire suppression and security technology

For a secure digital future at Indiana University


Indiana University Data Center Spring, 2009 Artist’s rendering of the Data Center now under construction in Bloomington, Indiana Security – Flexibility.

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Indiana University Data Center Spring, 2009 Artist’s rendering of the Data Center now under construction in Bloomington, Indiana Security – Flexibility.