Research Cyberinfrastructure

Data Center Colocation (Colo)

Status: In Production
Contact: Matt Campbell

What Is It?

For researchers who choose to purchase their own IT equipment, SDSC offers rack colocation services. The combined 19,000-square-foot, climate-controlled and secure datacenter is fully equipped with 13 Megawatts of power, multi- and 10-gigabit network connectivity, and a 24/7/365 operations staff.

The service was designed in partnership with representation from several UC campuses, the UC Office of the President, and is available now to researchers from any campus.

Colocation services include:

  • Standard 42U four-post rack with Iso-base seismic protection, hot/cold aisle containment, and 2x30A (~10 kW @ 208v) power distribution.
  • 10+ Gb networking fabric connectivity both throughout SDSC aggregation fabric and into CENIC.
  • 24/7/365 operations staff providing facility oversight and "remote hands" hardware assistance.

How Much Does It Cost?

UC San Diego currently subsidizes 61% of rack-space costs for its researchers.

Rack Rates

RCI-Subsidized Rack:

$2500/Rack-Year or ~$70/Rack Unit-Year

Unsubsidized Rack:

$6424/Rack-Year

Federal Rack:

$6359/Rack-Year
Network Rates

For UCSD colocation customers some/all network charges could be covered by the NGN program. 
All requests are reviewed for coverage prior to moving to the SDSC data centers.
Network Rates for non-NGN Users

1GB Connection

$183/Port-Year

10GB Connection (customer provides equipment optic(s))

$1058/Port-Year

Edge Router Connection

$7539/Port-Year
Other Services

UPS Power

$192/KW-Year or ~$53/Rack Unit-Year

Generator (includes UPS):

$374/KW-Year or ~$104/Rack Unit–Year

Reserved Rack:

$940/Rack-Year or ~$26/Rack Unit-Year

Secure Rack (required for PHI/PII customers):

$150/Rack-Year

How Do I Get It?

For more detailed facility and service information visit SDSC’s colocation website, or contact services@sdsc.edu.