Steadfast Networks operates out of its own state of the art data center located in downtown Chicago, Illinois located in the Lakeside Technology Center, Suite 240, the same building in which Equinix is located.

The data center offers complete redundancy in power, HVAC, network connectivity, and security. The datacenter facility sits atop multiple power grids driven by ComEd, with full UPS battery backup power and a diesel generators onsite.

The fiber provided to the data center is also provided over redundant paths, with two 10 Gigabit Ethernet lines from their cabinet in Equinix, on the 5th floor, and several pairs of fiber to providers in the Meet-Me Room on the 2nd floor. The data center was previously operated by 360 Networks with everything built to telecommunications grade specifications and it has maintained full operation, without any failures, since it was constructed.

Their network utilizes routing and switching products from Juniper Networks and Cisco Systems, the leaders in the industry. They utilize Juniper M20 and M5 routers as border routers, Cisco 6509 (SUP720) switches as their distribution switches, and Cisco 2950/2960 switches in their aggregation/customer layer. Additional network equipment includes DDoS mitigation hardware on each of their incoming carriers, allowing them to mitigate multi-gigabit DoS/DDoSattacks. In addition, 10 Gigabit Ethernet is used at the core of the network to reduce the risks of internal congestion due to DDoS attacks and to maintain optimal flexibility.

Bandwidth Providers:

• Level(3)
• Savvis
• AT&T
• MCI / Verizon Business
• XO
• PCCW Global
• TeliaSonera
• GameRail

They took care in choosing their carriers; their research showed them to be some of the fastest and most reliable networks available. Not only are the providers redundant, but their entry paths are redundant as well.