Know Your Facility

2. Power for the Meta Data Centers really begins here.
3. Begins with Ultraviolet light filters and is then pumped to the outside cold water storage tanks.
4. A highly restricted area within the DC as the servers within this location hold user financial information.
7. Area where equipment is shipped and received.
10. Contain the cooling systems in place for your DC that help keep the data halls cool and at the optimum temperature.
14. A private, suite-style space provided in Meta offices for breastfeeding or pumping in comfort and privacy.
15. A physical location where security operations are monitored and managed.
16. A dedicated space within a building that houses the fire riser and associated fire suppression system equipment, such as valves, pipes, and sometimes nitrogen generators or compressors.

1. Has the capacity to hold up to 1,152 Rack Positions.
2. A highly secure, restricted-access area within Meta data centers dedicated to the physical destruction and secure handling of storage media (such as hard drives and SSDs) to ensure data security.
5. Helps to keep the DC building cool and provide the air conditioning portion of the Heating, ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system.
6. A designated space within a facility—such as a data center or office—where security staff gather to get pass down information from the previous shift supervisor.
8. Where emergency backup power runs from in case of a power outage.
9. The main entrance or reception area of a Meta office or data center, where visitors and employees check in, receive badges, and are greeted by security or reception staff.
11. The main communications distribution center.
12. The security checkpoint or building at the entrance of a Meta facility—especially at data centers—where all visitors and personnel must check in before being allowed further access.
13. The access points for communications to enter and exit the data center.