Internet Giant, eBay, Chooses Fire Protection for New Data Center
Reliability and redundancy were critical wheneBay selected the fire and life safety systems for its new Tier IV level data center in South Jordan, Utah. Because maintaining and operating this $287 million data center is an absolute necessity, fire and life safety systems help meet the important goal of continuous operation and mission continuity. The fire and life safety system design complexities were handled by Schmid & Associates, P.C. Fire Protection Engineers of Maryland.
The master plan for the site breaks down into four phases, which will allow eBay to consolidate leased data center space currently spread across three states. The first phase of the project is a 240,000 sq. ft. building housing three 20,000 sq. ft. data center halls — one for eBay Marketplace, one for PayPal.com, and a third for expansion space.