Stone Mountain Advantages

Stone Mountain has many unique inherent features that make this possible where other sites can not. These include:

Security Advantages

• The natural security of 40 foot thick solid stone walls
• The unique fact of being subterranean while still being 300 feet above the ground
• Multiple natural security barriers such as river and cliffs that surround the complex
• Multiple security rings both inside and outside the mountain for additional security protection
• Police Powers granted by the State to onsite security force to allow the carrying of automatic weapons and arrest powers
• Ground radar, biometric access and other electronic security and surveillance measures
• On site fire station, sheriff station and EMS station with helipad
• In disaster free zone - very low to no risk of any major natural disasters such as tornado, hurricane, earthquake etc.
• No major terrorist susceptible target facilities within 125 mile radius

Environmental Advantages

• Indefinite self-sustainability for complete stand-alone operability no matter what happens off site.
• The internal ambient temperature of 52 degrees year-round naturally reducing cooling costs and power consumption
• The extremely low cost of power and abundant supply from green power plants such as coal-gasification, hydro and natural gas
• Abundant naturally chilled ground water via artesian wells for green chiller effect
• Natural insulation of solid stone walls reduces cooling loss
• Low carbon foot-print - Applying for LEED Platinum rating
• Natural gas powered backup generators to reduce carbon output
• LED lighting where possible to reduce heat and lower non-critical power usage

Connectivity Advantages

• The massive amounts of abundant fiber installed reaching out to over 300 PoPs.
• Multi-homed, diverse routed fiber connections for total reliability
• Satellite uplinks to backup fiber connectivity.
• Multiple carriers with direct connection to the mountain for carrier neutral status
• Stone Mountain owns and operates the Last Mile of fiber and the meet me rooms with no cross connect fees charged

Power Advantages

• Low cost of power (approximately 2 cents per KWH)
• Use of solar, wind and other green alternative sources for non-critical electric needs
• Multiple natural gas pipe lines to the property as well as onsite natural gas sources.
• Multiple water lines as well as onsite artesian wells for water supply.
• 4 separate power companies with over 20 individual power plants available to feed the power needs of the complex as it grows

Location Advantages

• The In the middle of Everywhere location - 2/3 of the USA population within an 8 hour drive or 2 hour flight of the complex
• Multiple airports within 45 minute drive of the complex in both KY and WV
• Below Market lease rates - low land and construction costs in the area allow for low rates
• Large skilled labor force within a 1 hour drive of the complex and large (12,000 +) college within 20 minutes of the complex
• Massive Local, County & State support and huge incentives for locating businesses in this area

Other Advantages

• Property Management by JP Morgan Specialty Assets division for maintenance assurance to highest standards
• Tenant Design and implementation by HP/EYP Mission Critical who is the recognized leader in Tier 4 data center design.
• Over 50 subject matter experts involved in the design and planning of the project with unparalleled credentials
• Gross Lease - No hidden Costs - Includes maintenance, power, taxes, insurance, security, HVAC, UPS and Gen Sets etc.
• Very strong local community support for the project - We strive to be a Good Neighbor and a responsible Corporate Citizen
• Vets GWAC (Government Wide Acquisition Contract) available for government tenants

Cost Advantages of Stone Mountain

Making a decision on a data center can be complex and difficult.  Hidden costs can be shocking to your budget.  Stone Mountain is committed to making that cost analysis as simple and transparent as possible.  Our goal is to provide tenants with unbeatable value.  Please consider the following issues in your data center selection process:

• Without sparing the highest quality, Stone Mountain's land and construction costs are exceptionally low.  These low costs enable Stone Mountain to offer pricing well below prevailing market rates.

• Stone Mountain offers true gross leases, which include not only space, but security, janitorial, building property taxes, employee parking, shuttle service, "meet-up" telephone and fiber connections, and a generous electrical allowance (negotiable).  You won't get "nickled and dimed" at Stone Mountain.

• If tenants increase server density and need to use more power per square foot than originally provided in the lease's electricity allowance, electric power will not only be available, but at an extremely low cost (currently about $.02 / KWH.  Compare this rate to the prices you are either already paying or would have to pay at other data centers.  You will be astounded by the cost difference.

• Should Stone Mountain tenants outgrow their initial space needs, the Stone Mountain Complex has over 6 million square feet of outside and subterranean space available for lease.  Further expansion beyond this already mega-size is virtually unlimited.  You will never have to pay high costs of moving your data center operations to another location because of lack of available space, power or fiber.  Advance space reservations for planned growth are also available.

• The State of Kentucky offers businesses moving into the state significant incentives such as tax abatements, training funds, and other financial support.  Please contact the "The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development" at www.thinkkentucky.com. Recruiting staff in the area will be inexpensive and the quantity of candidates at all skill levels will be ample.  A 12,000 person State University is within 30 minutes of the Stone Mountain site and there are a dozen other Colleges and Universities within 60 miles of the complex.  Because of the low cost of living in the area, prevailing wages at all levels is well below national averages.  There is a large labor pool of highly skilled IT professionals in the general and surrounding areas.

• Stone Mountain offers total design flexibility.  Because Stone Mountain is a new project, you will be moving into space that will be custom built to your needs and specifications.  Virtually all wishes related to such matters such as square footage, density, raised flooring, false ceilings, CRAC requirements, lighting and other variables will be accommodated.  Your company won't be burdened by undue delays or extra costs to modify space leased to a previous tenant with a different configuration than you want.

• Stone Mountain is committed to fair pricing of special design requirements of tenants.

• Stone Mountain is a certified CLEC and an authorized representative of numerous fiber carriers.  If requested, Stone Mountain will assist tenants to achieve favorable broadband and telephone services.

• Stone Mountain is a carrier neutral facility and offers cross connects to virtually all carriers with no cross connect fees.

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