123Net — Southfield, Michigan

Detroit
Data Center

Purpose-built colocation at the heart of the Midwest. Your server shares a building with the Detroit Internet Exchange and 90+ connected networks.

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80,000 sq ftRaised floor space
20 MWTotal power
DET-iXOn-site exchange
90+Member networks
99%Uptime SLA
123Net DC1 building exterior, Southfield, Michigan
The Facility

Built for primary deployments.

123Net's Southfield campus covers 136,000 square feet with 80,000 sq ft of raised floor colocation space. This is not a shared closet or a repurposed office building, it's purpose-built infrastructure serving Fortune 500 companies and thousands of Midwest businesses.

Carrier-neutral design gives you access to every major fiber provider on-site. Cross-connects are straightforward, and you're not locked into a single upstream path. The facility anchors the Detroit Internet Exchange, making it the densest interconnection hub between Chicago and Toronto.

Internet Exchange

DET-iX is in this building.

The Detroit Internet Exchange is housed on-site at 123Net. Your server and the IX are in the same facility. Traffic to 90+ member networks never leaves the building.

90+
Member Networks
Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Akamai, Cloudflare
2.5 Tbps
Peak Traffic
Largest fee-free IX in the world
89%
IPv6 Support
Full /64 allocation on every RackWorks server
123Net fiber optic cable infrastructure
Network Infrastructure

1,000+ route miles of owned fiber.

123Net operates its own fiber network across Michigan, not a reseller arrangement. Direct connections to Level 3, Savvis, and Comcast with a 40+ Gbps on-site backbone.

Multiple upstream paths mean no single carrier dependency and automatic failover when a path goes down. Combined with on-site DET-iX access, your traffic takes the shortest path to wherever it's going.

Live latency from Detroit
Measuring
<1ms Detroit Metro
... Chicago
... Toronto
... New York
... Atlanta
... Dallas
... Los Angeles
... Miami
... Seattle
Power Infrastructure

Redundancy at every layer.

The facility runs 20 MW of total capacity with 2(N+1) redundancy across all cooling systems. Two completely independent power paths run to every rack. A failure in one path changes nothing for you.

Diesel generator backup with on-site fuel reserves sized for extended outages. The same redundancy model that major cloud providers mandate for their own infrastructure.

20 MW
Total power capacity
2(N+1)
Cooling redundancy
A + B
Diverse power feeds per rack
UPS units and server infrastructure on the 123Net data floor
123Net data floor with server cabinets
Data Floor

Hot/cold aisle. Raised floor. Precision cooling.

N+1 redundant CRAC units maintain consistent temperature and humidity throughout the floor. Raised flooring keeps cable runs clean and allows hardware changes without disrupting neighboring equipment.

Configurations from half racks to private suites. Every cabinet is monitored for power draw, temperature, and access in real time.

The Facility

Inside 123Net Southfield.

123Net data hall with raised floor and white server cabinets
Data hall, raised floor
Power distribution switchgear at 123Net Southfield
Power distribution
Diesel backup generators outside 123Net Southfield facility
Diesel backup generators
The Facility

Take a tour.

Step inside 123Net's Southfield facility. 80,000 square feet of purpose-built infrastructure, on camera.

123Net Southfield data center facility tour
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Security and Compliance

Physical and operational security at every level.

Physical Access
  • 24/7/365 on-site NOC technicians
  • Multi-factor authentication at all entry points
  • Interior and exterior CCTV coverage
  • Audited access logging
  • Remote management and monitoring
Fire Protection
  • Early warning smoke detection
  • Clean agent suppression systems
  • Zone-isolated suppression
  • Regular third-party testing
Facility Certifications
  • SOC 2 Type II
  • SSAE 18
  • PCI-DSS ready
  • HIPAA compliant
Certifications maintained by 123Net for the Southfield facility.