(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center services provider Horizon Data Center Solutions (www.horizondcs.com) has opened a second Dallas data center that will deliver everything from colocation to managed services and hosting, which is taking on new clients.
After announced its successful first year results last month, Horizon has entered its second year strong with the addition of the Dallas Two Data Center, according to Horizon's Thursday announcement. The first Dallas data center, at 25,000 square feet, reached capacity about two months ago -- well ahead of its initial projections. Before it officially opened, several thousand square feet of colocation space is under contract for the company's second free-standing facility.
"Our Dallas Two facility is impressive, but what our customers tell us they appreciate most is our flexibility and customized approach to delivering everything from colocation to managed services and hosting," Horizon CEO Lance A. Smith said in a statement. "Our data center clients are fueling their own growth by leveraging our expertise to cut their internal technology costs and increase both their reliability and their technical capabilities."
According to Horizon, several thousand square feet of colocation space has already been leased in the Dallas Two facility, and the first client to move in is ATI (www.aticareertraining.edu), which provides career training to thousands of students each year through schools in Texas, Florida, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.
ATI is one of the first customers to go online in Dallas Two, but surrounding space is expected to fill up quickly. Horizon anticipates filling 25,000 square feet in the facility with client servers within the next six months, and is already scouting additional data center locations in Northern California, Northern Virginia, and Houston for further expansion.
Horizon said its growth was driven by demand for outsourced IT services including colocation, government sector demand, and the company's flexible approach to serving clients, as well as the acquisition of managed services provider Mareechi (www.mareechi.com). It has also been active in creating innovative business solutions.
Only two weeks ago, Horizon launched its cloud computing solution, FlexSafe Cloud, a private cloud computing solution designed to meet the needs of organizations that want the flexibility, scalability and cost savings of virtualization, but require the security of a private computing platform. FlexSafe Cloud is part of its strategy to fill a gap in the marketplace by providing flexible, full-service IT outsourcing options for the enterprise client as well as small and medium-sized businesses.
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