(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Colocation provider American Internet Services (www.americanis.net) announced last week that web hosting provider and San Diego colocation competitor SimpleNet (www.simplenet.com) has decided to outsource its data center operations to AIS.
SimpleNet president John Killian alerted customers on May 19 that the company has decided to outsource its data center services and shift its focus away from owning and operating physical infrastructure.
In the message, Killian said the decision to outsource its data center services was partly attributed to the economic pressures of the recession, but said that AIS was perfectly suited to providing SimpleNet with these services.
Since SimpleNet no longer has to adhere to the responsibilities of managing a data center facility, the company can focus on solely providing services to customers.
As a result, SimpleNet will close its downtown San Diego data center and will migrate the entire operation to the AIS Lightwave Data Center.
The centrally located San Diego facility has over 80,000 square feet of data center space, and 12.5MW of available power in its current configuration with plans in place to upgrade the facility to 18MW within the near future.
Killian will continue to operate the SimpleNet brand from the new colocation space within the AIS data center.
“One of the key differentiators our organization possesses is our ability to create tremendous value in each and every situation we come across,” says Alessandra Carrasco, CEO of AIS. “In this particular case, we worked closely with John and the team at SimpleNet to develop a strategy which enabled their organization to leverage the strengths of AIS’s state-of-the-art infrastructure for the benefit of their customers. It was a win for everyone involved.”
AIS currently owns and operates multiple data centers in San Diego, including its recently acquired data center campus in the Kearny Mesa community.
All of AIS’ data centers are carrier-neutral facilities designed as technology fortresses with N+1 or greater redundancy in bandwidth, power, HVAC, fire suppression, and security.
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