(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet broadband provider BendBroadband (www.bendbroadband.com) announced on Monday it plans to build and operate a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum-certified private data center in the Northeast Bend of Oregon.
The facility, which will be known as BendBroadband Vault, will offer enterprise-class colocation services using an extensive, privately-managed fiber network and energy-efficient power systems.
The data center will provide a range of data center services, including network, server and storage design, business continuity/disaster recovery, product selection, virtualization, and cloud computing infrastructure.
BendBroadband Vault will occupy an existing warehouse in the Basalt Business Park at 20845 Sockeye Place, located in the recently announced Enterprise Zone designated by the State of Oregon.
Designed as a Tier 3, SAS 70 Type II-certified and HIPAA-compliant, the data center’s retrofitting process is expected to be completed by the end of 2010.
The 30,000 square foot facility will be built out in three phases and designed to meet the strict data storage and security needs for the healthcare industry as well as the financial, manufacturing and hospitality sectors. St. Charles Health Systems will be an anchor tenant in the new facility.
“The creation of this data center represents a real step forward for the St. Charles Health System and for BendBroadband,” says Bill Winnenberg, chief information officer at St. Charles. “This is a key local partnership that establishes a foundation for the future of health care and technology in the region. Not only are we pleased to be working with BendBroadband on this project, but we like that we are able to keep our money in the community.”
Winnenberg says the data center will add capacity for the health system and it will effectively reduce costs for the organization.
BendBroadband will house key elements of its own data network at the Vault, including the Network Operating Center, which provides its high-speed Internet service for business and residential customers in the region.
BendBroadband Vault will also use the high desert climate to create an energy-efficient data center facility where cool nights yield inexpensive cooling and sunny days provide solar energy.
The data center is also in a geographical area that has no real threat of natural disasters.
BendBroadband Vault will be staffed around the clock by engineering professionals with certifications from Cisco, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft and other key technology leaders.
The facility will include redundant power systems and be one of the first data centers in North America to be cooled by the Kyoto ultra-efficient green cooling system. The center will also use a solar PV grid-tied system.
Local contractors and firms will provide construction services. Upon completion, BendBroadband Vault is expecting to add at least five new full time jobs at the facility.
