(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Global Datacenter Trust (www.gdct.com) announced on Thursday it is building its first data center, a 160,000-square-foot redevelopment of an existing Phoenix building.
On Thursday, the company broke ground on the new data center. The facility will be called Phoenix NAP.
Located near 34th Street and University Drive, the facility will offer colocated data services and office space for tech companies.
The data center’s location is ideal in that it is in an area that has relatively few natural hazards and is close to an international airport.
“By creating colocation space and office locations for companies around the globe, we’re helping the local economy and driving continued growth of its healthy high tech sector,” says Jordan Jacobs, director of operations for Phoenix NAP. “Phoenix is an ideal location for a data center, not only because it’s in a disaster-free area, but also because the city and work force are highly supportive of the high-tech industry.”
The first phase set for completion by October, while the data center is scheduled to go online sometime in the first quarter of 2010, said Global Datacenter Trust.
The data center will be backed by more than 20 megawatts of redundant power.
Global Datacenter Trust has not yet disclosed the cost of the data center or the projected number of jobs it will create.
Perhaps further illustrating the significance of Phoenix as a destination for colocation resources, data center operator i/o Data Centers announced in late May that it had signed ISP Qwest Communications International as a customer at its new Phoenix ONE data center.
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