Inside an Infinity data center
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK data center operator Infinity announced on Tuesday that it has signed a 15 year deal with cloud computing and hosting firm Cable&Wireless to provide a new data center to expand CWW’s data hosting capacity.
This announcement comes a couple weeks after Infinity named Ashley Davis its non-executive director.
According to the press release, CWW has made a multi-million investment as part of this agreement to support increasing client demand and will expand its capacity by 25 percent.
The 4.3MW data center will be based in the southeast of England and will be Tier III certified facility.
“Data hosting is one of our critical areas of focus for the near future and will be a vital part of our return to growth,” Gavin Darby, chief executive officer, CWW said in a statement. “This announcement highlights the details of the plans we outlined in November last year. I believe that we are shaping our business to better serve our customers and secure our position in this growing market.”
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the data center will become available from late 2012.
“This important contract further consolidates Infinity’s strong position in the UK data center market,” Martin Lynch, CEO at Infinity said in a statement. “Our commitment to quality and attention to operational detail was essential to CWW in selecting a partner for this most crucial part of their business. We look forward to developing a strong long term partnership with CWW in delivering against the demanding needs of their customers.”
