A virtual map of the PhoenixNAP facility, from the comapny's website.
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Arizona-based data center operator PhoenixNAP announced this week that it had completed its deal to acquire dedicated hosting provider Secured Servers, an arrangement that was first announced back in August of 2011.
According to the company, the deal puts PhoenixNAP – traditionally a provider at the data center space and colocation end of the hosting spectrum, which had added some infrastructure-as-a-service cloud functions – in a position to meet a broader range of IT infrastructure needs.
The acquisition was a little out of the ordinary because of the familiarity between the two companies. Secured Servers was a stand-alone dedicated server start-up launched almost a decade ago by CWIE Holdings, which owns several hosting-related properties, while PhoenixNAP was a separate data center project that shared some of the same management people.
Secured Servers was able to take advantage of the PhoenixNAP data center resources as a customer, and, following the launch of PhoenixNAP’s IaaS offering, naturally filled in some of the gaps around the data center company’s offerings for small businesses, up to medium-sized enterprises.
The acquisition brings together the product set, resources and management into a more compelling set of services for those customers.
“This addition to Phoenix NAP falls right in line with our full service data center philosophy. We understand there are differing needs within the IT infrastructure space, and this acquisition puts us in a position to help address the variety of market demands,” said Ian McClarty, president of Phoenix NAP, quoted in the press release. “Our colocation options, public cloud services, and now dedicated hosting solutions reflect the ongoing commitment we have to be a go-to provider for established and emerging technologies.”
Part of the process of combining the two organizations was a re-engineering of some of the infrastructure around the solutions, says PhonenixNAP.
“Throughout the acquisition process, our team of networking engineers and technicians has been re-designing and building a completely new network to support current and future demands,” says Jordan Jacobs, director of corporate strategy for Phoenix NAP, quoted in the press release. “Every single layer of the network is being upgraded, and we are confident it will route traffic efficiently while accommodating continued growth.”
The companies say they plan to launch some new hardware offerings in the coming weeks.
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