November 22, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center infrastructure provider Q9 Networks (q9.com) announced on Wednesday it has signed a reseller agreement with IBM (ibm.com), where IBM will sell under its own brand all of Q9′s data center services. This agreement expands the data centre and resiliency options that IBM can offer Canadian clients through access to Q9′s data center facilities.
Q9 is investing approximately $65 million to expand its data center footprint in Calgary, Brampton and Toronto, Canada. Upon completion, Q9 will be one of the largest independent operators of data center facilities in Canada.
“We are delighted to be working with IBM, a global leader in IT services,” says Osama Arafat, CEO of Q9 Networks. “Leveraging IBM’s extensive sales force will open up new growth opportunities for us and we look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship.”
Q9 Networks provides outsourced data centre infrastructure for organizations with mission-critical IT operations. Q9′s data centers and network are backed by an SLA which ensures 100 percent network and power availability. Its managed services include bandwidth, dedicated servers, firewalls, load balancing, virtual private networking and back-up/restore, enabling the rapid provisioning and scalability of client infrastructure.
