(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Q9 Networks (www.q9.com) announced on Tuesday it will invest $125 million to build its sixth data center in the Greater Toronto Area.
The facility is Q9′s largest-ever investment in new data center capacity in the GTA, spanning 240,000 square foot of space and 6,500 cabinets.
The first phase of data center space will be available to customers in January 2011.
Q9 recently secured $210 million in new financing to accelerate its expansion plans. The company is also backed by private equity investment firm, ABRY Partners, which has $4.4 billion of capital under management.
In October, the company opened its first phase of the company’s third Calgary data center.
Including this sixth GTA data center, Q9′s investments in data center capacity total more than $335 million.
The new data center will be built to the same exacting standards as all Q9 data centers, including such features as outside air cooling capability to maximize energy efficiency, biometric security systems, multiple connections to the Internet, redundant power, HVAC and fire suppression systems, as well as 24-hour on-site security and technical support teams.
“Canadian businesses of all sizes are increasingly recognizing the inherent value of outsourcing to a data center and hardware infrastructure specialist like Q9,” says Osama Arafat, CEO of Q9. “With more than a decade of experience, hundreds of blue chip customers and an enviable track record of uptime, Q9 is the clear choice for organizations with mission-critical IT operations. Today’s announcement further strengthens our market leadership and demonstrates our commitment to meeting the needs of our customers well into the future.”
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