A photo of SVP of human resources Chuck Falce, left, and Craig Ottaviani, right, director of technology services for Ascent Data
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting and colocation provider Ascent Data (www.ascentdata.com) announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with communications firm Comcast Business Services (www.business.comcast.com). With this partnership, customers of both companies will have access through Comcast’s fiber-optic network to Ascent Data’s data center in Pittsburgh.
According to the press release, this partnership will enable customers to access colocation, managed hosting, virtualization, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions from its SAS Type II certified, 20,000-square-foot data center. The Ascent Data Technology Center is located in the RIDC Park, O’Hara Township, about 12 miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh.
“Pairing Comcast’s Ethernet Private Line and Metro Ethernet high-speed connectivity with our IT infrastructure brings a compelling response to the growing demand for cloud computing services in our market,” Steve Shangold, president and CEO at Ascent Data said in a statement.
Shangold was named president and CEO of Ascent Data in January.
The companies hope their partnership will provide small and medium sized businesses with the resources to enhance data security and IT staff through the point-to-point connection that may have been previously unattainable due to cost and physical location.
“We are pleased to collaborate with Ascent Data to help drive its continued success by providing dedicated, symmetrical Metro Ethernet bandwidth that delivers a scalable, secure solution to help meet customers’ escalating bandwidth requirements,” said Glenn Lytle, vice president of Comcast Business Services for the Keystone Region. “This brings Comcast’s industry leading fiber-based network together with Ascent Data’s secure SAS 70 Type II data center to give customers exceptional value, superior performance and robust solutions to meet their every need.”
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