Kindra Martone, formerly senior vice president of global sales and marketing at IO Data Centers, has joined CenturyLink as global VP of colocation sales as the company continues its global data center colocation services expansion push. CenturyLink said Friday Martone will be responsible for directing the company’s international hosting and colocation market presence following its opening of a data center …
Read More »Jeff Von Deylen: CenturyLink Aims to Expand Data Center Footprint With IO Tech Deal
CenturyLink Technology Solutions will use an IO software-defined data center infrastructure to extend its colocation and managed hosting services into the Phoenix market. The CenturyLink subsidiary aims to deliver up to 9 megawatts in data center capacity to Phoenix customers using IO’s Intelligence Control platform, IO said Wednesday. Jeff Von …
Read More »Research Group Finds Equinix, Savvis at Top of Colocation Market Survey; John Dinsdale Comments
Synergy Research Group has released a new report on market performance of colocation providers in the U.S., Fierce Telecom reported Friday. Sean Buckley writes Equinix and CenturyLink‘s Savvis subsidiary are among the dominant players U.S. colocation market through continued surges in colocation and managed service earnings. Equinix generated $517 million …
Read More »Iron Mountain, SOLABS Enter SaaS Hosting Deal; Mark Kidd Comments
Iron Mountain has been chosen by enterprise quality management technology provider SOLABS to provide colocation services for SOLABS’ cloud-based offering. Under a multi-year deal, Iron Mountain will host the SOLABS QM software-as-a-service platform for life sciences clients from an underground storage facility in Pennsylvania, Iron Mountain said Monday. The SOLABS cloud …
Read More »NCR to Offer Managed Cloud Services for European Clients; Klaus Giljohann Comments
NCR Corp. has begun offering colocation, managed hosting and cloud computing services from its data centers in Germany and the Netherlands. The company aims to manage operating systems, databases and networks for European customers in the banking, telecommunications, retail and transportation industries, NCR said Aug. 28. Klaus Giljohann, NCR vice president …
Read More »Savvis Selected for Insurer’s Cloud-Based Data Center Recovery Service; Marc Capri Comments
Savvis has been selected by a workers’ compensation insurer to provide data center services intended to help the organization recover data in the event of a system disruption. Patriot National Insurance Group chose the CenturyLink subsidiary for its offering that integrates colocation and cloud computing services, the insurance holding company …
Read More »Level 3 Signs IP, Colocation Services Agreement; Tim Passingham Comments
Level 3 Communications has been selected by composites manufacturer Hexcel Corp. to deliver colocation and Internet Protocol network services to support Hexcel’s international operations. Hexcel produces structural materials for industrial and aerospace clients and wants increased network capacity to support its 5,000-person manufacturing and sales workforce across the globe, Level …
Read More »Adil Attlassy Becomes IO SVP of Global Operations
Adil Attlassy, a 17-year colocation and telecommunications industry veteran, has been appointed senior vice president of global operations at software-defined data center developer IO. He will work in a Singapore-based office to direct international corporate affairs and will report to Chief Technology Officer Bill Slessman, IO said May 1. Attlassy will …
Read More »Iron Mountain Launches Data Center Services Portfolio; Mark Kidd Comments
Iron Mountain has rolled out a suite of data center services for networking, asset disposition, tape handling and data migration for enterprise and government customers. The company is renting out space in its underground storage facility in Boyers, Pa., that offers both wholesale and retail colocation services, Iron Mountain said. …
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