ViaWest a great hybrid colocation provider in North America, announced that the grand Canyon University ( LUC) chose ViaWest Arizona data center to support its iT environment and increase the options of the curriculum for its iT department.
as one of two primary GCU data centers, ViaWest designed a data center solution that serves as a production environment as well as a backup their other data center. The ViaWest data center solution will support campus classes online, student-facing portal, all e-mail and chat functions, and its CRM software.
Founded in 1949, Grand Canyon University is a Christian private university located in Phoenix, Arizona . The significant growth in its student body GCU continue in the coming years and the University needs a way to grow effectively, while reducing its carbon footprint. colocation provider ViaWest worked with one of its global real estate channel partners, its Technology Solutions Practice Group on this project and Colliers International.
"preparation and deep understanding of the ViaWest team what we needed was a very important factor in their choice of the Arizona data center," said Mike Lacrosse, senior director of technology for grand Canyon University . "They not only provide the basis of our data center solution, but also willing to fully engage as a partner on the basic needs of Grand Canyon University. Their team has come up with innovative ideas to support the university and prepare students for professional life, while gaining real-world experience in how technology impacts businesses today. "
Arizona ViaWest data center 42,500 square feet of the capacity and features of raised floor:
- 2 (N + 1) redundancy
- capacity of 5,400 kW UPS system
- 250+ high density capacity Watts / SF
- 100% satisfaction of customer engagement
- HIPAA and PCI solutions direct access to secure services including cloud hosting, managed configurations
- safety and hybrid
as part of improvements GCU curriculum, ViaWest offer internships to students working on advanced studies in computer science and GCU will provide the ability to offer guided tours of the facility featuring a "day in the life of a data center," all aimed at a positive impact on their students and faculty.
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