QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), an international provider of data centers, managed hosting and cloud services, is nearing completion of Phase 1 construction of a 317,000 square foot highly secure data center mega in the corridor of downtown Chicago is expected to open mid 2016. QTS currently operates 24 multi data centers -locataires encompassing over 4.8 million square feet worldwide.
QTS Chicago proposes transforming the iconic facility "Chicago Sun-Times" in a data center Tier 3 compliant mega on the south side of Chicago. It will serve as Midwest hub 'QTS provide any its portfolio of highly compliant IT Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions with customizable data centers, colocation, managed hosting, hybrid cloud and disaster recovery services to businesses and government agencies.
Located on a 30 acre campus, QTS Chicago is highly secure and monitored 24x7x365 by Operations service Centre 'QTS (CSOs), and on-site network teams and building management systems.
QTS Chicago proposes transforming the iconic facility "Chicago Sun-Times' in a Tier 3 compliant mega data center on the south side of Chicago.
Phase 1 will include 48,000 square feet of new raised floor and 8 megawatts of critical power. When fully developed, the building 317,000 square feet 1 will support a total of 133,000 square feet of raised floor encompassing 24 megawatts of power . QTS has the ability to add an additional 213,000 square feet of raised floor and 32 megawatts of energy in building 2 for a total of 346,000 square feet of raised floor and 56 megawatts of power within the campus.
"Chicago has quickly become a destination of choice for large and medium companies looking to outsource data center and IT infrastructure services," said Rick Kurtzbein, Research Analyst with 451 Research . "with capacity constraints in downtown Chicago, 451 believes the addition of 317,000 square feet of new space of pooled data center will also be well received and disruptive reflecting the needs of the city at a time of new capabilities and the growing demand for outsourcing of IT infrastructure in all industries. "
key features of QTS Chicago would respond to a variety of critical business drivers for corporate organizations, financial and government, including:
- integrated platform data center - interconnected global platform 'QTS provides a range of IT services and cloud infrastructure ranging from outsourcing data center, colocation, managed hosting and hybrid private cloud, managed storage, virtualization servers, backup, replication, and managed security services.
- connectivity, capacity and near - "robust connectivity," including direct access to long distance fiber optic networks for enterprises in the central business district and surrounding areas for a low latency. A variety of telecommunications, fiber and dark fiber supports will be in place with others expressing interest in establishing a presence on the basis of plans "for additional guests QTS business, government and future service providers online.
- Flexible, customized solutions - QTS provide a collaborative, high-touch business focused on the dynamic needs of agile businesses today looking for a single partner that can IaaS right size flexible and scalable solutions for today and tomorrow .
- innovations in cooling and power efficiency -. Taking advantage of the local climate with modular, dry KyotoWheel technology, QTS Chicago was built for efficacy using the annualized energy (PUE) of 1.17
"the Chicago market is strong and is a natural next step in the expansion strategy 'QTS," said Dan Bennewitz, chief of operations, sales and marketing, QTS . "Our downtown mega data center is world class and purpose built to provide solutions for secure IT infrastructure, scalable and highly flexible for organizations seeking both high performance and commercial value."
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