US
Signal announced that work has begun on their new data center in the
Greater Detroit area. The construction on the company's second data center in
the area commenced after an approval meeting with the Van Buren Township
Planning Commission and receipt of the official building permit from the
township's director of planning.
The
new SSAE-certified data center will be built to Tier 3 standards and will
enable US Signal to keep pace with continued large-scale adoption of
cloud-first, hybrid and off-premises data center strategies that require demand
for colocation space.
"We
began initial preparations for this data center last year around the time we
published our US Signal IT
Resilience Survey," said Dave Wisz, executive vice president of
Operations at US Signal. "The survey confirmed that the majority of businesses
were already utilizing third-party data center and cloud providers to manage
day-to-day operations of their IT infrastructure - and that this trend will
become even more pronounced in the coming years. In the months since that
report, the market has continued to evolve. More businesses than ever before
are opting for managed data center solutions and services - and we have
responded with new strategic and technical partnerships. All these factors make
our data center investment both prudent and timely - enabling us to further
extend our offering and fuel our growth far into the future."
The
construction of US Signal's newest data center is firmly focused on security
and availability. The facility will be fitted with the very latest biometric
security to ensure strict, controlled access to the building while the wider
perimeter will be surrounded by vehicle force security fencing.
Once
completed, the data center will include diverse fiber feeds that interconnect
thousands of miles of US Signal-owned fiber - enabling resilient and redundant
regional, state-wide and national connectivity. With a clear focus on
efficiency and environmental considerations, it will also be fitted with an N+X
cooling system, which utilizes the latest free cooling technology.
For
more information, visit https://ussignal.com/uploads/general/Documents/General/misc/IT-Resiliency-Infographic.pdf.