\nPRESS RELEASE November 18, 2013, 9:06 a.m. ET<\/p>\n
CenturyLink company Savvis<\/a>, a provider of cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for businesses, has announced plans to expand its presence in Canada with the summer 2014 launch of a new data centre in the Toronto region. Designed to serve growing demand for access to secure colocation, managed hosting and cloud services in Canada, the 100,000-square-foot TR3 data\u00a0centre will support up to five megawatts of IT load. The data centre, now reserving pre-orders, will also receive Tier III certification from the Uptime Institute, signifying high availability through redundancy.<\/p>\n \u201cToronto holds international status as a leading\u00a0centre of business across industries that rely on secure, agile IT services to grow and innovate,\u201d said Ash Mathur, regional vice president and country manager for Savvis\u2019 Canadian operations. \u201cThis data\u00a0centre signifies our commitment to powering business in Canada through world-class infrastructure services, complemented by advanced solutions for big data, business applications, content management and e-commerce initiatives for Canadian and global organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n Within five years, 70 percent of Canadian IT leaders plan to outsource a majority of their infrastructure to colocation, managed hosting and cloud services, according to a recent survey<\/a> conducted by international research firm Vanson Bourne for Savvis. TR3 \u2013 Savvis\u2019 second data\u00a0centre in the Toronto region and fourth in Canada \u2013 will enable businesses to deploy agile hybrid solutions that access these outsourcing services through Savvis.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we expand our global data center footprint, experience shows our clients expect more than one type of infrastructure service,\u201d said David Meredith, senior vice president and general manager, Savvis. \u201cWe have designed a broad portfolio to drive greater business value through carrier diversity, interconnectivity and our Savvis ClientConnect<\/a> service, which lets organizations promote services, drive efficiencies and generate new opportunities with others inside the data center ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n Savvis operates 55 data centres worldwide, with more than 2.4 million square feet of gross raised floor space throughout North America, Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n About Savvis<\/strong>
\nSavvis, a CenturyLink company, provides industry-leading IT infrastructure solutions that keep enterprises powered for business in today’s ever-changing global marketplace. Combining deep, proven experience with personal commitment, Savvis delivers cloud, colocation and managed-hosting services over advanced networks, enabling its clients to focus on their core environments and meet new market opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"