Logicworks Selects Switch and Data to Support Expansion. Check it out:
NEW YORK & TAMPA, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- Logicworks, a provider of full-service managed hosting solutions, has selected Switch and Data, a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, as an additional data center location in New York. Expanding into Switch and Data's location at 111 8th Avenue, Logicworks will leverage the new space, power, and Switch and Data's SingleCNXT service to enhance its operations both nationally and internationally.
Logicworks will deploy its rack-mountable servers, storage arrays, network and other hardware devices to serve the needs of complex hosting customers throughout the world.
"It ultimately came down to a combination of facility location, power and HVAC density, service responsiveness, and options for expansion," said Kenneth Ziegler, Logicworks' Chief Financial Officer. "Switch and Data was the only provider meeting these requirements in a location that fit into our operations while also having a national footprint and remote hands capabilities via their TechSmart service. We view the Switch and Data relationship as a key component of Logicworks' growth in delivering multi-site, complex hosting solutions to our enterprise-level customers for maximum uptime."
According to Logicworks, numerous colocation and data center providers were evaluated in the New York City area. The company engaged a third party consultancy to perform site analyses on several major facilities before selecting Switch and Data. It was determined that Switch and Data's facility met all of Logicworks' technical, power, and HVAC requirements, while providing the on-site support and interconnections options to more than 300 networks.
About Switch and Data
Switch and Data is a leading provider of Internet exchange and services. Based in Tampa, Florida, Switch and Data operates one of the largest footprints of neutral Internet exchange and colocation facilities in North America with 34 data centers in 23 markets serving more than 800 customers. Switch and Data's PAIX is recognized worldwide as the premier name in peering and Internet exchange services and is home to one of the largest commercial exchange points in North America. For more information, please visit http://www.switchanddata.com/.
About Logicworks
Logicworks delivers fully redundant, fault-tolerant hosting solutions to customers with applications and content requiring 100% uptime. By outsourcing hardware, systems, security, and database administration, Logicworks' global customers are able to focus on their business goals, achieving faster time-to-market, accelerated revenue growth, and greater operating efficiency. Founded in 1993, Logicworks is a SAS 70 Type II certified service provider with servers spanning across 3 data centers. For more information visit http://www.logicworks.net or call 866-FOR-LOGIC.
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