May 21, 2009 : SingleHop Announces New Data Center

📅 May 21, 2009 - New data center facility has top of the line specifications in redundancy, security, connectivity, and cooling systems.

SingleHop, a managed web-hosting provider, today announced the opening of a new data center. The company states that the new space marks its second data center and is part of its aggressive expansion. The facility has top of the line specifications in redundancy, security, connectivity, and cooling systems. The facilities' power, UPS system, and HVAC systems are rated at a minimum of N+2, which means that for each system, there are two independent backups that ensure ongoing functionality were the original system to fail, adds the company.

''The additional space enables geographic redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities,'' said Brandon Ewing, SingleHop's Senior Network Engineer. ''Customers will benefit as they have more room for growth and more options for redundancy. The new data center gives SingleHop a platform from which to continue heavily investing in a wide and robust network both at our original data center and the new facility,'' Ewing added.

According to Zak Boca, SingleHop's President and CEO, ''the data center space at the new facility allows us to locate our client's servers in one of the most technologically advanced facilities, not only in the Chicago area, but world-wide. We have superb redundancy, connectivity, fire and cooling systems that we can depend on. This facility wasn't refit, or re-engineered. It was built entirely from the ground up to anticipate high server density. It allows for our company to use all of our space, and power. With 48U cabinets and the ability to more than adequately handle 12KW per cab, we'll waste less money and resources, which in turn will keep our clients from paying for inefficiencies.''

It also states that it has entered into a $2.5 Million agreement with collocation provider ServerCentral, which operates this facility within DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc's facility in Elk Grove Village, IL.

Jordan Lowe, President and CEO of ServerCentral, said the company is excited to expand their relationship with SingleHop. ''Our support of SingleHop's physical and operational infrastructure is a great example of how ServerCentral offers customers a unique value proposition. The combination of DuPont Fabros' top-notch facility and our onsite staff's expertise in hosting infrastructure give SingleHop a decided advantage in the Chicago market,'' Lowe added.