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ServerCentral Expands as Growth Continues
Data Center Knowledge (Oct 28 2011) Cloud Computing
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As Jordan Lowe walks the lengthy corridors of a facility near Chicago, it takes time to navigate the expanse of data center space operated by his company, ServerCentral. Deep inside a new section of the building, the colocation and managed hosting company is creating a “monster pod” of data center space, combining two data halls to create a raised-floor environment supported by 2.6 megawatts of power.
When the new space opens in the first quarter of 2012, ServerCentral will operate more than 40,000 square feet of raised-floor space and 5.5 megawatts of critical power within the multi-tenant data center operated by DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT) in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
That’s a huge change from the days when ServerCentral was running off a server in Lowe’s college apartment. That’s where ServerCentral got its start in 2000, when Lowe was building web sites and seeing ...
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