July 6, 2010 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Datacenter Operator and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider
RackForce announced on Tuesday it had completed its multi-million dollar power and cooling addition to its Tier III equivalent GigaCenter, seeing strong demand for cloud computing and disaster recovery services.
This announcement follows RackForce's April 2010 launch of its Dynamic Datacenter Services Cloud which has seen quick uptake with customers. RackForce is the first service provider in Canada to launch cloud services on the Cisco Nexus and UCS, and IBM server and XIV storage platforms.
"We could not be happier", said Rick Ellery, RackForce's VP of Business Development. "Arguably we have proven the GigaCenter model is the most efficient, scalable and resilient design available. There is no datacenter in Canada, including Telco data centers, that is better positioned to deliver cloud and disaster recovery."
Due to the GigaCenter's advanced engineering and scalable modular design, customers did not experience any service interruptions during the capacity upgrade. The GigaCenter design allows for continuous and non-disruptive system and infrastructure upgrades.
RackForce's CEO Tim Dufour added, "The traditional datacenter approach, with large amounts of power and space in expensive office buildings, in high risk locations, is a dead model. Our highly efficient GigaCenter design, housed in a robust 30,000 Sq. Ft. single story building, is located in one of the lowest risk locations in the country. We leverage advanced cooling and power management technologies and are supported by our private 10Gbps redundant network to major Canadian and US cities. When customers move their IT workload to the GigaCenter it helps save our cities from crushing power demands created by an outdated IT vision.”
RackForce's GigaCenter maximizes network, server and cooling efficiency by supporting power densities up to 25 Kilowatts per Rack, levels unheard of a few years ago. This is achieved through RackForce's Absolute Air Separation where chilled water is fed from Free Cooling chillers to in-row coolers located inside environmentally controlled GigaVaults. Hot and cold air are not mixed, ensuring that cold air is focused where it is most need - cooling the IT equipment. This results in significantly reduced power usage, by up to ½ for a typical customer. The benefits are lower costs to RackForce customers and, most importantly, reduces the impact of IT services on our planet.
About RackForce Networks Inc.
RackForce is a leading provider of green dynamic datacenter services from its strategically located facilities in the heart of British Columbia, Canada. Through its advanced datacenter design, automated systems and virtualization expertise, RackForce provides next-generation scalable colocation, cloud computing, server management, disaster recovery and network services to a worldwide customer base. RackForce is the first service provider in Canada to deliver cloud services on Cisco Nexus, UCS and IBM System X and XIV platforms.
