Interxion’s new Amsterdam data centre
Interxion, a Dutch provider of co-location, data centre and managed service solutions announced that it plans to open a new data centre in Amsterdam. This will be Interxion’s sixth data centre in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area.
Opening 2012
Within the 15th November 2011 press release Interxion announced their plans alongside the publication of their quarterly results.
According to the press release, the new data centre (AMS 6) will provide approximately 4,000 sqm of equipped space with 10 MW of customer available power, and is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012. To date, over 50% of the data centre has been sold.
Significant demand
“We are seeing significant demand in Amsterdam for carrier neutral co-location space, particularly among cloud service providers and digital media providers,” said David Ruberg, Interxion’s Chief Executive Officer. “By continuing to expand in this key market, we are demonstrating our commitment to support our customers' current and future growth plans."
Interxion
Founded 12 years ago in Amsterdam, Interxion is one of Europe’s leading providers of carrier-neutral co-location data centre services in Europe; serving over 1,100 customers through 28 data centres across 11 European countries. Five of Interxion’s already operating data centres are located in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, making Amsterdam the largest data capacity centre within the firm.
ICT hub
The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area’s excellent infrastructure allows for the operation of data centres through AMS-IX, the largest data transport hub in the world. Fibre optics transport data in real time to an increasing number of large and small networks, portals and web farms, making the Netherlands the second most densely cabled country in the world. The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is rapidly becoming the software and IT capital of Europe. Of all the Forbes 2,000 companies active in ICT, more than 50 % have an office in the Amsterdam Area.
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