Expedient, a cloud computing and data center infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider, has announced the opening of a new cloud data center in Phoenix. The data center will allow Expedient to meet increased demand for the company’s services in the Western United States. The Pittsburgh-based company focuses on helping companies transform their IT operations … Read more
Facebook announced today it will build a $800 million solar-powered data center on the old GM proving grounds in Mesa. According to Facebook, the data center will be powered completely by solar power. It will also add 450 megawatts per year to the city’s solar grid. The massive data center will bring around 100 high-paying … Read more
Comarch, a global software house headquartered in Poland, has announced plans to build its $22 million, 32,000-square-foot, North American Data Center in Mesa. The company currently houses its data center services for its North American and South American clients in temporary offices in Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, in the U.S., and Montreal and Toronto in … Read more
In 2014, Valley communities faced a crushing blow when GTAT announced bankruptcy resulting in the loss of 700 jobs as well as the hopes of building sapphire for Apple products. However, after the sapphire fail, Apple has been trying to preserve jobs at the facilities, according to Dow Jones. Earlier today, Apple announced that they plan … Read more
Arizona State University is recognizing businesses that have played a part in bolstering the state’s economy with the 18th annual Spirit of Enterprise Awards from the W.P. Carey School of Business. The university announced ten finalists and will reveal the winners later this year. The awards recognize excellence in customer service, innovation and community impact … Read more
Selling off desert dirt is the latest move from the worldwide leader in software-defined data centers. Today the company announced a partnership with Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT (CVMC, REIT) who acquired a 100 percent interest in the Phoenix and Scottsdale data centers for $125M. Within this transaction, IO immediately leased back the property and … Read more
ViaWest, the leading colocation, managed services, and cloud provider in North America, has announced the opening of its latest data center in Phoenix. The data center has been engineered with the latest in UPS power equipment and energy-efficient cooling systems to support both production and disaster recovery. ViaWest is one of the few providers in the market … Read more
CyrusOne headquartered out of Houston, TX, provides data center, managed hosting, colocation, and managed IT services in North America and Europe. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB). They have expanded their company into Arizona with this massive data center due to the infrequency of natural disasters in the state. Considered … Read more
Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) service providers Skynetwest, based in Chandler, and Soaring Eagle Imaging, based in Brandon, Miss., have joined forces to create a drone data collection and processing company called Soaring Eagle Technologies. The goal for this new company is to become the leading resource for gathering and processing data provided by drones. Soaring … Read more
LiveRamp, a B2B data connectivity platform based in San Francisco, announced it will build an office in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. They plan to hire at least 100 new employees. The company is looking for full-time, highly skilled workers, including executive leaders. LiveRamp will initially focus on hiring positions in Customer Support, Customer Success and … Read more