June 1st marks the beginning of the hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin. Data Foundry’s Mark Noonan details important considerations for choosing a data center as part of a disaster recovery plan. From locations with low risk of natural disasters to the importance of power, water and network redundancy, a number of factors come into play when defining your data center...
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Data Foundry Hosts Job Fair Seeking Qualified Candidates for Positions at the Texas 1 Data Center Opening June 2011
Austin, TX – MAY 5, 2011 – Data Foundry, a leading provider of wholesale and retail data center outsourcing, colocation, and disaster recovery services, announces it will host a job fair in Austin, Texas to fill open positions at its new master-planned data center, Texas 1. The Data Foundry Job Fair will be held May 12, 2011 from 10am – 4pm at the Courtyard...
Building Data Foundry’s Texas 1 Data Center – Part 1: Planning
In June 2011, Texas colocation company Data Foundry will open the doors on phase one of its 250,000 square-foot Texas 1 data center, the first facility in the Data Ranch, a 40-acre campus in Austin. For the people involved, that design process itself was a proving ground for ideas developed over years spent deeply involved in the planning and operation of data center...
Data Foundry to Exhibit at the SPE Digital Energy Conference and Alliance Expo in 2011
Austin, TX – APRIL 18, 2011 – Data Foundry, a leading provider of data center outsourcing and colocation services, announces participation at two upcoming energy events in April 2011, SPE Digital Energy Conference and Exhibition and Alliance Expo. Data Foundry will be showcasing its premium data center and disaster recovery solutions for the energy...
Data Foundry’s Texas 1 data center designed to support High Performance Computing environments
Data Foundry, a leading provider of data center outsourcing and colocation services, announces that its master-planned Texas 1 facility, opening June 2011, will fully support High Performance Computing (HPC) requirements. This next-generation data center includes the design, staff and facility infrastructure to meet the complex needs of HPC customers. Historically,...
Telecom One-on-One Video Interview with Data Foundry
Data Foundry’s Chief Technology Officer, Edward Henigin, sat down with Ilissa Miller at the Telecom One-on-One conference this February. Henigin explained why Data Foundry chose Austin as the location for the new purpose-built data center, Texas 1, which will be completed in June 2011. He goes into further detail about the need for the facility to better support customers and...
Data Foundry Announces Chase as Sole Lender for Phase One of its 250,000 SF Austin Data Center
Next-Generation Data Center Project is Part of a Multi-Million Dollar Development Initiative Austin, TX – FEBRUARY 1, 2011 – Data Foundry, a leading provider of wholesale and retail data center outsourcing, colocation and disaster recovery services, announces the selection of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (NYSE:JPM) as the sole lender for the company’s...
SaaS Provider Ignite 360 Selects Data Foundry’s Premium Data Center
Robust Colocation and Internet Solutions Support Cloud Architecture Austin, TX – JANUARY 12, 2011 – Data Foundry, a leading provider of wholesale and retail data center outsourcing, colocation and disaster recovery services, announces today that Ignite 360, a Software as a Service (SaaS) and business IT services provider, has selected Data Foundry’s premium...
Choosing the Right Data Center for Disaster Recovery Planning
JANUARY 2011 – Choosing a facility designed to securely house a company’s computer systems, networking, and other technology components is a crucial decision for any business. Even one moment of network disruption can wreak havoc on revenue and customer relationships. Your business needs a robust and comprehensive disaster recovery plan to ensure that operations run smoothly...
Mattress Firm selects Data Foundry’s Disaster Recovery Solutions
Austin, TX – DECEMBER 1, 2010 – Data Foundry, a leading provider of wholesale and retail data center outsourcing, colocation, and disaster recovery services, announces today that Mattress Firm, a leading specialty bedding retailer has selected Data Foundry’s robust disaster recovery solutions for fully redundant, secure colocation and diverse network...
Houston Pilots Recognizes Data Foundry for Its Comprehensive Disaster Recovery Solutions
Austin, TX – NOVEMBER 10, 2010 – Data Foundry, a leading provider of wholesale and retail data center outsourcing, colocation, and disaster recovery services, is recognized today for its long-term commitment to robust and secure disaster recovery solutions by its valued partner, Houston Pilots, the collective individuals who navigate the arrival and departure of...
Data Foundry Joins Austin Chamber Initiative – Opportunity Austin
Austin, TX – OCTOBER 19, 2010 – Data Foundry, a leading provider of wholesale and retail data center outsourcing, colocation, and disaster recovery services, announces its new partnership with Opportunity Austin, the economic development initiative of the Austin Chamber of Commerce. Opportunity Austin aims to foster sustainable growth through the creation of new...
Texas 1: Making Austin History
The 40 acre Data Ranch in the middle of construction We’ve made a lot of progress on preparing the site for the start of construction of Texas 1. Check out some pictures below of the crews hard at work. Mammoth grade beams being poured with concrete Piers being drilled for the foundation Close up of the drilling equipment for the piers Close up of the steel reinforced grade...
KST Electric Signs Contract to Wire New Data Foundry Data Center in Austin
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 – KST Electric, Ltd., a subsidiary of Rosendin Electric, the nation’s largest private electrical contractor and a 100-percent employee-owned company, announced today it has signed a contract with Data Foundry, a leading provider of wholesale and retail data center outsourcing, co-location, and disaster recovery service, to wire the first phase of a $150...
Data Foundry Has Broken Ground!
The Data Foundry team is proud to feature our new blog series showcasing the construction of Data Foundry’s new $150M, 250,000 SF Master Planned Texas 1 Facility. Residing on our 40 Acre Data Ranch, capable of over 1 million square feet of data center space, the Texas 1 is designed with redundancy at every level – power, water, utilities, IP connectivity and more. Referred to...