Interoute's platform allows customers to create or acquire data center architectures as a service—physical, virtual, or hybrid—which can be distributed or connected to any country or geographic region at lightning speed. This new location will enable Interoute to meet the growing demand for connectivity, hosting, and cloud services from businesses and service providers in Spain and Europe.
The new Madrid facility is integrated with Interoute's other data centers in Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm, Ghent, Geneva, London, Munich, and Zurich. With computing resources embedded directly into the 60,000 km of fiber optic cable that make up Interoute's network, the company offers scalable, local, regional, and pan-European solutions without sacrificing speed, flexibility, or network control. Customers can choose where to locate their data in the Madrid data center or any other Interoute data center that best suits their business needs and ensures compliance with data protection regulations. Customers can also leverage Interoute's MPLS network with speeds up to 100 Gbit/s to create connected, secure, elastic, and geographically dispersed architectures.
The Madrid data center spans 4,500 m² and provides up to 32 kW per rack. Its modular design, with 13 rooms, allows for expansion, redundancy, and growth tailored to customer needs, utilizing the latest available technology infrastructure. A key differentiator is the use of modular and decentralized Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and cooling systems, enabling each of the thirteen rooms to function as a data center within the larger data center. To ensure both physical and logical security, the building is monitored both directly and remotely 24/7/365. Furthermore, as it is a neutral data center, customers can also access multiple networks from other operators that have been available in the building since its opening.
Gareth Williams, CEO of Interoute, commented: “2014 will be a pivotal year for ICT. Networked cloud technology is a reality and is here to stay. At Interoute, we intend to remain the largest operator in Europe. Our investment in a new data center in Madrid demonstrates our commitment to that goal.”
Diego Matas, Managing Director of Interoute Iberia, added: “The investment in the Madrid data center demonstrates Interoute’s commitment to the Spanish market and the growing demand for both physical and virtual computing resources. This new physical location complements Interoute’s Virtual Data Centre offering, providing customers in Spain and Europe with a unique and integrated solution for international computing and connectivity.”.
