Carrier-1 Data Centers today introduced Virtual-PODs for $2,500 per month.
Carrier-1 is offering a row of 12 colocation cabinets for $2,500 per month against the traditional wholesale data center commitments with a megawatt minimum power requirement.
The company is offering PODs at wholesale pricing and power may be added at any time, saving upfront costs. Carrier-1 will be adding up to 60,000 square feet of floor space. It is also offering custom solutions.
Carrier-1 owns and operates a 106,866 square foot data center building in Dallas, Texas.
The Carrier-1 Virtual-POD solution includes the following:
# A row of 12 cabinets
# No power commitment, activate power when you need it
# High density power options
# Flexible network connectivity options
# 24/7/365 secure physical check-in
# 24/7/365 free on-site basic support
# 24/7/365 free portal access for ticketing, bandwidth utilization and billing information
# 100 percent uptime SLA
# Rack-and-Stack services
# Shipping/Receiving loading dock assistance
# Free use of conference room with 103” plasma monitor, overlooking the data center
# Dedicated office space for personnel available
# Upgrade to a dedicated row of 25 cabinets and receive a private storage bay on the data center floor plus wholesale pricing at $200/cabinet.
“Customers typically want to turn up a colocation solution quickly and cost efficiently. Whether it’s a primary location, a secondary site for disaster recovery, a tertiary point to diversify their footprint, or they’ve simply run out of capacity at their current site, the Virtual-POD fulfills these needs,” said Julia Morgan, president of Carrier-1.
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