LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 16, 2008) – Peak 10, the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, today announced it is expanding its Louisville operations by adding a third data center to support the high demand for the company’s services in the region. The new facility will include over 10,000-square feet of data center space, giving Peak 10 Louisville a total of 24,000-square feet of data center space to accommodate its growing and diverse customer portfolio.

 

The new facility will provide Peak 10’s customers with additional room for growth and will help customers meet regulatory compliance and lower costs by maximizing internal IT resources while ensuring the security and availability of a complex technology infrastructure.  Peak 10’s third Louisville data center will be located contiguous to the two original facilities, convenient for customers with a presence in both.

 

“We are experiencing steady and continual growth and this expansion will meet the current and future demand for our world-class managed IT and data center services in the Louisville marketplace,” said Dave Vrona, vice president and general manager of Peak 10 Louisville. “Such growth is made possible by our local team, which is committed to serving our customers and dedicated to interacting with the local business community.”

 

Louisville’s expansion is projected to be complete later this year and will boost Peak 10’s footprint to 13 data centers within its nine key markets.  All Peak 10 data centers are engineered with multiple levels of security, uninterruptible power, redundant HVAC systems, fire suppression, and around-the-clock monitoring and management.  Each facility is also interconnected by Peak 10’s private network enabling the company to meet its high availability objective and provide business continuity for its customers’ mission critical applications. 

 

“We have customer commitments for our third data center and continue to see increased demand for outsourced IT services in all of our markets,” said Jeff Spalding, Peak 10’s executive vice president of market operations.  “Peak 10’s Louisville expansion supports our business strategy of continued investment in the markets we serve; offering our valued customers next generation data center facilities, services and support they require to grow their businesses.”

 

Peak 10 Louisville’s managed IT and data center services improve reliability, increase revenue growth, lower costs and maximize internal resources for customers while keeping their valuable information technology assets close to the business.  The company combines its secure network, high-tech data centers and portfolio of managed services with localized engineering and support to serve market-leading companies nationwide.  Peak 10 owns and operates data centers in nine key markets that include Cincinnati, Ohio; Atlanta, Ga.; Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.; Tampa and Jacksonville, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.; and Richmond, Va.

 

Peak 10 is the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider in the eastern United States, delivering scalable, economical and reliable solutions for hosting and managing complex information technology infrastructure.  The company combines its twelve world-class data centers and portfolio of managed services with localized engineering and support to serve market-leading companies including Churchill Downs, MaximumASP, LendingTree, Rivals.com, Global Knowledge, Pergo, The Fresh Market and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Peak 10 is SAS 70 Type II compliant and helps companies meet the requirements of various regulatory compliance acts such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), HIPAA, PCI and Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA). For more information on data center solutions from Peak 10, visit www.peak10.com.