CoreSite, Interxion Announce Transatlantic Cloud Computing Data Center Alliance

CoreSite COR today announced a transatlantic, cloud computing-focused data center alliance with INTERXION HOLDING NV INXN. The alliance addresses dual-continent demand from cloud companies looking for data center space in the U.S. and Europe as well as cloud customers of both companies looking to expand internationally. The transatlantic cloud data center alliance reduces the risks and challenges involved with international data center sourcing between the U.S. and Europe with CoreSite and Interxion providing a seamless sourcing process and similar cloud-optimized peering/network access and colocation environments. A leading information communication technology analysts firm, The 451 Group, expects the cloud computing industry to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 24%, reaching $16.7B in the year 2013. CoreSite and Interxion address this demand with 1.8 million square feet in key cloud computing markets such as Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Dublin and Zurich in addition to other North American and European locations. The companies offer similar cloud-optimized data center design, including carrier-neutral, network-dense colocation environments, abundant power, greater than 99.999% uptime, and advances in energy-efficiency and security.