365 Data Centers buys Long Island data center

Feb. 11, 2020

The addition of the Long Island data center brings the number of 365 Data Centers facilities to 12 and the number of carrier network points of presence (PoPs) to 156.

Stephen Hardy

365 Data Centers says it has purchased the data center facility at 500 Commack Road in Commack, Long Island, NY, from mindSHIFT Technologies (a Ricoh company). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The addition of the Long Island data center brings the number of 365 Data Centers facilities to 12 and the number of carrier network points of presence (PoPs) to 156.

mindSHIFT has signed a long-term colocation services agreement with 365 Data Centers to enable the former to continue to provide managed IT infrastructure and support services and technologies from the facility. The two companies plan to enact a co-marketing and cross-selling agreement to support and grow both businesses.

The 24,000-square-foot data center is a Tier III facility built in 2016 that offers 3 MW of power. Other features include:

The ability to serve carriers, content providers, and enterprises within the New York City metro market
Dense network connectivity with nearby submarine cables and close proximity to major carrier hotels
Two distinct pods
6 MW of available utility power and generator capacity
Advanced physical security systems
80% of the data center’s capacity is still available.

The purchase of the Long Island facility comes four months after 365 Data Centers purchased a data center in Bridgewater, NJ (see "365 Data Centers buys NYI-NJ data center via new funding"). “We’re thrilled to add this recently constructed, top-tier data center to our IT infrastructure portfolio, count mindSHIFT among our valued customers, and welcome mindSHIFT’s facilities employees to our team of facility and service professionals,” said Bob DeSantis, CEO of 365 Data Centers. “Our early acquisitions provided a platform that the 365 team transformed into a highly competitive, customer-focused, and scalable business. This in turn enabled committed growth capital to fund the two recent acquisitions and others to come in 2020. The Long Island data center will further accommodate the highly dense colocation, network, and cloud requirements of our customers and support the internal growth we have in store for 2020.”

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About the Author

Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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