Additional three megawatts of data center capacity and new customer
welcome center mark latest expansions at one of the world’s most secure
underground data centers
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Iron
Mountain Incorporated® (NYSE:IRM), the global
leader in storage and information management services, today announced
the expansion of its underground data center campus in western
Pennsylvania, located outside of Pittsburgh. The expansion includes
additional data center capacity and a new customer welcome center. The
data center now has 20,000 square feet of new space and three megawatts
of move-in ready capacity built to support the comprehensive compliance
requirements of Federal Agencies, FORTUNE 1000, healthcare and financial
services companies. Iron Mountain today breaks ground on the new welcome
center, which will further enhance the physical security capabilities of
the underground facility.
State Senator Scott Hutchinson (21st District for the
Pennsylvania State Senate) and Representative Tedd Nesbit (8th
District for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives) today joined
Iron Mountain at a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the start of
construction of the welcome center. The new facility, located outside
the underground data center, will provide a comfortable setting for
authorized visitors without increasing the occupancy of the data center
campus. It enhances security of customers’ shipments to the data center,
such as servers and other hardware components, with RFID tracking added
to the data center network operations. The welcome center also offers
amenities such as conference rooms, office space, a lounge and kitchen
and extended parking.
“For years Iron Mountain’s facility in Boyers has had a major impact on
our local economy and it’s encouraging to see the company continue to
make significant investments in our community,” said Sen. Hutchinson. “I
look forward to finding new ways that the Commonwealth can partner with
Iron Mountain to promote job growth in our region.”
Rep. Nesbit remarked: “For more than 30 years, Iron Mountain has been a
great partner here in Butler County, becoming one of the county’s
largest employers and working hard to ensure those jobs and the
resulting economic impact benefit our local area. Iron Mountain
continues to invest in its Boyers facility, and that signals good news
for the company’s continued presence in western Pennsylvania.”
The expanded data center offers customers three megawatts of wholesale
and retail colocation options and is part of a 200-acre Iron Mountain
campus that is one of the most secure multi-tenant data centers in
existence. Located more than 200 feet below the surface of the earth,
the underground data center leverages geothermal cooling for optimal
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). Additionally, the entire underground
campus will feature 100 percent renewable power sourcing by December
2016. These features – combined with metered power options, data center
infrastructure management and real-time utilization transparency –
create an ideal option for Federal Agencies looking to comply with the
August 1, 2016 memorandum that enforces the Data Center Optimization and
Consolidation Initiatives, as well as immediate action taken to comply
with Data Center Optimization and Consolidation Initiatives, as well as
Executive Order 13693 for sustainability energy usage and greenhouse gas
reductions.
"Demand continues to be strong for Iron Mountain colocation and
wholesale data center services at our Western Pennsylvania location,
driven by local customers and from FORTUNE 1000 companies and Federal
Agencies across North America," said Mark Kidd, senior vice president
and general manager of Iron Mountain Data Centers. “Our customers
appreciate the reliability gained operating 200 feet below the earth’s
surface, sales tax incentives available from the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and regulatory and security support that complies with the
most exacting Federal and private sector requirements.”
For more information on Iron Mountain’s Western Pennsylvania data
center, please visit http://www.ironmountain.com/Services/Data-Centers/Locations/Pennsylvania-Data-Center.aspx.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM)
is the global leader for storage and information management services.
Trusted by more than 220,000 organizations around the world, Iron
Mountain boasts a real estate network of more than 85 million square
feet across more than 1,400 facilities in 45 countries dedicated to
protecting and preserving what matters most for its customers. Iron
Mountain’s solutions portfolio includes records
management, data
management, document
management, data
centers, art
storage and logistics, and secure
shredding, helping organizations to lower storage costs, comply with
regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information.
Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of
information assets, including critical business documents, electronic
information, medical data and cultural and historical artifacts. Visit www.ironmountain.com
for more information.
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