ViaWest Opens Minnesota Data Center

ViaWest has opened a data center in Chaska, Minn., with more than 70,000 square feet of raised floor and what the company says is a fault-tolerant design.

ViaWest will also pursue the North American Tier IV design certification from the Uptime Institute, which represents the highest rating possible measuring quality and reliability in a data center.

ViaWest’s data center will offer customers colocation, managed and cloud services and hybrid offerings from this new facility, with around-the-clock on-site engineers and service staff to help maintain uptime through remote hands capabilities, ticket tracking and event notification. The facility will offer a variety of space options, from private suites and cages to cabinets, along with multi-zone security. The data center is also fully compliant, meeting PCI, SOC, SSAE and HIPAA regulations.

“We are excited to offer a wide scope of customized IT solutions to our customers, as we do in all 27 of our data centers throughout the U.S.,” said Todd Meester, regional VP and GM, ViaWest Minnesota. “We focus on the customer above all else, and our solutions are built around them in every way possible. From compliance to scalability to peace of mind, our facility is an exciting addition to the business community in Minnesota.”