Bell to open new Ottawa-based data centre

MONTREAL – Bell has begun construction on a new data centre in the National Capital Region which is scheduled to begin operation in late 2012.The new Tier 3 Certified data centre will provide Bell customers in the Ottawa area with co-location, managed hosting and next-generation cloud computing services, such as software as a service and hosted unified communications. Designed to meet LEED Gold standards, the 82,000 square foot (7,600 square metre) building will use green hydro power on a grid separate from most users in the region and deploy redundant utility components."The National Capital area market, with its unique mix...