Primus to build new data centre in Toronto area

TORONTO – Primus Canada broke ground Wednesday on a new high density data centre facility in Markham, ON, designed to meet the spiking demand among Toronto-area businesses for mission critical and business continuity solutions. The first phase of this 30,000 square foot GTA Data Centre initiative will be a 7,500 square foot pod that is built to LEED standards for environmental sustainability. The facility will also include an HVAC system that leverages free-air cooling and optimized air distribution to achieve a 50% reduction in energy utilization over current facility designs, and effectively eliminate the water usage and waste resulting from...