MONTREAL – Videotron has announced plans to build a new data centre in Montreal designed to provide the colocation solutions that businesses need for the hosting and processing of mounting masses of mission-critical data.
The $40 million investment, unveiled Wednesday, is the second phase of a process launched in March when the company bought the 4Degrees data centre in Quebec City, and the recently announced expansion of that facility.
Located in Technoparc Montréal in Saint-Laurent borough, the new data centre will have an area of 4,000 square metres and an available load of 16 megawatts. By linking the new facility to the 4Degrees data centre through its fibre optic network, Videotron will become the only provider in Quebec equipped to offer Tier III-certified intraprovincial redundancy, giving customers full assurance of data security and continuous uptime, reads the company’s news release. (Ed note: at least until Friday, when Cogeco Data Services and Peer 1 Hosting open their new data centre facility in Kirkland.)
“This facility will enrich our portfolio of services for customers and strengthen our position in a fast-expanding industry," said Videotron president and CEO Manon Brouillette, in the release. "The move is in keeping with Videotron's commitment to innovation and to supporting the growth of its business customers.”
