WESTLAND ? Online Tech is close to completing the development of a major data center in Metro Detroit, a 34,000 square foot data center in Westland. It officially opens August 1.
?Detroit?s potential is immense,? said Yan Ness, co-CEO of Online Tech. ?Our new data center brings crucial technology infrastructure to a city with an economic engine that is beginning to rumble. Data centers are the indispensable infrastructure for today?s U.S. companies in the same way that large factories were in the 20th century and railroads were in the 19th century.?
The Metro Detroit data center is one of five in Online Tech?s growing portfolio of Midwest data centers. This includes the recently announced Indianapolis data center.
?Everyone in Michigan knows the exciting story that is emerging, but Detroit has been under the radar nationally,? said Mike Klein, co-CEO of Online Tech. ?With smart people like Dan Gilbert making major investments in a wide range of local technology businesses, there is now a vibrant community of startups in Detroit that rivals anywhere in the country.
When the Indianapolis, Indiana data center opens, there will be more than 300 miles between Online Tech?s data centers. This will allow the company to meet the needs of businesses that require major geographic separation between sites for disaster recovery and back up services.
