Enhanced interconnectivity

<p>In an attempt to connect its East and West Coast networks, Rackspace, a managed cloud provider, established its Midwest hub in downtown Chicago in March 2010. The third most fiber-connected city in the United States according to the research firm TeleGeography, Chicago is an excellent choice for the development of a nationwide network solution, yet it does come with some challenges.<br /><br />Due to its highly connected infrastructure, Chicago is in high demand throughout the tech industry, causing data center space to become both expensive and highly limited. This poses significant difficulties for the management of Rackspace’s hosting and cloud architecture, which requires the ability to scale as needed in an affordable environment. In light of these issues, Rackspace chose to pursue colocation space outside of the city in order to continue providing optimal services for its customers. However, to be successful outside of downtown Chicago, it was critical to identify a data center location that could maintain stable, fast and cost-effective connectivity to end-users and business customers in a seamless manner.</p>

“At Rackspace, we are dedicated to providing our customers with expert cloud services and solutions in order to facilitate their success. DFT CH2 and AMS-IX have made this possible, offering an affordable mission-critical environment capable of continued expansion as well as an advanced solution to network interconnectivity through direct internet peering abilities.”

“After they had established two additional Points of Presence in downtown Chicago, we were pleased to work with AMS-IX as they selected the DFT CH2 data center to expand into the suburban market. Their presence within our facility has allowed us to offer our customers peering options that were previously unavailable, making our facility increasingly attractive within the colocation market.”