Telephone and Data Systems subsidiary OneNeck IT Solutions has debuted expanded data center space in Eden Prairie, Minn. The $12 million construction project added about 6,000 square feet of raised floor to the Certified Tier III data center, which is located in the Twin Cities metro area.
“We are excited about now being able to offer more enterprise-ready, mission-critical data center space to businesses throughout the metro area and entire Midwest,” said Phil LaForge, president and CEO of OneNeck. “Our customers are growing and we need to keep pace with their needs so they can continue to be successful.”
The entire building — about 18,000 square feet of total raised floor space — offers biometric security functionality, is built to be fail-safe and can support complex compliance requirements including SSAE 16, PCI-DSS and HIPAA.
“In addition, our data center in Eden Prairie is one of the largest commercially available Uptime Institute Design Certified Tier III multi-tenant data centers in the Upper Midwest,” said LaForge. “Customers, and potential customers, now have the space they need for future growth along with a safe, secure place to store their data and critical IT infrastructure.”
Eden Prairie is home to one of six OneNeck data centers located across the United States. A seventh data center is under construction in the Denver area.
“For nearby customers, their next visit to our data center should also prove to be more pleasing and efficient,” said Hank Koch, vice president of Mission Critical Facilities at OneNeck. “Shipping, receiving, and storage areas have been improved, building navigation is easier, the facility command center has been enlarged, and the entire entrance along with meeting room areas have been updated.”
