Peak 10 has opened its third data center facility in the Atlanta region, to support the area’s business and technology communities. Adding to Peak 10’s 35,000-square-foot local presence, the opening of its Alpharetta facility marks the first complete phase of three 15,000-square-foot data center expansions to accommodate growth, and will allow Peak 10 to serve up to 800 more businesses. The ribbon-cutting brings Peak 10’s total footprint in greater Atlanta to more than 100,000 square feet.
Powered by more than 13,000 tech companies, Atlanta has emerged as a frontrunner in business and technology innovation, leading the country in health IT companies, telecom and Internet security and emerging as a mobile payment epicenter. Capitalizing on the rapid expansion, Alpharetta a northern suburb of Atlanta is branding itself as “the Technology City of the South,” now home to 35 percent of all the technology companies in Georgia, according to municipal statistics.
“With the Atlanta market, we are witnessing a remarkable shift as this region becomes a magnet for technology and innovation driven by advancements of data-centric sectors from finance and mobility to logistics, retail and healthcare IT,” said David Jones, chairman and CEO of Peak 10. “The convergence of these markets supported by data center and cloud services creates boundless growth potential for us and our customers here. As the region continues to expand, we will remain deeply interested and invested in their success.”
Peak 10 serves hundreds of customers in the greater Atlanta area including automotive retail business Kauffman Tire; a value retailer of new and used DVD and Blu-ray movies, MovieStop; and one of the largest online gaming information properties in the United States, Curse.
“We continue to experience great demand for our services as businesses seek secure, hybrid IT infrastructure solutions, supported by exemplary customer support and the explosion of financial and medical industries inAlpharetta are a perfect fit for Peak 10,” said Angela Haneklau, vice president for Peak 10, overseeing Atlanta operations. “This third facility opens up many more doors for Peak 10 and the greater Atlanta region to continue the growth trajectory together.”
The facility’s first fully operational tenant, Lancope, is an Alpharetta-based provider of network visibility and security intelligence through contextual security analytics. “As we looked strategically for business partners to grow with us, Peak 10 became a logical choice,” said Mike Potts, CEO, Lancope. “Having already established a relationship two years ago with Peak 10 in their Norcross data center, the company offered the best value and best relationshipfrom efficiency, space and location, all the way down to price.”
“Peak 10’s reliable, scalable infrastructure is fully equipped to serve our technology-oriented employment community and help them grow,” said David Belle Isle, Mayor of Alpharetta. “As we create a culture of technology in Alpharetta, companies like Peak 10 that are enabling innovation and growth are a cornerstone of economic development. We congratulate them on their latest expansion, look forward to future growth, and welcome them to the Technology City of the South.”
