ViaWest has launched a data center in Phoenix,to offer colocation, managed and cloud services, along with hybrid IT solutions, to Southwestern businesses and carriers. The Arizona market expansion will be led by Internap Network Services veteran Chris Parsons.
ViaWest’s Phoenix data center has more than 40,000 square feet of raised floor and has been engineered with UPS power equipment and energy efficient cooling systems to support both production and disaster recovery. It also has a compliant environment to meet PCI, SOC, SSAE and HIPAA regulations.
“Chris has 20 years of leadership experience in technology sales, 10 of them in the Phoenix market,” said Christopher Rajiah, senior vice president of sales and marketing at ViaWest. “His knowledge of the local business community and experience opening data centers position him to build the ViaWest brand in Phoenix and beyond.”
Before joining ViaWest, Chris served as a regional vice president for Internap, where he was responsible for sales and revenue growth in the Western U.S. Prior to Internap, he spent two years with Qwest and 13 years with Cable and Wireless USA, where he held various leadership roles in both direct and indirect sales channels.
“ViaWest’s broad portfolio of infrastructure solutions will be a welcome addition in the Phoenix market,” said Parsons. “We are the first local provider to offer a robust portfolio of IT infrastructure solutions, which scale to meet customers’ growth and compliance requirements. I am excited to join the ViaWest team capitalize on this opportunity.”
