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Kansas City Data Center 1102 GRAND Provides Sneak Preview Of New Private Cage Colocation Area

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

By: Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND

As 1102 GRAND continues to grow at a rapid pace, I wanted to take a moment to share with you a couple pictures I took of our new private cage colocation area.  In this new space we have designed the cages modularly to accommodate different sizes of colocation footprints.  Typically there are four 12’x12’ cages, but we can configure the space to a 12’x24’, 12’x36’ or even a 12’x48’ space.  This allows us and our clients the flexibility to have the space to expand in a contiguous fashion or to accommodate anticipated growth.  There is also a 12’x22’ space available in this area.

This space is similar to our other colocation areas within our SSAE16 Type 2 facility.  Clients will find multi-factor security authentication, gas-based fire suppression, N+1 HVAC, UPS and generator supported power feeds, the ability to connect to any of the 30+ carriers/providers in our Meet Me Room, along with a multitude of other features.

In addition to this expansion, we have begun work on two other floors within our building for anticipated colocation/datacenter growth.  If you are in the area and want to schedule an appointment for the “GRAND” tour, feel free to email me at Greg@1102Grand.com.  I welcome the opportunity to share what we have been building here.

Tags: 1102 GRAND, Co-location, co-location services, collocation, collocation cross connect, Colo, data center, Kansas City colocation, Kansas City data center, Midwest data center
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Kansas City Data Center 1102 GRAND Interviews KCnext President, Ryan Weber, On Building A Strong Technology Community in Kansas City

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

By: Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND

At 1102 GRAND, we recognize that creating a platform for tech-focused individuals and businesses to exchange ideas and work toward common goals is a necessity for a strong technology community.   1102 GRAND is excited that KCnext , The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, has chosen Ryan Weber as president and we look forward to seeing him take the organization to the next level.  The programming and events they have already put together look fantastic!  I wanted to do a little Q and A with Ryan to see what is new with KCnext, how to become involved  and how to join.

Q. Tell me about KCnext

• KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City serves as the regional advocate for the tech/IT industry, supporting more than 65 tech/IT company members, and growing, in the KC area. By focusing on key industry priorities, KCnext works to connect, promote and support the KC region’s community by amplifying our tech assets, increasing the tech/IT workforce pipeline and attracting technology companies to KC. KCnext also works to grow the existing base of technology firms in the KC region through workforce development and industry advocacy.
• KCnext is housed in Union Station and governed by a 10-member Board of Directors from the local tech community.

Tags: 1102 GRAND, business information technology, Kansas City IT, KCnext, Ryan Weber, tech workforce, technology group, The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City
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Kansas City Data Center 1102 GRAND Reviews Cloud Computing Technology Strategies

Friday, March 9th, 2012

By: Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND

I would be willing to bet if you asked ten people what their definition of cloud computing technology is, you would probably get ten different answers. There are a number of reasons why this is the case and there are quite a few levels to understand. There are a number of ways we are seeing our clients at 1102 GRAND develop their cloud strategies. The two we have seen to be the most popular are:

1) Clients have their own private cloud, utilizing their infrastructure that physically resides in private rack or cage space at 1102 GRAND. Some are building out their private cloud for internal uses and others are offering private cloud as a service to their customers.

2) Clients are developing a hybrid cloud approach, utilizing private cloud for their sensitive information and using the public cloud for other data.

I ran across an article, “Forget Public Cloud or Private Cloud, It’s All About Hyper-Hybrid,” by Thor Olav of CIO, that dives deeper into the hybrid approach.

Cloud is certainly not a one size fits all approach, and each company will have to decide what will work best for their overall strategy. If you want to be in touch with companies that are offering private cloud services at 1102 GRAND, I would be happy to make the connection for you. Also, if you would like to check out 1102 GRAND, let me know at greg@1102grand.com.

Also, come and join us at Centriq’s Cloud Intelligence Conference – April 12, 2012 in Overland Park. Learn more and register here!

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Kansas City Data Center 1102 GRAND Shares Reasons KC is an Ideal Location for Data Centers

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

By Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND

In a recent article from the Kansas City Star, “‘Data farms’ draw big tax breaks, incentives from states,” Scott Cannon touches on reasons why the Kansas City area makes an ideal spot for data centers to locate their operations. This is something all of us at 1102 GRAND have been saying for a while.

Darren Bonawitz, principal of 1102 GRAND, was interviewed for the article and added that tech businesses want to be located near the “clouds” that store their data. So not only is Kansas City a good location for data centers, but a Kansas City data center is good for the area.

Read the entire article here:
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/24/3450585/data-farms-draw-big-tax-breaks.html#storylink=cpy

As legislators continue to make the Kansas City area even more attractive for data centers via additional incentives, here are more reasons to look at Kansas City to locate a primary or backup data center:

• Relatively inexpensive power compared to other markets
• Reliable power
• Geographically centered in the US and used as a fiber hub for many
  carriers
• Well educated population
• Strong economic development groups
• Active technology community

Of course there are even more reasons, which you can read more about here:
http://1102grand.com/kansas-city-colocation/

If you have any questions about the Kansas City data center market, feel
free to send me an email at greg@1102grand.com. I would be happy to help
point you in the right direction.

Tags: 1102 GRAND, Darren Bonawitz, data center legislature, data center location, Kansas City, Kansas City data center, Kansas City data centers, Kansas City datacenter, Kansas City Star, Scott Canon
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