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Kansas City Data Center 1102 GRAND Announces New Private Cage Colocation Area

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

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

1102 GRAND continues to grow at a rapid pace in 2012!

I wanted to share with you a few pictures I took of our new private cage colocation area. In this new 7,500 square foot space we have designed the cages modularly to accommodate different sizes of colocation footprints. The standard size is twenty 12’x12’ cages, but we can configure the space to a 12’x24’, 12’x36’, and so on. This allows our clients the flexibility to have the space to expand in a contiguous fashion or to accommodate anticipated growth.

The new 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, redundant Lieberts, 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 additional spaces within our building for anticipated colocation/datacenter growth. If you are in the area and want to schedule an appointment for a tour, feel free to email me at Greg@1102Grand.com. I welcome the opportunity to share what we have been building at 1102 GRAND!

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1102 GRAND, Kansas City’s Carrier Hotel, is a Different Type of Data Center

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

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

1102 GRAND is Kansas City’s carrier hotel and chances are you are likely utilizing the facility and may not even know it. That is because there is a good chance your cable company, cell phone provider or Internet provider at home or work utilizes 1102 GRAND to establish connections to other carriers and providers behind the scenes ensuring that voice and data networks operate the way we have come to expect.

The building serves as a major hub for communication traffic coming in and out of the Kansas City region. So even if your business is not a direct customer of 1102 GRAND, there is a good chance that part of your daily electronic communication passes through the facility on the way to other parts of the world. Maybe it is an e-mail from work, a text message to a friend, instant message to a loved one or possibly a streaming video from the Internet, but at the end of the day, it is all data and data flows through 1102 GRAND in a big way.

The term carrier hotel stems from the fact that buildings like 1102 GRAND were initially established to provide an independent or neutral connection point for voice and data providers (known as carriers) to connect to one another. These network operators lease space from carrier hotels around the world to install the equipment necessary for the public telephone network and the internet to function as designed. Today there are 30 carriers and service providers with a presence at 1102 GRAND and this number continues to grow each year. In addition, while all major data centers can boast about redundant power and cooling infrastructure which is the norm for the industry, it is this concentration of carriers and internet providers that distinguishes 1102 GRAND from other data center facilities in the region.

The good news for businesses is that 1102 GRAND is not just for these large networks. With nearly all of the major carriers and a large list of regional providers having a presence at 1102 GRAND, it creates a very competitive pricing environment and convenient location for businesses to connect to multiple internet providers that may otherwise be unavailable to them. Over the years, this has attracted considerable interest among businesses who establish what is known as a colocation presence at 1102 GRAND, and this is the largest and fastest growing segment of 1102 GRAND’s business.

Colocation is when an organization elects to utilize a third party data center to house a portion or the vast majority of their IT infrastructure. Building or expanding a data center requires the investment of capital plus the commitment to provide ongoing financial and operational resources to manage the data center infrastructure (electrical distribution, chillers, computer room air condition, uninterruptible power supplies, etc.). Instead, many companies opt to turn to public data centers and leverage shared core data center infrastructure while maintaining control of their data center equipment itself (servers, routers, switches, firewalls, storage, etc.).

1102 GRAND services companies from nearly all vertical markets, and their list of customers range from startups to Inc. 500 and Fortune 500 companies both locally and from around the world. These businesses license colocation cabinets or private cage areas to install their networking equipment, and they all have access to the lowest internet prices in the region by being at 1102 GRAND. In fact, customers regularly report that the money saved on internet service more than justifies the cost to establish a colocation presence at 1102 GRAND, and these companies also benefit from the ability to quickly purchase from additional providers or switch to new providers altogether as the needs of their business evolves.

For more information or for businesses wishing to set up a tour of 1102 GRAND, please call 816-213-7731 or e-mail info@1102grand.com.

Tags: 1102 GRAND, carrier hotel, carrier neutral data facility, Carriers, choosing a data center, data center, data management, datacenter, Internet Hub, Internet hub and data center, Internet Service Prodiver, IT, IT infrastructure, Midwest data center, Midwest Internet hub
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Kansas City Data Center & Internet Hub Announces Tour de Colo- A Colocation Referral Program

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

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

Starting June 1^st, 1102 GRAND will be rolling out our Tour de Colo – Colocation Referral Program. We already receive excellent introductions via our existing customers, networking contacts and vendors, but we wanted to come up with an additional way to say “thank you” for introductions to new potential clients. The program is simple with no selling and there are opportunities to earn great rewards. To learn more and get started with the Tour de Colo give me a call at 816-213-7731 or email me at Greg@1102Grand.com.

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Kansas City Data Center, 1102 GRAND, Features Customer Admo.net

Friday, April 27th, 2012

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

Fortune 500, Inc. 500, government as well as small to medium size clients count on 1102 GRAND every day for their colocation needs. I enjoy reaching out to our clients regularly to see how their businesses are growing and changing, and how 1102 GRAND can assist with any challenges they may have.

Adam Ward, CTO of Admo.net, took a few minutes to update me on how things are going for his company and I wanted to share them with you.

Adam, tell me about Admo.net:

In 1998 Admo.net began offering shared hosting to the masses. We quickly learned that it wasn’t all about servers and technology. Sure, it’s very important for us to be prepared, knowledgeable and technical; but what’s really important is people. It’s the reason we’re in business-to provide world class service and support to real people around the world. We realize that you need someone to speak to you on a human level and to understand your business needs to reach your goals. We understand people and we believe that is what makes us different.

What products or services do you currently offer your clients?

Admo.net offers an assortment of enterprise-class services including offsite backup, dedicated servers, collocation by the rack unit, virtual private data center, virtual private servers, reseller and shared hosting. We also offer supplemental consulting services including on-site VMware consulting for new and existing environments.

Where have you seen the most growth over the last year?

In the last year we have had the most growth in our highly-scalable cloud solution and in our DDoS mitigation services.

Why did you choose 1102 GRAND to collocate a portion of your IT infrastructure?

Admo.net chose 1102 GRAND because they are Kansas City’s premier carrier-neutral facility. Their prices are reasonable, and we have a world class team committed to our success. 1102 Grand delivers the ability to connect to any provider in the metro area and this is key to our success as a hosting provider.

If a company wanted to utilize your services, how would they get in touch with you?

Please get in touch with us on our website at www.admo.net, via email at sales@admo.net or just give Adam a call direct at 816.866.0123.

Thanks Adam for taking the time to share with us a little about your business. We wish you continued success. As always, if you would like to schedule a tour to check out 1102 GRAND, or have any general questions feel free to send me an email at Greg@1102Grand.com or give me a call at 816-213-7731.

Tags: 1102 GRAND, data center, data management, data storage, datacenter, Internet hosting, Internet Hub, Kansas City technology, kc tech, Web Hosting
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1102 GRAND Named a “Company To Watch” by Processor Magazine

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Posted by: Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND

Thank you to Processor Magazine for featuring Kansas City data center 1102 GRAND as a “Company to Watch” in the Jan. 13 issue. Three reasons 1102 GRAND was chosen as a Company to Watch are:

Location of the colocation facility
Housing a large network of providers for customers
One-on-one attention to customers without a middle man

All of us at 1102 GRAND truly appreciate the publicity Processor Magazine has given our company.

Read the article: Colocation on a Grand Scale

If location is a defining factor in selecting a colocation provider, 1102 Grand (www.1102grand.com) has a leg up on the competition. Located in Kansas City’s Financial District, the company’s building is a hub for numerous cross-country fiber routes passing through 1102 Grand’s carrier neutral Meet Me Room—a fact that makes 1102 Grand able to provide customers strategic advantages other colocation providers in the region cannot.

“The building serves as a major hub for voice and data traffic in the region by providing a facility with the necessary infrastructure for carriers, service providers, and commercial customers to conduct network-related business together reliably and cost-effectively,” says Greg Elliott, director of business development at 1102 Grand. 1102 Grand is situated directly on Kansas City’s major metropolitan fiber ring, leading top-light telecommunications companies (Level 3, Verizon Business, and AT&T included) and regional carriers, service providers, and enterprise customers to build and operate data centers, nodes, and/or POPs (Points of Presence) at 1102 Grand.

“These tenants then extend their desired connectivity media (fiber, coax, copper, etc.) into our carrier-neutral Meet Me Room to interconnect with one another and provide services to other entities,” Elliott says.

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KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City’s Fall IT Networking Event a Success!

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

By Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND

Last Thursday I had the privilege of participating in the KCnext Fall IT Networking Event at the College Basketball Experience. What a great experience it was! Where else could one be involved with conversations about mobile technology trends, good places to find venture capital, the challenges of starting your own business or where to find datacenter space? The list goes on and on.

header KCNext KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City’s Fall IT Networking Event a Success!

There were connections being made all over the place, with sponsor provided prizes being given away via drawings. If all of this was too much to handle, people could slip away and participate in one of the many interactive games that the CBE has available.

Thank you to everyone (attendees and sponsors) who made the KCnext Fall IT Networking Event a fantastic experience!

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Valerie Jennings, CEO of Jennings Social Media Marketing, with Travis Holt, principal of Brush Creek Partners, at the KC Next technology event last Thursday.

Go to www.kcnext.com to learn more about upcoming events with updates to come soon.

I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving!

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COO Of Dibon ARO BPO Speaks At ACCP Meeting

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Posted by: Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND

I recently attended an ACCP (Association of Customer Contact Professionals) meeting where Michael Amigoni, COO of Dibon ARO BPO, gave a fascinating presentation on the virtual call center. Over 15 years ago, Michael had the vision to tap the power of the new “distributed workforce” operational model to increase his customers’ service quality and lower delivery cost. He co-authored a book, “Managing the Telecommuting Employee,” sharing best practices to help virtual call centers “maximize profit and productivity.” Michael shared with us excerpts from his book and interesting and sometimes funny real life examples of what to do and what not to do when running a virtual call center. Michael gave a comparison ROI between a regular bricks and mortar call center and the virtual call center. The total savings for the virtual call center was about $1,200,000 annually! He also shared with the group that two of the best things he ever did since getting involved in the contact center industry was moving their datacenter to 1102 GRAND and migrating to the inContact Software Platform. By moving their datacenter to 1102 GRAND and switching to inContact, it freed him and his team to focus on their core business, customer service. Now, on the datacenter side, they don’t have to worry about redundant cooling units, power feeds, battery backups, generator service, etc., they leave all that to us at 1102 GRAND. I was able to purchase Michael’s book at the event. To preview and purchase “Managing the Telecommuting Employee” go to http://bit.ly/rYZmNK. Great stuff, thanks Michael!

I encourage all who currently own or run a contact center, or are interested in the contact center industry, to come and check out an ACCP meeting. ACCP is a professional, non-profit association whose members represent customer contact organizations and the vendors who support them. The membership consists of organizations of all sizes and from a variety of industries. They have first and third-party focused members including telemarketing, call centers, collections, customer service facilities, help desks, client retention, etc. To learn more about ACCP and upcoming events go to http://associationccp.com/Home.aspx or give me a call at 816-213-7731.

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1102 GRAND Keeps On Growing

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Posted by: Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND

As some of you may have heard or seen, 1102 GRAND is experiencing considerable growth within our collocation business. We would like to thank our existing and new customers for their ongoing business and support as well as all of our friends in the community that keep sending new companies our way. As a result of the growth, 1102 GRAND has been building out data center spaces non-stop this year, and this will continue for at least six more months. The first phase of the 9th floor is scheduled to open November 1st, and is already fully leased. In addition, the 5th floor that opened October 1st has just three cages remaining. This past week our crews started work on another 8500 square feet of caged collocation space that will be completed Q1 2012.

Greg Elliott, director of business development at 1102 GRAND, said that collocation growth has come from a wide range of industry verticals. “Heavy growth is coming from hosting and cloud providers as well as continued demand from healthcare IT companies. In addition to regional customers, the trend of east and west coast customers looking at Kansas City for more affordable data center solutions is contributing to the expansion,” said Elliott.

If you would like to schedule time to see the new spaces or tour the building, contact Greg Elliott at 816-213-7731 or Greg@1102Grand.com.

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The Right Money at the Right Time at the Right Terms

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Posted by: Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND

Recently, I helped organize a group called The Right Money at the Right Time at the Right Terms. SITAKS (Regional Software and Information Technology Trade Association) hosted an engaging panel discussion on raising business capital. The panel shared how growing businesses secure the right money at the right time at the right terms and discussed what the latest trends are in our local business ecosystem.

The panel discussion featured experts in capital-raising and shared their tips on:

What terms & conditions investors & angel groups look for.
Part 1

Part 2

DOs and DON’Ts on what should be included in both a pitch and a presentation.
Part 1

Part 2

One successful entrepreneur-turned-investor’s personal experience on what works and what does not in connecting with investors.
Panelists included: Toby Rush, founder and president of Rush Tracking Systems; Michele Weigand, managing partner of Focused Perspective; and Dr. Joel Wiggins, president and CEO of the Enterprise Center of Johnson County and executive manager of Mid-America Angels Investments. Entrepreneur Davyeon Ross of Digital Sports Ventures moderated the discussion.

To learn more about future SITAKS educational and/or networking events feel free to contact Greg Elliott – SITAKS membership committee chairman or go to www.sitaks.com .

Many thanks to newly opened Regus office space for allowing us to use their impressive facility (fractional office space) on the Plaza. Contact Danielle Torneden (Danielle.torneden@regus.com) or Tara Dyer (tara.dyer@regus.com) for more information on the Regus facility.

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Kansas City Data Center 1102 GRAND Reviews 2011 Data Center Hardware Spending: Predicted to Reach $99 Billion

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Posted by: Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND

I ran across this article on CIOInsight.com on the prediction that hardware spending will reach $99 billion this year. At 1102 GRAND we are definitely seeing evidence of this spending on a daily basis. We are watching customers moving gear into newly built out collocation rooms within our building, as well as existing customers adding new or upgrading existing equipment. The growth appears to span many different verticals, but web hosting, managed IT service companies, healthcare IT and call centers are definitely the front-runners this year at 1102 GRAND.

Gartner: Data Center Hardware Spending to Hit $99B in 2011

Who says the future of IT is all in software? All software has to run on some sort of processor, physical or virtual, and all those have to run on something you can see and touch. And with the continuing deluge of data pouring into servers and storage arrays, there is no shortage of processors happening anytime soon.

Thus, IT hardware sales are going nowhere but up and to the right. Gartner has some new numbers that back up this trend.

The industry researcher is projecting that worldwide data center hardware spending will reach $98.9 billion by the end of calendar year 2011, up 12.7 percent from $87.8 billion in 2010, according to a report it published Oct. 13. Data center hardware spending is forecast to total $106.4 billion in 2012 and surpass $126.2 billion in 2015.

Data center hardware spending includes servers, storage and enterprise data center networking equipment.

Back to Pre-Downturn Levels
“Worldwide data center hardware spending will finally reach and surpass 2008 levels,” said Jon Hardcastle, research director at Gartner. “Growth in emerging regions particularly Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRIC countries) is balanced by continued weakness relative to pre-downturn levels in Japan and Western Europe.”

Storage is the main driver for growth, Hardcastle said. “Although only a quarter of data center hardware spending is on storage, almost half of the growth in spending will be from the storage market,” he said.

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Kansas City Data Center 1102 GRAND Announces New Private Cage Colocation Area

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

1102 GRAND, Kansas City’s Carrier Hotel, is a Different Type of Data Center

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Kansas City Data Center & Internet Hub Announces Tour de Colo- A Colocation Referral Program

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

Kansas City Data Center, 1102 GRAND, Features Customer Admo.net

Friday, April 27th, 2012

1102 GRAND Named a “Company To Watch” by Processor Magazine

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City’s Fall IT Networking Event a Success!

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

COO Of Dibon ARO BPO Speaks At ACCP Meeting

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

1102 GRAND Keeps On Growing

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

The Right Money at the Right Time at the Right Terms

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Kansas City Data Center 1102 GRAND Reviews 2011 Data Center Hardware Spending: Predicted to Reach $99 Billion

Friday, October 21st, 2011