ASHBURN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 7, 2013) - RagingWire Data Centers®, the nation's premier data center provider, is celebrating the first year of operations for its award-winning data center in Ashburn, Virginia's famed "Data Center Alley." Over 300 customers, partners, and business and political leaders showed their support by attending a celebration event today on the data center lawn.
"We are thrilled with the success of our Ashburn data center and proud to be a member of the high tech and business community," said George Macricostas, founder and CEO of RagingWire. "The Commonwealth of Virginia has given us a warm welcome. We look forward to growing our business here."
RagingWire's 150,000 square foot Ashburn data center campus, known as "The Bolt(SM)" for its unique lightning bolt shape, is recognized for its superior design based on multiple RagingWire patents. The facility features 21 megawatts of highly available facility power and RagingWire's innovative "2N+2" redundancy which delivers 100% availability. In addition to the current facility, RagingWire has purchased 78 additional acres in Ashburn to build a second data center complex which could exceed one million square feet.
"Our goal was to build a great data center and a great business in Ashburn, Virginia," said Jim Leach, vice president of marketing at RagingWire. "With the help of our customers, partners, and business and government leaders, we are proud to say that we accomplished both objectives."
RagingWire has earned the highest customer loyalty score in the data center industry as measured by the Net Promoter Score®, the benchmark for word-class customer experience. The company also delivers a full-time 100% Availability SLA (service level agreement). While other data center colocation providers may offer part-time SLAs that exclude downtime during maintenance windows, RagingWire delivers a 24x7 100% Availability SLA while adhering to comprehensive maintenance and testing schedules.
About RagingWire Data Centers
RagingWire designs, builds, and operates mission critical data centers that deliver high-density power and 100% availability. The company has 650,000 square feet of critical data center infrastructure in Northern California and Ashburn, Virginia and the highest customer loyalty scores in the industry. Their patented power delivery systems and EPA ENERGY STAR rated facilities lead the data center market in reliability and efficiency. With flexible colocation solutions for retail and wholesale buyers, a carrier neutral philosophy, and unmatched customer service, RagingWire meets the needs of top enterprise, Internet, and government organizations. More information is available at www.ragingwire.com.
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