Data center operator Vantage Data Centers has started construction of V2 Santa Clara, the second building in the Vantage Santa Clara Campus which will provide data center modules to scale up the facility from 9 to 18 megawatts (MW). The upsized capacity will allow customers to immediately request more power without the need for additional construction, moving of equipment or service disruption.
V3, the first Santa Clara data center, commissioned at 6MW in less than six months from the start of construction and is a LEED Platinum candidate.
Vantage's newly announced Apollo Initiative allows the company to build highly efficient, next-generation data centers at a fraction of the risk and time normally associated with current practices in the data center industry, delivering quantifiable benefits to business customers.
"The typical data center operator doesn’t focus primarily on the business needs of the Enterprise IT Units or on creating a means for IT departments to positively contribute to the bottom line," said Jim Trout, chief executive officer (CEO) of Vantage Data Centers. "Most data centers are built with the mentality of a real estate landlord. At Vantage we see ourselves as a partner helping IT organizations deal with the most expensive investments in its budget."
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