SEPTEMBER 2015 Helping organizations achieve greater value through the advancement of fiber optic telecommunications
CEO’S MESSAGE
DCN BREAKS GROUND ON DATA CENTER EXPANSION Construction of Dakota Carrier Network’s (DCN) new data center expansion is underway. Approved by DCN’s 15 owner companies in August 2015, the 30,000 square foot data center addition is being built at 4202 Coleman Street in Bismarck, North Dakota. The data center expansion is expected to be completed by the beginning of 2017. The new data center will now include private suites (selected spaces leased exclusively to a single customer), along with cabinets currently offered for customers to store their equipment.
Seth Arndorfer, CEO
In 2012, DCN built a 42,000 square foot hardened data center to accommodate customer demands for a safe, secure facility to house their critical data. Due to the increased demand, current space in the data center has recently been filled. I’m proud to announce that DCN is continuing to grow along with North Dakota and is in the process of constructing an additional 30,000 square foot data center to our Bismarck facility. Since inception, reinvestment has been a consistent theme at DCN. Whether it be our Owner Telecommunications Service providers reinvesting in fiber infrastructure in order to deliver Gigabit Internet services in all of their service territories across the state, or DCN investing in expanding our Data Center.
The new addition will be constructed with the same fort-like features as DCN’s current data centers in Bismarck and Fargo. The building will be a carrier grade hardened facility able to withstand F4 tornado-force winds, backed by a 1 MW generator and battery plant having an N+1 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). “The data center expansion is being built in response to customers continuing demand for secure and reliable IT outsourcing solutions and services,” said Seth Arndorfer, DCN’s CEO. “The facility ensures 99.999 percent network uptime for North Dakota’s most critical institutions, including health care, public safety, state government, and financial organizations.”
Current Data Center
This issue also highlights DCN’s commitment to our employees training and the mentoring of North Dakota students pursuing a career in technology.
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Future Data Center Addition