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DataBridge Sites Private Cloud Offering Exceeds New Client’s Expectation

DataBridge | December 14, 2021

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DataBridge Sites, a state-of-the-art Data Center provider, that supports off-site business critical IT environments, is proud to announce their relationship with Source One Business Services an Ellicott City, Maryland based business advisory firm that supports privately held, middle market businesses located in the Mid-Atlantic region.

DataBridge Sites is providing Source One with a custom private cloud platform to support their clients. “At Source One, our sole objective is to provide value to our clients so they can run their business at its optimal level. A one size fits all approach does not align with our clients diverse needs. We believe DataBridges’ private cloud platform offers the flexibility required to support our growing off-premise solution.” Said Eric Alt, Director IT Advisory.

The DataBridge Sites Custom Private Cloud leverages world class cloud design and engineering teams to create a highly secure, compliant, flexible and scalable dedicated cloud environment for enterprise customers of all sizes. They are experts in transitioning in-house IT Infrastructure to Colocation and/or Private Cloud Services, which gives their customers 100% control of their environment. DataBridge is a true partner that works with the company’s IT team on infrastructure design to meet all of their specific requirements. Their expertise results in improved resource utilization, increased security, and reduced cost (operational expense vs capital expense).

“DataBridge Sites is a proven leader in giving their clients peace of mind and eliminates any fear, uncertainty, and doubt that their data will be inaccessible in a shared public cloud environment. Our business is founded on a customer first approach. We believe each customer has unique needs, and our proven discovery process allows us to get to know their business objectives and identify the means to fortify digital security. Most importantly, we deliver an approach that is flexible and scalable.”

Corey Blanton, Chief Operating Officer DataBridge Sites

DataBridge Sites currently serves over 100 customers in Maryland and Chicago data centers offering more than 100,000 square feet of data center space, with more than 15 megawatts of available power.

About DataBridge Sites
DataBridge Sites operates state-of-art, purpose-built data centers that house mission-critical equipment and data for its customers. These facilities were designed to meet the highest uptime, power density, cooling and bandwidth requirements of today’s demanding IT infrastructure requirements. DataBridge Sites has over 100,000 square feet of purpose-built data center space available in locations that are approximately 20 miles outside of Baltimore, Washington DC, and Chicago. Each facility offers compliant colocation, private and multi-tenant cloud, and disaster recovery services. Begin your digital cloud transformation at DataBridge Sites.

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The Aisle Containment System™ is a Data center containment and cable management system. This is a  Prefab solution for data center construction that includes adjustable bottom columns that account for variances in the slope of the floor. The modular design offers prefabricated cantilever arm assembiles which provide uniform height adjustments. This prefabricated design also includes wire basket, blanking panels, sliding doors or swing doors for a great Aisle Containment solution for your data center.

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ZincFive | February 03, 2023

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Bluebird Network Boosts University of Central Missouri’s Connectivity as Primary ISP

Bluebird Network | February 08, 2023

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ePlus Introduces Cloud Hosted Services Powered by VMware Cloud on AWS

ePlus inc. | February 14, 2023

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