CoreSite
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CoreSite Realty Corporation is a national, carrier-neutral provider of data centers, colocation
, and peering
. The company has 11 data centers in the Boston
, Chicago
, Los Angeles
, Miami, New York
, Northern Virginia
, San Francisco/San Jose
, Santa Clara
, and Washington DC areas. The company also operates the Any2, one of the largest peering communities in the United States. The company is a wholly owned operating partner of The Carlyle Group.
The company was founded in 2001 as CRG West at two of the West coast's original carrier hotels: Market Post Tower
and One Wilshire. In June 2009, the company completed a rebranding, launching its new website on June 22, 2009.
The company currently has more than 500 customers ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 organizations. The company leases space to its customers in quantities ranging from one cabinet to an entire private data center
CoreSite has over 2000000 square feet (185,806.1 m²) of data center space and 100+ megawatts of power under management. CoreSite founded the Any2 Exchange, an internet exchange with more than 160 members.
with over 2000000 square feet (185,806.1 m²) of data center space and 100+ megawatts of power under management.
Colocation
Colocation is the act of placing multiple entities within a single location.Colocation is often used in the data sourcing industry to mean off-site data storage, usually in a data center. This is very important for businesses since the loss of data can be crucial for companies of any size...
, and peering
Peering
In computer networking, peering is a voluntary interconnection of administratively separate Internet networks for the purpose of exchanging traffic between the customers of each network. The pure definition of peering is settlement-free or "sender keeps all," meaning that neither party pays the...
. The company has 11 data centers in the Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Miami, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia consists of several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in a widespread region generally radiating southerly and westward from Washington, D.C...
, San Francisco/San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
, and Washington DC areas. The company also operates the Any2, one of the largest peering communities in the United States. The company is a wholly owned operating partner of The Carlyle Group.
The company was founded in 2001 as CRG West at two of the West coast's original carrier hotels: Market Post Tower
Market Post Tower
Market Post Tower, also known as the Gold Building, is a 15 story, building in downtown San Jose, California. Built in 1985, Market Post Tower was designed to provide a mix of office and retail space. When first built, the building was controversial due to its glass exterior, which produced high...
and One Wilshire. In June 2009, the company completed a rebranding, launching its new website on June 22, 2009.
The company currently has more than 500 customers ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 organizations. The company leases space to its customers in quantities ranging from one cabinet to an entire private data center
Data center
A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
CoreSite has over 2000000 square feet (185,806.1 m²) of data center space and 100+ megawatts of power under management. CoreSite founded the Any2 Exchange, an internet exchange with more than 160 members.
Data center locations
The company operates 11 data centers located in 7 major metro areas across North AmericaNorth America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
with over 2000000 square feet (185,806.1 m²) of data center space and 100+ megawatts of power under management.
- Bay Area, CaliforniaSan Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
, (3 Locations) Market Post TowerMarket Post TowerMarket Post Tower, also known as the Gold Building, is a 15 story, building in downtown San Jose, California. Built in 1985, Market Post Tower was designed to provide a mix of office and retail space. When first built, the building was controversial due to its glass exterior, which produced high...
, Santa Clara Exchange, and Valley Exchange - Boston, Massachusetts, 70Innerbelt data center, located at 70 Innerbelt Road in Somerville, MassachusettsSomerville, MassachusettsSomerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
- Chicago, Illinois, 427 LaSalle data center, located at 427 South La Salle in downtown Chicago, Illinois
- Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, (2 Locations) One Wilshire and Wilshire Annex - Miami, FloridaMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, Miami Exchange data center, located at 2115 NW 22nd Street in downtown. This center is 48000 square feet (4,459.3 m²) and was designed to deliver up too 170 Watts per square foot and withstand category 5 hurricanes. - New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, 32 Americas Data Center, located at 32 Avenue of the Americas32 Avenue of the Americas32 Avenue of the Americas also known as the AT&T Long Distance Building, is a 27-story landmarked Art Deco skyscraper located in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City. The building reaches a height of 549 feet up to its twin spires, and was completed in 1932...
in downtown, acquired by CRG west in 2007. - Northern VirginiaNorthern VirginiaNorthern Virginia consists of several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in a widespread region generally radiating southerly and westward from Washington, D.C...
, Reston Exchange, located at 12100 Sunrise Valley Drive. - Washington DC, 1275 K Street NW.
External links
- CoreSite (company website)
- CoreSite on DataCenterKnowledge.com