Alpheus Opens New Downtown Houston Data Center.Ofeatures diverse fiber paths and redundant power supply HOUSTON -- Alpheus Communications, an operator of interconnected data centers across Texas, announced today the opening of its newest facility at Two Shell Plaza in Downtown Houston Downtown Houston is Houston's largest business district. In terms of office square footage, it is the seventh largest in the United States. Downtown Houston contains the headquarters of many prominent companies. . Two Shell, also known as 777 Walker Street, is a Class A building managed by Hines. Two Shell is known for its extensive fiber optic connections. The 5500 square foot raised-floor suite was extensively upgraded by Alpheus to accommodate the power supply and HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free requirements of modern information technology configurations. Initial colocation tenants include: Synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. Data DS Enterprises, Contech Control Services and The Marker Group. Chip Robertson, Senior Vice President of Sales for Alpheus said, "There is a shortage of this kind of hardened data center space in Houston generally. This location should help our customers who need access to their servers, but also want to have redundancy in critical functions like power and connectivity." A combination of factors have forced servers out of office closets and into data centers in recent years. "Public companies can no longer tolerate that kind of exposure, and other folks are just tired of worrying about business continuity, increasing power density, or a lack of bandwidth choices," Robertson added. Banks, local healthcare providers and energy clients are likely to utilize the new location because of the opportunity to leverage Alpheus' extensive fiber footprint across all of the major Texas metro areas This article is about the music production team. For the article about population centers, see metropolitan area. Metro Area are a Brooklyn-based dance music production team composed of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani. . For more information, visit www.alpheuscommunications.com. About Alpheus Communications Alpheus is a provider of telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and data center services for enterprises and carriers. As the competitive fiber backbone for Metro Texas, Alpheus is in a unique position to supply resilient See resiliency. data center platforms as well as support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services that help businesses focus on their goals and operations, not their IT. Alpheus serves enterprise customers in the Healthcare, Energy, Banking, IT and Legal fields. As an optical network provider for backhaul, transport and outsourced fault management service, Alpheus is flexible, content neutral and responsive to customer needs. It delivers metro transport to end-user buildings, cell sites, carrier hotels, microwave relay points, and Wi-Fi hotspots. Alpheus is a joint venture between El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. Corporation, a fortune 500 energy company, and Genesis Park, LP, a regional, Houston-based private equity firm. |
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