C7 AND DRFORTRESS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP FOR BUSINESS CONTINUANCE AND COLOCATION
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - April 14, 2009 - C7 Data Centers, Inc. (C7), the leading provider of colocation, virtualization, remote backup, and disaster recovery solutions in the Intermountain West, and DRFortress, Hawaii's premiere colocation and Internet exchange provider today announced they are partnering to provide their data center customers and prospects with expanded disaster recovery solutions to prevent disruption of business operations.
The connection between C7's four data centers in Utah and DRFortress' data center in Honolulu assures companies that data critical to their business is secure and accessible at geographical disparate locations. Both partners' disaster recovery customers will be able to quickly and confidently recover from IT emergencies and natural disasters.
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning is now a requirement for most businesses and organizations-not just for regulatory compliance, but to achieve the competitive advantage businesses need. A comprehensive disaster recovery solution requires more than just data backup and recovery. C7 and DRFortress not only provide data backup and recovery but also offer customers real-time data replication, redundant networks, power, and cooling systems which are all needed to ensure business continuance.
"We are thrilled to be working with C7 to offer our Hawaii-based customers disaster recovery options with a mainland data center partner located in a disaster free zone," said Fred Rodi, DRFortress' president. "Business continuance will continue to be even more important for businesses in the future and the partnership with C7 is an exceptional opportunity to generate incremental customer revenue and new business revenue from C7 customers."
"We can't think of a more natural partnership than this one with DRFortress, the foremost data center services provider in Hawaii with a state-of-the-art 20,000 square foot facility and connectivity to all the major communication providers, and C7, the data center innovator in the Intermountain area," said Nathan Hatch, CEO, C7. "Being able to protect data, revenue and reputation through two proven data center service providers means customers can feel confident they have a solid disaster recovery solution in place."
About DR Fortress
DRFortress is a managed colocation provider focused on providing premium datacenter and Internet exchange services to enterprises, network providers and eCommerce companies from its flagship facility in Honolulu, Hawaii. Locally managed and privately financed, DRFortress was founded in March 2006. Institutional investors include SevenSeas Techworks Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of SevenSeas Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE: 3750) and AIPA Properties, LLC. Additional information is available at www.drfortress.com.
About C7
Founded in 2000, C7 is a privately held company and a leading provider of colocation, virtualization, remote backup, business continuance, and network business offerings for small, mid-, and enterprise level businesses. The company's mix of advanced systems, technology infrastructure, and personnel resources ensures that customers have the data protection solutions necessary to support their unique business needs. For more information please visit www.c7dc.com or call 801-822-5300.
