GlobeQuest expands data center business

GlobeQuest, the corporate business group of Innove Communications, has expanded its data center business with the addition of new facilities which were formerly Ayalaport data centers.

These new centers are in Pasong Tamo in Makati and Laguna. Company officials said this aggressive move positions GlobeQuest to be a stronger player in the enterprise market.

GlobeQuest currently operates four data centers – two in Mandaluyong City, one in Makati City and another one in Cebu City.  It reaches the international market through a marketing alliance with Singtel Expan, a network of data centers in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Thailand. 

Officials pointed out that with these new facilities, GlobeQuest further expands its data center footprint in the Philippines, with best-in-class facilities, bigger space, more diverse points of presence, and readily-available IT infrastructure to accommodate more complex customer requirements.

"As of the moment, the data center business in the country is picking up. The industry is expected to grow rapidly since more and more customers are increasingly becoming open and willing to submit their businesses to all forms of outsourcing to keep IT-related costs under control. We want to be ready for them," said Jesus Romero, GlobeQuest head.

According to Romero, a data center is an essential enabler to build and establish ICT capabilities, enable businesses and sustain ICT development in the Philippines.

GlobeQuest’s new data center has world-class support infrastructure, from large capacity generators and back-up systems to highly reliable network equipment and an extensive range of IT assets with large sellable space for ready occupancy or for built-to-suit requirements. 

The Laguna facility is an extension which is another diverse location in the GlobeQuest data center footprint, a good alternative for those requiring multiple sites backing up each other.

At present, Romero said GlobeQuest data centers are primarily being used for co-location, followed by business continuity and recovery service, dedicated server hosting, LAN based Internet and managed security.

"Aside from the existing services being offered, we are moving forward in developing new complementary services to maximize our infrastructure support services business and be able to provide end-to-end solutions to our enterprise customers. With this new development, we are more prepared and flexible in addressing customer needs," Romero said.

Ayalaport was first sold to CNG and renamed Global Data Hub but was eventually closed on July 31 due to financial difficulties. To ensure continuity of services to customers, GlobeQuest is now taking over operations of the data center and its customers.