By investing in the Orlando Economic Partnership, CoreSite is able to develop more relationships with local businesses and expand our partner ecosystem, which supports CoreSite’s focus on providing colocation services and enabling interconnection among enterprises, networks, clouds, and digital platforms.
CoreSite, an American Tower company (NYSE: AMT), provides hybrid IT solutions that empower enterprises, cloud, network, and IT service providers to monetize and future-proof their digital business. Our highly interconnected data center campuses offer a native digital supply chain featuring direct cloud onramps to enable our customers to build customized hybrid IT infrastructure and accelerate digital transformation. For more than 20 years, CoreSite’s team of technical experts has partnered with customers to optimize operations, elevate customer experience, dynamically scale, and leverage data to gain competitive edge.
Why did you choose to invest in the Orlando Economic Partnership?
By investing in the Orlando Economic Partnership, CoreSite is able to develop more relationships with local businesses and expand our partner ecosystem, which supports CoreSite’s focus on providing colocation services and enabling interconnection among enterprises, networks, clouds, and digital platforms. CoreSite’s Orlando data center campus (OR1) is an important part of the hybrid IT infrastructure we offer throughout the U.S., serving 10 markets and operating 28 data centers.
How does being in the Orlando region contribute to your organization’s success?
CoreSite’s Central Florida OR1 facility contributes to our organization’s success by expanding our secure, reliable, high-performance cloud-enabled data center solutions to support the mission-critical IT infrastructure requirements of leading companies in the Orlando area. With access via internet exchange to South America plus multiple connectivity options, the 16-acre safe haven in Orlando provides a facility and featuring 130,000+ square feet of colocation space with low-latency regional and global reach. The local team of Orlando data center experts support customers’ IT infrastructure and inter-market connectivity to all CoreSite data center locations.
What are you most excited for that is coming to the Orlando region?
Technology! This fast-growing tech hub is poised for 26.8% growth for computer and information technology jobs nationally by 2030 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is more than double the national average.* As an digital infrastructure and hybrid IT solutions provider, CoreSite helps enable technology through the presence of our OR1 data center located right here in Orlando.
Lastly, are there any new and exciting developments in the pipeline for your organization?
While we can’t predict the future, the 2023 State of the Data Center Report helps enterprises learn the key trends to help them digitally transform their business. According to recent data released from CoreSite and CIO, colocation has emerged as the preferred option for interconnection, security and accelerating revenue growth.
- 92% of IT leaders are considering moving AI/ML applications to colocation
- Security is #1 attribute sought in a colocation provider
- 94% of respondents say direct public cloud interconnection is a “must have”
*Dudenhoefer , N. (2023, July 27). Orlando Ranks No. 9 for Fastest-growing Tech Hubs Nationally. Retrieved September 15, 2023, from https://www.ucf.edu/news/orlando-ranks-no-9-for-fasting-growing-tech-hubs-nationally
CONTACT
William (Bill) Winfree
Field Marketing Manager – East
Bill.Winfree@CoreSite.com
