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The past week has seen unprecedented actions by federal, state, and local governments to control the COVID-19 outbreak. This situation has impacted each of us at all levels, families, communities, and our businesses.

DataBank personnel and facilities are intact and operational at this time, with no degradation of services. We have built our structures within code and designed to withstand such events, which are a part of our continual risk assessment process and business continuity plans.

As a DataBank Dallas 1 (DFW1 – 400 S Akard St) or Dallas 2 (DFW2 – Richardson) we need to make you aware of some changes that are occurring at these two facilities in response to COVID-19. Other DataBank facilities are operating without changes.

This past week has seen a significant rise in confirmed cases of the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, across our country. At DataBank, we take these situations very seriously and wanted to take a moment to address our stance and actions being taken to protect your people, our people, facilities, and critical mission workloads.

DataBank’s Chief Information Security Officer, Mark Houpt, Senior Account Executive, Tonya Phillips, and Vice President of Sales, John Solensky, joined a panel discussion in Washington, DC recently. It marked an important step in helping inform policy decisions on protecting critical data, as well as making sure that public infrastructure is in place.

Eventually, every business must decide whether to stick with their on-premises data center. Learn the pros and cons of turning to a colocation partner.

Our five tips offer a range of technical benefits, including better cabinet airflow and preparing the rack for future equipment additions or changes.

Located in Eagan, MN, DataBank East Twin Cities data center was built to leverage the city’s dense concentration of high-performance fiber. As a purpose-built multi-tenant data center, the 90,000 sqft. structure offers 20MW of power capacity, as well as access to a multitude of telecommunication providers.

Change is hard—it’s a fact of life, and datacenter migrations are one example. If your business has a move on the horizon, be sure to do your due diligence when it comes to planning, whether you operate a physical or cloud environment. Learn the critical considerations for migration, as well as how DataBank helps businesses make big moves.