CoreSite Expands in Chicago with Opening of CH2 Data Center
– Phase 1 — Open For Business and Hosting Virtual Open House on
– Delivers One of the First Ground-Up Purpose-Built Developments in
– Offers Powerful Interconnected Campus with Robust Ecosystem and New Native Cloud Onramp –
CoreSite’s
CoreSite has designed and built a 169,000 square foot facility with a total of 18 megawatts of capacity, known as “CH2,” in the heart of downtown
“We designed CH2 to offer a new choice in downtown
CH2 is a resilient and efficient design with —
- Optimized connectivity access, three separate diverse fiber entry routes into the new data center
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High-count diverse dark fiber connecting CH2 to CoreSite’s CH1 data center, one of the top interconnected
Chicago data centers, which recently added a Tier 1 cloud provider native cloud onramp - Designed for high resiliency, with all systems concurrently maintainable with diverse power delivery paths to the customer during maintenance activities
- Sustainability focused cooling system utilizes economization greater than 60% of the year and achieved Energy Star recognition
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Future tax Incentives, in progress with the
Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
A Powerful Connected Campus and Ecosystem
CoreSite’s
As part of a connected campus, CH2 is positioned to deliver a rich community of —
- Enterprises, with high-performance, low latency needs
- Best-of-breed solution partners, for hybrid cloud architecture, migration and managed services needs
- Leading cloud service and content providers, accessed via the CoreSite Open Cloud Exchange (OCX) to AWS, Google and Azure cloud onramps and CoreSite’s Any2 Internet Peering exchange
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Expansive network options, including leading network providers deploying natively into CH2, as well as 40+ domestic and international carriers, only a cross connect away at CH1 on the
Chicago campus
“Our
Learn More About CoreSite’s CH2 Data Center Capabilities
CH2 Virtual Open House —
Join CoreSite for a virtual open house to highlight CH2, the first purpose-built data center in the heart of downtown
- Hear industry analyst IDG — present the most recent trends and research,
- Engage with industry experts — from both AT&T and Microsoft Azure,
- Join Q&A — bring your questions to make this an interactive and valuable experience!
- Click here to register — you will be prompted to create a free BrightTALK account if you have not previously accessed the platform.
Contact Our Team
For further information on CoreSite’s new
Highlights/Key Facts
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Interconnection – Provided a
Vital Foundation for Technology to Explode Video — Get competitive with your digital strategy -
Chicago Market Highlights, Brochure and Map — Build your
Digital Foundation in a Downtown Data Center Campus that meets your performance and growth needs now and in the future. - Accelerate Your Digital Business with CoreSite — Read about the competitive advantages your business can benefit from by working with a network-dense, cloud-enabled colocation provider like CoreSite
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CoreSite Open Cloud Exchange — Connect across the
U.S. and simplify your multi-cloud, multi-site network configuration - CoreSite’s Inter-Site Connectivity — The freedom to scale without constraints through connectivity between data center sites and across regions
About CoreSite
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