T5 Data Centers™ and Carpathia Forge Alliance to Deliver Custom IT Infrastructure and Cloud Solutions

New Alliance Combines T5′s Wholesale Data Centers with Cloud Services and Managed Hosting to Deliver Reliable, Versatile, Compliant Computing Environments.

Atlanta, GA, USA (November 4, 2014) — T5 Data Centers™ (http://www.t5datacenters.com), innovators in providing state-of-the-art, customizable and highly reliable computing support environments for any enterprise, today announced a new alliance with Carpathia (http://www.carpathia.com), a trusted cloud operator and leading provider of compliance services and managed hosting, to deliver cloud, managed hosting, and colocation services for enterprises and federal agencies.

Under the terms of the new alliance, Carpathia will be responsible for providing 24×365 On-Site Technical support to T5 in their purpose-built, enterprise-grade data center facility locations. T5′s Data Centers are enterprise-grade, server-ready facilities delivering secure, reliable, redundant data center and power capacity to maintain critical systems uptime. T5 will offer its customers on-site support, including incident response, hardware troubleshooting and repair, visual verification inspections, and audit preparation, delivered by Carpathia’s professionally trained team. Carpathia will offer its fully managed data center services, including private, hybrid, and community cloud solutions.

“More of our customers are coming to us looking for a full suite of IT services and cloud solutions in combination with the robust design and reliable operations of T5′s data centers,” said Craig McKesson, EVP T5 Enterprise Solutions for T5 Data Centers. “By partnering with Carpathia, we can now meet any customer’s data infrastructure needs, whether it’s building out a new data center from the ground-up, or providing an enterprise-ready approach that combines T5′s physical infrastructure with Carpathia’s cloud and managed hosting expertise. It’s the ideal way to future-proof any organization’s data center needs in a rapidly changing market.”

Initial marketing and sales strategies will target enterprise customers in digital media, healthcare, financial services, and government sectors; markets where both T5 and Carpathia already have a strong presence. Working together, the two companies will be able to provide the secure, redundant services needed to comply with regulatory standards such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act), and DIACAP (DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Program).

“Carpathia is pleased to have been selected by T5 to enable them to expand their offerings to include on-site technical services.” said Philip Hedlund, Vice President, Business Operations for Carpathia. “By Combining Carpathia’s deep, proven experience in enterprise IT management and cloud operations with T5′s state-of-the-art data center infrastructure, together can meet the needs of any business or mission.”

T5 offers customizable or server-ready turnkey, single or multi-tenant colocation data centers strategically located throughout the United States. Carpathia is a trusted provider of cloud services and managed hosting for secure, reliable, compliant IT infrastructures.

About T5 Data Centers

T5 Data Centers (T5) is a leading national data center owner and operator, committed to delivering customizable, scalable data centers that provide an “always on” computing environment to power mission critical business applications. T5 Data Centers provides enterprise and wholesale colocation data center services to organizations across North America using proven, best-in-class technology and techniques to design and develop facilities that deliver the lowest possible total cost of operations for its clients. T5 currently has business-critical data center facilities in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Charlotte with new projects announced in Portland, New York, and Colorado. All of T5′s data center projects are purpose-built facilities featuring robust design, redundant and reliable power and telecommunications and have 24-hour staff to support mission-critical computing applications.

For more information, visit http://www.t5datacenters.com.

About Carpathia

Carpathia is a trusted cloud operator and leading provider of cloud services and managed hosting, providing secure, reliable and compliant IT infrastructure and management for some of the world’s most demanding enterprises and federal agencies. Carpathia’s cloud platform delivers solutions for every stage of the cloud journey, empowering organizations to meet their unique security and compliance requirements. Carpathia’s experienced customer care team and innovative data center facilities provide 24×7 global support to ensure optimum performance and reliability. Backed by its E3 Promise™, Carpathia consistently delivers an experience that exceeds expectations.

Contact Carpathia at 1.888.200.9494, or visit http://www.carpathia.com for more information.

Media Contacts:
Aaron Wangenheim for T5 Data Centers
(415) 292-7700
[email protected]

Melissa Chadwick for Carpathia
(571) 383-8513
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