T5 DATA CENTERS
94 building a strong reputation for data center reliability as a serial recipient of The Uptime Institute ’ s Continuous Uptime Award for uninterrupted service .
T5 ’ s Senior Vice President & Director of Sales , David Horowitz notes that , even though the data center industry is still in its infancy , five to 10 years from now many of the legacy facilities will be considered outdated . He adds : “ As enterprises continue to look to monetize their data centers , either by shifting to the cloud or adopting the wholesale outsourcing model , being smarter in how we design our buildings and by utilizing improvements in technology will be a key factor for us when planning the future for T5 .”
T5 has been investing in that future through its alliance with QuadReal . The global real estate investment , operating and development company boasts a $ 27.4bn portfolio spanning across 23 major cities worldwide and was established to manage the real estate program of British Columbia Investment Management Corporation ( BCI ), one of Canada ’ s largest asset managers with a $ 145.6 billion portfolio . In the past year T5 and
DECEMBER 2019