Originally posted on Data Center POST
Interview with Guy Willner, CEO of IXcellerate for ITW
Data Center POST recently spoke with Guy Willner, Chief Executive Officer, about what the company would like to accomplish at the upcoming International Telecoms Week (ITW), the world’s largest meeting for the global wholesale telecommunications community. ITW 2016 will take place at the Hyatt Regency and Swissotel in Chicago, IL from May 8-11, 2016. In our Q&A with Mr. Willner, we discussed how the company differentiates itself from other data centres, the data centre industry in Russia, as well as the problems IXcellerate would like to solve. IXcellerate is Russia’s top carrier neutral datacentre based in Moscow.
Q and A with Data Center Post’s contributing editor, Kathy Xu
Data Center POST, Kathy Xu (DCP-KX) Question: Who is IXcellerate and how does your company differ from other data centres in your region?
IXcrellerate, Guy Willner, CEO (IXCELLERATE-GW) Answer: IXcellerate is an unparalleled carrier neutral datacentre operator in Moscow. We offer pure-play co-location designed to meet the standards of financial institutions, multinational corporations, international carriers and major content operators.
Our carrier-neutral model at IXcellerate offers focus, flexibility and choice. Our Moscow One Datacentre, designed and operated to Tier 3+ standards,is certified by IBM and is the exclusive partner datacentre for NTT in Russia, whilst boasting over 30 telecom network connections. The campus sits at a prime location in Moscow where power is available in abundance both now and in future to offer tailor-made datacentre halls, while offering security and low latency links to and from other global markets such as China and Western Europe. Customers include Thomson Reuters, Orange, Sprint, NTT group, RETN and Le Pain Quotidien.
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