Internap Network Services, a provider of intelligent IT Infrastructure services, has announced that it will open a new data centre in the New York metro area to address market demand for more premium data centre capacity. The new facility will be Internap's twelfth company-controlled facility across eight North American markets and is further evidence of the company executing its strategy to build a geographically-diversified platform of premium data centres.

Located in Secaucus, New Jersey, Internap's new data centre is within easy access of the bridges and tunnels into Manhattan, the New Jersey Turnpike, the Secaucus Junction train station and the New York metro area's three international airports. The 100,000 sq ft facility will leverage modular designs and the latest power and cooling technologies to deliver power densities of up to 12 kW per cabinet to economically support long-term customer growth. T

he facility will use Internap's award-winning green data centre building practices, including a high-efficiency UPS system, a cooling system that maximizes outside air for free cooling, reclaimed building materials and sustainable operational best practices. It will also feature a full range of customer amenities, including fully-equipped office areas, technical workspaces, dedicated customer work environments and a full-service customer lounge.