Online Tech is opening its fifth data center this fall. The newly refurbished facility is the company's fourth in Michigan.
This is Online Tech's first data center in metro Detroit and part of its expansion plan across the Midwest. The Ann Arbor-based company took an old telecom data center and refurbished over six months to handle cloud computing demands as well.
"That is two we have opened this year," says Yan Ness, co-CEO of
Online Tech.
The other data center is another beefed-up facility that can handle cloud computing demands in Indianapolis. That one opened last spring, and was Online Tech's first outside of Michigan. The 20-year-old company also has three data centers in the Ann Arbor area.
Online Tech is embarking on a multi-year expansion plan across the Midwest. It is taking on other Midwestern markets as opportunities present themselves. The company is open to the idea of launching another data center next year but doesn’t have an immediate plans to do so.
"It's up in the air," Ness says. "We're certainly excited about Metro Detroit and Indianapolis."
Online Tech has hired 15 people over the last year, expanding its staff to 55 people. It is also looking to hire another six people in sales, network administration and support staff.
Source: Yan Ness, co-CEO of Online Tech
Writer: Jon Zemke
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