is a key factor , but not always the most important factor .”
To better serve Canada ’ s thriving business and finance hubs , CORE Data Centres has embarked upon an ambitious greenfields development project . A new site will open in Toronto to serve the city and its surrounding areas as demand continues to rise . This will be joined by two further projects , both aimed at expanding supply in strategic locations . One is situated in Kingston , between the Canadian capital and Montreal .
“ Montreal is saturated from a data centre perspective right now ,” says Henneberry . “ There ’ s so much supply that ’ s already there . So we focused on what was missing , and that ’ s why our Kingston project is a very strategic one . There ’ s a new fibre build from Montreal to Toronto that the hyperscale firms have demanded , but it has to go through somewhere , and it ’ s hitting Kingston . Our data centre is going to be a hub for that , and we ’ re an anchor tenant .”
An additional site is in Vancouver “ where it ’ s hard to find land and good quality data centres ”. Henneberry says the region has been undersupplied for some time , “ So we thought we would beef up the supply , and as the big hyperscale guys come along , or government agency demand ramps up , we ’ re available .” That project is about three years out , he says , but will become a key resource for CORE Data Centre ’ s future development .
These projects , which will coincide with the excavation and improvement of major subterranean fibre cable corridors , will take some time to come to fruition . In the meantime , CORE is also
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