DATACENTER UNITED
In the past , it was common for customers to bring their services to the physical DC itself , after which it was up to them to cope with the travel times and expenses . “ But our vision was different ,” says Haringsma . “ We wanted to bring our services directly to the customer , and the eventual development and expansion of DCU flowed from this .”
DCU then continued acquiring DCs – including another 3 this year alone – bringing up their numbers to a total of six . The chronology of DCU ’ s growth looks like this : its first DC was established in Antwerp in 2010 ; in 2012 , it acquired a DC in Brussels ; in 2016 , it acquired another in Antwerp ; and , this year , it acquired 3 more , with one in Bruges , one in Ghent and another in Southern Antwerp , effectively doubling its numbers .
As stated on the company website , DCU now possesses ‘ 6 Belgian state-of-the-art , carrier-neutral data centres ’ – “ and we are not finished yet ,” says Haringsma . “ We are quite ambitious to get more market-share and present ourselves to the wider European DC market as a viable , cost-effective alternative to giant DC providers .”
DCU also recently became Tier IV DC certified , being recognised for its design , operations and build sustainability . “ We also have flexible and transparent ways of working that are embedded into our culture ,” says Haringsma .
170 June 2022