Suffolk University in Boston, MA, Selected Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain Inc. has signed a multi-year colocation agreement with Suffolk University, a private institution located in the heart of downtown Boston serving nearly 9,000 students.

Because both the production and DR data center deployments were in one facility on campus, Suffolk University’s IT organization decided to revisit their strategy early in 2014. They needed an off-premise solution for DR and decided that data center colocation was the best option. This solution provided the university with geographical diversity in a purpose-built data center with 24×7 operations and security to safeguard their infrastructure.

“We’re proud to be local and industry leaders in terms of how we’re approaching BC and DR. Too often, these mission critical functions are put on the backburner, but we’ve never been more aware of our need for IT strategies and resources to address them,” said Tom Lynch, CIO, Suffolk University. “After evaluating our situation, we knew we needed to rethink our DR approach. It didn’t make sense to have production and DR capabilities both located on our campus, and in Iron Mountain, we found a trusted, remote colocation partner with deep experience, which was important to our team.“

“Our data centers are designed to help organizations like Suffolk University to implement a sound BC strategy with the additional benefit of supporting networking services,” said Mark Kidd, SVP and GM, data centers, Iron Mountain. “We look forward to supporting Suffolk University’s data center for their DR purposes.“

Iron Mountain’s data center is tier 3- certified for both design and construction and holds a LEED Gold certification, providing a resilient and energy-efficient environment. True compay’s dedication to security and compliance, the data center also helps organizations adhere to industry requirements on the storage and management of information, especially in regulated industries such as healthcare, finance and education.

Complementing the secure and compliant data center colocation, Iron Mountain provides customers with a suite of services for the management of their data center colocation, including total network services, tape handling, infrastructure management, compliant IT asset tracking, and disposition.