Firms mum about HK data center safety during earthquake

09.12.2010

: "Equinix declined to comment, as there was no suitable person to respond to the question."

-- Lewis PR, Equinix's PR agency in Hong Kong

[Editor's note: In August 2010, Equinix announced to build a second data center in Hong Kong with a total capacity for more than 1,450 cabinet equivalents, targeted for opening in the third quarter of 2010.]

: (excerpt) "Hong Kong iTech Tower Data Centre is our Tier-4 data center in Tsuen Wan. The building with a total floor area over 11,150 sqm is purposely designed to provide data center facilities to meet the most demanding specifications and distinctive requirements for a number of international financial institutes and telecommunications service carriers. The total number [of data centers in Hong Kong] cannot be disclosed due to company policy."

-- James Pang, general manager, sales department, information system & services division, Fujitsu Hong Kong