New partnership offers highly efficient data centers with high density to support the key demands for processing and technological solutions
Ascenty, leader in the colocation market in Latin America – with 27 proprietary data centers in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, 17 of which are already in operation and another 10 are under construction –, announces a new partnership with NVIDIA, a company that redefined modern computer graphics, high-performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI).
The partnership between the companies consists of the ratification of Ascenty’s data centers to host a wide range of NVIDIA Enterprise environments and solutions, which allow customers of both companies to leverage what each player has to offer, enabling the integration of platforms through hybrid environments and high-capacity global interconnects.
NVIDIA has several offerings and solutions, developed to meet the needs of cloud computing, edge computing, networking, virtualization, artificial intelligence, in addition to software solutions with embedded high technology.
According to Marcio Aguiar, director of NVIDIA’s Enterprise Division for Latin America, “This partnership enables Ascenty’s data centers to receive our solutions and those that are sized for our customers. This increases the reach of technology, accelerating digital transformation and bringing a high standard of data centers and connectivity for our offering, strengthening and empowering our customers.”
As for Ascenty, the partnership is the result of focus on the services provided, where the data center, the interconnection and the high level of technology provide a scenario that is very much in line with the company’s current and future interests. “We complement each other’s offerings and deliver what is best for our customers. In particular, we are committed to high quality interconnection, security and flexibility in services. Therefore, it is natural that we mutually recommend each other to amplify our business opportunities,” says João Walter, Executive Product Manager at Ascenty.
Ascenty continues to bet strongly on its carrier neutral policy, always aiming to act fairly and ethically so that telecom operators and ISPs can continue to access its data centers and increase the reach of its wide ecosystem, in addition to enhancing the traffic exchange points of IX.br, which currently operates in several data centers.
According to the Ascenty executive, “our main role is to ensure that our customers are able to access the content they need, regardless of where the content is hosted. Therefore, we created a unique ecosystem concept, which breaks the barriers of interconnection.”
With ten construction projects across three countries in the midst of the pandemic, Ascenty is recognized for excellence in occupational health and safety
Latin America’s Colocation market leader expands operations while achieving superior workplace safety performance
With 27 dedicated data centers in Brazil, Chile and Mexico – 17 in operation and 10 under construction –, Ascenty, Latin America’s Colocation market leader, has been recognized for its excellence in occupational health and safety. Even during the most difficult days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the company kept its expansion plans on track to meet the increased demand for digital services, while taking all precautions necessary to ensure the safety its employees.
Carrying out 10 projects in three different countries while maintaining the quality of our services amid increased demand, in a 24/7 operation, is in itself challenging. With the risks of contamination by the new coronavirus, Ascenty had to invest heavily in the best workplace safety practices to preserve the company’s core value, which is the health of its people.
In this context, Ascenty created the Occupational Safety Department about a year ago, and put it under the leadership of José Carlos Queiroz, an executive with decades of experience in the field in companies such as IBM and Ericsson. “The first step was to reduce the number of professionals working simultaneously and readjust the deadlines for completing the projects based on social distancing mandates,” Queiroz said. “We went beyond labor law requirements and health authority recommendations. Today, we have approximately 3,500 workers on construction sites with the goal of zero accidents. Also, 98% of our employees have received at least the first dose of the Covid vaccine, and we want to push that number up to 100% by October,” he added.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Ascenty has carried out weekly testing for COVID-19 to a sample of 20% of construction site worker, its 350 employees, as well as suppliers and customers who visit the construction sites. If we see an increase in the number of cases – mostly due to spread outside the workplace –, all employees, suppliers and visitors are tested immediately. We have already conducted such mass testing at construction sites in Mexico, Rio de Janeiro and Hortolândia.
Other precautions that we have taken to stop the spread of the virus include self-checking thermometers and hand sanitizer stations were installed at the entrance to construction sites and at all Ascenty facilities. Surgical masks are also available for anyone accessing the premises.
“Our first concern is with our associates and suppliers. That’s why we have adopted a 360-degree perspective on how to make the workplace environment as safe as possible, especially during the pandemic,” Queiroz said.
Another important step was to install fully equipped first aid stations at construction sites. The stations are equipped with defibrillators, stretchers, blood pressure monitors, thermometers, masks and oxygen canisters, scales and medication, and workers have a doctor and two nurses ready to assist them at all times. This ensures that employees can receive immediate assistance in case of an accident, in addition to helping to identify possible Covid symptoms at an early stage.
We are also working to conduct periodic training and distribute informational material on occupational health and safety. One example of that was a webinar we held in August, titled “The importance of the COVID-19 vaccine,” with Dr. Tufi Chalita, an infectious disease specialist, to answer general questions about high-risk behaviors for COVID-19 infection. Circular letters, posters, videos accessible by QR Codes and brochures with health and safety information complement the minimum risk environment for employees.
Currently, the company plans to achieve ISO 45001 (International Standard for Occupational Health and Safety) certification by December. In addition to having all its facilities rated Tier III – representing the data centers with the highest uptime in the market –, Ascenty has earned more than 100 certifications for its standards of excellence in environmental management, corporate social responsibility, and occupational health and safety.
About Ascenty
Ascenty, a Digital Realty and Brookfield company, is the largest connectivity and data center service provider in Latin America, currently managing 27 data centers in operation and/or construction in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, interconnected by 5,000 km of proprietary fiber-optic network. The company was established in 2010 and builds and operates world-class data centers serving the world’s largest cloud and technology providers, as well as other customers in the finance, retail, industrial, healthcare and service industries. To support its expansion, Ascenty relies on its shareholders – Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, a Canadian asset management company, and Digital Realty, the world’s largest data center company, with 290 units located in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. To learn more about Ascenty, go tohttp://www.ascenty.com
Ascenty is delivering a data exchange latency of up to 2 milliseconds, 15% below the Brazilian market average
Ascenty, a leader in the Colocation market in Latin America, with 27 data centers distributed across Brazil, Chile and Mexico, now offers a secure, private and direct access point to the Google Cloud global network from its São Paulo data center campus that became a Google Cloud Interconnect connection location.
This ranks Ascenty as the one of the only companies currently offering Google Cloud access across all Google Cloud’s interconnect locations in São Paulo state.
The three connections points are made possible by direct integration with Google Cloud’s Partner Interconnect, a service that allows customers to connect to Google Cloud’s global platform.
Another unique feature is that clients are not required to host their servers in Ascenty’s data centers to access Google Cloud. The connection points are available even to companies with data allocated in other structures, including private (on premises), hybrid and public cloud. The connectivity latency is similar across all solutions available, with Ascenty delivering a data exchange latency of up to 2 milliseconds, 15% below the Brazilian market average. For clients that do not have a backbone allocated to any of Ascenty’s data centers, the farther they are from these access points in São Paulo, the higher the latency.
Another benefit to Google Cloud customers relates to peering https://cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/how-to/choose-product#g-suite, which is the integration of traffic exchange between end users and content creators online. The private connection with Google Cloud, which handles a massive amount of data in video, streaming and social media, among other contents, ultimately generates cost savings and ensures superior service quality for internet providers.
“We deliver exactly what our clients need based on the specific stage of the digital transformation each of them is going through. In other words, we act as facilitators of the cloud migration process, working alongside our clients to outline a gradual strategic plan for digital transformation, mitigating eventual setbacks caused by an unplanned digital acceleration process,” said Vinícius Minetto, Director of Sales at Ascenty.
Breaking down the business benefits
By connecting directly to the Google Cloud network, Ascenty clients benefit from the ability to create and host digital business applications in the highly scalable and reliable infrastructure of Google Cloud.
Direct access to Google Cloud also offers major cost benefits for outgoing traffic between Google Cloud’s private virtual cloud and clients’ local IT resources, ultimately boosting the potential of hybrid solutions.
In addition, easy API (Application Programming Interface) between the clients infrastructure and Google Cloud streamlines the management of essential services.
The integration with NAP Brasil (Network Access Point), with 5,000 km of dedicated fiber-optic cabling network interconnecting all of Ascenty’s 27 data centers, further broadens business development possibilities to approximately 350 clients across Latin America.
In addition, Ascenty’s partners also rely on the expertise of its shareholder companies: Digital Realty, the world’s largest data center company, with 290 units located in America, Europe, Asia and Oceania; and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Canadian asset manager with solid experience in the Brazilian market.
About Ascenty
Ascenty, a Digital Realty and Brookfield company, is the largest data center and connectivity service provider in Latin America, currently featuring 27 data centers in operation and/or under construction in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, interconnected by 5,000 km of dedicated fiber-optic network. The company was established in 2010, building and operating world-class data centers to serve the world’s top technology and cloud service providers, in addition to clients from the financial, retail, manufacturing, health and service integration industries. To support its expansion, Ascenty relies on its shareholders – Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, a Canadian asset management company, and Digital Realty, the world’s largest data center company, with 290 units located in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. To learn more about Ascenty, go to: ascenty.com
Ascenty is the absolute leader of Brazil’s Colocation Quadrant in the ISG Provider Lens™ report for the second year in a row
Report from Information Services Group, a leading global technology research and advisory firm, confirms that Ascenty“delivers unparalleled, world-class data centers for the most demanding markets”
– Ascenty, a company with 27 proprietary data centers in Brazil, Chile and Mexico – 17 in operation and 10 under construction –, was ranked the Brazilian leader in the Colocation Services Quadrant of the ISG Provider Lens™ report for the second consecutive year. The 2021 independent survey of the Information Services Group (ISG), a global technology research and consulting firm, confirmed that Ascenty “delivers world-class data centers to the most demanding markets in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro” and offers “consistent services” with “high customer satisfaction and retention rates.”
Ascenty’s leadership ranking in the report attests to its highly attractive product and service offering, very strong competitive position, and the fact that it fulfills all requirements to ensure successful operations in the marketplace. The report also regards the data center provider as opinion leader for “strategically leveraging the market” and ensuring “innovative stability and resilience.”
“Our focus has always been and will continue to be to deliver service excellence to our customers. We believe that naturally leads to growth and success. We’re very proud of this recognition as leaders in Colocation, because it underlines all of the hard work of Ascenty’s entire team in the market,” said Roberto Rio Branco, VP of Marketing and Institutional Relations.
Read full excerpts of the ISG report with an analysis of the overall performance and strengths of Ascenty, justifying the company’s leading position in the market:
Overview:
Ascenty, a Digital Realty and Brookfield company, has 27 data centers in Brazil, Chile and Mexico. The company’s 5,000-km fiber optic network interconnects these facilities and many customers. Digital Realty has incorporated more than 290 data centers across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company has been operating in Brazil since 2010, offering the largest colocation area in the country. Ascenty announced plans to further expand its operations in South America.
Strengths:
Continuous development plan: Ascenty constantly invests to broaden its infrastructure capacity. The company is building seven data centers in Brazil and three abroad. Since 2017, it has invested more than USD 30 million (BRL 150 million) to add 1,080 km (670 miles) of underground fiber network, connecting 22 cities across the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Ascenty’s proprietary fiber network offers “last mile” data center connectivity and direct connection to underwater cables to ensure global coverage.
World-class data centers: All of Ascenty’s data centers strictly comply with global standards, including Tier III, TR3 TÜV Rheinland, SOC, ISO 27001, ISO 20000, PCI-DDS, ISO 14001, ISO 37001 and ISO 50001. All facilities are carrier-neutral. Ascenty’s Cloud Connect offers high-speed connectivity to AWS, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud and Google Cloud Platform.
Advanced service levels: Ascenty offers up to 100% contracted availability and service execution response time. Ascenty Internet Connectivity Exchange (AICX) is a service platform that enables customers to help ISPs and corporate customers access content networks across their infrastructure, offering private and secure connections between content providers and customers.
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About Ascenty
Ascenty, a Digital Realty and Brookfield company, is the largest data center and connectivity service provider in Latin America, currently featuring 27 data centers in operation and/or under construction in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, interconnected by 5,000 km of dedicated fiber-optic network. The company was established in 2010, building and operating world-class data centers to serve the world’s top technology and cloud service providers, in addition to clients from the financial, retail, manufacturing, health and service integration industries. To support its expansion, Ascenty relies on its shareholders – Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, a Canadian asset management company, and Digital Realty, the world’s largest data center company, with 290 units located in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. To learn more about Ascenty, go tohttp://www.ascenty.com
About ISG
ISG (Information Services Group) (Nasdaq: III) is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business partner to more than 700 clients, including more than 75 of the world’s top 100 enterprises, ISG is committed to helping corporations, public sector organizations, and service and technology providers achieve operational excellence and faster growth. The firm specializes in digital transformation services, including automation, cloud and data analytics; sourcing advisory; managed governance and risk services; telecommunication, strategy and operations design services; change management; market intelligence and technology research and analysis. Established in 2006 and based in Stamford, Connecticut, ISG employs more than 1,300 digital-ready professionals operating in more than 20 countries – a global team known for its innovative thinking, market influence, extensive technology and industry know-how, and world-class research and resources based on the industry’s most comprehensive marketplace data. Go to www.isg-one.com to learn more.
Seaborn Networks (“Seaborn”), a leading developer-owner-operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems, and Ascenty, the largest data center and connectivity service provider in Latin America, announce today that Seaborn’s most reliable international fiber network is connecting Ascenty’s São Paulo and Vinhedo Data Centers in Brazil to the United States.
“Our customers at São Paulo and Vinhedo Data Center campuses require low-latency, high-capacity interconnection between their data center operations and North America,” states Marcos Siqueira, Vice President of Operations at Ascenty. “Seaborn is providing our connectivity ecosystem. We are excited because we know that Seaborn offers us an IP transport network, and seamless and robust access to internet exchanges that are strategic for our customers who rely on international traffic.”
Ascenty is linked to Seaborn’s Seabras-1 submarine cable that offers a lower latency POP than any other current system, which is a competitive advantage for its customers. This partnership is connecting more than 350 customers in Ascenty’s data centers that serve content providers, e-commerce and public cloud processing companies, and corporations in the financial sectors.
“We recognize the critical need for enterprise services to have high capacity, resilient and low-latency connectivity. Our network was built with this in mind, providing high availability capacity to customers with ever-changing bandwidth needs,” comments Michel Marcelino, Senior Vice President and Head of Latin America of Seaborn. “Expanding our services to Ascenty’s Data Center campuses provides its customers access to our industry-leading IP network, offering consistent local and global connectivity via our subsea cable.”
About Seaborn
Seaborn addresses global communications needs across the Americas delivering wavelength, Ethernet private line and IP services. Unique among independent cable operators, Seaborn fully operates and maintains its submarine and terrestrial cable infrastructure. POPs, terrestrial backhaul, landing stations and subsea cable are all under Seaborn’s control. The Seaborn management team has designed, built, and operated more subsea cable systems than any other telecom management team including over 75 landing stations, 250 global POPs, and 250,000 km of subsea fiber optic cable. Visit www.seabornnetworks.com for more information or follow us on LinkedIn.
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About Ascenty
Ascenty, a Digital Realty and Brookfield company, is the largest connectivity and data center service provider in Latin America, currently managing 27 data centers in operation and/or construction in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, interconnected by 5,000 km of proprietary fiber-optic network. The company was established in 2010 and builds and operates world-class data centers serving the world’s largest cloud and technology providers, as well as other customers in the finance, retail, industrial, healthcare and service industries. To support the company’s expansion, Ascenty is backed by its shareholders which include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, a Canadian asset management company and Digital Realty, the world’s largest data centers provider with 280 data centers located in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. To learn more about Ascenty, go to: http://www.ascenty.com
In full-fledged expansion, the largest data center company in Latin America just announced the approval of a new credit facility of USD 925 million to expand its operations.
Ascenty, the largest provider of Data Center services in Latin America, announced the initiation of the construction of five new data centers, now totaling 27 units distributed across Brazil, Chile and Mexico.
The new facilities are Hortolândia 5 and 6, and Sumaré 3, 4 and 5, in the state of São Paulo, with energy capacity of approximately 25 MW each. Ascenty already has anchor clients contracted in each unit.
With a total capital investment of USD 250 million, the new data centers are being built in campuses where the company already operates. “Our strategy of building a data center campus is very positive, not only in terms of cost efficiencies and concentrating the workforce, but also in meeting our clients’ expansion needs at these sites,” said Marcos Siqueira, Ascenty’s VP of Operations.
The company continues to rely on equity investments from its shareholders; Digital Realty, the world’s largest data center network, with 280 data centers based in America, Europe, Asia and Oceania, and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, a Canadian asset management firm with solid experience in the Brazilian market.
Of the company’s new data centers, Hortolândia 5 and Sumaré 3 are expected to go live in the first half of 2022; Hortolândia 6 and Sumaré 4 in the 1st half of 2023; and Sumaré 5 in 2024.
New funding
Ascenty also announced a new credit facility of USD 925 million to accelerate its operations in Brazil.
This new capital is to be used to expand existing data centers and build new ones in the Brazilian market, besides expanding the proprietary fiber-optic network, which currently covers 5,000 km and interconnects all of the company’s data centers to the submarine cable stations in Praia Grande (SP), Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro.
The new credit facility was arranged and led by Citibank, ING, Itaú, Natixis, and Scotia Bank, and it also included the following additional lenders: Banco do Brasil, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, EDC and SMBC.
“The services for data center services in Brazil continues to grow rapidly and we are increasing our investments in the country to keep up with the robust demand” said Chris Torto, CEO of Ascenty.
About Ascenty
Ascenty, a Digital Realty and Brookfield company, is the largest connectivity and data center service provider in Latin America, currently managing 27 data centers in operation and/or construction in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, interconnected by 5,000 km of proprietary fiber-optic network. The company was established in 2010 and builds and operates world-class data centers serving the world’s largest cloud and technology providers, as well as other customers in the finance, retail, industrial, healthcare and service industries. To support the company’s expansion, Ascenty is backed by its shareholders which include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, a Canadian asset management company and Digital Realty, the world’s largest data centers provider with 280 data centers located in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. To learn more about Ascenty, go to: http://www.ascenty.com
According to the ISG, the Brazilian Cloud Computing market grew by 30% in 2019, and the COVID-19 pandemic further sharpened this trend.
Ascenty – with 22 dedicated data centers in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, 17 in operation and five under construction –, and Ativy, a Brazilian Cloud Computing and information technology service company, have expanded their partnership to offer digital services at scale.
The Cloud Computing market is one of the fastest growing segments in recent years. To help support this growth, Ativy broadened its infrastructure with Ascenty to guarantee greater stability, robustness and scalability to its clients.
From now on, Ascenty’s infrastructure users can also acquire Ativy’s services to boost interconnection. This will ensure clients can continue their journey into the Cloud without any major concerns with system integrations, in addition to having infrastructure, big data and cyber security services at their disposal. On the other hand, Ativy clients will also be able to migrate to Ascenty’s data centers, which already features 22 dedicated units in Brazil, Chile and Mexico – 17 in operation and five under construction.
According to Tiago Garbim, Ativy’s founder and CEO, the company has been growing significantly in recent years, mainly due to the need for companies to adapt to the digital transformation trend and, more recently, driven by the offer of SAP Cloud services. The operation grew 137% in 2020 and the company expects to repeat this triple-digit performance this year: “It is time to speed things up. Companies must quickly adapt to our current reality,” he said. Established in 2012 in the city of Campinas, Ativy works with ERP systems in the cloud and serves more than 2,000 clients.
For Marcos Siqueira, VP of Operations at Ascenty, the partnership will allow Ascenty’s clients to rely on the best cloud migration services, especially for ERPs: “Ascenty is very clearly focused on offering the best Connectivity and Data Center infrastructure services to the market. Having companies like Ativy in our client base allows us to offer clients from both companies the possibility of doing business with specialized enterprises, easily integrating services and assuring the security and availability of applications.”
The partnership is also expected to follow the expansion of both companies in Latin America. Riding an exponential growth wave for the last decade in Brazil, Ascenty opened its first data center outside the country in 2020, in Chile, and is already building three other units in Chile and Mexico. Ativy also kicked off its internationalization process in the same year, beginning its operations in Mexico. For 2021, the planned strategy includes expanding to the entire Southern Cone as well as Europe: “We’ll be able to bring joint offers to these markets as well,” said Siqueira.
About Ascenty
Ascenty, a Digital Realty and Brookfield company, is the largest data center and connectivity service provider in Latin America, currently featuring 22 units in operation and/or under construction in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, interconnected by 4,500 km of dedicated fiber optic network. The company was established in 2010 and works in building and operating world-class data centers, with robust structures and cutting-edge technology, serving cloud and general tech service providers, among other clients in the finance, retail and service integration segments, as well as other industries. To supports its expansion project, since 2018 Ascenty has been backed by strategic investment by Brookfield – one of the largest asset managers in Brazil in the infrastructure and private equity segments. And, with Digital Realty, the conglomerate adds even more expertise to performance by joining the world’s largest data center network, with more than 260 units across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. To learn more about Ascenty, go to: http://www.ascenty.com
About Ativy
Ativy is a Brazilian company specialized in Cloud Computing and IT Outsourcing with 8 years of experience in the technology market. Offering custom solutions in cloud, cyber security, ERP and Outsourcing, Ativy is now heavily expanding its operations across Latin America and Europe, serving more than 15,000 users from the industrial, education, agriculture, and food & service industries. In the last three years, Ativy took the lead by offering a proprietary high-performance Cloud Computing platform hosted in TIERIII data centers. It is one of the main cloud providers in the Brazilian market, specialized in managing the entire IT environment, covering the entire infrastructure layer and support, offering solutions that add direct value to the client’s business.
The investment covers the regions of Campinas, Vinhedo, São Paulo, Praia Grande and Rio de Janeiro, covering a world-class network system in terms of resilience, availability, security and low latency
Ranked as the leader of the Colocation market in Latin America, with 22 dedicated data centers in Brazil, Chile and Mexico – 17 in operation and five under construction –, and a network stretching for 4,500 km, Ascenty continues to invest in the project to bury its fiber optic network to cover the regions of Campinas, São Paulo, Praia Grande and Rio de Janeiro.
The program kicked off in 2017 and expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2021 amasses investments in the order of BRL 150 million to cover all 1,080 km of underground network connecting 22 cities: Barueri; Campinas; Caieiras; Cajamar; Cubatão; Diadema; Hortolândia; Itupeva; Jundiaí; Louveira; Osasco; Paulínia; Praia Grande; Rio de Janeiro Capital; Santana de Parnaíba; Santos; São Bernardo do Campo; São Paulo Capital; São Vicente; Sumaré; Valinhos; and Vinhedo.
The project is part of Ascenty’s strategy to specialize in the segment of world-class data centers. The underground fiber optic network connects the company’s data centers to submarine cable stations, enabling connectivity excellence by mitigating communication latency, in addition to ensuring superior resilience and availability to Ascenty’s clients.
The underground network’s expansion also allows companies allocated across all of Ascenty’s data centers to integrate their businesses to the new NAP Brazil (Network Access Point), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and major cloud providers, among several other companies. This opens up a new range of interconnection possibilities with services and content stored in the company’s data centers, which currently host 350 global clients operating in Latin America.
“We continue to heavily invest in the underground network between our data centers to ensure our clients, no matter where they’re hosted, have the possibility and peace-of-mind of knowing that they always have the best possible connections,” said Marcos Siqueira, Ascenty’s VP of Operations.
About Ascenty
Ascenty, a Digital Realty and Brookfield company, is the largest data center and connectivity service provider in Latin America, currently featuring 22 units in operation and/or under construction in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, interconnected by 4,500 km of dedicated fiber optic network. The company was established in 2010 and works in building and operating world-class data centers, with robust structures and cutting-edge technology, serving cloud and general tech service providers, among other clients in the finance, retail and service integration segments, as well as other industries. To supports its expansion project, since 2018 Ascenty has been backed by strategic investment by Brookfield – one of the largest asset managers in Brazil in the infrastructure and private equity segments. And, with Digital Realty, the conglomerate adds even more expertise to performance by joining the world’s largest data center network, with more than 260 units across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. To learn more about Ascenty, go to: http://www.ascenty.com
Resultados do estudo recente posicionam a empresa brasileira de data centers com aproximadamente um terço da participação no mercado latino-americano em capacidade total de energia e área de piso elevado
No Brasil, a companhia possui quase metade do market share em capacidade total de energia
A Ascenty, com 22 data centers próprios no Brasil, Chile e México, sendo 17 em operação e cinco em construção, é líder em capacidade total de energia e área de piso elevado no mercado de Colocation da América Latina. A conclusão é do estudo recente intitulado “Análise do Mercado Latino-Americano de Serviços de Data Centers – Previsão para 2024”, publicado em novembro pela Frost & Sullivan, consultoria de negócios especializada em análise de mercado, e licenciado pela Ascenty. Os países analisados no levantamento são Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia, México e todos os demais países que compõem a América Latina.
Na análise sobre os centros de processamento de dados para hospedagem de servidores empresariais na América Latina, em operação e construção, a Ascenty lidera com 30,1% de participação na capacidade total de energia da região, que foi de 1.050 MW no primeiro semestre de 2020. O consumo energético é um dos principais indicadores de aferição do uso de um data center.
Já no Brasil, que concentra 41,8% da capacidade total de energia da América Latina, com 438 MW, a participação de mercado da Ascenty é de 48,5%. Quanto à área de piso elevado, a Ascenty também lidera com folga. Suas instalações ocupam 38% dos 574 mil metros quadrados disponíveis em toda a América Latina.
Por fim, em relação aos data centers sendo erguidos entre 2020 e 2022, a Ascenty apresenta a maior expansão. Em três anos, a empresa irá concluir a construção de seis unidades que somam 125 MW, três no Brasil, um no Chile e dois no México.
“Temos cerca de um terço do mercado na América Latina com quatro países no foco atual de nossa estratégia de expansão: Brasil, Chile, México e estamos estudando nossa entrada na Colômbia”, afirma Chris Torto, CEO da Ascenty. “Nossa visão é a mesma de nossos clientes que desejam avançar para outros países, por isso fazemos investimentos constantes em equipe e tecnologia para expandir no sentido de sempre oferecer unidades próximas de empresas e usuários, a fim de manter a excelência na qualidade de conexão e menor latência do setor”.
Ascenty, Latin America’s leader in colocation services – with 22 proprietary data centers spread across Brazil, Chile and Mexico, 15 of which are in operation and seven under construction – will link up to all Cable Landing Stations (connection points to international submarine cables) by the end of 2020.
Ascenty’s fiber optic network will be connected to all submarine cables currently in operation in Brazil, connected to three stations: Praia Grande, in the State of São Paulo, Praia do Futuro, in Ceará, and Rio de Janeiro; as well as two others that will be completed by the end of the year: Malbec Cable, linking Brazil and Argentina, and EllaLink, connecting Brazil and Europe, which contractors say are on track to be finished by December 2020.
By expanding the Cable Landing network in Brazil, the connection between countries, continents and states improves the capacity to send telecommunications signals over long distances, since submarine cables are responsible for 99% of communications between countries separated by oceans.
All Ascenty data centers are connected to the new NAP Brazil, which forms a complete connectivity ecosystem. That means all Ascenty customers have full access to the connectivity and solutions ecosystem.
“This scenario will give us the perfect interconnection environment for our customers, who are looking for a low-latency, high-capacity interconnection. Because in addition to connectivity with all Cable Landing Stations, we also have the Network Access Point (NAP), which are one or more points with high connectivity potential and access to the world’s leading carriers,” said Marcos Siqueira, Vice President of Operations at Ascenty.
The main objective of having a connection between the data center and the Cable Landing Station is to ensure that information reaches customers quickly and reliably, thus enabling a vast array of projects, interconnections and global reach.
Ascenty was named leader of the ISG Provider Lens™ 2020 Colocation Services Quadrant in Brazil, as the independent study by the Information Services Group (ISG) emphasized that the company “provides unparalleled capacity to accommodate the large data centers of the most demanding customers.” According to analyst and author of the ISG report, Pedro Bicudo, Ascenty has been providing an excellent contribution towards developing the data center market in Brazil. “Its investment capacity to expand the service offering is unparalleled, ensuring that companies can grow their digital businesses without worrying about the data center space, which is always accessible through Ascenty,” Bicudo said.
In addition to creating a routing point for international carriers within Ascenty, it also guarantees the best transport between underwater stations and the data center through the underground optical fiber network, offering a high-quality connection, very low latency and international reach.
With a fully interconnected ecosystem, Ascenty’s data centers are carrier neutral, allowing customers to connect via dozens of national and international carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISP) or even Ascenty’s dedicated network.
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