Uptime Institute awards OneNeck M&O Stamp of Approval

Top-tier data center serves as a continuously available, disaster tolerant facility for businesses in Rocky Mountain region and across the U.S.

OneNeck IT Solutions announced today the company’s newest data center in Colorado has been awarded a Management & Operations (M&O) Stamp of Approval from Uptime Institute. Located in the Denver metro area, OneNeck’s 35,000 square foot facility (with expansion capacity to 160,000 square feet) was built to meet the growing demand businesses in Denver and throughout the Rocky Mountain region have for data storage, cloud and managed online services. The facility is also a disaster tolerant alternative for companies located throughout the United States.

“We are extremely pleased to earn the prestigious Uptime Institute’s M&O Stamp of Approval,” said Terry Swanson, president and CEO at OneNeck. “This is a thorough and important demonstration of our total dedication and commitment to our customers and the information technology of their business operations.”

As part of the M&O process, the following key areas were assessed by the Uptime Institute:

• Planning, coordination and management
• Staffing and organization
• Training
• Operating conditions
• Maintenance

“Securing the Uptime Institute M&O Stamp of Approval further illustrates the focus and commitment to quality and continuity of operations by our entire team,” said Hank Koch, senior vice president of Mission Critical Facilities at OneNeck. “Our customers, present and future, clearly benefit from this highest level of operational professionalism.”

Critical features within the data center include:

• Continuously/concurrently maintainable infrastructure , all systems (N+1 or better).
• Fault tolerant and compartmentalized electrical infrastructure , all systems (2N or better).
• Absolutely no water or water pipes in data rooms, UPS rooms or carrier rooms.
• Three factor physical security authentication, including iris dynamics scanners for positive human identification.
• Ultra-quick responding VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) fire detection system.
• Energy saving cooling design with a PUE of 1.2 or less.
• Self-balancing, redundant and flexible accommodation of energy use and thermal densities for cabinet arrangements.

“With continued demand for data across all business functions, today’s IT and data center infrastructure stakeholders are under continuous pressure to deliver value while maintaining cost and efficiency,” said Keith Klesner, senior vice president, North America for Uptime Institute. “Earning the M&O Stamp of Approval demonstrates leadership and provides third-party assurance that a data center satisfies industry-recognized criteria for excellence, risk management and reliability.”

In addition to securing the Uptime Institute M&O Stamp of Approval at its data center in Denver, the facility also meets annual compliance requirements for Type 2 SOC 1 and Type 2 SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI Data Security Standard validation, and the HIPAA and HITECH examination. Schedule a tour to see the data center first-hand.

OneNeck offers a full suite of hybrid IT solutions including cloud and hosting solutions, managed services, enterprise application management, professional services and IT hardware. In addition to the facility in Colorado, OneNeck also has top-tier data centers in Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon and Wisconsin.

About OneNeck
OneNeck IT Solutions LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, employs nearly 550 people throughout the U.S. The company offers hybrid IT solutions including cloud and hosting solutions, managed services, enterprise application management, professional services, IT hardware and top-tier data centers in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon and Wisconsin. OneNeck’s team of technology professionals manage secure, world-class, hybrid IT infrastructures and applications for businesses around the country. Visit oneneck.com.

TDS Telecommunications Corporation (TDS Telecom/TDS), headquartered in Madison, Wis., operates OneNeck IT Solutions LLC and BendBroadband, which is part of TDS Broadband Service LLC. Combined, the company employs more than 3,400 people. Visit tdstelecom.com.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, provides wireless; cable and wireline broadband, TV and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately six million customers nationwide through its businesses U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecom, OneNeck IT Solutions LLC, and TDS Broadband Service LLC. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. employs 10,300 people. Visit tdsinc.com.