CtrlS (India) Becomes The 14th Alliance Member Of International Data Centre Group

Online, August 18, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Promoted by the Pioneer Group and US$20 billion NYSE-listed Och-Ziff Capital, CtrlS operates APAC's first and only EPI Certified Tier IV Data center, which is located in Hyderabad, India. With clients spanning across various industries like banking & finance, manufacturing, telecom, media, healthcare, and aviation, the company's business is centered oncustomer satisfaction through service level agreements that are unmatched in the industry with zero downtime. CtrlS has invested a lot of time and effort in creating a fault tolerant data center which can guarantee an uptime of 99.995%, the highest in the data center industry.

CtrlS is also in process of making huge investments in setting up data centers in Mumbai and Delhi, with over 20,000 racks planned across India. The company offers cutting-edge Data Center services and solutions to over a 1500 + large and medium enterprises across verticals.

The London-based IDC-G alliance network is a unique concept, being the first partnership of high-end data centre operators around the world under a strong, unified brand, providing international businesses with a centralized point of contact for their bespoke data centre needs. The handpicked members of the IDC-G alliance are carrier-neutral and among the preeminent players in their respective national markets, with a strong focus on operations quality.

Guy Willner, Executive Chairman of International Data Centre Group said: "The critical importance of India as a strategic market, for any young-and-ambitious or already-well-established companies, just cannot be emphasized enough. Why CtrlS? It's the best carrier-neutral datacenter in this massive market! We are extremely delighted to have CtrlS on board and looking forward to exciting deals and investments, locally and globally speaking."

Speaking on this occasion, P. Sridhar Reddy, Chairman & Managing Director of CtrlS Datacenters said: "We are delighted by IDC-G's invitation to form this Alliance, as their global reach will help to make CtrlS' expertise and service levels even more accessible to clients around the world. We look forward to continuous opportunities for growth and expanding beyond our boundaries through building strategic &mutually beneficial relationships. We believe thatour association with IDC-G is a step in this direction and will reinforce our goals and objectives."

About IDC-G
IDC-G is a data center service provider representing an alliance of high qualitydata center operators across the globe. It is the first global data center alliance, and provides customers with a single interface for premium data centre services in emerging technology markets and new economies. IDC-G's world class data center experience is underpinned by the local market expertise of its members, who are considered the best in their market place. Its customers can leverage world-class industry experience combined with the local expertise of its Alliance Members, as well as the reassurance that comes with the IDC-G stamp of data centre excellence. IDC-G began operations in 2010 under the aegis of Guy Willner, the co-founder of Europe's leading carrier neutral data center provider IX Europe, which was acquired by Equinix Inc. in 2007 for USD555m. Currently, IDC-G is an alliance of 22data centers across 13 countries, 4 continents, and spread over an area of over 25,000 square meter, and serving over 600 customers. For more details on IDC-G, visit www.idc-g.com