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The singles company, which was established in 1987 and claims member registrations in the millions, delivers dating products under the "Click" brand, said it opted for Switch and Data to extend its connectivity options.
The site supports for up to 200 watts per sq ft of power and cooling, 24x7 site security, environmental, and infrastructure monitoring and technical support personnel.
Lavalife said it sees an opportunity to reduce communications cost and improve performance by leveraging the high-carrier density in the site, and plans to evaluate publicly peering internet traffic on the Toronto Internet Exchange (TorIX) which is located in the Switch and Data site.
"Lavalife is focused on providing an enjoyable and secure dating experience to its members," said Graeme Clark, Director Technology Operations for Lavalife. "Our members expect our services to be available day and night, so we were seeking a reliable partner. When we searched for the right colocation service, we found a great fit with Switch and Data, a company that is as passionate about its data centers as we are about our online services."
Switch and Data's Front Street site features an environmentally friendly cooling infrastructure, using an innovative, energy-saving Deep Lake Water Cooling system to cool the data center.
This technology reduces energy consumption by up to 90% compared with traditional air conditioning and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, it was claimed. "We are proud to provide Lavalife with a secure and reliable place to host their mission-critical infrastructure and expand their interconnection options," said Ernie Sampera, Senior Vice President and CMO for Switch and Data. "Our site in Toronto offers world-class performance and serves as one of the main aggregation points for cross-border Internet traffic between Canada and the United States."
The singles company, which was established in 1987 and claims member registrations in the millions, delivers dating products under the "Click" brand, said it opted for Switch and Data to extend its connectivity options.
The site supports for up to 200 watts per sq ft of power and cooling, 24x7 site security, environmental, and infrastructure monitoring and technical support personnel.
Lavalife said it sees an opportunity to reduce communications cost and improve performance by leveraging the high-carrier density in the site, and plans to evaluate publicly peering internet traffic on the Toronto Internet Exchange (TorIX) which is located in the Switch and Data site.
"Lavalife is focused on providing an enjoyable and secure dating experience to its members," said Graeme Clark, Director Technology Operations for Lavalife. "Our members expect our services to be available day and night, so we were seeking a reliable partner. When we searched for the right colocation service, we found a great fit with Switch and Data, a company that is as passionate about its data centers as we are about our online services."
Switch and Data's Front Street site features an environmentally friendly cooling infrastructure, using an innovative, energy-saving Deep Lake Water Cooling system to cool the data center.
This technology reduces energy consumption by up to 90% compared with traditional air conditioning and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, it was claimed. "We are proud to provide Lavalife with a secure and reliable place to host their mission-critical infrastructure and expand their interconnection options," said Ernie Sampera, Senior Vice President and CMO for Switch and Data. "Our site in Toronto offers world-class performance and serves as one of the main aggregation points for cross-border Internet traffic between Canada and the United States."