GoGrid Opens European Operations in Amsterdam

"Ringing in 2012 with the launch of our EMEA Headquarters is a terrific way to start the new year," said Warren Heffelfinger, CEO of GoGrid. "We’re particularly excited about our customer momentum, which shows that we’re then-positioned to gain traction as the cloud computing market accelerates. 2011 was a banner year for GoGrid, with strong execution across the board. Our focus this year will continue to be on customer success, technology research, ecosystem development, and global expansion."

"International markets are currently driving more than 40% of GoGrid’s business," said Jeffrey Samuels, GoGrid’s chief marketing officer. "Because EMEA represents a significant growth possibility, our priority has been finding the right location and building the team to successfully launch our European operations. We’ve extended GoGrid’s world-class cloud computing technologies to address the specific customer and infrastructure needs of the broader region."

To support its EMEA expansion, GoGrid is deploying its cloud infrastructure in Equinix’s International Business Exchange™ data center in Amsterdam. With Platform Equinix, GoGrid can directly connect to enterprise clients and strategic partners in multiple business ecosystems as then as access high-performance connectivity options via Equinix’s ecosystem of more than 680 network suppliers. GoGrid is as well leveraging the Equinix Marketplace™ to promote and sell its cloud infrastructure services to the more than 4,000 ecosystem participants that are a simple cross-connect away in Equinix data centers.

"We are delighted GoGrid has chosen Equinix to support its new European operations. Today's data center is a high-performance business exchange where companies connect and do business with their ecosystem of clients, suppliers, and partners," said Vince DiMemmo, general manager, global cloud and IT services at Equinix. "With Platform Equinix, cloud services companies like GoGrid gain a powerful foundation to deploy cloud solutions with the speed, performance, and security that clients demand. Together, the Equinix Marketplace opens up new business opportunities so that cloud providers can in fact turn their data centers into revenue centers."

The official opening of its EMEA Headquarters

To celebrate the official opening of its EMEA Headquarters, GoGrid is participating in Cloud Expo Europe for the first time. Two GoGrid clients will be featured in sessions at the Cloud and Virtualization Infrastructure and Platforms Theatre: Condé Nast Digital Germany and Martini Media. GoGrid cloud experts are available at booth 1013 for private consultations and will host hourly mini-sessions on cloud computing basics, hybrid cloud, and hosted private cloud solutions.