iland Opens Canadian Cloud Region

iland Internet Solutions Corporation, a provider of data protection cloud services built on VMware technology, announced a new cloud region in Canada with the opening of a data center facility in Toronto, ONT, joining 9 other cloud regions in Los Angeles, CA, Dallas, TX, Washington, D.C., London and Manchester, UK, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.

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The new cloud region provides access to the company’s suite of secure cloud services built on firm’s secure cloud platform, including DR as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, Backup as a Service, and backup services for Office 365, in addition to Cloud Object Storage available later in the year. The Toronto facility is commany’s first cloud region in Canada with plans for an additional Canadian location later this year.

With this new cloud region, the company is offering additional opportunities to its existing North American channel partners and is engaging new partners in the region, especially those with customers using VMware and Veeam solutions.

“By extending iland services into Canada, we can better serve new customers and partners who seek the benefits of cloud computing, but must also meet Canada’s data sovereignty requirements,” said iland president and co-founder Brian Ussher. “Many of our North American customers and partners have operations that span across USA and Canada border. Meeting the security and environmental standards of both sides will give them the peace of mind that their data and workloads are both proximal and secure.“

Secure Inside and Out
Expansion into Canada provides cloud services to customers in North America, while meeting the demands of Canadian data security and privacy regulations. The 242,000 square-foot facility includes security officers working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; provides numerous physical security measures; and it meets the certification requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 27001, CSA STAR and BS 10012.

Designed Green
iland’s new cloud region is designed green to meet environmental demands of Canadian consumers and regulations, earning it a Gold level for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). The building includes granular-temperature and optimized-lighting controls, a rainwater capture irrigation system, cold aisle containment and Turbocor chillers.

The opening of company’s 10th cloud region is the first major announcement of this year, coming off a successful 2019, which included the following accomplishments: