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20 MW available for immediate occupancy in downtown Montreal
Located in the heart of the Montreal financial district, this 20 MW facility is the only true stand-alone, purpose-built data centre in the city. With no adjacent buildings, prime connectivity and served by excellent air, rail and road links, the building has all the features one would expect of a cutting-edge technological facility. With seven dedicated data floors, a total critical power of 20MW, and an annualized mechanical PUE of 1.1 or better, this facility is the data centre evolved. Not only is Montreal a strategic geographic location, it is also well positioned from a meteorological point of view. With more emphasis placed on ambient cooling to reduce operations costs, this has made Canada, and Montreal in particular, an attractive choice.
- 266,671 sq ft
- 7 dedicated data floors
- 20MWs critical power
- 3MW / 320 rack data halls
- Dedicated PDUs per data hall
- Flexible redundant electrical infrastructure
- Flexible cooling redundancy per data hall
- Carrier neutral with 3 diverse fiber entrance rooms
- Annualized PUE <1.1
Why Montreal?
Montreal serves as a global telecom node and offers several Tier 1 Global Network access options to Europe — avoiding congested east coast hubs — while providing a close proximity to major North American cities. Montreal creates a perfect environment for multi carrier redundancies. When ping time matters and success is measured in milliseconds, Montreal is the smart choice to avoid congested east coast hubs.
Renewable energy and lower costs
Capacity is readily available through Hydro Quebec’s power network. Generated from a vast water supply and numerous dams, you’ll be sure of a robust, high uptime, with the majority of its power generated from green renewable sources. Invest Quebec and the Quebec government also provide incentives for investment that can offset the initial start-up cost, such as interest free loans and 10-year tax holidays.
Educated workforce
You will have access to Greater Montreal’s ICT sector, which employs well over 120,000 highly-educated staff with salaries 3% to 18% lower, on average, than those of major North American urban centers. This accounts for more than 70% of the overall ICT industry in the province of Quebec.
- 10 year tax holidays
- 120,000 professionals in ICT occupations
- Global telecom node
- 20MW of energy efficient power
- Sustainable hyperscale – hydro electricity is the world’s cleanest energy source
- 7 dedicated data floors
- Abundance of tax incentives
- 266,671 sq ft of advanced data centre space
- Cold climate offering free cooling techniques