IBM plans to spend $86 million on a “green” expansion of its Boulder data center.
The company is adding 80,000 square feet of data- center space in response to demand worldwide for more environmentally friendly data centers, and because of a new $480 million, five-year contract from an undisclosed customer.
With the expansion, the data center will be more than 300,000 square feet, making it one of the largest IBM data centers in the world.
“This announcement just reaffirms IBM’s view of Boulder as one of its key strategic locations,” Larry Longseth, IBM Colorado senior state executive and IBM Boulder senior location executive, said in a statement.
The data center will have high-density computing systems using virtualization technology, as well as energy-efficient power and cooling technologies. The technologies and the energy- efficient design and construction will help IBM reduce its carbon footprint.
“During the past six months, my administration has made tremendous progress sending a strong message to the rest of the country that Colorado will be among the renewable-energy leaders around the world, and certainly here in the United States,” Gov. Bill Ritter said in a statement.
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