With ViaWest’s acquisition of INetU, the Denver data center finally will get an East Coast data center. Pictured are locations of current ViaWest data centers, as of Nov. 16, 2015.
Noted: Colorado’s home-grown data center company . is getting bigger. On Monday, the Denver company announced it . INetU, which also provides cloud-based services to businesses, was noted by ViaWest for having the industry’s .
With the purchase, which is expected to close before the end of the year, ViaWest gains a data center in Allentown, Penn., which is where INetU is headquartered. INetU also leases space at non ViaWest data centers on the East Coast and in Europe. It employs 110 people.
ViaWest offers hosting in the cloud but has been expanding into add-on services for its customers. Buying INetU gives ViaWest access to new customers plus the East Coast data centers.
ViaWest employs 424 people, including 220 in Colorado.
