What is a Performance Data Center?
What’s a “Performance Data Center”? I’m glad you asked. Imagine it like a dry dock for your IT infrastructure. I recently purchased my first boat, so let’s use that as an analogy to help explain. We spend a lot of time on one particular lake, and towing my boat back and forth from the house to the lake can sometimes be a hassle. So, I’ve been looking into those huge dry docks where you can have your boat plucked from the water with a forklift when you’re done for the day.
Your boat, which is no small investment, is stored safe and sound in a massive, climate-controlled warehouse filled with other boats. It’s dry, secure, and accessible whenever you need it. If your boat needs maintenance, the dry dock staff can handle that too. You simply focus on enjoying time on the water—while professionals take care of the rest.
That’s essentially the idea behind a Performance Data Center.
How does a Performance Data Center compare to traditional data centers?
Not unlike the dry dock housing above, a Performance Data Center offers all the fundamental services needed to manage your IT infrastructure—plus more. It’s a controlled, secure environment where your “digital assets” are stored safely, managed efficiently, and maintained by skilled professionals.
You get services like remote hands, 24/7 support, and access to advanced networking, cloud, and hosting solutions—all under one roof. More robust than a traditional colocation facility, Internap’s Performance Data Centers are designed to deliver flexibility and scalability as your business needs evolve. Whether you require cloud, managed hosting, dedicated servers, or a hybrid combination, it’s all readily available.
Why did Internap build Performance Data Centers?
Over the last several years, Internap has been expanding its network of Performance Data Centers to meet the growing demand for high-density power colocation, hosting, and cloud services. These facilities are purpose-built for today’s technology-driven enterprises that require reliability, performance, and low latency.
Late last year, Internap opened its Dallas facility, a 55,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art data center packed with features and services that modern IT professionals demand. The next addition to the lineup—a new Los Angeles Performance Data Center—is currently under construction and slated to open in summer 2012.
What makes Performance Data Centers unique?
Performance Data Centers aren’t just about housing equipment; they’re about optimizing how infrastructure performs. With intelligent routing, redundant connectivity, high-efficiency cooling, and advanced monitoring, these centers are built for businesses that can’t afford downtime or performance bottlenecks.
They represent a shift from static colocation environments to adaptive, performance-oriented ecosystems—ones that can evolve with your workloads and future technology requirements.
What’s next for Internap’s data center expansion?
Internap is excited to bring its Performance Data Center model to new markets, starting with Los Angeles. The upcoming facility will extend the company’s ability to serve enterprises that demand both power and flexibility in their IT operations.
We’re looking forward to sharing more updates as construction progresses—and hope to see you at the grand opening soon.
Looking for more information on our Los Angeles Performance Data Center? Check out, Los Angeles Data Center Market Overview
