QTS Launches Build-to-Suit Solutions for Enterprise Customers

Data center facilities and managed services provider QTS (News - Alert) (Quality Technology Services), has added a new build-to-suit solution to its Custom Data Center portfolio. The solution provides an option to enterprise clients who consider either building or buying their own data center.

Using QTS' build-to-suit solution, customers will benefit from expedited time-to-market, reduced capital expenditures, mitigated implementation and operational risks, and offloaded support and maintenance needs, without sacrificing or compromising on key requirements. Build-to-suit will build upon the strength QTS has within the enterprise market by expanding its portfolio of custom offerings.

Brian Johnston, chief technology officer, QTS, said, “Build-to-suit solutions are a strategic outgrowth of the success the company has enjoyed in the enterprise data center arena, and will further enhance our growth by providing a cost-effective, low-risk way to expand the QTS footprint. Our company continues to be an industry leader in the development of large scale data centers that offer flexible data center and cloud solutions. Offering a build-to-suit solution is an additional opportunity to meet and exceed the highly specialized requirements of enterprise customers.”

QTS has also announced new management roles to further  grow the company’s enterprise business. Tom Mertz has been named as executive vice president of enterprise sales who will lead the company towards the continuing growth of Custom Data Center services. Mertz has succeeded Tag Greason, who was promoted to executive vice president of sales, responsible for the company's overall sales divisions. Greg Pettine, who joins QTS as national director of real estate relationships, will report to Mertz as an enterprise team member.  

QTS also recently announced commitments from several financial institutions, some of which participate in the existing credit facility, have increased the capacity of the company's credit facility by $270 million and extended the maturity date to September 28, 2014. The existing credit facility, which was originally instituted in September 2010 and now totals $440 million, is comprised of a $125 million term loan facility and a $315 million revolving credit facility.