The deal will allow CenturyLink to offer Savvis' managed hosting services. The combined company will be led primarily by the Savvis leadership team, including its CEO Jim Ousley
The Vancouver-based managed infrastructure provider will offer Microsoft Exchange as a hosted service. One analyst thinks offering Web services is a competitive differentiator in a market where basic hosting and co-location is not enough
The Toronto-based hosting provider is planning to build out its sixth data centre in the Greater Toronto Area. The $125-million project comes less than two weeks after U.S.-based Savvis spent the same amount of money to buy Fusepoint
U.S.-based hosting provider Savvis, which announced its purchase on Tuesday, said the deal was motivated by demand from its large multinational customers looking for services in Canada. Plus, commentary on the deal from IDC Canada