QTS Adds Hybrid Connectivity Features to Enterprise Cloud Solution

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing providers of data center facilities and managed services, and a leader in security and compliance has enhanced its Enterprise Cloud service to enable hybrid cloud delivery.

QTS Hybrid Network Connectivity provides high-performance networking options that allow customers to integrate seamlessly with a variety of IT architectures, including public and private clouds, hosted and on-premises environments. As enterprise hybrid cloud environments continue to evolve, transferring and sharing data with robust, reliable and scalable connectivity is a top priority. QTS Hybrid Network Connectivity utilizes QTS' complete connectivity portfolio including QTS crossConnect, QTS data centerConnect and QTS metroConnect allowing for increased levels of flexibility.

"Our strategy for the QTS Enterprise Cloud has always been to make it scalable and cost-efficient for our customers, whose information technology needs and environments can change very quickly," said Jim Reinhart, chief operating officer, development and operations – QTS. "Our suite of connectivity products enable our customers to connect their hybrid environment through our secure and high performing portfolio in order to move workloads and applications efficiently."

Reinhart added, "Connectivity continues to be a key component in our customers' business strategy and by utilizing QTS Hybrid Network Connectivity enterprises can easily manage their public and private cloud as a single environment, creating higher performance at a lower cost."

QTS crossConnect offers secure interconnection between the QTS Enterprise Cloud and other QTS solutions within the same QTS data center, in addition to direct access to QTS' in-house carriers. A wide range of circuit-based services, cables and speeds are offered to meet specific business needs.

QTS data centerConnect integrates Enterprise Cloud with colocated or hosted environments in other QTS facilities in a secure, scalable and cost-effective manner. The connectivity solution enables seamless support of business continuity, data replication and other IT business application needs. QTS data centerConnect offers bandwidth speeds in increments of 10Mbps.

QTS metroConnect provides a fast, resilient, high bandwidth connection to the QTS Enterprise Cloud and on-premises or hosted solutions. QTS metroConnect offers bandwidth in increments of 100Mbps and 1Gps.

Built upon industry-leading VMware, EMC and Cisco technologies, the secure, flexible QTS Enterprise Cloud platform is deployed across its entire portfolio.

About QTS    

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS) is a leading national provider of data center solutions and fully managed services. The company offers a complete, unique portfolio of core data center products, including custom data center (C1), colocation (C2) and cloud and managed services (C3), providing the flexibility, scale and security needed to support the rapidly evolving infrastructure demands of web and IT applications. With 12 data centers in eight states, QTS owns, operates and manages over 4.7 million square feet of secure, state-of-the-art data center infrastructure and supports more than 875 customers. For more information about QTS, please visit www.qtsdatacenters.com or call toll-free 877.QTS.DATA or follow us on Twitter @DataCenters_QTS.

Contact:        
Marlena Reed
communications 21 for QTS
404.814.1330
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