HCL acquires data centre in Parsippany

New Delhi: IT services firm HCL Technologies on Monday announced that it has completed the acquisition of a data centre in Parsippany, New Jerseyand will invest $15 million in the facility. The acquisition will help HCL increase its global footprint and meet growing customer demand for end-to-end services, including near-shore solutions and services and cloud computing, the Indian IT firm said in a statement.

HCL took over the data centre from a Fortune 500 company in October, 2008 and then upgraded the technology and service landscape. The IT firm is further upgrading the facility to a next-generation data centre by deploying best-of-breed, eco-friendly technologies from leading vendors and acquiring certifications. The company plans to hire more than 100 local US workers for the data centre.

"We believe that our investment in local geographies and innovative solutions and services will provide significantly reduced costs and enhanced IT performance, including proximity benefits to US enterprises," said C Vijay Kumar, SVP - service delivery at HCL���s infrastructure services division. HCL selected New Jersey as the location of its new facility due to a highly skilled workforce and close proximity to its US- based customers in the New York City area, particularly those in the financial services, life sciences and pharmaceutical industries.