Anyone familiar with Infocrossing? (purchasing, construction, contractors)

[southbound_295]

Infocrossing is purchasing a building in the town where I currently live for a data center. I'm just curious about the company.

[NNJ_GolfNut]

Originally Posted by southbound_295

Infocrossing is purchasing a building in the town where I currently live for a data center. I'm just curious about the company.

They've been around a long time, in the Telecommunications space. I believe they spun off years ago from WorldComm, but I'm not 100% sure who used to own them exactly. If they're looking to put a data center in your town, that's probably a good thing and could bring more than a few jobs to that area.

Hope that helps1

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by NNJ_GolfNut

They've been around a long time, in the Telecommunications space. I believe they spun off years ago from WorldComm, but I'm not 100% sure who used to own them exactly. If they're looking to put a data center in your town, that's probably a good thing and could bring more than a few jobs to that area.

Hope that helps1

Thanks! I know that they are currently owned by Wipro. According to the official announcement, it's only going to be 17 full time jobs, but in this economy, that's still a good thing. I got the impression that they will also be hiring temps.

[looktowindward]

Most datacenters only employ a few folks - technicians and security. The big advantage to you and your town is that they have very high appraised values (you would be shocked), so that they pay a lot of property tax, while consuming little or no town services.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by looktowindward

Most datacenters only employ a few folks - technicians and security. The big advantage to you and your town is that they have very high appraised values (you would be shocked), so that they pay a lot of property tax, while consuming little or no town services.

Thanks!

Sorry, I missed this.

Yes, a lot of companies are looking in this area because they can get (comparatively speeaking) cheap power, water, & property taxes, without being in the middle of nowhere.

This data center is going to go on a 260 acre site which the officials are hoping will eventually have 5 or 6 data centers or server farms.

I got the distinct impression that these places are cash cows from a property tax standpoint.

I was just curious because in the official statement on this. It said 17 full-time jobs & a number of other jobs in the community, as well. I was just wondering if that meant temps.

[looktowindward]

Originally Posted by southbound_295

I was just curious because in the official statement on this. It said 17 full-time jobs & a number of other jobs in the community, as well. I was just wondering if that meant temps.

Datacenter operations rarely utilizes temps. On the other hand, the construction process utilizes large number of electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, and other skilled tradesmen, as well as architects and engineers. Once the facility is operational, outside contractors are sometimes used for specific tasks such as large cabling jobs. You will also typically have service contracts with manufacturers for certain preventive maintenance tasks on generators, chillers, UPS units, etc.

If by "temps", you mean administrative support, then no. If by "temps" you mean skilled electricians getting a six month job during construction, then yes. There will likely be many jobs for skilled construction folks - even roofers are needed, as a common conversion task when changing a building into a datacenter is replacing/reinforcing and painting the roof.