Continent 8 Technologies’ co-founder and CEO, Michael Tobin, has opened the Continent 8 brand’s first North American data center in New Jersey. It will provide a suite of hosting and managed service offerings to the New Jersey market, supported by the IT resources and experience of Continent 8 Technologies PLC.
From the new data center in Atlantic City, Continent 8 will supply a full range of offerings to the market. The Atlantic City data center will link into the global private backbone of Continent 8 Technologies PLC with diverse links into northern New Jersey and New York. This allows customers to link back into other markets and locations from which they operate.
In addition to the standard co-location and managed service offerings, Continent 8 is offering customers its DDoS Prevention and Cloud Backup services.
Nick Nally, Chief Operating Officer of Continent 8 LLC and Chief Development Officer of Continent 8 Technologies PLC explained; “We are constantly called upon by our customers to assist them as they navigate changing technical, commercial, and regulatory environments. In turn, our customers lead us to opportunities and help shape our corporate and product development. It is a mutually beneficial environment where ideas are exchanged and innovation occurs.”
Michael Tobin, CEO of Continent 8, added; “This cooperation is no more evident than in New Jersey where prior to the introduction of online gaming regulations, we worked with all facets of the industry in the State to bring a neutral co-location and managed services offering to the market that benefitted all involved. As a result Continent 8 has established a hosting center in one of the licensed premises in Atlantic City.”
In April, Continent 8 LLC received its Transactional Waiver from the Division of Gaming Enforcement allowing the company to offer services into the newly regulated market.
Nally explained one of the key elements of the waiver; “This allows operators and providers to serve multiple locations and brands from one independent location into the newly regulated market.”
Tobin finished by saying; “This is one of the most significant milestones in Continent 8 groups ongoing global expansion. In addition to our growing New Jersey customer base, we can really start marketing our offering to help make Atlantic City a technology hub for the inevitable growth of the online gaming industry in the USA.”
