Dominion Virginia Power ‘Infuses’ Energy into Yyotta Quantico Corporate Center Datacenter in Stafford

Regions First Carrier-Neutral Site Addresses Demand for Increased Internet Connectivity and Cloud Computing

Stafford, VA – June 28th, 2016 — Yyotta, LLC (“Yyotta”), pronounced ‘why yotta’, an emerging Internet exchange point (IXP), data center and managed services company based in Stafford, VA and Dominion Virginia Power today announced the addition of Yyotta IXP facility to the Dominion’s energy grid. Yyotta will offer its IXP, network transport and managed service solutions through its iFortress ™ modular data center, a facility used by U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’ clients, focused on developing a cyber security “community of practice” serving the Commonwealth of Virginia. The IXP will be open July 2016.

“Dominion Virginia Power is excited to partner with Yyotta IXP at its location in the Stafford County,” said Stan Blackwell, Director Customer Solutions of Dominion. “The site selected by Yyotta is located in Quantico Corporate Center, which also contains two pre-certified data center sites identified by Dominion because of close proximity to electrical transmission lines and substations, access to multiple fiber networks and high volume water and sewer capacity.”

“We chose Quantico Corporate Center because it represents a regional nexus of local, state, Federal, and Department of Defense stakeholders in cyber security education, training, and readiness,” said Don Goodwin, Chief Marketing Officer with Yyotta. “The region’s global influence and demand for virtually unlimited capacity and reliability is consistent with our own growth strategies here in Virginia and nationally. Dominion Power has been a great partner to us as we deploy mission-critical infrastructure and data center solutions to new and existing customers.”

Yyotta’s IXP and data center consists of two (2) secure data center rooms encompassing 2,480 sq. ft. of computer room floor and 500 kW of UPS power capacity with access to more space and power for growth. The IXP is the only multi-tenant data center in Stafford, offering a highly compliant solution through a concurrently maintainable design. Yyotta’s Quantico Corporate Center customers have the option to choose from a 1Gig, 10Gig, or dark fiber connectivity solutions, delivered over private, low-latency networks to Washington, DC, Ashburn and Richmond, VA.

For more information about Yyotta, please visit www.yyotta.com.

 

About Dominion Power®

About Dominion

Dominion is one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 25,700 megawatts of generation, 12,200 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline, and 6,500 miles of electric transmission lines.  Dominion operates one of the nation’s largest natural gas storage systems with 933 billion cubic feet of storage capacity and serves more than 5 million utility and retail energy customers in 14 states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company’s website at www.dom.com.

About Yyotta®

Yyotta LLC focuses exclusively on regional acquisition, development and operation of premier edge Internet exchange points (IXP) and datacenter facilities powering next generation cyber security workforce development. The company serves the growing need for mission-critical Internet connectivity and IT services for industry, academic and Government research and development. Each IXP is highly secure, interconnected, carrier-neutral that serves commercial, government and service provider markets. A privately held company headquartered in Northern Virginia, Yyotta LLC currently owns and operates its first edge IXP and datacenter in suburban Washington, D.C metro area with plans to expand into additional markets late 2016. The company is led by industry veterans with significant experience in data center development, operations and marketing; IT managed services; market workforce incubation and development, cyber security education and training. For more information, please visit www.yyotta.com.

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