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Cloud First: Chicago Data Center

Cloud First Chicago Data Center is located at Chicago, Illinois, United States. The gross building size for this location has not been provided. The gross colocation space is not available for this data center. No power information has been offered for this location. We found 220 data center locations within 50 miles of this facility. No certifications are specified for this location.
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About Chicago Data Center

CloudFirst Chicago Data Center in Chicago, Illinois supports managed cloud hosting, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, IT automation, and business continuity services for organizations operating mission-critical infrastructure in the Midwest. The Chicago location is part of CloudFirst’s North American data center footprint and gives customers regional access to managed infrastructure for IBM Power Systems, IBM i, AIX, Linux, and Windows workloads. CloudFirst lists Chicago among its U.S. data center locations, alongside markets including Dallas, Miami, New York, Phoenix, Seattle, San Jose, Raleigh, Boston, Atlanta, Orlando, and Los Angeles.

The facility supports CloudFirst’s managed cloud portfolio, including Managed Cloud Hosting, Managed Private Cloud, Managed Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Migration Services, Backup as a Service, Disaster Recovery as a Service, High Availability as a Service, ransomware recovery, managed security, and systems management. CloudFirst’s infrastructure model includes 100% uptime SLA, N+1 redundancy, multi-carrier connectivity, 24/7 physical and network security, biometric access, surveillance, intrusion detection, fire suppression, environmental monitoring, automated recovery, and on-site engineering.

The Chicago deployment expands CloudFirst’s service reach across Illinois and the broader Midwest, supporting customers that require geographic diversity, managed private cloud infrastructure, resilient disaster recovery, and secure production hosting. The site was added as CloudFirst’s seventh data center in June 2024 and was positioned to serve regional demand for disaster recovery, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and IT automation services. The Chicago location also supports fully monitored and managed private cloud infrastructure for production systems, extending CloudFirst’s ability to place workloads closer to Midwest users, applications, and recovery targets.

🏢 Facility Highlights

  1. Market: Chicago, Illinois
  2. Platform Role: Managed cloud hosting and disaster recovery infrastructure
  3. Workload Support: IBM i, AIX, Linux, Windows, and hybrid cloud environments
  4. Resilience Model: N+1 redundancy and 100% uptime SLA
  5. Operations: 24/7 monitoring, on-site engineering, and managed support
  6. Security Controls: Biometric access, surveillance, intrusion detection, firewalls, and network monitoring

🔒 Security & Compliance

  1. Physical Security: Biometric access and video surveillance
  2. Network Security: Firewalls, intrusion detection, and real-time monitoring
  3. Compliance Alignment: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and SOX listed across CloudFirst infrastructure

🏭 Who It Serves

  1. Enterprise IT: Managed hosting for mission-critical production workloads
  2. IBM Environments: IBM Power Systems, IBM i, and AIX modernization
  3. Business Continuity: Backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and ransomware recovery
  4. Regulated Workloads: Financial services, healthcare, government, manufacturing, and education environments