Verus Corporation

Verus Corporation, Inc. is a U.S.-based managed IT services and infrastructure provider headquartered in Coon Rapids (Minneapolis metro), Minnesota. With roots dating back to 2002, Verus focuses on co-managed and managed IT services, infrastructure management, cybersecurity-oriented services, and cloud/hybrid IT support. Verus also markets a data center solution (“VerusGuard Data Center Solution Pro”) built around a primary deployment at the Cologix data center in Minneapolis (511 building), with its prior Fridley facility positioned for data recovery/backup to support redundancy across sites. A notable milestone is Verus’ January 7, 2025 partnership/addition to New Charter Technologies’ platform, as described in Verus’ own press post and New Charter’s release.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

1. Minneapolis, MN (Cologix “511 building”) — Verus states that in 2015 it began shifting its primary data center from its Fridley facility to the Cologix Data Center at the 511 Building in Minneapolis.
2. Fridley, MN (legacy Verus facility) — Verus describes the Fridley data center shifting to a data recovery/backup role to create redundancy between Fridley and the 511 building.
3. Coon Rapids, MN (company location / address) — Verus publicly lists 201 85th Avenue NW, Minneapolis, MN 55433-6004 (also shown externally as Coon Rapids, MN for the same address). The website footer and contact materials present this as the company’s location/address.

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

Verus publishes a “Verus Minnesota Data Center Features” section describing the following (presented on its data center solution page):

1. Colocation form factors: “Cabinet & Cage: Custom configurations.”
2. Power: “Primary 2N UPS & Generator” and “N+1 with Isolation Bypass Auto Transfer Switch” plus additional utility/power design details.
3. Cooling: “Perimeter CRAHs (N+1)” and “600 ton cooling capacity.”
4. Connectivity: Verus describes the site as carrier neutral, references access to 75+ carriers/ISPs/ASPs, and mentions connectivity to a peering point (“MICE Peering Point”).
5. Security: Verus lists biometric + keycard access, mantraps, CCTV, and 24/7 on-site guards.

Rack unit sizes, power density per rack/cabinet, and remote hands SLA terms: Not publicly listed as standardized directory-ready SKUs on the pages reviewed.

Service Portfolio Overview:

1. Managed IT Services (scalable managed services; includes monitoring, support, and IT infrastructure management per service description/FAQ).
2. Co-Managed IT support model (positioning across the site; also referenced in the New Charter partnership press content).
3. Data center / colocation solutions via VerusGuard Data Center Solution Pro (cabinet/cage configurations described).
4. Hosted/virtualized application hosting (monthly fee) — Verus states it can host application needs on its own virtualized servers and other equipment (positioned as reducing capex and in-house support needs).
5. Hybrid cloud solutions (hybrid cloud consulting/implementation positioning) — Verus describes hybrid cloud scenarios and examples (e.g., hosting Microsoft Exchange; remote desktop “Hosted Workforce” solutions).
6. Storage / backup & replication solutions — including on-prem backup/replication and “hosted storage management in our secure data center.”
7. LAN/WAN networking services (design, installation, support, monitoring; “hosting in our data center” mentioned).
8. Compliance & regulatory support (program positioning) — presented as a service line; specific certification claims are not published as a list.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

1. Verus’ data center solution page describes a resiliency model including 2N UPS & generator (as written) plus additional redundancy statements (N+1 elements described).
2. Redundancy across Minneapolis (511 building) and Fridley is described as a benefit after the 2015 migration.

Physical & Logical Security:

1. Physical security controls (as listed by Verus for its Minnesota data center solution): biometric + keycard access, mantraps, CCTV, and 24/7 on-site guards.
2. Formal documentation of logical security controls (e.g., tenant segmentation standards, audited control frameworks): Not publicly listed on the pages reviewed.

Compliance & Standards:

1. Verus references compliance contexts (e.g., “HIPAA, PCI” mentioned in general service marketing), but a public, authoritative list of certifications (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2) for Verus or its facilities is Not publicly listed on the pages reviewed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

1. Verus explicitly describes the Minnesota data center solution as a carrier neutral data center with “access to 75+ carriers/ISPs/ASPs” (as written on the page).

Network Capabilities:

1. Verus describes LAN/WAN services including network design, installation, support, and monitoring, and references “hosting in our data center.”
2. Specific directory-ready connectivity products (cross-connect SKUs, dark fiber, wavelengths, Ethernet private line, MPLS, SD-WAN): Not publicly listed as standardized services on the pages reviewed.

Connectivity Use Cases:

1. Organizations seeking cabinet/cage deployments in a Minneapolis carrier-neutral facility and access to broad carrier options (as presented on Verus’ data center solution page).
2. Businesses implementing hybrid cloud patterns (Verus describes hybrid resource placement and examples of hosted services alongside on-prem applications).

💼 Who It Serves

1. Organizations with lean internal IT teams seeking co-managed IT support (explicitly stated in the New Charter partnership release and Verus’ positioning).
2. Small-to-medium businesses (Verus describes supporting “small to medium-size businesses” in its hybrid cloud page).
3. Regulated or compliance-aware environments (Verus references regulatory compliance contexts and positions compliance support as a service line).