Colocation and data centre services are a part of Basefarm ’ s core business ,” explains Erik de Jager , VP Data Centre Services at Basefarm , which was founded in 2000 in Norway as a specialist in high-availability managed hosting .

“ Basefarm has unique qualities , with these we expanded into foreign markets . We went first out to Sweden in 2003 . Then in 2010 , we entered the Dutch market . Recently , we acquired a company called The Unbelievable Machine Company , so we ’ re now also represented in Germany and Austria . As we progress , we always want to improve continuously , whilst maintaining all qualities . We aim to be specialists in our field .”

As a Dutchman , de Jager originally came on board in 2009 to help establish the company ’ s Amsterdam office . Over the years , he has held several roles within the company , both in the Netherlands and in Norway , before beginning his current role at the beginning of 2017 . “ I came back to Norway again having been given the opportunity of further developing the colocation services for Basefarm Norway ,” he explains .

HIGH-END SERVICES , 24 / 7 With the current rise of data centres , especially in Norway , colocation is hotter than ever . As such , the need for high quality data centres providing flexible

76 December 2017