The facility has capacity for some 15,000 physical servers and comes as part of a global investment in cloud infrastructure that will reach $1.2 billion [£710 million].
IBM is looking to assure users of SoftLayer that their data will be safe in Big Blue's hands with new security and recovery services, announcing more protection options for 2014.
The new centre already has Monitise on board as its first customer and is able to provide disaster recovery at the drop of a hat with support at all hours of the day and week.
The two companies have announced a collaboration that will see them host each other’s technology, recognising that most customers operate in a hybrid cloud environment.
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