OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS
Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), an international provider of data center,
managed hosting and cloud services, announced today that commercial
real estate services provider JLL, was its top-performing channel
partner in 2015.
As the top producing channel partner in 2015, JLL was a
significant contributor to the total partner revenue for QTS. JLL's
Data Center Solutions team is widely recognized as an industry
leader. They are uniquely positioned with extensive knowledge of
both data center real estate and integrated solutions to drive
business across QTS' portfolio.
"QTS is a tremendous partner and sets the standard in the data
center industry," said Bo Bond,
managing director and co-leader of JLL's Data Center Solutions
team. "Data centers play an integral role in the efficiency,
effectiveness, and growth of businesses. QTS' integrity,
innovation, approach to security and compliance, and ability to
deliver customized solutions are true market differentiators. Their
commitment to their customers starts at the top and can be seen in
their industry leading customer service performance."
The company has seen an increase in partners actively selling
all aspects of its integrated technology platform of custom data
center, colocation, and cloud and managed services. The 2015
acquisition of Carpathia Hosting also strengthened QTS' hybrid IT
solutions, and provided expanded selling opportunities to
partners.
"We view our partners as an extension of the QTS team, so we
have a program that empowers them to grow their business and ours
by providing their customers the best technology solutions and
service in the industry," said Shelagh
Montgomery, Executive Vice President, Strategic Client
Management – QTS. "JLL was a fantastic partner in 2015 and we look
forward to continuing to grow our joint business with JLL and all
our partners in 2016."
QTS has continually grown its Business Partner Program by
creating collaborative selling relationships with a diverse mix of
partners including brokers, sales agents, consulting & systems
integration firms, resellers, technology companies and
carriers. Due to their varied business models, QTS adapts its
program to meet each category of partner's needs, while providing
relevant joint-marketing and product education opportunities to
all.
"Partners are a key component of QTS' growth strategy and
therefore we will continue to invest in supporting our partners,"
said Frank Eagle, VP of Business
Development – QTS. "The most recent example of our commitment
to enabling our partners is the launch of our QTS Partner Portal,
an on-line partner education tool."
For more information or to apply for the QTS Partner Program,
visit
http://www.qtsdatacenters.com/company/partners/alliance-and-channels.
About JLL
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a professional services and investment
management firm offering specialized real estate services to
clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing
in real estate. A Fortune 500 company with annual fee revenue of
$5.2 billion and gross revenue of
$6.0 billion, JLL has more than 230
corporate offices, operates in more than 80 countries and has a
global workforce of more than 60,000. On behalf of its clients, the
firm provides management and real estate outsourcing services for a
property portfolio of 4.0 billion square feet, or 372 million
square meters, and completed $138
billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in
2015. Its investment management business, LaSalle Investment
Management, has $56.4 billion of real
estate assets under management. JLL is the brand name, and a
registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For
further information, visit www.jll.com.
About QTS
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS) is a leading provider of
secure, compliant data center solutions, hybrid cloud and fully
managed services. QTS' integrated technology service platform of
custom data center (C1), colocation (C2) and cloud and managed
services (C3) provides flexible, scalable, secure IT solutions for
web and IT applications. QTS' Critical Facilities Management (CFM)
provides increased efficiency and greater performance for
third-party data center owners and operators. QTS owns,
operates or manages 24 data centers and supports more than 1,000
customers in North America,
Europe and Asia Pacific. For
more information, please visit www.qtsdatacenters.com, call
toll-free 877.QTS.DATA or follow us on Twitter
@DataCenters_QTS.
Media
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Jaclyn McDougal
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404.814.1330
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