IBM have built a new data centre located in Canada, the IBM Canada Leadership Data Centre, has been constructed to provide businesses with growth management, cost savings and increased security.

The centre was built in in conjunction with the Canadian and Ontario governments and the city of Barrie.

IBM Canada president John Lutz , said that the $90 million centre, “provides a flexible foundation ingrained in best-practices so we can deliver essential services to help organizations and partners better manage data, reduce operating costs, improve productivity and gain competitive advantage."