One of the most recognized names in the financial services industry, a premier, global investment bank, headquartered in New York City has utilized Grid Associates’ expertise contracting them with all aspects of communication infrastructures worldwide for almost twenty years. Grid Associates has designed cabling infrastructures for office buildings, trading floors, and data centers including the bank’s new 65,000 sq. ft., Tier 4 facility on the east coast, and is currently designing a 10,000 sq. ft. colocation facility for 1000 servers. Grid Associates also supports their IP networking efforts by developing business cases, designs, and implementation plans for LAN, WAN, and MAN transport systems. Besides the New York Metro area, Grid Associates has also developed communications infrastructure designs and project managed many of the same institution’s domestic and international facilities including data centers and office buildings in Denver, Jacksonville, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Dublin, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

A primary dealer in the U. S. Treasury security market, another global financial firm with its headquarters in New York City, regularly utilizes the know-how of Grid Associates in the design and implementation of its data centers. Grid Associates has combined its in-depth understanding of complex technology integration with its extensive experience in tackling challenges concerning power and communications infrastructures. Grid Associates has designed many projects for this firm, including six data centers and a disaster recovery trading environment in North America.

A world leader in delivering risk and insurance services contracts Grid Associates to design, procure and project manage the cabling infrastructure of its world headquarters restack of 20 office floors and a 2,000 SF data center. Grid Associates has provided the same services for over 100 regional offices around the globe.

A New York-based financial news and market data media company trusts Grid Associates with the telecommunications design, procurement, and project management for their 50,000 SF data center and associated office space.

Grid Associates reviewed and evaluated one of the world’s largest global investment bank’s cabling standards. The proposed updates, when applied to a planned project, saved several million dollars. Grid Associates also designed, procured and project managed the cabling infrastructure for their new multi-story corporate headquarters.

Grid Associates was asked to partner with a construction company and an engineering design firm, to assist a public institution with the planning and design for the relocation of a mid-size data center into their historic building in New York City. The project had many complex challenges that stakeholders in the project knew Grid Associates would have the expertise and experience to manage with minimum risk.

A New York based multinational insurance brokerage firm requested Grid Associates to provide audiovisual design, procurement, and project management for their new office space. The facility included audiovisual systems for the reception area, conference rooms, team rooms, work café, and a divisible training room. The spaces accommodated five to one hundred users.

A Virginia based multinational online brokerage firm requested Grid Associates to provide security design, procurement, and project management for their New York City retail space. The design of the security system included access control and video surveillance. Grid Associates coordinated camera, card reader, and hardware requirements.