DataBank Announces Development of Atlanta Data Center in Partnership with Georgia Tech
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 18, 2017 -- DataBank, Ltd., a Digital Bridge portfolio company and leading provider of business solutions for data center, cloud, interconnectivity, and managed services, announced the development of a new 94,000 sqft data center in downtown Atlanta for anchor-tenant, Georgia Institute of Technology. Located in Midtown Atlanta, DataBank’s ATL1 data center will serve as a HPCC (High-Performance Computing Center) and will house the Southern Crossroads providing high speed, high bandwidth connectivity to research and education sites throughout the southeast and across the nation.
The new HPCC is part of Portman Holdings’ CODA development, a 645,000 sqft mixed-use office complex currently under construction in Georgia Tech’s Technology Square. Georgia Tech’s premier academic and research programs will be the main tenant under a long-term lease for both the data center as well as the adjoining office tower.
“We are delighted to be working with DataBank as the developer and owner of the data center,” said Georgia Tech Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Steven Swant. “Technology Square represents a significant investment by Georgia Tech, the City of Atlanta, and the State of Georgia to create and advance a vibrant technology ecosystem around Georgia Tech. The HPCC data center is at the core of that effort.”
The HPCC project at CODA is being spearheaded by Georgia Tech to create public-private collaboration leveraging Georgia Tech students, faculty and knowledge to solve real world business problems. Researchers and industry participants working in the adjacent office tower will have direct, high-speed fiber access to Georgia Tech’s latest fleet of super computers and unique datasets located inside the HPCC, as well as the on-site expertise of Georgia Tech’s academic community.
“I am extremely pleased and proud to have my alma mater as a prominent client,” said Kevin Ooley, DataBank’s President and CFO and alumnus of Georgia Tech. “DataBank has always had interest in Atlanta, and I can’t think of a better way to enter this new market than through this partnership.”
“This project is a two-fold win for us,” said Raul K. Martynek, CEO of DataBank. “Not only will we be the backbone support for Georgia Tech’s leading-edge research activities, we also gain entry into an attractive technology-driven market. Atlanta is a great fit for DataBank given its position as a hub for regional interconnection and peering and the large base of enterprise companies looking for the high-quality data center space and services.”
Construction of DataBank’s ATL1 data center is scheduled for Q4 of this year. To support the HPCC needs, the data center is designed to deliver power densities of up to 45kW per cabinet. Once online, DataBank will operate 13 data center locations across seven markets (Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Atlanta) totaling more the 500,000 sqft of deployed data center space.
DataBank is collaborating on the development of ATL1 with Next Tier HD, a privately held real estate development group headquartered in New York, NY who has been involved with this project since 2015. To learn more about DataBank data center facilities and suite of service solutions please visit the company site at http://www.databank.com.
About DataBank
DataBank is a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and interconnection services, offering customers 100% uptime availability of data, applications and infrastructure. Databank's managed data center services are anchored in world-class facilities. Our customized technology solutions are designed to help customers effectively manage risk, improve their technology performance and allow them to focus on their core business objectives. DataBank is headquartered in the historic former Federal Reserve Bank Building, in downtown Dallas, TX. For additional information on DataBank locations and services, please visit http://www.databank.com or call 1(800) 840-7533.
About Digital Bridge Holdings
Founded in 2013 by Marc C. Ganzi and Ben Jenkins, Digital Bridge is focused on the ownership, investment and active management of companies in the mobile and internet infrastructure sector. Since inception, Digital Bridge has raised over $6.5 billion of debt and equity capital used to acquire and invest in the development of communications infrastructure businesses, including DataBank, Vantage Data Centers, ExteNet, Vertical Bridge, Andean Tower Partners, and Mexico Tower Partners.
Aaron Alwell, DataBank, Ltd., http://www.databank.com, +1 (214) 550-1827, [email protected]
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