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Building Tomorrow’s Regional Data Center Network: Our Journey Forward
When we started planning this expansion, our team kept returning to the same fundamental question: How do we bring world-class enterprise data center capabilities to the communities and businesses that need them most?
Today, we have our answer. We’re launching the largest expansion in our company’s history, adding more than 25 MW of new capacity across four markets that represent the future of distributed computing: Greenville, SC; Columbia, SC; Columbus, IN; and Cincinnati, OH.
Why These Markets Matter to Us
Our regional data center strategy isn’t about following trends. It’s about understanding where real businesses operate and where they’re heading. The enterprises we serve don’t all live in Silicon Valley or Northern Virginia. They’re manufacturing companies in Columbus that need AI-powered quality control systems. They’re healthcare organizations in Greenville processing patient data that can’t travel hundreds of miles for computation. They’re financial services firms in Cincinnati running models that require both power and proximity.
These organizations have been asking us for the same thing: enterprise data center infrastructure that can handle AI workloads without forcing them to compromise on location, cost, or control. We listened, and we’re delivering.
Engineering for Real-World AI Workloads
Our engineering teams have spent months designing facilities that address the specific challenges our customers face with AI and high-performance computing. Each cabinet in our new facilities supports up to 120 kW, but more importantly, we’ve built flexibility into every aspect of the design.
We’re not building cookie-cutter facilities. We’re building infrastructure that adapts to how our customers actually work. That means supporting both traditional air cooling for standard enterprise workloads and direct-to-chip liquid cooling for those intense AI training sessions that generate serious heat.
Our customers range from managed service providers scaling their operations to technology startups training their first machine learning models. Some need private suites for security-sensitive applications, while others prefer the cost efficiency of shared cage environments. We’ve designed our new facilities to accommodate all of these scenarios without forcing customers into rigid deployment models.
The People Behind the Expansion
This expansion wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of our entire team. Our facilities managers have been working directly with local utilities in each market to ensure reliable power delivery. Our network engineers have been building relationships with connectivity providers to guarantee the low-latency connections that AI applications demand.
Most importantly, our customer success teams have been meeting with local businesses, understanding their specific needs, and incorporating that feedback into our facility designs. When a manufacturing company in Columbus told us they needed space for both their traditional IT infrastructure and their new AI-powered quality control systems, we made sure our hybrid cooling approach could handle both workloads in the same facility.
Community Partnership in Every Market
We don’t just build regional data center facilities; we become part of the communities we serve. In Greenville, we’re working with local technical colleges to create internship programs that give students hands-on experience with modern data center operations. In Columbus, we’re partnering with the economic development office to attract other technology companies that can benefit from our infrastructure.
These relationships matter because they create something larger than individual facilities. They help build local technology ecosystems that support job creation, attract investment, and provide the digital infrastructure that modern businesses require to compete globally.
Our team has already seen this impact in our existing markets. Local IT professionals who might have had to relocate to major metropolitan areas can now build careers close to home. Startups can access enterprise-grade infrastructure without enterprise-sized budgets. Established companies can expand their digital capabilities without expanding their geographic footprint.
Meeting Enterprise Needs Where They Are
The enterprises we serve have evolved beyond the assumptions of traditional data center models. They need infrastructure that supports both their current operations and their AI ambitions. They want the reliability and performance of hyperscale facilities with the personal service and flexibility of regional providers.
Our new enterprise data center facilities deliver exactly that combination. Customers get access to the same connectivity options available in major markets, including direct connections to public cloud platforms and Internet exchanges. They also get the responsiveness of working with a team that understands their specific industry challenges and geographic constraints.
When we say we’re building AI-ready infrastructure, we mean facilities that can handle today’s inference workloads and tomorrow’s training requirements. Our hybrid cooling systems adapt to changing thermal loads. Our power distribution supports both steady-state enterprise applications and the variable demands of machine learning workloads.
Looking Ahead
Construction has already begun at our first sites, with phased deployments scheduled through early 2027. We’re actively engaging with customers who need high-density colocation solutions, and the response has been overwhelming.
More than the technical specifications or deployment timelines, what excites us most is the opportunity to support our customers’ growth in markets that matter to them. We’re not asking businesses to relocate to access advanced infrastructure. We’re bringing that infrastructure to where businesses already operate and where they want to grow.
This expansion represents our commitment to distributed computing architecture and regional economic development. As Scott Willis, our CEO, often reminds our team: “We’re not just expanding our campuses, we’re helping catalyze digital economies and creating opportunity from the ground up.”
Every cabinet we install, every connection we establish, and every customer relationship we build contributes to something larger: a network of regional data center capabilities that proves world-class infrastructure doesn’t require world-class zip codes.
The next chapter of our story is being written in real time across four states, with more than 25 MW of new capacity, and dozens of team members who believe that proximity matters as much as performance, and we are proud to say that the power of possibility reaches every corner of the communities we serve.