Digital Realty Trust Acquires Amsterdam Suburb Site for 11.5 MW Data Centre

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

today announced that it has purchased a 5.37 acre site at De President, Hoofddorp, Haarlemmermeer, a suburb of Amsterdam, with plans to build a 15,900 square metre, 11.5 megawatt data centre. The development plans include six data halls, each capable of supporting 1.92 megawatts of IT load with dedicated infrastructure services and cooling options tailored to meet customers' needs. Construction of the data centre is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2013 with the first two data halls to be delivered in mid-2014. Each data hall will be designed utilizing Digital Realty's POD 3.0 architecture, a modular approach to building mechanical and electrical systems that reduces time to market and optimizes the amount of IT capacity for each suite, while providing optimal reliability and uptime availability. Importantly for many businesses in the region, the site will also afford superior connectivity as well as access to multiple Tier 1 and Tier 2 International Carriers. In addition, it will connect via Amsterdam's main fibre ring to Digital Realty's other European data centres as well as its U.S. locations.