QTS Announces Completion of Phase I Construction of Dallas-Fort Worth 40-Acre, 700K sq/ft Mega Data Center

QTS Realty Trust's

mega facility, QTS Dallas-Fort Worth, prepares for opening with the completion of Phase I construction and the launch of Phase II. QTS is one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing providers of data center facilities and managed services, and a leader in security and compliance. The addition of QTS Dallas-Fort Worth aligns with QTS' development strategy to obtain and revitalize large, infrastructure-rich properties in high-demand and growing data center markets to provide custom data center, colocation and cloud solutions - known as the QTS 3Cs. The new facility complements QTS' current presence in some of the nation's top data center markets including Atlanta, New York City/New Jersey, Silicon Valley and Virginia, and its planned expansion into Chicago. Similar to the development of QTS' Atlanta-Metro and Richmond, Virginia mega data centers, QTS Dallas-Fort Worth will be brought online in phases. QTS has transformed the former semiconductor manufacturing facility into a state-of-the-art mega data center. The 40-acre campus features a 700,000 square foot, LEED-designed facility, with the capacity to increase by 600,000 square feet, for a total of 1.3 million. Phase I construction includes 26,000 square feet of raised floor and Phase II will add an additional 26,000 square feet of raised floor. The campus features eight column-free data halls, each ranging from 25,000 to 30,000 square feet, with multilayered security and the ability for customers to customize their environment. QTS Dallas-Fort Worth is powered by a QTS owned, on-site 140MW dual-fed substation, providing reliable, uninterrupted power. Air- and water-cooled chillers housed in a central utility building add increased redundancy and energy efficiency throughout the facility. In addition, the facility's diverse fiber network connections will allow QTS to provide carrier-neutral connectivity with maximum flexibility. Data center connectivity is provided by multiple carriers including FPL FiberNet, TW Telecom, UPN and Zayo. QTS' Dallas-Fort Worth data center will offer the company's comprehensive platform of data center products – custom data center (C1), colocation (C2) and cloud and managed services (C3) – built to meet complex, hybrid IT infrastructure requirements. "We are excited by the level of interest in QTS Dallas Fort-Worth and have already leased more than 26,000 square feet across all 3Cs," said Jim Reinhart, Chief Operating Officer, Development and Operations - QTS. "More than ever, today's dynamic business environments demand reliable, scalable IT services and outstanding support. For this reason, we look forward to introducing the QTS difference to the Dallas-Fort Worth market."