To capitalize digital transformations, Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) recently announced the acquisition of a colocation data center in the Slough Trading Estate for $200 million.
The purchase signifies the company's entry into the west London submarket and enhances current colocation services in the City and Docklands. It comes as a part of the DLR's efforts to improve its global data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL.
The campus boasts two separate data centers with a combined capacity of 15 megawatts, superior connectivity and space for potential expansion. The Slough data center campus serves as a well-established hub for a network of more than 150 customers, encompassing a wide range of connectivity providers, technology firms and financial services companies, with more than 2,000 cross-connects in use.
Moreover, along with the integration into Digital Realty's current Metro Connect solution, which enables smooth connectivity between its ...