According to the companies, the TX1 Data Center is engineered to meet the requirements of global enterprises, cloud providers and the unique conditions in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, one of the top data center markets in the United States. Key features of the new facility incude: 16 megawatts (MW) of power to support large-scale, high-density computing; flexible private-suite configurations from 1 to 5 MW as well as multi-rack cages; direct connection to major cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform; fiber connectivity to carrier hotels and more than 120 area data centers and connected properties; multiple onsite telecommunications providers; extensive, multi-factor physical security, including perimeter fencing, video surveillance, access controls, and 7x24 onsite security officers; a highly efficient, waterless cooling system that leverages available outside cool air and does not stress local water supplies; office space, conference rooms, and complimentary amenities including Wi-Fi, a fitness room, and beverages.
The Dallas TX1 Data Center, combined with data centers in Ashburn, Virginia and Sacramento, California, expands RagingWire’s data center capacity to 1.5 million square feet and 113 MW of power. In Ashburn, the world’s top data center market, the new VA3 Data Center which is under construction will join the VA1 and VA2 data centers for a total footprint of over 500,000 square feet of space and 44 MW of power. In Sacramento, an ideal Northern California data center location outside the earthquake zone of the Bay Area and Silicon Valley, RagingWire has 680,000 square feet of data center space and 53 MW of power with a compelling total cost of ownership (TCO) based on low-cost power provided by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).
