The buildings are just the beginning. The technology and infrastructure choices that surround them, and the people who stand behind them, are the real story.
Vantage Data Centers adopted a forward-looking model created especially for the ongoing tech revolution. With AI, high-performance computing and machine learning about to make Moore’s Law look quaint, we took what we’ve been doing well for a decade and set out to expand, standardize and replicate it so we’d be ready for your growth.
When you want to reduce capital expenses, or when your business needs streamlined, efficient expansion, we’re ready. When you come to the planning table, we’re ready to be your partner with actionable solutions. And when transparency and predictability are must-haves, we’re ready with the technology and operating principles to help you sleep well at night.
Supporting your vision for the future of technology.
Our commitment to collaboration, wed to a flexible campus model and backed by years of operational excellence, provides all you need to reach your strategic goals. By supporting you in this way, we’re providing the foundation for how the whole world lives, works and plays today—all thanks to the critical digital infrastructure you’ve entrusted to our oversight.
We take this responsibility seriously, understanding not just its importance to your bottom line, but how it can enrich the lives of all the people you touch each day.
Financial stability.
Delivering data centers for top cloud providers, hyperscalers and leading technology companies as quickly as the market needs them requires a sound capitalization philosophy. With excellent relationships in both the securitization and banking markets, Vantage Data Centers has a diverse funding pool that, combined with our standardized campus model, allows us to safely and reliably deliver industry-leading campuses at an accelerated pace. Our capital providers have confidence in our leadership and understand that we have a stable and viable business. A consortium of investors keeps us on a solid financial footing.
The people inside. All of them.
Walk through a Vantage data center—racks and servers and chillers and cables—all far outnumber the people. Yet people really are what our data centers are all about, because by supporting the missions of our customers, we’re helping people connect with each other all across the world; meet virtually, whether as co-workers or family; start and run businesses; fully enjoy new technologies; safely archive photos and documents that are truly priceless, or simply irreplaceable to one person.
Recognizing our role in enabling all of the above, we’ve focused on scale, speed-to-market, efficiency, sustainability and operational excellence. And we’ve employed them all to ensure your success and the success of our partnership.
Company History
Vantage Data Centers launches.
With an investment from Silver Lake Partners, Vantage acquires a fully operational data center, formerly owned by Intel Corp, in Santa Clara, California.
Sureel Choksi becomes President and CEO.
Vantage’s new president and CEO, Sureel Choksi, leads a growing team with a bold vision.
Vantage delivers first data center on the company’s second campus.
Vantage completes construction and Level 5 commissioning of the first data center on a 68-acre campus in Quincy, Washington.
Expansion continues in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Vantage announces plans to build CA14, a 6MW facility on its flagship campus.
Vantage plans for additional 21MW in Santa Clara.
Vantage announces two new planned data centers totaling 21MW on its flagship campus, CA15 and CA16.
A second campus is planned in Santa Clara.
Due to an increase in demand, Vantage acquires nine acres less than two miles from its existing campus to launch a second campus.
DigitalBridge acquires Vantage Data Centers.
DigitalBridge, a global leader in digital infrastructure, acquires Vantage Data Centers.
Vantage plans a mega-campus in Northern Virginia.
Vantage heads east to develop a 146MW campus on 42-acres in the heart of Data Center Alley.
Vantage completes groundbreaking $1.125 billion financing.
Vantage successfully issued $1.125 billion in securitized notes, the first securitization financing completed in the data center industry, to fund growth.
Construction begins at CA2.
Vantage breaks ground on a 77MW campus in Santa Clara, further increasing its market share in a competitive market.
Vantage completes final facility on flagship campus.
CA15, a 15MW facility is completed, bringing the total campus to 75MW—the largest in Silicon Valley.
Vantage announces plans to enter another top five North American market.
Goodyear, Arizona, just outside of Phoenix, will be home to a 160MW campus on 50 acres.
Expanding internationally, Vantage arrives in Canada.
4Degrees Colocation, with campuses in Montreal and Quebec City, Canada, is acquired by Vantage.
Vantage completes the first phase of a 146MW campus in Ashburn, Virginia.
The first phase of the Northern Virginia campus opens with 6MW of IT capacity.
Vantage delivers a year of record growth.
2019 is one for the record books. Vantage adds 41MW of capacity into operation across North America.
Vantage embarks upon USD $2 billion European expansion.
Company enters five new markets through the acquisition of Etix Everywhere and greenfield developments—Frankfurt, Berlin, Milan, Warsaw and Zurich.
Colony Capital and Vantage form strategic partnership to advance growth.
Valued at $3.5 billion, the strategic partnership accelerates the expansion of Vantage’s best-in-class, wholesale data centers throughout North America and Europe.
Europe’s largest data center campus becomes part of the Vantage portfolio.
Vantage enters its sixth European market with the acquisition of U.K.-based Next Generation Data (NGD) and a 180MW campus.
Expansion continues in two of the world’s biggest data center markets.
Vantage announces groundbreakings at VA12 in Data Center Alley and CA23 in Silicon Valley, adding 68MW of IT capacity in Northern Virginia and California.
Vantage Data Centers acquires Hypertec’s hyperscale data center business.
The acquisition from Hypertec expands Vantage’s total presence in the Province of Quebec to 81MW of IT capacity across three campuses in one of the hottest data center markets in North America.
Vantage enters Asia-Pacific region.
Vantage launches five APAC markets by acquiring Agile Data Centers and anticipated acquisition of PCCW’s data center business.
Vantage expands to South Africa.
Entering its fifth continent, Vantage starts development of an 80MW campus in Johannesburg that will include three two-story data centers.
Vantage completes PCCW DC acquisition.
Vantage finalizes its acquisition of PCCW’s data center business adding 100MW of existing and expansion capacity across Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur.
Vantage Data Centers enters Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with SolarAfrica.
The PPA will secure 87MWp of solar energy for Vantage’s Johannesburg JNB1 data center campus.
Vantage Data Centers releases inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.
The first annual ESG report features initiatives to eliminate carbon emissions, promote diversity and prioritize employee safety.
Vantage Data Centers signs the Climate Pledge.
Participation in this global initiative is a strategic new step in Vantage’s ongoing commitment to reduce its environmental impact and lessen the effects of climate change.
Vantage Data Centers enters London market.
With a £500 million investment, Vantage announces a 48MW hyperscale campus to be developed in Europe’s largest data center market.
Vantage Data Centers announces a second campus in Cyberjaya.
Investing an addition US $3 billion, Vantage will build a 256MW hyperscale campus in Malaysia’s digital hub.
AustralianSuper backs Vantage Data Centers with €1.5 billion investment and joins DigitalBridge as shareholder.
AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest pension fund, invests in Vantage’s EMEA business to support the rapid expansion across the region.
Vantage Data Centers Secures US$64M loan from top Taiwanese banks and completes Taiwan’s first greenfield hyperscale data center project financing transaction.
CTBC Bank and Cathay United Bank provide strong support for Vantage’s expansion in Taiwan to meet customer demand.
Vantage Data Centers expands into Dublin with a campus that will feature a next-generation energy solution.
The 52MW Ireland campus will help meet customer demand for digital infrastructure in one of Europe’s largest data center markets.
Vantage Data Centers completes first-ever EMEA data center Asset-Backed Securitization (ABS) with £600 million transaction.
Vantage concludes its 10th securitization since 2018 and ninth green financing to drive continued, sustainable developments across the region.
Vantage Data Centers completes $9.2 billion equity investment led by DigitalBridge and Silver Lake.
The transaction reflects $2.8 billion upsize in capital raise to support global hyperscalers in meeting unprecedented cloud and AI demand; total of $11 billion raised over past nine months to drive $30 billion in data center development.
Vantage Data Centers breaks ground on 192MW campus in New Albany, Ohio.
With an investment over $2 billion, Vantage enters its first Midwest market in the United States.
Vantage Data Centers and VoltaGrid establish partnership to deploy more than one gigawatt of power generation.
The industry-leading partnership enables Vantage to meet growing customer demand at scale across power-constrained markets in North America.
