Hyperscale Data Center
Unprecedented Performance for Hyperscalers
The Rapidly Evolving Hyperscale Landscape
The rapid growth of the Southeastern US and the desire of hyperscale, cloud and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) companies to deploy closer to their consumers in the region is driving massive investments to expand digital infrastructure. The accelerating scale of digital communications, the need for richer user experiences in accessing content, and the desire to expand cloud infrastructure to edge markets is driving demand for data center and fiber capacity across the region.
At DC BLOX, we understand the evolving landscape where IT becomes more distributed and agile, demanding higher capacity digital infrastructure in edge markets. With the rise of IoT, social media, personal communications, and the transformative impact of AI/ML, the need for scalable solutions is more critical than ever.
In the face of this unprecedented demand, DC BLOX stands out as a vertically integrated digital infrastructure provider, uniquely positioned to deliver comprehensive, hyperscale-ready solutions at scale. Our ability to deliver build-to-suit data centers and dark fiber routes caters to diverse needs, ensuring that our customers can accelerate the regional deployment of their services.
Benefits of Our Hyperscale Data Centers
Place your digital infrastructure closer to consumers in the growing Southeast market
Reserved power with local utilities
Modular design can be customized to your needs for scalable infrastructure and flexibility to meet rapid capacity requirements
Proven construction and development to maintain schedule and deliver your data center on time
High-density designs available, customizable to meet your specific needs
Sites connected to regional dark fiber network with ability to build custom routes
Hyperscale Solutions
Build To Suit Data Centers
Our hyperscale data center campuses are purpose-built and operated at the highest standards required by the largest cloud and SaaS providers. We have a proven track record in the delivery of greenfield, purpose-built facilities and are often relied upon to build new data centers on accelerated schedules.
All sites in our hyperscale portfolio are available for build-to-suit.
Standard Design Features
Power
Tier III design, with optional Uptime Institute certification
100% uptime, concurrently maintainable power line-up
High-density design to support high performance computing
Security
SOC2 Type II, NIST 800-171 and HIPAA/HITRUST with a design that supports up-scope to more stringent security standards
Video surveillance with remote monitoring
Gated site access / bollards / secure lobby
Mechanical
N+2 redundancy for chillers and N+5 for vertical fan coils
Air cooled with provisions for future liquid cooling
Design for annualized PUE of 1.3 at full load
Network
Power and Fiber-Rich Locations
Multiple meet-me rooms with diverse fiber duct vaults
Dark fiber to 55/56 Marietta St., 180 Peachtree St., and the DC BLOX Myrtle Beach Cable Landing Station
Custom Dark Fiber Routes
DC BLOX’s capability to build custom dark fiber routes with its data centers enables a one-stop solution that reduces negotiation complexities, streamlines deployment, and accelerates the realization of our customer’s business objectives.
Existing Regional Dark Fiber Network
DC BLOX has built the first high-capacity, low-latency dark fiber East-West route from Lithia Springs, GA to Myrtle Beach, SC. The route connects into Atlanta’s Internet Exchanges and passes through Augusta and Charleston to the Myrtle Beach cable landing station offering connectivity to regional and International destinations.
Metro Ring
DC BLOX is also building a dark fiber metro ring around Atlanta connecting into the ATL East and ATL West sites as well as to the East-West route. New dark fiber route options to suit specific customer needs are also available. The ring will provide significant new fiber capacity for campus tenants and will also provide a resilient connection to the DC BLOX Regional Dark Fiber Network transiting from Atlanta to its Myrtle Beach, SC Cable Landing Station, offering global connectivity options.
Regional Dark Fiber Network
Subsea Cable Opportunities & Connectivity
The strategic placement of our Myrtle Beach, SC Cable Landing Station presents a prime opportunity for subsea cable landings, offering potential capacity to accommodate additional subsea cables. Leveraging our robust infrastructure, hyperscale operators can seamlessly land new subsea cables, providing a valuable gateway for enhanced global connectivity into the Southeastern US. Furthermore, our comprehensive dark fiber network extends from the cable landing station in Myrtle Beach to the bustling technology hub of Atlanta, ensuring low-latency, high-speed connectivity for data transit.
Hyperscale Data Center Locations
Our hyperscale portfolio boasts 484 planned megawatts across multiple locations throughout the Southeastern US. With over 200 acres available for campus growth, we can aid you in accelerating regional deployment of your services.
Atlanta East
Atlanta East is just 24 miles east of Atlanta with 68 acres of land and over 1 million square feet of data center space with 144MW of critical power available at full build-out. DC BLOX also plans to build a dark fiber ring around the Atlanta metropolitan area as part of the project. The ring will provide significant new fiber capacity for campus tenants and will also provide a resilient connection to the DC BLOX dark fiber route transiting from Atlanta to its Myrtle Beach, SC Cable landing station, offering global connectivity options.
Atlanta West
Strategically located on 55 acres next to Microsoft’s 300-acre facility and 2.5 miles from Google. Total capacity of 760,000 square feet with 120 MW critical load and offering N+1 redundancy, a high-density design, and provisions for liquid cooling. Also boasting two central meet-me rooms and dark fiber to 56 Marietta Street, 180 Peachtree Street, and the Myrtle Beach cable landing station.
Birmingham
DC BLOX’s Birmingham data center campus offers colocation and wholesale solutions today, and a new 263,000 sq ft data center expansion with 40MW of critical power available at full build-out for large-scale build-to-suit deployments. The campus is connected to DC BLOX’s regional network with dark fiber connectivity available.
Charleston North
DC BLOX is offering a hyperscale-ready data center campus located on 64 acres in the new Camp Hall Industrial Park in South Carolina with direct access to SC Hwy 27 to support the rapidly growing demand for digital infrastructure space, power, and connectivity in the area. Charleston North offers 1.1 Million sq ft of space with 180MW of critical power available to the site at full build-out.
DC BLOX Background & Experience
Digital infrastructure growth is a necessity. DC BLOX addresses this urgency with a mission to provide the essential digital infrastructure that ensures rich customer experiences, business prosperity, and local community opportunity across the Southeast US. In addition to hyperscale-ready sites, our offerings include five edge-market data centers with expansion opportunities, a subsea cable landing station in Myrtle Beach, and a regional network
spanning the Southeast.
Founded in 2014, DC BLOX has been progressively perfecting the design and construction processes of its modular, interconnected, mission-critical data center facilities. We have a proven track record in the delivery of greenfield, purpose-built facilities and are often relied upon to build new data centers on accelerated schedules.
In addition, DC BLOX’s capability to build dark fiber routes with its data centers enables a one-stop solution that reduces negotiation complexities, streamlines deployment, and accelerates the realization of our customer’s business objectives.
Scalable designs that support success-based deployment from 1MW to 100MW+
All facilities designed and built to Uptime Institute Tier III requirements (Birmingham and Greenville certified)
Custom dark fiber route construction
Robust ecosystem of business partner and government relationships in the Southeast that facilitate rapid land acquisition, construction, operations, and connectivity
Well capitalized and supported by leading investors from Bain Capital and Post Road Group
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Next Steps
DC BLOX has the design, construction, operations, networking, and security experience to meet the needs of today’s hyperscale and large-scale technology companies.
Please contact Jason Walker, SVP of Strategic Development, to discuss your project.
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