BRUSSELS, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Interxion: A
Digital Realty Company (NYSE: DLR) and leading European provider of
carrier- and cloud-neutral colocation data centre
solutions, has begun construction of a third data centre in
Belgium. The first phase of the
project, which is expected to be completed Q4 2021, will
provide a total capacity of nearly 1,280m2 when fully built out.
The expansion – BRU3 – is adjacent to the existing facilities on
the Interxion Brussels Campus, the leading cloud and
interconnection hub in Belgium.
The new development will benefit from the same high levels of
network connectivity available at the existing data centres on the
campus and represents a strategic expansion of the roadmap for
Digital Realty's global infrastructure
solution, PlatformDIGITAL® in Belgium.
The digital economy is rapidly remaking all industries, public
and private. As a result, enterprises are now shifting
architectural models to a new data-centric approach that supports
always-on digital business, informed by real-time information. By
deploying their critical infrastructure with the industry's second
largest global interconnection provider1, customers in
Belgium benefit from access to a
thriving connected data community of connectivity providers,
platforms and enterprises, which has been cultivated by Interxion
for the last 20 years.
"BRU3 meets the requirements of both our local and global
multinational enterprise customers, providing access to dense
network connectivity, available power and interconnectivity with
other strategic European locations," says Dirk van de Geer, Managing Director,
Interxion Belgium. "We are pleased to support local and global
service providers with this additional data centre to enable them
to seamlessly expand their services via
PlatformDIGITAL®."
"Interxion's expansion in Brussels demonstrates our commitment to
supporting customers' digital transformation strategies, enabling
them to leverage Digital Realty's global platform spanning 24
countries across six continents," says Jeff
Tapley, Joint Managing Director EMEA, Interxion.
"Brussels has a highly
interconnected data community and provides an ideal location
for customers to consolidate their digital infrastructure."
The BRU3 facility will participate in a new sustainable district
heating project being launched in Zaventem, a Belgian municipality
in the province of Flemish Brabant, which will use excess heat
generated by the data centre to warm local households. This
initiative supports Digital Realty's commitment as a member of
the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for global carbon
reduction globally announced earlier this year.
Digital Realty's recently published Data Gravity Index
DGx™, a global forecast that measures the intensity
and gravitational force of enterprise data growth for metros across
the world2, states that the intensity of Data Gravity
for the EMEA region is expected to more than double each year and
is projected to grow at a faster rate than either North America or Asia Pacific through 2024. The scope of the
first study has been expanded to encompass enterprise data from 23
distinct vertical industries and 53 global metros, including
Brussels. The Belgian capital is
expected to experience a rapid increase in data gravity intensity,
more than doubling with a CAGR of 141% through 2024.
"The rate at which data is proliferating today is unprecedented
and is projected to increase to over 44 zettabytes by 2024 –
growing more than 150 percent on last year. This is particularly
apparent in Europe where the
volume of data being created and exchanged between European cities
is the largest in the world. Consequently, enterprises are under
increasing pressure to deliver their services at scale to often
geographically dispersed points of business presence, quickly and
efficiently," concludes Tapley.
Supporting resources:
- Read Digital Realty's industry manifesto for Enabling Connected
Data Communities
- Learn more about the PlatformDIGITAL® global
coverage map
- Explore colocation and interconnection opportunities in
Brussels
About Interxion: A Digital Realty Company
Interxion: A
Digital Realty Company, is a leading provider of carrier- and
cloud-neutral data centre services across EMEA. With more than 700
connectivity providers in over 100 data centres across 13 European
countries, Interxion provides communities of connectivity, cloud
and content hubs. As part of Digital Realty, customers now have
access to 49 metros across six continents. For more information,
please visit interxion.com or follow us on
LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty supports the
world's leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the
full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection
solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data
center platform, provides customers a trusted foundation and proven
Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution
methodology for scaling digital business and efficiently managing
data gravity challenges. Digital Realty's global data center
footprint gives customers access to the connected communities that
matter to them with more than 290 facilities in 49 metros across 24
countries on six continents. For more information, please visit
digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and
Twitter.
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Digital Realty
(415) 508-2812
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Interxion: A Digital Realty Company
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Investor Relations
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Digital Realty
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investorrelations@digitalrealty.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations,
forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially,
including statements related to Interxion's expansion in
Belgium, including our
expectations and plans for the Belgian market, Data Gravity Index
DGx™ and PlatformDIGITAL®. For a list and description of such risks
and uncertainties, see the company's reports and other filings with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
1 Synergy Research Group; Second largest carrier
neutral interconnection globally
2 Based on 50 global metros and over 20 distinct
industries studied in the Data Gravity Index DGx™ 1.5
study
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