Data centers in Florida
71 data centers are listed in Florida. The cities with the most listings are Miami (20), Jacksonville (9), Tampa (9), Fort Lauderdale (4) and Tallahassee (4); together they hold 65% of them. The operators with the most listings are Lumen (9), Equinix (6) and Flexential (4), out of 20 named operators.
By type, the listings in Florida are 59% colocation, 30% unclassified and 11% enterprise. Across the United States the colocation share is 49%. By published IT load, the largest single buildings are Flexential Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Flexential, 3.15 MW) and Flexential North Tampa, Florida (Flexential, 3 MW).
Florida ranks 11th of 50 US states by listed facilities, with 3% of the US total. Neighboring states: Georgia (86) and Alabama (21).
The three operators with the most listings hold 27% of them; 11 of the 20 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 15 MW of IT load across 7 buildings and 2 MW of utility power across 1 building; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 3 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (2 Tier III and 1 Tier IV). Tier IV: Data Shelter FPR. Listings not yet in operation: 1 under construction. Among them: Iron Mountain MIA-1. 2 listings are reported closed.
About Florida
The directory lists 71 data centers in Florida, eleventh among US states and 3 percent of all listings in the United States, run by 20 operators in 24 towns and cities. Miami has the most with 20, followed by Jacksonville and Tampa with 9 each, and Fort Lauderdale and Tallahassee with 4 each. The Miami market, the directory's only Florida market, holds 29 facilities.
Lumen has the most listings in the state, 9, followed by Equinix with 6 and EdgeConneX and Flexential with 4 each. Colocation sites make up 42 of the records and enterprise data centers 8.
Capacity is published in two measures that should not be added together. 7 buildings publish an IT load, the largest being Flexential's Fort Lauderdale site at 3.1 MW and its North Tampa site at 3 MW. 1 publishes a utility supply: Digital Realty MIA10 in Miami at 2 MW. By floor area, Equinix Miami MI1 is the largest listed building, at about 256,000 square feet, ahead of Digital Realty MIA10 at 150,000 and CoreSite OR1 in Orlando at 129,000.
1 facility is under construction, Iron Mountain MIA-1 in Miami, and 2 listed facilities are closed. 3 facilities hold an Uptime Institute certification, 2 at Tier III and 1 at Tier IV, Data Shelter FPR.
Cities
Markets
Miami (29)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Lumen | 9 |
| Equinix | 6 |
| EdgeConneX | 4 |
| Flexential | 4 |
| Centersquare | 3 |
| Cologix | 3 |
| CoreSite | 3 |
| 365 Data Centers | 2 |
| University of Florida | 2 |
| AAA | 1 |
| Baptist Health Jacksonville | 1 |
| Data Shelter, LLC | 1 |
| DataBank | 1 |
| Digital Realty | 1 |
| H5 | 1 |
| Iron Mountain | 1 |
| QTS | 1 |
| State of Florida | 1 |
| Telefonica Global Solutions - USA | 1 |
| TierPoint | 1 |
Largest data centers in Florida by power
| Facility | Operator | MW of IT load |
|---|---|---|
| Flexential Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Flexential | 3.15 |
| Flexential North Tampa, Florida | Flexential | 3 |
| Centersquare Tampa TPA1 Data Center | Centersquare | 2.5 |
| QTS Miami | QTS | 2 |
| Flexential West Tampa, Florida | Flexential | 1.81 |
| DataBank Downtown Miami Data Center (MIA1) | DataBank | 1.6 |
| Flexential Jacksonville, Florida | Flexential | 1.39 |
Top 10 of 7 buildings that publish their IT load in MW. Figures of other kinds (campus totals, or power without a stated measure) are not ranked with them.
Planned and new data centers in Florida
| Facility | Operator | Status | Planned opening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain MIA-1 | Iron Mountain | Under construction | not recorded |
Uptime Institute certified data centers in Florida
| Facility | Operator | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Data Shelter FPR | Data Shelter, LLC | Tier IV (Certification of Design Documents) |
| SSRC | State of Florida | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility) |
| Telefonica KeyCenter - SR6 & SR7 | Telefonica Global Solutions - USA | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| National Office Data Center | AAA | Efficient IT Activated; Efficient IT Stamp of Approval |
| Tampa 1 | Centersquare | M&O Stamp of Approval |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Equinix Miami MI1 | Equinix | 255,513 |
| Digital Realty MIA10 | Digital Realty | 150,000 |
| CoreSite OR1 - Orlando Data Center | CoreSite | 129,000 |
| Cologix JAX2 Data Center | Cologix | 125,000 |
| TierPoint Jacksonville Data Center | TierPoint | 120,000 |
| Cologix LAK1 Data Center | Cologix | 105,000 |
| CoreSite MI2 - Miami Data Center | CoreSite | 103,000 |
| Equinix Miami MI6 | Equinix | 75,046 |
| EdgeConneX MIA02 | EdgeConneX | 65,518 |
| Flexential Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Flexential | 64,164 |
| Flexential North Tampa, Florida | Flexential | 60,166 |
| CoreSite MI1 Data Center | CoreSite | 45,000 |
| Flexential Jacksonville, Florida | Flexential | 35,184 |
| Flexential West Tampa, Florida | Flexential | 31,600 |
| 365 Data Centers’ Boca Raton Data Center | 365 Data Centers | 30,400 |