Data centers in the Dallas–Fort Worth market
The Dallas–Fort Worth market, as defined here, takes in every listed facility within 60 km of Dallas: 150 data centers in 17 towns and cities, led by Dallas (45), Richardson (22), Plano (19) and Fort Worth (16). That is 6% of the listings in the United States, the 2nd largest of 22 markets there.
The operators with the most listings are Digital Realty (15), DataBank (12) and Equinix (9), out of 40 named operators.
The three operators with the most listings hold 24% of them; 20 of the 40 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 483 MW of IT load across 22 buildings and 211 MW of utility power across 12 buildings; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 9 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (8 Tier III and 1 Tier IV). Tier IV: Grapevine Data Center 4, Day 1. Listings not yet in operation: 1 planned. Among them: QTS South Dallas. 1 listing is reported closed.
About the Dallas–Fort Worth market
The directory lists 150 data centers in the Dallas–Fort Worth market, fourth of the 64 markets it covers and 6 percent of all listings in the United States. Dallas holds 45 of them, 30 percent of the market, followed by Richardson with 22, Plano with 19 and Fort Worth with 16. Allen and Red Oak have 11 each.
Digital Realty has the most listings here, 15, followed by DataBank with 12, Equinix with 9, and Compass and CyrusOne with 8 each. 40 operators are listed in all. Colocation sites make up 100 of the records and hyperscale sites 10.
Capacity is published in two measures that should not be added together. Of the 22 buildings with a published IT load, DataBank's Red Oak buildings DFW9 to DFW12 are tied as the largest at 60 MW each, followed by CyrusOne's DFW1 in Carrollton at 45 MW. Of the 12 with a published utility supply, Digital Realty DFW18 in Richardson is the largest at 60 MW, ahead of Evocative's DAL1 in Plano at 30 MW. By floor area, Digital Realty DFW26 in Lewisville is the largest listed building, at about 832,000 square feet, ahead of CyrusOne DFW1 at 600,000.
1 facility is planned, QTS South Dallas, and 1 is closed. 9 facilities hold an Uptime Institute certification, 1 at Tier IV: Grapevine Data Center 4.
134 of 150 facilities have coordinates.
Towns and cities
Dallas (45) · Richardson (22) · Plano (19) · Fort Worth (16) · Allen (11) · Red Oak (11) · Carrollton (5) · Irving (4) · Lewisville (4) · Garland (3) · Grapevine (3) · Arlington (1) · Mansfield (1) · Midlothian (1) · Security Row Richardson (1) · Talty (1) · Wilmer (1)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Digital Realty | 15 |
| DataBank | 12 |
| Equinix | 9 |
| Compass | 8 |
| CyrusOne | 8 |
| Aligned | 5 |
| Centersquare | 5 |
| Flexential | 5 |
| NTT Global Data Centers | 5 |
| QTS | 5 |
| Evocative | 4 |
| Lumen | 4 |
| Stream Data Centers | 4 |
| Cologix | 3 |
| 3 | |
| Meta | 3 |
| TierPoint | 3 |
| Bank of America | 2 |
| STACK Infrastructure | 2 |
| Verizon | 2 |
| 365 Data Centers | 1 |
| AIG | 1 |
| Amazon Web Services | 1 |
| Atos | 1 |
| C1 Dallas - Allen (LOT 1) LLC | 1 |
Top 25 of 40 operators.
Largest data centers in the Dallas–Fort Worth market by power
| Facility | Operator | MW of IT load |
|---|---|---|
| DataBank Red Oak Data Center (DFW9) | DataBank | 60 |
| DataBank Red Oak Data Center (DFW10) | DataBank | 60 |
| DataBank Red Oak Data Center (DFW11) | DataBank | 60 |
| DataBank Red Oak Data Center (DFW12) | DataBank | 60 |
| CyrusOne Carrollton, TX, DFW1 | CyrusOne | 45 |
| DataBank Plano Data Center (DFW8) | DataBank | 40 |
| NTT Global Data Centers Dallas TX4 Data Center | NTT Global Data Centers | 36 |
| Flexential Dallas - Plano | Flexential | 18 |
| Centersquare Fort Worth DFW1 Data Center | Centersquare | 16.4 |
| NTT Global Data Centers Dallas TX1 Data Center | NTT Global Data Centers | 16 |
Top 10 of 22 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 the Dallas–Fort Worth market
| Facility | Operator | Status | Planned opening |
|---|---|---|---|
| QTS South Dallas | QTS | Planned | not recorded |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty DFW26 | Digital Realty | 831,500 |
| CyrusOne Carrollton, TX, DFW1 | CyrusOne | 600,000 |
| Digital Realty DFW18 | Digital Realty | 464,500 |
| Digital Realty DFW10 | Digital Realty | 387,500 |
| Evocative Dallas Data Center (DAL1) | Evocative | 300,000 |
| Flexential Dallas - Plano | Flexential | 261,425 |
| NTT Global Data Centers Dallas TX1 Data Center | NTT Global Data Centers | 230,000 |
| TierPoint Fort Worth Data Center | TierPoint | 208,000 |
| DataBank Red Oak Data Center (DFW9) | DataBank | 200,000 |
| DataBank Red Oak Data Center (DFW10) | DataBank | 200,000 |
| DataBank Red Oak Data Center (DFW11) | DataBank | 200,000 |
| DataBank Red Oak Data Center (DFW12) | DataBank | 200,000 |
| CyrusOne Lewisville, TX, DFW2 | CyrusOne | 200,000 |
| DataBank Downtown Dallas Data Center (DFW1) | DataBank | 145,250 |
| Digital Realty DFW35 | Digital Realty | 139,000 |