Digital Realty, a leading global provider of data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced it has closed on the acquisition of a 3.5-acre land parcel located in Ferriers-en-Brie, east of Paris.
Environmental and operational building permits are currently in place and Digital Realty will immediately commence construction on a new 12-megawatt data centre.
“Our investment strategy has always been customer-driven, as demonstrated by the global footprint of our more than 200 data centres across 14 countries on five continents,” said Digital Realty Chief Executive Ocer A. William Stein.
“Given local supply constraints and rapidly growing enterprise colocation and hyperscale customer demand, Paris is an attractive connectivity hub poised for significant growth and we are delighted to re-establish a strong foothold in this key global metro.
“We remain committed to further strengthening connections and connectivity for our customers and extending our global platform to deliver comprehensive solutions around the world.”
The parcel was acquired for approximately US$6.9 million, expediting Digital Realty’s re-entry into Paris and marking the first step of continued investment in this growing, top-tier European data centre metro.
Digital Realty operates a network of industry-leading data centres across Europe, located in Amsterdam, Dublin, London, Geneva, Frankfurt and Manchester.
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