US co-location and information middle supplier, Tonaquint Information Facilities, has acquired EdgeX Information Facilities in Oklahoma Metropolis. EdgeX, based in 2021, acquired a facility initially constructed by Devon Power as a standalone company information middle and commissioned in 2010. This acquisition provides one other information middle to Tonaquint’s present platform.
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EdgeX Oklahoma Facility
The EdgeX facility is a purpose-built Tier 3 information middle with a capability of 8 MW, comprising a complete of 65,000 sq. toes, together with two 10,000 sq. foot information halls, located on a 4-acre campus. The ability has the power to ship water-chilled cooling for high-density workloads.
Operational Plans
Tonaquint plans to fee a minimal of two.5 MW of important IT load, utilizing a phased strategy within the first 12 months of operations. The positioning has an growth functionality of as much as 12 MW. This new facility provides to Tonaquint’s present platform in Boise, Idaho, and St. George, Utah, enabling the corporate to increase the portfolio in Oklahoma and adjoining markets.
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“Strategically situated close to Will Rogers World Airport, the EdgeX facility utilises the identical electrical grid that powers the airport and is designed to resist tornado-force winds of as much as 310 mph, positioning it to offer one hundred pc uptime,” mentioned the official launch.
DIF and Tonaquint mentioned, “This acquisition is a superb step in direction of additional constructing out the Tonaquint platform and increasing into underserved markets. Information facilities type an vital a part of DIF’s funding technique. We consider the funding provides substantial alternatives for worth enhancement within the coming years, mixed with dependable money flows from high-quality contracts.”
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Tonaquint Information Facilities
As a part of the transaction, Terry Morrison, Co-Founder and CTO of EdgeX, will be a part of Tonaquint as COO and CTO. Tonaquint, based in 2008 in St. George, UT, entered the Boise, ID, market in 2020 with the acquisition of Fiberpipe Information Facilities. Tonaquint was later acquired by DIF in December 2022 to allow Tonaquint to proceed its progress.
