The expansion represents the company ' s 15th data centre in the US , while further solidifying Expedient as a leading data centre and Managed Cloud Service Provider in the Midwest .

The news underscores Expedient ' s dedication to bolstering its footprint and services capabilities in both Ohio and across the US . This 102,000 square foot , state-of-the-art facility augments the company ' s ability to deliver best-of-breed IT solutions with production space to accommodate more than 33,000 physical servers , with 3MW of initial power capacity , that will be increased to 7.5MW in the future .

It stands as Expedient ' s largest data centre in Ohio and is one of five pivotal facilities in the state , providing national and local clients with the company ' s renowned full-stack Cloud Service Provider capabilities .

As in all Expedient data centres , the new facility enables Expedient clients to seamlessly colocate its existing IT investments alongside Expedient ' s cloud platforms and at the same time , connect to external hyperscale environments , unlocking greater flexibility and efficiency . This expansion aligns with Expedient ' s broader growth nationwide , where 15 facilities cover 10 geographically dispersed markets , including recent additions in Milwaukee , Denver and Phoenix .

Nationwide and Expedient have entered into a long-term agreement whereby Nationwide continues as landlord of the facility and Expedient takes full operational control and responsibility for future upgrade and expansion investment . The new Expedient data centre will serve Nationwide ' s existing requirements and have significant additional capacity to serve clients across Expedient ' s full stake of cloud infrastructure and colocation services .

" Expedient has expressed interest in this facility for a while . Modernisation of our infrastructure has allowed us to decrease our footprint to less than half of the facility , so it made logistical and financial sense to move forward and partner with Expedient ," said Todd Lukens , Chief Technology and Information Security Officer , Nationwide .

It will provide Expedient ' s traditional colocation , cloud-based and IT infrastructure services to the company ' s growing client base in the region , which includes Nationwide , Bob Evans Farms and Stanley Steemer . Expedient ' s full-stack IT Infrastructure offering empowers customers to optimise operations , performance and costs across various environments , including colocation , public , private , or multi-cloud .

The facility will act as an on-ramp to the Expedient Enterprise Cloud by providing access to the company ' s Expedient CTRL suite of capabilities which make it possible for clients to improve overall enterprise efficiencies , especially in the areas of data management , automation , security and networking . All Expedient facilities offer access to its fully redundant 100Gbps , high-speed network connectivity with Internet access and a direct connection to hyperscale cloud providers .

The Columbus data centre is designed to exceed the criteria of a Tier 3 data centre , as defined by the Uptime Institute ' s Data Center Classification System . Redundant power and cooling infrastructure systems are available within the data centre , which includes five standby generators . �

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