Published on 06 August 2009

Rackspace leases space in Chicago from DuPont Fabros Technology

As the demand for hosted and cloud computing solutions continue to increase so does the demand for providers who can provide data center space. Each week we learn of a newly constructed data center or expansion in particular for the data center outsourcing markets. Recently Rackspace Hosting announced that they will be expanding their data center footprint in the Chicago market to match the demand.

Rackspace will be leasing over 35,000 square feet from DuPont Fabros Technology, a developer, owner and operator of wholesale data centers. DuPont Fabros Technology currently operates nearly 1.5 million square feet of data center space in the Virginia market alone with other properties reaching into Illinois and a development site in New Jersey.

According to Rackspace, the expansion is to help balance the demand in particular for its cloud business offerings. Rackspace believes that this lease with DuPont Fabros will enable it to serve customer demand more quickly and cost effectively than if Rackspace built its own facility. Additionally, because the lease provides for Rackspace to grow into the space over time, the company is better able to match its expenses to revenue as driven by customer demand. The trend to outsource data center space is growing in particular because of the same reasons why Rackspace has decided to outsource the space from someone else.

To read further, please visit the Data Center Journal website:
http://datacenterjournal.com/content/view/3072/41/