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Digital Realty Trust begins construction on Build-to-Suit Datacentre in London for HSBC
January 2008 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. announces that the Company has begun construction on a custom datacentre facility for HSBC, the global banking and financial services institution. Located on a development site in suburban London that was acquired by Digital Realty Trust in April 2007, the new state-of-the-art datacentre facility is being built by Digital Realty Trust to support HSBC’s global computing infrastructure.
HSBC and Digital Realty Trust have signed a long-term lease agreement for the build-to-suit datacentre. The companies have collaborated closely in developing its specifications to support HSBC’s security requirements, environmental goals, and a wide range of other technical and business needs. The project is expected to be completed in late 2008.
Digital Realty Trust has built custom datacentres for numerous global companies, including financial services companies that have very specific, complex datacentre requirements for the high-volume, low-latency computing systems. Digital Realty Trust manages all build-to-suit datacentre projects using its proprietary Gating Process(TM) which ensures delivery of custom datacentre projects through the timely, efficient coordination of all processes involved in design and construction while optimizing costs. Unlike traditional development methods for build-to-suit projects, Digital Realty Trust’s Gating Process(TM) provides customers with transparency and inputs at key stages of the project — from scope and schematic through commissioning and completion — ensuring that the finished datacentre facility supports the unique needs of each organization.
