A large data center on North Main Street in Harrisonburg has been sold for 59 million dollars. Read the
Daily News Record article for some context for the sale.
Here is a summary of the recent history of this property....
- February 2005: N Main Properties purchase for $1.3MM
- June 2007: N Main Properties to Criticon for $3.8MM
- January 2008: Criticon to DBT-Data for $3.6MM
- March 2010: DBT-Data to Harris Corp for $41.6MM
- Harris Corp invests another $22MM in the facility
- Feb 2012: Harris shuts down data center
- Sept 2013: Harris Corp to DBT-Data for $35MM
- Sept 2013: DBT-Data to GI DC Harrisonburg LLC for $49MM
A press release from DBT-Data last year provided these insights into the facility....
- The Harrisonburg data center is the only data center in Maryland or Virginia with a Tier III certification from the Uptime Institute. This ranking relates to the "security and risks of a data center's performance" --- there are four tiers (I, II, III, IV) with IV being the highest.
- The Harrisonburg data center (aka the "Cyber Integration Center") features 100% perimeter fencing, card readers and biometric access at all control points, 24/7 on site IT and security staff, high-efficiency evaporative chillers, air-side economizers for free cooling, and UPS.
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