US colocation provider DC Blox has opened its Greenville, South Carolina data center.

The company, which broke ground on the facility in April 2021, announced the opening of the Tier III quality facility this week.

“We are excited to announce that our new Greenville data center is ready and open for business. As promised, this first Tier III-designed data center in this market was built specifically to accelerate the deployment of critical infrastructure and interconnected cloud services throughout South Carolina. We have seen robust pre-leasing activity as the Upstate is thriving, and we are thrilled to be able to contribute to the region’s future growth,” said Jeff Uphues, CEO of DC Blox.

Located in Greenville’s Global Business Park off of Interstate 85, the initial 25,000 square foot (2,300 sqm) facility can accommodate more than 400 cabinets of IT equipment and 3MW of power. At full build-out, the data center will have 54,000 sq ft (5,000 sqm) of white space and 18MW of capacity.

“Prospective companies who are considering Greenville for new or expanded operations are increasingly interested in our information technology, data storage, and data transmission capabilities, with cybersecurity a critical concern as well,” said Mark Farris, President and CEO of the Greenville Area Development Corporation, the county’s economic development arm. “Having DC Blox’s high-capacity and secure Tier III data center in our community is yet another key selling point for businesses considering investment in the Upstate.”

As well as Greenville, DC Blox also has data centers in Birmingham and Huntsville, Alabama; Atlanta, Georgia; and Chattanooga, Tennessee. In May 2021 the company bought land in High Point, North Carolina, for a planned 4,000 sq ft (5,000 sq m), 18MW facility.