World’s Largest Data Center: 350 E. Cermak

World’s Largest Data Center: 350 E. Cermak

April 13th, 2010 : Rich Miller

And the number one entry in our list of the world’s largest data centers …

1. 350 EAST CERMAK, CHICAGO, 1.1 MILLION SQUARE FEET

An aerial view of 350 East Cermak, the 1.1 million square foot data center facility in Chicago.

The Lakeside Technology Center (350 East Cermak) is a 1.1 million square foot multi-tenant data center hub  owned by Digital Realty Trust. Originally developed by the R.R. Donnelley Co. to house the printing presses for the Yellow Book and Sears Catalog, 350 East Cermak was converted to telecom use in 1999, and today it is one of the world’s largest carrier hotels and the nerve center for Chicago’s commodity markets, housing data centers for financial firms attracted by the wealth of peering and connectivity providers among the 70 tenants.

via datacenterknowledge.com

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