Atlanta data centers and colocation

Main operators in Atlanta

Here, Equinix operates 3 buildings and QTS Realty Trust operates 3. Digital Realty ATL13 - Atlanta leads on connectivity, holding 191 networks.Digital Realty ATL14 - Atlanta comes next with 77. More networks under one roof means more carrier options, plus cross connects that are cheaper and shorter (a cable joining your rack with another company's).

• Equinix3 buildings
• QTS Data Centers3 buildings
• Coloblox Data Centers3 buildings
• DataBank3 buildings
• Flexential3 buildings
• Performive3 buildings
• Digital Realty2 buildings
• CoreSite2 buildings
• EdgeConneX2 buildings
• Cogent Communications2 buildings

Internet exchanges serving Atlanta

A shared switch where networks trade traffic directly is called an internet exchange. If you're in a building on the exchange, one port connects you to its members.

• Digital Realty Atlanta 146 members, 2 buildings here
• CIX-ATL 119 members, 11 buildings here
• Any2East 50 members, 2 buildings here
• Equinix Atlanta 25 members, 3 buildings here
• MegaIX Atlanta 11 members, 12 buildings here
• Global Peer Exchange 6 members, 1 building here
• DACS-IX South 4 members, 1 building here

Colocation costs in Atlanta

Add the list price of a rack to the Atlanta market rent above. One full rack using 5 to 10 kW comes to roughly $1,410 to $2,520 a month.

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Building locations

Buildings in the Atlanta market sit in Atlanta (28), Lithia Springs (3), Suwanee (2), Marietta (2), Alpharetta (2), Norcross (1), Smyrna (1), Douglasville (1), Dunwoody (1) and Fayetteville (1).