Dallas data centers and colocation

Main operators in Dallas

Here, Equinix operates 8 buildings and DataBank operates 7. Equinix DA1 - Dallas leads on connectivity, holding 168 networks.Equinix DA3 - Dallas comes next with 104. 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).

• Equinix8 buildings
• DataBank7 buildings
• Digital Realty5 buildings
• Cologix3 buildings
• TierPoint3 buildings
• Flexential3 buildings
• CyrusOne3 buildings
• Centersquare3 buildings
• VPLS2 buildings
• QTS Data Centers2 buildings

Internet exchanges serving Dallas

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.

• Equinix Dallas 209 members, 6 buildings here
• DE-CIX Dallas 164 members, 18 buildings here
• MegaIX Dallas 28 members, 29 buildings here
• ixFabric - Dallas 23 members, 1 building here
• Digital Realty Dallas 12 members, 2 buildings here
• MUS-IX 11 members, 2 buildings here
• DFW-IX 10 members, 7 buildings here
• Ninja-IX Dallas 7 members, 2 buildings here
• Global Peer Exchange 6 members, 2 buildings here
• FD-IX - Houston 6 members, 1 building here
• BBIX Dallas 3 members, 1 building here

Colocation costs in Dallas

Add the list price of a rack to the Dallas-Fort Worth market rent above. One full rack using 5 to 10 kW comes to roughly $1,350 to $2,410 a month.

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Building locations

Buildings in the Dallas market sit in Dallas (28), Plano (8), Richardson (5), Fort Worth (4), Allen (4), Carrollton (3), Garland (2), Irving (1), Lewisville (1), Farmers Branch (1) and Grapevine (1).