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Digital Realty company history timeline

2004

First established in 2004, Digital Realty Trust® is built on the foundation of digital trust with core values driven by customer centricity, excellence, and teamwork.

2006

In August 2006, the company acquired a property in Phoenix, Arizona for $175 million.

2010

In January 2010, the company acquired three data centers in Massachusetts and Connecticut for $375 million.

2012

In January 2012, the company acquired a 334,000 square foot data center near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for $63 million in a leaseback transaction.

2013

In April 2013, the company acquired the data center of Delta Air Lines in Eagan, Minnesota for $37 million in a leaseback transaction.

2015

In October 2015, the company acquired Telx for $1.886 billion.

2016

In July 2016, the company acquired 8 data centers in Europe from Equinix for $874 million.

2017

In March 2017, the company announced a $22 million expansion of its data center in Atlanta.

In September 2017, the company completed the acquisition of DuPont Fabros Technology.

2018

In December 2018, the company acquired Ascenty for $1.8 billion.

2019

In October 2019, Digital Realty announced the acquisition of European data center provider Interxion for $8.4 billion to “create a leading global provider of data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions”.

2021

In January 2021, Digital Realty announced that the company's headquarters relocation to Austin, Texas.

2022

In January 2022, the company announced a 55% stake acquisition in Teraco Data Centres

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Founded
2004
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Founders
Giuliano Fann,Rick Magnuson
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