Atlanta’s No. 1

Atlanta is the best place in the US to locate a data center. Dallas ranks second, and Charlotte, which has landed a few mega centers, places sixth, according to JLL?s fourth Data Centre Barometer report.
 
We really like this pic of 55 Marietta, part telecom tower. Plus it works nicely to illustrate the report, which says Atlanta has the right combination of fiber availability and right-priced power, real estate, and  labor to make it very attractive for collocation centers— that's where several companies store equipment and large enterprise users. Having seen firsthand the rise of data centers and collocation centers after the Centennial Olympic Games, we admit we already knew this—but it's always nice to get affirmation.

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