Advances ImpactData’s Vision to Create More
Interconnected Campuses and Communities in the New Digital
Economy
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) (“DigitalBridge”) today
announced a partnership with ImpactData, which partners with
colleges and universities to build secure colocation data centers
that give enterprises better access to their workloads while
encouraging digital expansion in underserved communities.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ImpactData is launching a
first-of-its-kind network of distributed, edge data centers built
exclusively on an inclusion-based delivery model. With
DigitalBridge, ImpactData initially partners alongside Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to deliver proximate,
high-powered data center capacity in any deployment, size, or
scale. This connected ecosystem will enable enterprises to leverage
their “Data for Good” to advance student learning, sustain HBCUs,
and transform historically disinvested communities.
“In today’s world, digital connectivity is a critical resource
that is not fully accessible to everyone. As a result, the digital
divide is becoming wider, and our personal and professional lives
increasingly rely on better, faster, and more dependable digital
infrastructure,” said Marc Ganzi, Chief Executive Officer of
DigitalBridge. “We're excited to be a part of ImpactData’s vision
to create ‘mini-cloud’ regions and digital learning hubs on the
campuses of HBCUs, giving diverse communities better access to the
resources they so desperately need.”
“The DigitalBridge team’s 25+ years of converged
network-building experience will be invaluable as we create a new
class of integrated digital learning infrastructure that fosters
more interconnected campuses and communities,” said Terry Comer,
Chief Executive Officer of ImpactData. “We look forward to
collaborating with DigitalBridge and our other valued partners to
offer a cost-effective, yet secure, hybrid cloud solution that
extends digital connectivity to the edge while giving enterprises
access to a more diverse, ‘career-ready’ pipeline of talent.”
ImpactData is currently exploring several attractive markets,
including Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Birmingham, and
Charlotte, to pilot its cloud center model. “Our partnership with
DigitalBridge provides a unique opportunity to establish high-speed
connectivity and data infrastructure on HBCU campuses nationwide,
sparking digital transformation in underserved communities that
need it the most,” said David Calloway, ImpactData’s Chief
Operating Officer. In addition, the company expects its innovative
concept will deliver participating HBCU institutions value spanning
recurring revenue streams, research level connectivity, on-campus
innovation & entrepreneurship labs, commercial partnerships, as
well as community-based workforce training programming, ultimately,
ensuring everyone the opportunity to take part in the New Digital
Economy.
About DigitalBridge
DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) is a leading global digital
infrastructure REIT. With a heritage of over 25 years investing in
and operating businesses across the digital ecosystem including
cell towers, data centers, fiber, small cells, and edge
infrastructure, the DigitalBridge team manages a $35 billion
portfolio of digital infrastructure assets on behalf of its limited
partners and shareholders. Headquartered in Boca Raton,
DigitalBridge has key offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, and
Singapore.
About ImpactData
ImpactData designs, builds, and operates secure, purpose-built
colocation data centers on the campuses of colleges and
universities using an inclusion-based delivery model. Anchored in
hybrid, multi-cloud technology, ImpactData is building a network of
distributed, mini-cloud regions that integrate data infrastructure
with academic, innovation & workforce training space to foster
more interconnected campuses and communities. Through its “Data
Centers Empowered” initiative, the Company expects to deploy over
$1 billion in digital “learning” infrastructure over the next
decade, the largest technology investment in the history of higher
education.
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difference include, without limitation, whether the Company will
realize the anticipated benefits from its partnership with
ImpactData and other risks and uncertainties, including those
detailed in DigitalBridge's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2020, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, and its other
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DigitalBridge
Investors: Severin White Managing Director, Head of
Public Investor Relations (212) 547-2777
severin.white@digitalbridge.com
Media: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher Julie
Hamilton / Jon Keehner DBRG-jf@joelefrank.com (212) 355-4449
ImpactData Terry Comer Chief Executive Officer (678)
860-5363 Terry@impactdatacenters.com
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