Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a leading owner and manager of corporate and Internet gateway datacenters, has announced that the Company has begun construction on a custom datacenter facility for HSBC, the global banking and financial services institution.
Located on a development site in suburban London that was acquired by Digital Realty Trust in April 2007, the new state-of-the-art datacenter facility is being built by Digital Realty Trust to support HSBC's global computing infrastructure. HSBC and Digital Realty Trust have signed a long-term lease agreement for the build-to-suit datacenter.
The companies have collaborated closely in developing its specifications to support HSBC's security requirements, environmental goals, and a wide range of other technical and business needs. The project is expected to be completed in late 2008.