Smith County, Texas, is giving its data center a $2 million upgrade.
Located at 200 E. Ferguson Street, Texas, the Smith County Annex is set to undergo renovations, starting on November 1, 2023, and is expected to be completed by December 20, 2024.
The works are estimated to cost around $2 million which will be provided by public funds.
The scope of the work covers the removal and replacement of generators at the site, as well as the pad and enclosure, while internal work will see the existing office space renovated into a new, larger data center.
The total size of the project is listed as 1,500 sq ft (139 sqm). DCD has contacted Smith County for more information about the data center plans.
Fitzpatrick Architects is listed as the design firm associated with the project.
According to the Smith County website, the Department of Information Technology is dedicated to "contributing to an efficient and productive county government utilizing technology solutions to improve citizen access to government information and services."
The IT department has a "strategic plan" currently in place, focusing on improving its IT infrastructure, expanding electronic access to services and information, and providing management of data security, integrity, and disaster recovery services.
Smith County lies North of Houston and East of Dallas, the state's major data center hub. Google opened a cloud region in Texas in June 2022. Major data center providers Equinix and Digital Realty also both have a presence in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
