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DC BLOX COMPANY OVERVIEW
DC BLOX vision is simple. Serve Locally, Connect Globally – Our mission is to empower growing communities with the digital infrastructure required to thrive in the digital economy. We do this by developing and operating secure, reliable tier III data centers, a robust connectivity ecosystem, and dark fiber solutions to businesses in growing markets in the Southeast US.
The rapid business growth in the Southeastern US, the massive increase in the production of data, and the desire of hyperscale cloud providers, technology companies, and content providers to deploy infrastructure closer to their consumers in the region is driving massive investments to expand digital infrastructure. The accelerating scale of digital communications and the need for richer user experiences in accessing content is driving demand for data center capacity across the region, with Atlanta alone expecting over 1 gigawatt of absorption over the next 10 years.
With its capabilities to fund, build and manage data centers and dark fiber networks across the region, DC BLOX is in an excellent position to capitalize on these compelling industry opportunities.
DC BLOX understands that businesses are facing increasing challenges that will have a profound impact on their ability to compete and grow in their markets. Key business challenges include:
- Digital transformation is changing the way businesses operate and deliver services, requiring an ability to connect customers to infrastructure in their markets and across the globe.
- The paradigms of IT infrastructure are radically shifting. The cloud, SaaS, and virtualization require businesses to increase their agility to shift to the speed of business today.
- New physical and network infrastructure is needed, and businesses must work with state and local governments to build that infrastructure and to develop the workforce and culture to grow their tech economies.
- DC BLOX exists to provide foundational infrastructure for the digital economy, focused on serving growing markets where secure, reliable multi-tenant data centers is limited.
MAP OF CURRENT AND FUTURE LOCATIONS
Current DC BLOX data center locations are in Atlanta, GA, Chattanooga, TN, Huntsville, AL, Birmingham, AL, Greenville, SC and our most recently completed Cable Landing Station and data center campus located in Myrtle Beach, SC. There are several others in various planning phases with major announcements expected soon.
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TIER III COLOCATION DATA CENTERS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN, US
Atlanta East, GA – Rockdale County, GA Hyperscale Data Center Campus (Coming Soon)
– One 30MW and One 80MW building with possibility of future expansion
-Dark fiber to 55/56 Marietta, 180 Peachtree and Myrtle Beach
Atlanta West, GA – Douglas County, GA Hyperscale Data Center Campus (Coming Soon)
– One 80MW and One 40MW building
– Dark fiber to 55/56 Marietta, 180 Peachtree and Myrtle Beach
Birmingham, AL – https://www.dcblox.com/data-centers/birmingham/
The Birmingham data center is located in downtown Birmingham near UAB’s campus and the Innovation Depot, with easy access from Birmingham Shuttlesworth Airport and I-65. It is a 31,000 square foot colocation facility and is phase 1 of our plan to develop a Technology and Innovation Campus that will drive the connected digital economy in Birmingham and all of Alabama.
-31K sq ft, expandable to 200K sq ft / 5MW critical load, expandable to 60MW / Tier III N+1 generator backup, UPS, and cooling / Private, optical connectivity across the SE – 100% SLA
Chattanooga, TN – https://www.dcblox.com/data-centers/chattanooga/
The Chattanooga data center is Strategically located within 150 miles of major metropolitan areas, so surrounding cities like Atlanta, Knoxville and Nashville can benefit from Chattanooga’s Gig. Its location also makes it an ideal Disaster Recovery site to businesses in nearby cities.
– 8K sq ft, expandable to 16K sq ft / 1 MW critical load, expandable to 3.5MW / Tier III N+1 generator backup, UPS, and cooling / Private, optical connectivity across the SE – 100% SLA
Huntsville, AL – https://www.dcblox.com/data-centers/huntsville/
Huntsville is the fastest growing metro in Alabama with a strong industry base in government, manufacturing, healthcare and professional services. Located near Redstone Arsenal, the Marshall Space Flight Center and Cummings Research Park, DC BLOX serves the needs of the Huntsville business community with a secure Tier 3 colocation facility equipped with high-speed connectivity to Internet Exchanges, other DC BLOX data centers and public cloud providers.
– 9K sq ft, expandable to 52K sq ft / 1.5MW critical load, expandable to 13.5MW / Tier III N+1 generator backup, UPS, and cooling / Private, optical connectivity across the SE – 100% SLA
Greenville, SC – https://www.dcblox.com/data-centers/greenville/
The DC BLOX Greenville data center will be located in the Global Business Park off of I-85 and less than 2 miles from the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research. The data center, designed to Uptime Institute’s Tier III standards, is the first-of-its-kind multi-tenant data center located in South Carolina.
– Up to 54K sq ft of data hall space / 1.5MW critical load, expandable to 16.5MW / Tier III N+1 generator backup, UPS, and cooling / Private optical connectivity across the SE – 100% SLA
High Point, NC – https://www.dcblox.com/data-centers/high-point/
– Up to 54K sq ft of data hall space / Up to 18MW critical load / Tier III N+1 generator backs, UPS, and cooling / Private, optical connectivity across the SE – 100% SLA
Myrtle Beach, SC – Cable Landing Station – https://www.dcblox.com/data-centers/myrtle-beach-sc-cable-landing-station/
In partnership with global hyperscale partners, DC BLOX is redefining the hyperscale Cable Landing Station (CLS) with its new facility in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, set to open in the second quarter of 2023. The Myrtle Beach CLS will be located in the International Technology & Aerospace Park (ITAP).
CONNECTIVITY & DARK FIBER SOLUTIONS
DC BLOX provides Data Center Connectivity Services for easy, reliable, and cost-effective network integration between all of the components of their customer’s IT infrastructure. In addition, DC BLOX Dark Fiber solutions and Custom-Network Construction services enable the most scalable, high-capacity network solutions to meet specific customer network needs. READ MORE
DC BLOX Connectivity eXchange = DCB : CX
The DC BLOX Connectivity eXchange enables participants anywhere within the DC BLOX connectivity ecosystem to peer across a high-bandwidth, low-latency software-defined fabric. https://www.dcblox.com/data-center-connectivity/connectivity-exchange/
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Dark Fiber –
While traditional providers are focused on filling existing pipes in major cities, DC BLOX strategically designed routes connect to all the places their customers need to be in the Southeast for subsea access, cloud performance and key peering points at the edge and at hyperscale capacities. DC BLOX is building the first dark fiber route between the new Myrtle Beach cable landing station in South Carolina, connecting through Charleston, Augusta, Atlanta’s major connectivity centers, and landing in Lithia Springs Georgia. Using our knowledge and relationships in the local region, we negotiated key rights of way to give high-capacity enterprises and hyperscalers the only direct east-west option in this part of the country.
ATLANTA TO MYRTLE BEACH ROUTE
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Atlanta to Myrtle Beach Dark Fiber Route–
DC BLOX built the first dark fiber route between the new Myrtle Beach cable landing station inSouth Carolina, connecting through Charleston, Augusta, Atlanta’s major connectivity centers, and landing in Lithia Springs Georgia. – https://www.dcblox.com/atlanta-to-myrtle-beach-dark-fiber-route/
Custom Network Construction –
DC BLOX designs and builds digital infrastructure, be it new dark fiber, cable landing stations or data centers – https://www.dcblox.com/data-center-connectivity/custom-network-design-construction/
Cloud Ramp –
Cloud Ramp provides private, high-performance network connectivity to public cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure – https://www.dcblox.com/data-center-connectivity/cloud-ramp/
Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) –
Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) is a multi-homed service with speeds from 50Mbps to 10Gbps and more – https://www.dcblox.com/data-center-connectivity/dedicated-internet-access/
Ethernet Services –
DC BLOX is now MEF 2.0 certified and include Ethernet Private Line (EPL), Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) and Ethernet Virtual LAN (E-LAN) – https://www.dcblox.com/data-center-connectivity/ethernet-services/
Hybrid IT –
Flexible Hybrid IT Solutions allow customers to choose what workloads are in public clouds and what systems remain on premise or in a DC BLOX colocation facility – https://www.dcblox.com/data-center-connectivity/hybrid-it/
Peer-to-Peer Connectivity –
DC BLOX data centers provide customers access to a private, high-speed network fabric that enables interconnection with any organization in any DC BLOX data center – https://www.dcblox.com/data-center-connectivity/connectivity-exchange/
Rural Broadband –
DC BLOX Southeast regional network ecosystem enables rural broadband cooperatives to offer businesses and residents reliable, high-speed Internet and access to a variety of public and private digital services – https://www.dcblox.com/data-center-connectivity/rural-broadband-cooperative-solutions/
DC BLOX LEADERSHIP TEAM
The DC BLOX leadership team is comprised of seasoned entrepreneurs, service providers and technology innovators with a fervent desire to change the data center and connectivity landscape in the southeastern United States. With over 200 years of combined experience in data center, networking, cloud, and managed services, we share a passion for building data centers with the services needed to meet the advanced IT needs of today’s growing enterprises, hyperscale customers and beyond. https://www.dcblox.com/leadership/
RECENTLY IN THE NEWS
May 2024 – DC BLOX Completes Myrtle Beach to Atlanta Dark Fiber Route
Mar 2024 – DC BLOX Expands Birmingham Data Center to Empower High-Performance Computing
Dec 2023 – DC BLOX Set to Build Hyperscale-Ready Data Center Campus in Rockdale County, GA
Oct 2023 – DC BLOX Opens Myrtle Beach Cable Landing Station
Sept 2023 – DC BLOX purchases land and secures power in Berkley Count, SC
Sept 2023 – New Myrtle Beach subsea cable – Meet Nuvem
Aug 2023 – INC 5000 – Third Year in a Row
July 2023 – DC BLOX appoints Jason Walker SVP of Strategic Development
May 2023 – DC BLOX Announces 2nd Subsea Cable in Myrtle Beach
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VICE PRESIDENT ENERGY
DC BLOX is entering a new chapter of growth enabling Hyperscale, mid-market and edge multi-tenant data center solutions. The Company builds new, state-of-the-art data centers fully connected by a high-speed, low-latency private network throughout emerging markets across the Southeast. DC BLOX continues to stand out as a unique pure-play data center operator focused on underserved growing cities to include scaling its robust infrastructure to offer local communities the next generation of digital commerce.
As the data center market experiences “hurricane force tailwinds” the industry is rushing to fulfill this new order of magnitude of capacity development. AI, Machine Learning, Liquid Cooling, and other technological advancements require revolutionary new architectures which consume more power and require increasing levels of capital. DC BLOX is currently building campuses which may comprise ~30% of utility’s total current power allocation. Power is one of the top 3 largest costs of building and managing a data center.
DC BLOX relationship value with utilities has never been more important. Proactive, sophisticated, and complex negotiations with the utilities are proving their strategic competitive advantage. The Vice President of Energy (VPE) position will leverage his/her subject matter expertise with the executive team to support the development of DC BLOX’s hyperscale single tenant and multi-tenant data center facilities. This requires monitoring the regulatory and political environments, maintaining relationships with utility partners, surveying and evaluating strategies for alternative energy supplies, and advancing DC BLOX’s position on clean energy and sustainability.
Reporting to Mark Masi, EVP Data Center Development, and working in extensive collaboration with the executive team, the VPE requires a deep understanding of power and generation, how the industry is built, and what mechanisms are in place to leverage for DC BLOX advantage. The VPE will answer the pressing question of “Where will we source energy to support the need for more hyperscale data centers in the future?” Overseeing and managing the procurement of energy to ensure that DC BLOX has sufficient energy sources to continue developing its data center portfolio operates efficiently and sustainably is the pressing priority. This requires the VPE to possess a unique combination of technical and business credentials for impactful success from the onset.
CHARTER
Energy Planning –
– Develop strategic energy management business plans that enhance and maximize energy capacity growth at established and future data center sites.
– Author, implement, and execute DC BLOX energy program that provide a strategic competitive edge.
– Lead both utility planning and onsite power generation strategies ensuring alignment with sustainability objectives.
– Evaluate and develop a suite of power solutions including self-generation, grid-interactive, private developer partnerships, renewable offtakes, etc.
Energy Procurement –
– Realize material cost savings and value contribution resulting from energy procurement market knowledge, analysis, and negotiations.
– Successfully negotiate power rates with utilities relating to data center electrical infrastructure requirements to include industrial transmission and distribution systems.
– Secure effective energy contracts to ensure consistent, reliable, and sustainable power supply to support data centers existing operations and future developments.
– Evaluate, recommend, and implement alternative energy procurement strategies that optimize energy costs and ensure sustainability.
Innovation and Sustainability –
– Actively monitor market knowledge, emerging technologies, and industry trends in energy generation and sustainability.
– Drive initiatives to integrate innovative, alternative, and renewable energy sources which optimize energy efficiency, and advance sustainability goals.
– Implement renewable energy initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of data centers.
– Evaluate Environmental Health and Safety and sustainability impacts of energy solutions, integrating into recommendation criteria.
Commercial Development –
– Engaged subject matter expert (SME) on energy-related matters to identify, develop, and secure required power for strategic market locations.
– Engage with local community utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, and regulatory bodies to ensure confidence in development capital requirements in existing and new markets.
Business & Financial Acumen –
– Influence executive leadership and internal/external cross functional stakeholders via strategic thinking and informative data that reinforces the business case.
– Develop the business case and budget to support required energy program strategic initiatives to include CAPEX and OPEX assessments.
– Monitor and report on energy costs, complex fee structures, consumption, and recovery that align energy strategy with financial objectives, optimizing return on investment.
Risk Management –
– Evaluate and mitigate risks associated with energy procurement, availability, and consumption which threaten the company’s expansion goals
– Evaluate alternatives and develop contingency plans to address potential energy supply issues.
Collaboration –
– Champion alignment with energy plan with partners and stakeholders, both internal and external, to achieve desired outcomes for multiple concurrent initiatives.
– Engaged relationships with customers, energy suppliers, and service providers to ensure integrity and alignment of contracts / SLA’s.
Regulatory Compliance –
– Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements related to energy procurement and consumption.
– Stay informed about energy regulations, legislation, and incentives.
Data Analysis and Reporting –
– Analyze data related to energy consumption, costs, and savings to proactively share in support of sales, development, construction, operations, and finance decision making.
– Prepare and present reports on energy procurement activities and performance addressing complex infrastructure rate fees and structures.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
General –
– Energy specific procurement, project management, financial analysis, and contracts and regulatory compliance managing a multi-location portfolio of digital infrastructure assets.
– Knowledge of applicable environmental regulations and legislation facing the energy and data center industries to utilize in state, local and community incentive negotiations
– History of building and leading high performing teams and cultures.
– History of successful project management in conditions with tight deadlines, complex power contracts, and multiple stakeholders, internally and externally.
– Proven creative strategic thinker and problem-solving abilities with commercial and technical issues.
– Travel as required to support business health and welfare. Estimate up to 20%.
Technical –
– High voltage systems, time-of-use rates, interruptible rates, Demand Side Management, real-time pricing, load shifting/shaping/shaving, transmission service vs. distribution service, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable energy technology/practices
– In-depth knowledge of data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure to optimize energy use for medium and large-scale transmission and distribution systems.
– Technological and engineering knowledge to develop solutions to complex power delivery, capacity, and load growth equations.
– A breadth of power generation, back-up generation, substations, transformers, and electrical/mechanical engineering best practices.
– Development and/or utilization of energy usage data and data modeling software.
– Knowledge of applicable environmental regulations and legislation facing the energy and data center industries.
– Development of analytical tools, processes, and procedures to establish standards, maximize efficiency, and enhance data center growth and energy capacity.
WHY CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH DC BLOX
Impact – An opportunity to put your fingerprint on a formidable growth chapter of an established yet emerging company poised for continued growth and scale. The VP Energy will dramatically impact the competitive advantage and rate of growth trajectory for DC BLOX.
Chapter – The VPE is a relatively new role in a relatively new industry. Everything is new to all parties in the equation. This is an incredibly unique chapter in any market’s evolution. This role is determining and defining outcomes that set a standard and endure into the future.
Leadership – DC BLOX’s executive teams’ precedent success and credentials growing successful businesses together rival any industry competitor. The confidence in the success this organization can provide to existing and prospective customers is rare and compelling.
Focus – DC BLOX’s success is a result of an intense commitment to empower digital commerce, connect, and collaborate across organizations in the Southeast. They are capitalizing on this expansion by raising additional capital to deliver digital infrastructure capacity to metro markets.
Financial Strength – DC BLOX has secured funding by Bain Capital and Post Road Group to finance credit facilities, add liquidity to the balance sheet, and fund additional capacity in existing and new data centers.
Culture – DC BLOX’s culture embodies the dynamics of a start-up, with opportunities for every single person to define their contribution to progress of the organization. This requires creative, confident, forward-thinking professionals who solve problems rather than wait for answers.
COMPENSATION
The compensation package for the VPE is comprised of a competitive base salary, annual performance bonus, and long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity participation. Final compensation is contingent on several factors, including extent of qualifications, skills, competencies, and applied experience. A comprehensive benefits program includes medical, dental, optical, and pharmaceutical, and 401K participation.
SEARCH PROCESS
CFS Partners makes formal candidate recommendations following a situation and Interest call, receipt of resume, and a more formal Interview to address Key Qualifying Criteria specific to the VPE. Initial calls with Mark Masi will qualify a short list of candidates to meet with other members of the Senior Leadership Team either via videoconference and/or in person. A finalist will be selected and offer extended, the acceptance of which will be contingent upon positive references and background check.