Salt Lake City has emerged as a pivotal data centre hub within the United States, strategically positioned to serve major tech corridors across the Mountain West and beyond. The city’s robust infrastructure, dependable power grid, and favorable climate contribute to its allure for hyperscale cloud providers, technology giants, and large enterprises seeking scalable, secure colocation solutions. Salt Lake City is often referred to as a gateway between West Coast data traffic and rapidly expanding markets in the Central and Eastern United States, making it a crucial node in the national and even global digital ecosystem. Its strong support from local government, competitive cost structure, and growing talent pool have further cemented Salt Lake City as a location of strategic significance for data-centric industries worldwide.

As of mid-2024, Salt Lake City's data centre market boasts over 20 operational facilities, with an aggregate capacity exceeding 150 MW and additional expansions already in progress. The area’s connectivity is distinguished by multiple Tier 1 fiber providers and direct high-speed links to major network exchange points, including direct peering with the major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). The diverse customer base includes content delivery networks (CDNs), fintech innovators, SaaS vendors, healthcare organizations, and expanding e-commerce platforms. Notably, Salt Lake City has become a favorable choice for edge computing deployments, leveraging its central US location to optimize latency and resilience across distributed networks.

For global enterprises seeking a Salt Lake City presence, several unique challenges must be addressed. The region’s rapid growth has placed increased pressure on both power availability and skilled labor, occasionally elongating deployment timelines. Additionally, Utah’s seismic zone requires robust disaster recovery and compliance planning—particularly critical for financial and healthcare tenants. Ensuring seamless integration with existing global infrastructure and networks remains an ongoing concern, making local expertise and trusted, reliable hands-on support essential for minimizing risk during moves, additions, and changes (MACs).

Having served the Salt Lake City data centre market since August 19, 2024, our Remote Hands team offers unmatched, in-market expertise. We provide daily support and deep operational knowledge tailored specifically to the needs of local tenants—whether you require swift incident response, structured cabling, asset management, or support with hardware installations and decommissions. Our long-standing experience equips us to anticipate technical challenges unique to this region and to proactively deliver solutions in alignment with your global standards. By partnering with us, companies gain a seamless extension to their own teams, leveraging our proven record of reliability, technical fluency, and hands-on capability to optimize their Salt Lake City operations.