Stream Data Center's project – a 20,000-square-foot data center located in the Richardson Telecom Corridor designed to Tier III+ standards and structurally enhanced to withstand 125 mph winds – is just one of several data center projects that have been completed recently or are under construction across the Metroplex.

In fact, Dallas/Fort Worth ranks as one of the top data center markets in the nation, according to Anthony Bolner, senior vice president of Stream Data Centers. "We are finding that most corporate users are running out of space, power and cooling for their in-house data centers," he tells GlobeSt., adding that Dallas/Fort Worth tops the list for many corporate users, whether they're establishing new operations or expanding.

For example, Texas Instruments, Cisco Systems, Bank of America, Capital One, AT&T, Verizon, and Fujitsu have recently established data centers in the Metroplex. Similarly, SoftLayer Technologies Inc. has leased 50,000 square feet from Digital Realty Trust Inc. to relocate its headquarters from Plano to Farmers Branch. The new space will not only house its headquarters office, but data center space and global network operations center.