The listed entity will own about 10 data centers from around the world, valued around $1 billion, sources said.
A key campus facility as close to Tokyo as Ashburn is to Washington could become the Jewel of Japan as soon as September.
The company is leaving its original home base in San Francisco for Austin, following similar moves by other tech giants.
The deal is similar to another acquisition in the region the company announced in September.
The shift illustrates the transformational nature of its Interxion acquisition.
Acquires Altus IT, whose Zagreb colocation data center is a key nerve center of the region’s connectivity.
The giant’s latest solar energy buy in Texas is expected to bring it to 70 percent renewable in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
Digital’s CEO says his client roster is diverse enough to make the level of risk acceptable.