Quality Technology Services

Quality Technology Services, commonly known as QTS or QTS Data Centers, is an American data-center infrastructure company headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. It operates carrier-neutral facilities that provide colocation, interconnection, network access, infrastructure support, and related services to enterprises, telecommunications providers, cloud platforms, government customers, and other organizations that require secure and scalable computing environments. The company began in 2003 when Chad Williams acquired a data center in Kansas. It subsequently pursued an acquisition-led expansion strategy, adding facilities, customer portfolios, hosting operations, and development sites across the United States. Early transactions included the purchase of Deltacom's e^deltacom business unit and a Suwanee, Georgia data center in 2005, followed by acquisitions involving facilities and hosting businesses in Atlanta, New York, Silicon Valley, and other markets. These transactions helped QTS build a geographically distributed platform rather than relying on a single metropolitan location. A major part of QTS's development strategy has been the conversion and expansion of large industrial or technology properties into data-center campuses. In 2010, it acquired the former Qimonda semiconductor site in Richmond, Virginia, and developed it into a large-scale facility. The Richmond site also became a network access point for subsea cable systems terminating in the region. QTS later added properties in Kansas, San Francisco, Texas, Chicago, New Jersey, Atlanta, the Netherlands, and other markets. Its portfolio is concentrated in major connectivity and technology hubs including Northern Virginia, Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Hillsboro, Oregon, New Jersey, Atlanta, and Richmond. QTS became a public company through an initial public offering in 2013. During its public-company period, it continued to expand through acquisitions, including Carpathia Hosting in 2015 and a New Jersey data-center campus acquired from DuPont Fabros Technology in 2016. In 2021, companies affiliated with Blackstone agreed to acquire QTS for approximately $10 billion, with the transaction completed on August 31 of that year. The acquisition returned the company to private ownership and placed it within Blackstone's infrastructure and real-estate investment ecosystem. Environmental performance has been a visible part of QTS's corporate positioning. World Finance Magazine named the company the most sustainable company in the data-center industry in both 2019 and 2020. QTS is also associated with RE100, a corporate initiative focused on sourcing electricity from renewable sources. The company has announced renewable-energy-powered facilities and has developed projects intended to operate with renewable electricity, including its Hillsboro, Oregon campus. It has also described partnerships and environmental initiatives involving American Forests and World Vision. QTS operates data centers across numerous U.S. states and in the Netherlands, with a further United Kingdom development planned at Cambois in Northumberland. In 2025, Chad Williams announced that he would leave the chief executive and chairman roles and return to Quality Group of Companies, the family-office and business-services organization from which QTS originated. David Robey and Tag Greason were appointed co-chief executive officers. QTS remains an active operator focused on large-scale, carrier-neutral data-center campuses and digital infrastructure capacity.

Quality Technology Services was founded in 2003 by Chad Williams after he acquired a data center in Kansas. The business expanded rapidly through a combination of acquisitions and development of large campuses. In 2005, QTS acquired Deltacom's e^deltacom business unit and its Suwanee, Georgia data center. The following year, it acquired a large Atlanta data center, Globix Hosting LLC, and NTT USA LLC, which owned a facility in the New York metropolitan area. In 2007, QTS acquired customers from First National Technology Solutions and added data-center and office technology space in Silicon Valley. It expanded into Florida in 2008. In 2010, QTS purchased the former Qimonda semiconductor property in Richmond, Virginia. The company converted the site into a roughly 1.3-million-square-foot mega data center. The Richmond facility later became associated with the QTS Richmond Network Access Point, where subsea cable systems including MAREA and BRUSA terminate. QTS added another Kansas facility in 2011 and expanded on the West Coast and in Texas in 2013 through the acquisition of Herakles LLC and its San Francisco data center and the purchase of land in Irving for a planned facility. QTS entered the public markets in October 2013 through an initial public offering. It acquired the former Chicago Sun-Times plant in 2014 with plans to convert the property into a data center. In 2015, the acquisition of Carpathia Hosting for $326 million broadened the company's hosting and managed-infrastructure capabilities. In 2016, QTS acquired a New Jersey data-center campus from DuPont Fabros Technology for $125 million. Further Texas and Atlanta expansion followed in 2017. The company expanded internationally in 2019 by acquiring data centers in Groningen and Eemshaven in the Netherlands for $44 million. That year and the next, QTS received recognition from World Finance Magazine as the data-center industry's most sustainable company. In late 2019 it announced an Atlanta campus expansion adding more than 250,000 square feet of leasable capacity, with development completed in 2020. QTS also began development of a greenfield campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, designed to operate with renewable energy. QTS's sustainability program became an important part of its corporate identity. It joined RE100 and reported renewable-energy use across multiple facilities. In 2020, it described environmental and social initiatives involving American Forests and World Vision. By 2021, the company stated that eight facilities used renewable energy for operations. Blackstone Infrastructure Partners and Blackstone's non-traded real-estate investment trust, BREIT, agreed in 2021 to acquire QTS at $78 per share. The transaction was completed on August 31, 2021, for approximately $10 billion, making QTS a private company under Blackstone-affiliated ownership. In 2025, Chad Williams stepped down from his QTS leadership positions and returned to Quality Group of Companies, the diversified real-estate and business-services family office from which QTS had originated. David Robey and Tag Greason became co-chief executive officers. QTS also announced a planned data-center development in Cambois, Northumberland, United Kingdom, with an initial phase targeted for 2026 and full construction planned through 2035. The same year, the company faced local criticism in Fayette County, Georgia, after an investigation found undisclosed water connections associated with a facility. Reports said approximately 30 million gallons had been drained and that QTS paid $150,000 in retroactive fees, while the incident occurred amid drought-related requests for residents to reduce water consumption.

• 2025

  Co-CEO leadership structure introduced

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  David Robey and Tag Greason were appointed co-chief executive officers after Chad Williams left the roles.

• 2021

  Blackstone acquisition completed

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  Blackstone-affiliated entities completed the acquisition of QTS, taking the company private.

• 2019

  Netherlands expansion

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  QTS acquired data centers in Groningen and Eemshaven, establishing an operating presence in the Netherlands.

• 2015

  Carpathia Hosting acquired

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  QTS acquired Carpathia Hosting, expanding its hosting and managed-infrastructure capabilities.

• 2013

  Initial public offering

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  QTS became a public company through an initial public offering.

• 2010

  Richmond mega-campus acquired

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  QTS acquired the former Qimonda semiconductor site in Richmond, Virginia, and converted it into a major data-center campus.

• 2005

  Acquisition of e^deltacom operations

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  QTS acquired Deltacom's e^deltacom business unit and a data center in Suwanee, Georgia.

• 2003

  Company founded

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  Chad Williams founded QTS after purchasing a Kansas data center.

QTS positions itself as a large-scale, carrier-neutral digital-infrastructure provider combining colocation, connectivity, security, and operational services with geographically diverse campuses and an emphasis on renewable energy.

• Data-center services · 2003

  Carrier-neutral colocation

  QTS provides space, power, cooling, physical security, and operational support for customer-owned or customer-controlled information-technology equipment. Its carrier-neutral model is designed to allow customers to connect with multiple telecommunications carriers and network providers rather than being tied to a single network operator.

• Connectivity services

  Interconnection and network access

  The company operates network-rich facilities that support connections among carriers, cloud services, enterprises, and other digital-infrastructure users. The Richmond Network Access Point is a notable example, linking the facility to regional and subsea-cable connectivity.

• Managed technology services

  Enterprise and managed infrastructure hosting

  Through its data-center platform and the acquisition of hosting businesses such as Carpathia Hosting, QTS supports enterprise, government, and other institutional workloads requiring managed infrastructure, secure facilities, and scalable computing environments.

• Digital infrastructure

  Hyperscale data-center campuses

  QTS develops and operates large campuses intended to accommodate substantial customer deployments. Its portfolio includes major properties in Richmond, Atlanta, Northern Virginia, Texas, New Jersey, Oregon, and the Netherlands, with additional international development planned.

• 2025

  Fayetteville water-use controversy

  A QTS facility in Fayette County, Georgia, was associated with approximately 30 million gallons of water discharged through connections that had not been disclosed to the county. The issue emerged after residents complained about low water pressure and drew criticism because the area was experiencing drought conditions and water-conservation requests.

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• 2020Environmental and social partnerships

  United States

  QTS expanded its sustainability and social-impact activities through partnerships involving American Forests and World Vision while developing a renewable-energy-powered Hillsboro campus.

  Outcome. The initiatives supported the company's broader renewable-energy and corporate-responsibility program.

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• 2019Sustainability positioning

  United States · Europe

  QTS emphasized environmental performance through renewable-electricity commitments and was recognized by World Finance Magazine as the most sustainable company in the data-center industry.

  Outcome. The company received the sustainability recognition in 2019 and again in 2020, strengthening its environmental positioning.

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• 2025

  Launch United Kingdom expansionStrategy

  Background

  QTS sought to extend its data-center campus model into the United Kingdom.

  Action taken

  The company announced a planned data center at Cambois in Northumberland, with an initial phase targeted for 2026 and full construction planned through 2035.

  Aftermath

  The project established a publicly announced pipeline for QTS's United Kingdom presence.

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• 2021

  Accept Blackstone acquisitionM&A

  Background

  Blackstone Infrastructure Partners and BREIT agreed to acquire QTS after the company had operated as a public data-center provider.

  Action taken

  The transaction was agreed at $78 per share and completed on August 31, 2021.

  Aftermath

  QTS became privately held under Blackstone-affiliated ownership.

  Acquisition value. $10 billion approximately (2021)

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