Data center in Columbus, Ohio, sold to occupier. Five 9s sells facility, likely to Expedient April 30, 2026 Real estate firm Five 9s Digital has sold a data center in Columbus, Ohio. Colocation firm Expedient is the likely buyer. "Five 9s Digital announced the successful sale of a 6MW single-tenant data center in Columbus, Ohio, to its long-term tenant," the company said this week. Terms of the deal were not shared. - Five 9s Digital Originally developed by Five 9s Digital in 2016 as a build-to-suit facility, the tenant exercised its option to acquire the asset, with the transaction closing in March 2026. Five 9s didn't provide further details, but the image accompanying the release shows 5700 Innovation Drive in Dublin, Ohio, which is occupied by Expedient. The company is yet to comment on the news. According to Expedient's website, the 29,210 sq ft (2,715 sqm) CMH2 offers 4.8MW across 10,500 sq ft (975 sqm) of raised floor space. The company announced the facility in 2015. Across the wider Columbus area, Expedient operates three facilities totaling 13.4MW across 59,600 sq ft (5,535 sqm) of raised floorspace. Its latest facility in the area was acquired in 2024. Founded in 2001, Expedient offers colocation space from more than a dozen locations across the US. The company is owned by InfraBridge, a division of digital infrastructure investment firm DigitalBridge. DigitalBridge became the investment manager for Expedient after acquiring AMP Capital's global infrastructure equity investment management business in 2022. AMP acquired Expedient in 2019, in a deal reportedly valued at more than $500 million. DCD has reached out to Five 9s and Expedient. More in investment / M&A / financing.

Expedient launches Bridge Program: one contact, one plan, one destination for VMware continuity. Apr 14, 2026, 14:21 ET The only VMware transition program that provides a single point of contact, a written compliance evaluation, and a contractual destination with no migration commitment required to start. PITTSBURGH, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Expedient, a VMware Cloud Service Provider Pinnacle tier partner in the Broadcom Advantage Partner Program for North America and 2024 VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) as a Service Partner of the Year (Americas), today announced the Expedient Bridge Program. The October 2025 sunsetting of the VMware white-label program and the March 2027 contract expirations for non-renewing VMware Cloud Service Providers (VCSPs) mean IT leaders are navigating critical workload and infrastructure decisions and needing to find their clear path forward if they are obtaining services from such partners today. Bridge is a structured transition program designed to address this uncertainty. The Bridge Program delivers a defined operating model, a single point of contact, and a contractual destination. Everything is established before a single migration decision is made. Expedient Bridge is built around continuity planning that moves at the client's pace and aligns every workload decision to the client's strategy. The program is available for VMware end customers, and organizations running on-premises VMware infrastructure, as well as those clients who will not be renewing with their current VCSP. Getting started carries no cost or obligation. Following an initial Bridge Fit Check, participants receive a written compliance and migration evaluation with step-by-step actions required to achieve and maintain uninterrupted cloud services built on VMware. Assessments, discovery, and migration planning are included at no additional charge. Workload destination planning identifies the right fit for each workload: private cloud, on-premises, or edge. The process moves on the client's timeline throughout. The program spans Expedient's 14 US data centers, with 24/7/365 US-based engineering support included across all tiers. "Expedient provides a continuity mechanism that includes a defined operating model, a single contact, and a contractual destination," said Jon Rosenson, President & COO, Expedient. "That is what this market has been missing." "Pinnacle partners are the backbone of how we deliver VMware Cloud Foundation at scale, and that designation carries real responsibility. Expedient has built a program that leverages its Pinnacle standing in a structured manner, providing customers and partners with a clear, authorized path forward during the VCF transition. That is exactly what a strong channel partnership looks like," said Ricky Cooper, vice president of global cloud service providers, OEM and eOEM, Broadcom. Start Your Bridge Fit Check Now VCSP contract expirations arrive in March 2027. The window to plan is open now. The Bridge Program is available immediately, and the initial fit check carries no cost or commitment. Visit expedient.com/bridge to get started. About Expedient Expedient is a cloud services provider delivering Intelligent Infrastructure for the AI era. For 25+ years, organizations have trusted us to act as an extension of their teams, helping them stabilize, optimize, and modernize without the complexity of doing it alone. We unify cloud, data, and AI into one seamless managed service, so teams can focus on what drives the business forward. Every solution is backed by a 100% SLA and 24x7x365 US-based support. For more information, visit expedient.com. SOURCE Expedient