Data Foundry
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Data Foundry is a privately held colocation and disaster recovery provider based in Austin, Texas, operating carrier-neutral data centers exclusively in the Austin and Houston metro areas as of 2026. Founded in 1994 as Texas.Net, one of the first 50 ISPs in the United States, the company built its reputation on purpose-built facilities engineered for Texas’s specific risk profile — wind-rated structures, flood-plain elevation, and independent power grids — rather than expanding into a national or global footprint. It was acquired by Switch, Inc. for $420 million in 2021, which used Data Foundry’s Austin and Houston sites to anchor its fifth ‘Prime’ data center campus region, though the Data Foundry brand and website continue to operate distinctly for its Texas colocation business. The company serves over 1,000 enterprise customers including Whataburger and SolarWinds, and remains a regional specialist rather than a national or hyperscale operator.
Data Foundry has a confirmed data center presence at the following locations:
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Phone: 1.888.839.2794
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Data Foundry Data Center Locations
- Austin, Texas, USA Data Foundry 00 (Austin 1) CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Austin 1 was one of Data Foundry's first purpose-built data centers and sits about ten minutes from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. - Austin, Texas, USA Data Foundry 01 (Texas 1) CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Texas 1 has a structural wind rating of 215 mph, among the highest cited for any of the company's buildings. - Austin, Texas, USA Data Foundry 02 (Texas 2) CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Texas 2 sits on Data Foundry's 40-acre master-planned "Data Ranch" campus in Austin, opened in early 2018 as the company's third Austin facility. - Houston, Texas, USA Houston 2 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Houston 2 opened for business on July 1, 2015, as a 350,000-square-foot, 60 MW purpose-built campus and its grand opening featured Olympian Carl Lewis as a special guest. - Houston, Texas, USA Houston 1 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Houston 1 occupies an 8,000-square-foot space inside the Marathon Oil Tower, elevated 72 feet above street level, and has been operated by Data Foundry since 1997.
⚠ This facility has been reported as closed, sold, or vacated by its tenant, and hasn't been independently re-verified since. Please contact Data Foundry directly to confirm current availability.
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Common Questions
Where does Data Foundry operate data centers?
Data Foundry owns and operates data centers exclusively in two Texas cities: three facilities in Austin (Data Foundry 00/Austin 1, Data Foundry 01/Texas 1, and Data Foundry 02/Texas 2) and facilities in Houston, historically including Houston 1 and Houston 2.
Is Data Foundry still an independent company?
No — Data Foundry was acquired by Switch, Inc. for $420 million in a deal announced in May 2021, though it continues to operate under its own brand and website for its Austin and Houston colocation business.
Does Data Foundry offer cloud computing services?
Data Foundry offers limited cloud-adjacent add-ons alongside colocation — Dedicated Cloud Storage (storage-as-a-service) and CloudTap, a private connectivity service to major cloud providers — rather than a general-purpose compute cloud platform.
What makes Data Foundry's Texas data centers distinctive?
The company markets its facilities around Central Texas's low natural-disaster risk, building to high wind ratings (Texas 1 is rated to 215 mph, Houston 2 to 185 mph) and elevating the Houston 2 campus above the 500-year floodplain.
Does Data Foundry operate an AI data center?
As of now, we don't have a confirmed AI-optimized (GPU-dense, liquid-cooled) facility on file for Data Foundry. We continue tracking new developments.
Does Data Foundry offer colocation services?
Yes — we've identified 5 facilities where Data Foundry may offer colocation services. Please contact Data Foundry directly to confirm current availability and terms.
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