Digital Fortress —
Colocation, Dark Fiber & Cloud On-Ramps
Digital Fortress operates data centers in the Richmond, VA market — a growing hub in the DC/NoVA corridor with favorable power costs and strong fiber infrastructure. Services include colocation, dark fiber, Megaport and PacketFabric cloud on-ramps, cross-connects, and wholesale data center leasing. Fibi sources and negotiates Digital Fortress on your behalf, at no cost to you.
Portfolio
Digital Fortress Services
Colocation, dark fiber, Megaport and PacketFabric cloud on-ramps, cross-connects, and wholesale data center capacity — all in the Richmond, VA market.
Colocation Services
Data center colocation in Richmond, VA — space, power, cooling, and remote hands delivered from Digital Fortress facilities. Flexible configurations from individual cabinets and cages to private suites, with redundant power and cooling infrastructure designed for enterprise uptime requirements. Remote hands provide on-site technical support for hardware installations, racking, cabling, and equipment troubleshooting without requiring customer staff to travel to the facility.
Network Services — Megaport & Cross-Connects
On-net network services available directly within Digital Fortress facilities — including Megaport Network as a Service for flexible cloud and carrier connectivity, and physical cross-connects to other tenants, carriers, and network providers within the facility. Cross-connects provide direct, low-latency private connections between colocation customers or to carriers present in the meet-me room, without traffic traversing the public internet.
Dark Fiber
Dark fiber access for enterprises and carriers requiring dedicated, unlit optical fiber capacity between locations. Dark fiber gives the customer complete control over wavelengths, protocols, and bandwidth — eliminating carrier-imposed speed limits and enabling 100 Gbps+ point-to-point connectivity with the lowest possible latency. Suitable for large enterprises, financial services, healthcare systems, and carriers needing high-throughput, infrastructure-controlled connectivity.
Cloud On-Ramp (Megaport & PacketFabric)
Private, on-demand cloud connectivity to AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, and other hyperscalers — available through both Megaport and PacketFabric. Businesses colocated in Digital Fortress can provision dedicated cloud connections with flexible bandwidth and no long-lead circuit lead times. Dual platform availability means customers can choose the on-ramp that best fits their cloud destination, pricing requirements, or latency profile.
Wholesale Data Center Services
Large-footprint wholesale data center leasing in the Richmond, VA market — dedicated suites and halls with committed power capacity for enterprises, managed service providers, carriers, and hyperscalers that need significant raised floor space. Wholesale leasing provides the economics of scale for large deployments while avoiding the capital and operational overhead of owning and operating a private data center facility.
Ideal For
Who Digital Fortress Serves Best
Enterprises Diversifying Beyond NoVA
Large enterprises that need a secondary site or want to reduce exposure to the saturated, higher-cost Northern Virginia data center market. Richmond offers proximity to the DC corridor with meaningfully better power costs and available capacity.
Cloud-Heavy Workloads Needing Private Connectivity
Businesses moving significant workloads to AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud that need dedicated, private cloud connections rather than internet-based access. Megaport and PacketFabric on-ramp access through Digital Fortress enables on-demand, flexible cloud connectivity without long-lead circuit provisioning.
High-Bandwidth Carriers & Financial Firms
Carriers, financial institutions, and large enterprises requiring 100 Gbps+ point-to-point connectivity with infrastructure-level control. Dark fiber access provides the dedicated optical capacity and protocol flexibility that high-throughput, latency-sensitive environments require.
MSPs & Wholesale Data Center Lessees
Managed service providers, cloud providers, and large enterprises needing dedicated suite or hall-level capacity in the Richmond market. Wholesale leasing provides scale economics and infrastructure control without the capital burden of building a private data center.
Why Digital Fortress
Key Strengths
What sets Digital Fortress apart in the Richmond data center and network services market.
Richmond, Virginia is an emerging data center market positioned in the DC/NoVA corridor with favorable power costs, lower real estate overhead, and strong fiber infrastructure. For enterprises looking to diversify beyond the saturated Northern Virginia Tier 1 market or establish a secondary site with solid interconnection access, Richmond offers cost-effective colocation with proximity to major East Coast population centers and cloud infrastructure.
Digital Fortress supports Megaport NaaS, giving colocated businesses on-demand access to private cloud connections across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, and dozens of other providers. Megaport eliminates the months-long provisioning lead times associated with traditional dedicated circuits and allows customers to scale bandwidth up or down as workloads change — a critical advantage for businesses with variable or growing cloud connectivity needs.
Dark fiber access within the Digital Fortress network services portfolio provides enterprises and carriers with dedicated, unlit optical capacity for high-bandwidth, low-latency point-to-point connections. Unlike carrier-provisioned circuits, dark fiber gives the customer full control over the physical layer — wavelengths, protocols, and capacity — making it the preferred option for organizations with 100 Gbps+ requirements or strict infrastructure control policies.
Digital Fortress supports both Megaport and PacketFabric as cloud on-ramp platforms, giving colocated businesses flexibility to route cloud traffic through the platform that best fits their destination, performance requirements, and budget. Not all cloud on-ramp providers offer equal performance on all routes — having access to both platforms allows customers to optimize connectivity decisions per workload rather than being locked into a single NaaS provider.
Enterprises, MSPs, and carriers requiring significant raised floor space can access wholesale data center capacity in the Richmond market through Digital Fortress. Wholesale leasing provides dedicated infrastructure at scale-appropriate economics — committed power blocks, private suites or halls, and direct negotiation on terms — without the capital expenditure and operational complexity of building and running a private facility.
Why Use Fibi
Digital Fortress Direct vs. Through Fibi
Your contract is with Digital Fortress either way. The difference is the advisory, comparison, and support layer around it.
| Aspect | Digital Fortress Direct | Digital Fortress Through Fibi |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Standard rack rate | Volume-negotiated — equal or better |
| Provider comparison | Digital Fortress only | Digital Fortress vs. other colo & dark fiber providers |
| Quote turnaround | 5–10 business days | 24–48 hours across all evaluated options |
| Scope guidance | Digital Fortress account team | Independent review of colo, dark fiber, and on-ramp fit |
| Contract support | Digital Fortress account team | Independent advisor representing you |
| Post-go-live support | Digital Fortress support team | Fibi escalation + Digital Fortress support |
| Advisory fee | N/A | $0 — carrier-funded |
FAQ
Common Questions About Digital Fortress
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