Quality Technology Services
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data center services |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Chad L. Williams |
| Headquarters | Overland Park, Kansas , United States |
Area served | North America, Netherlands, United Kingdom |
Key people | David Robey (Co-CEO), Tag Greason (Co-CEO) |
| Products | Colocation solutions, data center services |
| Owner | Blackstone Group (affiliates) |
Quality Technology Services (known as QTS or QTS Data Centers) is a carrier-neutral data center provider based in the United States, delivering colocation solutions throughout North America and the Netherlands. The company’s headquarters are located in Overland Park, Kansas. Its primary operational regions encompass Northern Virginia, the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Chicago, Hillsboro, Oregon, and New Jersey within the US, alongside facilities in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
QTS has earned recognition for its commitment to sustainability, being honored as the leading sustainable data center enterprise by World Finance Magazine in both 2019 and 2020. Additionally, it is a participant in RE100, pledging to source 100% of its electricity from renewable resources.
On August 31, 2021, QTS was acquired by affiliates of the Blackstone Group in a transaction valued at $10 billion.[1]
Timeline
Established in 2003 by entrepreneur Chad L. Williams through acquiring a data center in Kansas, QTS embarked on rapid expansion via strategic acquisitions and facility growth.
Significant acquisitions include:
- 2005: Purchased Deltacom’s e^deltacom division along with a data center in Suwanee, Georgia for $26 million.
- 2006: Acquired a 960,000 square foot Atlanta data center and Globix Hosting LLC for $161 million; also secured NTT USA LLC’s New York facility.
- 2007: Gained customers from First National Technology Solutions and acquired a 120,000 square foot site in Silicon Valley.
- 2010: Transformed the former Qimonda semiconductor plant in Richmond, Virginia into a mega data center spanning 1.3 million square feet, establishing the QTS Richmond Network Access Point.
- 2011: Added a data center located in Lenexa, Kansas.
- 2013: Purchased Herakles LLC’s San Francisco data center; acquired 40 acres in Irving, Texas; completed initial public offering (IPO).
- 2014: Converted the former Chicago Sun-Times facility into a data center.
- 2015: Bought Carpathia Hosting for $326 million.
- 2016: Acquired a New Jersey data center campus from DuPont Fabros Technology for $125 million.
- 2017: Procured an Irving, Texas data center for $50 million; expanded Atlanta campus through adjacent land acquisition.
- 2019: Added two data centers in the Netherlands (Groningen and Eemshaven) for $44 million; increased Atlanta campus size by more than 250,000 square feet.
Reflecting its focus on sustainable development and expansion, QTS collaborated with American Forests and World Vision in 2020 while constructing a greenfield data center campus powered entirely by renewable energy in Hillsboro, Oregon. By 2021, eight of its facilities were operating on renewable electricity.
In April 2025, founder and CEO Chad Williams departed to lead Quality Group of Companies (QGC), with COO David Robey and Chief Growth Officer Tag Greason appointed as Co-CEOs.
Also during 2025, QTS announced plans to develop a new data center campus in Cambois, UK, with phased construction scheduled through to completion by 2035.[2]
Acquisitions and expansions
In 2021, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners—the infrastructure division of Blackstone Group Inc.—together with its non-traded real estate investment trust BREIT, acquired QTS Realty Trust at $78 per share. This transaction valued the company at approximately $6.7 billion and was finalized on August 31, 2021.
Data center locations
By February 2025, QTS manages a network of 28 data center sites distributed throughout the United States and Europe:
United States
- Arizona
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Texas
- Virginia
- Ohio
- Colorado
- Iowa
- South Carolina
- Utah
Netherlands
- Eemshaven
- Groningen
United Kingdom
- Cambois, Northumberland (anticipated completion of initial phase in 2026)