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Market capacity

160,000-square-foot data center footprint
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1 Minnesota data center

Conveniently located near Minneapolis in Chaska
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Power density

1,500+ watts per square foot

Our data center in Minnesota

Chaska data center
3500 Lyman Blvd, Chaska, MN 55318 | 156,000-square-foot data center footprint
What our customers say
“Flexential personnel are quite responsive. They perform at a high level for us and have a strong track record of success. They deliver so much value for the cost. Flexential helps us be more responsive for our customers and that’s really the crux of it.”
Jon Wanlass, CTO, FiveCubits

Why Minneapolis?

Minnesota ranked #17 on the Forbes 2017 Best States for Business list owing to its strong economic climate and quality of life. Approximately 65% of the state’s population resides in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, which also serves as headquarters to 17 Fortune 500 companies. Minneapolis/St. Paul has recently emerged as a top Tier 2 data center market based on a combination of new state tax incentives, low utility costs, a favorable economic climate and strong high-tech infrastructure. Data centers in Minnesota can be cooled for nearly free a majority of the year thanks to the climate, giving the Flexential colocation data center a minimal environmental impact.

The Flexential Minneapolis data center is state certified, which makes each user within this facility eligible for a rebate of all sales and use taxes paid to the state of Minnesota on data center equipment, IT software, servers, networking gear and electricity. In addition to these statewide incentives, Minnesota does not charge a personal property tax, which helps to further reduce the cost of data center occupancy.

Community involvement
Minnesota Timberwolves FastBreak Foundation's Read to Achieve Community Involvement

Our involvement in the Minneapolis community extends far beyond the colocation, cloud and hybrid IT services we provide local businesses. Flexential employees strive to be involved where we live and join our communities in support of helping others. The team has donated time and funds to support several area organizations, including the Minneapolis Recreation Development through Project 363, Minnesota Timberwolves FastBreak Foundation's Read to Achieve and the National Center for Women & Information Technology.

Part of your technology ecosystem

Flexential doesn’t just do business in Minnesota – we support business in Minnesota. Flexential Minnesota is a proud participant in the local AFCOM chapter and Minnesota High Tech Association. Through regular engagements in the Greater MSP and SouthWest Metro, Minneapolis Regional and St. Paul Area chambers of commerce, Flexential team members facilitate public-private partnership conversations that foster local economic development and innovation.