Case Study: Global Financial Services Firm achieves on-time, on-budget 35-day dual-site 1.5MW data center fit-out with Align

Global Financial Services Firm - Customer Case Study

Global Financial Services Firm needed urgent data center capacity to host a new application requiring two identically configured suites in separate regions, each with a minimum of 1.5MW of power. Digital Realty had commissioned spaces in Piscataway, NJ and Ashburn, VA but required fully fit-out turn-over within 35 days—including conduits, power distribution, overhead cabling pathways and a complex structured fiber-optic plant valued at over $4M per site—so the firm engaged Align to deliver the rapid fit-out service.

Align immediately ordered long‑lead items, produced all construction documents, folded materials and labor into the lease as OPEX, and ran triple shifts to complete the build within the 35‑day window. Align delivered both sites in Ashburn and Piscataway on time and on budget with no change orders, met the 1.5MW per-site requirement, coordinated customer equipment installs, and provided a documented structured cabling design so the customer could begin operations without delay.