U.S., Aug. 10 -- DC BLOX was established in 2014 to provide data centres to markets with a distinct, but unfulfilled, need for them. "I've been the CEO of DC BLOX for about three years now," says Jeff Uphues. "I originally joined as a supervisory board member and then was asked by the board of directors to come into the role and lead the company in its expansion, placing these data centres in underserved yet growing markets throughout the Southeastern United States."

Fulfilling this vision has required a focus on a few core fundamentals. "There's three things that we do and stay focused on," he says. "One is providing in-market colocation, meaning the housing in a safe, secure environment of servers as well as other technology infrastructu...