Sustainability Magazine April 2023 | Page 73

SCALA DATA CENTERS
“ The combination of these factors – alongside our massive control from design to construction with sustainability practices , all developed by our own team – and this long-term view , which sees us betting on our customers ’ growth , has taken us to this position where we are basically doubling the size of the LATAM market in three years .”
Now , Scala plans on opening 12 sites within the next 24 months – a testament to the quality of its engineering and construction teams . This is even more impressive when you consider that the young company started out ( just a few years ago ) with two sites . For Peigo , Scala ’ s unique relationship with its partners has proved absolutely instrumental in achieving this . “ To work with DigitalBridge is really a pleasure . DigitalBridge brings us a unique combination of global experience with Scala ’ s local knowledge . So , we don ' t see DigitalBridge as single investors – they are also operators ,” Peigo explains .
“ I see the DigitalBridge team much more as an extension of the companies they invest in , rather than investors that we meet in board meetings to talk about results and define targets . It ' s more a dayby-day relationship with strong alignment ,” Peigo posits .
At 56 meters high and 12MW of IT capacity , SGRUTB04 is the biggest vertical data center in LATAM sustainabilitymag . com 73