US data center provider 365 Main has bought a data center in Emeryville, California, from a company called Evocative. This is 365 Main's 17^th data center.

Chris Dolan, the data center company's CEO, said Emeryville (a San Francisco suburb with numerous tech firms' headquarters) had an “impressive” roster of companies that required reliable data center services. Companies based in the city include Disney-owned Pixar, Art.com and Sony subsidiary Gracenote.

“Our customers wanted to see our highly available and attentive services in this location, and we responded,” he said. “We're proud to deliver 365 Main's quality and customized service and broaden our presence in the San Francisco Bay Area market.” The company has two more facilities in the market, which is also where it is based.

Emeryville and its neighboring East Bay cities have cultivated many small businesses into thriving national companies, more than 100 of which use the Emeryville data center, the provider said.

The site is connected with several carriers, including AT&T, CenturyLink, Paxio, Verizon and Zayo.

San Francisco-based 365 Main used to operate a five-data-center portfolio owned by a real estate investment company called Rockwood Capital. In 2010, however, another San Francisco-based data center provider, Digital Realty Trust, bought the portfolio from Rockwood for US$725m.

365 Main re-emerged in November 2012 with an announcement that it had bought 16 data centers around the US from the retail-colocation provider Equinix for US$75m. The acquisition was backed by Crosslink Capital, Brightwood Capital and Housatonic Partners.

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