# Under-Forecasted Capacity Drives Colocation Expansion in ~45 Days

In mid-2025, a cloud connectivity company under-forecasted their infrastructure needs heading into the peak e-commerce season surrounding Black Friday and were reaching out to data center vendors to secure available capacity.

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## Under-Forecasted Capacity Drives Colocation Expansion in ~45 Days

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In mid-2025, a cloud connectivity company under-forecasted their infrastructure needs heading into the peak e-commerce season surrounding Black Friday and were reaching out to data center vendors to secure available capacity. They needed to deploy additional workloads in the Columbus market immediately to support the anticipated surge in traffic or service delivery to downstream customers would be at risk.

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## Challenges

Demand spike exposes capacity shortfall

Infrastructure demand was significantly higher ahead of peak e-commerce season

Urgent requirement for additional capacity in the Columbus market

Limited providers with both availability and rapid deployment capability

## Outcomes

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45 Days From Need To Deployment

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9 cabinets within a dedicated cage, 108kW of power

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Capacity delivered ahead of peak demand window

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