Regulated industries don’t get the luxury of slow infrastructure evolution. When mandates loom, organizations serving in sectors like financial services and healthcare must act fast and act smart—especially under relentless pressure to scale high-performance compute (HPC) while following stringent directives.
To understand what this looks like in practice, let’s examine two real-world examples from our colocation data center roster of enterprise customers that are leaders in their respective highly regulated industries. These brief case studies show how the right data center partner can enable fast, compliant, and scalable colocation deployments—even under high-stakes conditions.
Financial Services: Meeting Regulatory Deadlines with High-Performance Compute
A household-name U.S. bank with global reach faced a critical challenge: implementing regulator-mandated risk models using legacy infrastructure that couldn’t support the required compute power. With outdated systems and impending deadlines, this customer needed a strategic, swift systems upgrade that wouldn’t trigger audit issues or operational risk.
Centersquare stepped in with a customized, multi-site colocation solution to advance the bank’s compute capabilities to support the risk modeling requirements. Key features included:
The result? A fully compliant, multi-site compute grid deployed on time, with zero audit findings and preserved ROI. This case underscores the importance of choosing a data center partner that can deliver not just infrastructure, but strategic value through speed, flexibility, and regulatory expertise. Want to dive into the details? Read the full financial services colocation case study here.
Healthcare: Enabling a $100B Divestiture Under Regulatory Pressure
In the healthcare sector, infrastructure transitions are particularly complex due to strict compliance requirements. A global healthcare and pharmaceutical company undertaking a $100B+ divestiture needed to rapidly deploy a new IT environment to avoid costly Transition Service Agreement (TSA) fees and ensure uninterrupted operations.
Centersquare partnered with the customer’s engineering team to deliver a tailored colocation strategy to migrate critical applications while maintaining compliance with healthcare regulations. Highlights included:
Additionally, fundamental data and performance insights were integrated with the customer’s IT management platform for always-on insights powered by our enterprise customer success reporting services. This example illustrates how the right colocation provider can accelerate a seamless infrastructure transition devoid of disruptions or penalties to safeguard compliance and operational integrity. Want to learn more? Read full story.
Whether you're in healthcare, finance, or any other regulated industry, the stakes are high when it comes to infrastructure compliance. Here are five key criteria to consider when selecting a data center provider that can be a knowledgeable partner:
Colocation solutions offer a strategic middle ground between on-premises infrastructure and public cloud. For regulated industries, colocation provides:
And Centersquare’s success in supporting leading enterprises across the financial and healthcare sectors demonstrates how colocation can be a powerful enabler of compliance, performance, and agility.
When it comes to navigating regulatory complexity and supporting high-density workloads, Centersquare stands apart as a trusted colocation partner. With over 70 data center locations in 26 key markets, Centersquare offers a robust footprint designed to flex with your business needs—whether you're deploying a single cabinet or a multi-site infrastructure grid.
Our tenured data center teams and advanced colocation solutions demonstrate our dedication to delivering a wide range of benefits, including:
Furthermore, our business continuity and disaster recovery framework protects our infrastructure and personnel, as well as customer environments through proactive safeguards and resilient recovery policies. Our commitment to security, reliability, and compliance from headquarters to each data center is reinforced by regularly tested rapid response plans and third-party audits.
Centersquare is more than an experienced data center operator—we’re a proactive strategic colocation partner committed to helping you build, scale, and connect with confidence. Whether you're in financial services, healthcare, or any other regulated industry, our advanced colocation solutions are built to support your now and next infrastructure strategies. Stop searching. Start scaling. Learn more at www.centersquaredc.com.
Additional Resources
Info Sheet: High-Density Workloads
Blog: 5 Ways Enterprises Benefit From Colocation Data Centers
Explore: Connectivity You Can Count On
Blog: The Future of AI Hangs on Colocation Data Centers: Here’s Why
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