April 12, 2002 -- Former Microsoft executives John Agnew and Bob Caldwell are now majority owners of Titan I, a data center based in a former U.S. government missile site in Moses Lake, Wa.
The project is the latest entry in the market for "ultra-secure" data centers, offering isolated locations and extraordinarily sturdy physical infrastructure.
The Moses Lake facility, a former Air Force site designed during the Cold War to withstand a 10 megaton nuclear explosion, is being marketed as a disaster recovery site for companies seeking secure data storage.
"Due to the events in our country last year, companies are also more concerned about storing their data off-site and away from an urban area that might be a likely target in a terrorist attack," said Agnew.
"Having local ownership, particularly people with strong ties to both the Seattle technology community and to the economic development of eastern Washington, strengthens the overall value of the Titan project," said Rob Savette of Titan I LLC. "Between the two of them, John and Bob have years of data center experience with the unique perspective of having been the consumer in the marketplace. Their experience will be a guiding force in how TITAN is developed."
Titan I LLC, which is headquartered in Seattle, acquired the former U.S. Air Force facility in 1997 and last year began converting it into a data center. The project is currently in the design phase.