Oracle Salt Lake City Data Center West Jordan: OCI Cloud & R&D Hub Utah
Status: Operational | Location: 6136 West 10120 South, West Jordan, UT 84081 (Secondary facility at 1499-1521 S 4800 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84104), Utah, United States
Project Overview
The Oracle Salt Lake City Data Center, also known as Project Sequoia, is a major enterprise cloud and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) hosting facility located in West Jordan, Utah, serving as an important digital infrastructure node for the Intermountain West region. The approximately 237,500-square-foot facility is designed to support a broad range of Oracle services, including Oracle On Demand, core database platforms, enterprise applications, research and development activities, and OCI cloud workloads. Its strategic location within the Salt Lake City metropolitan area provides Oracle with access to a growing technology market while enabling reliable cloud and enterprise services for customers across Utah and surrounding western states. The facility is engineered around the performance, availability, and scalability requirements of modern enterprise computing environments, with infrastructure designed to accommodate increasingly demanding cloud applications and data-intensive workloads. One of the facility’s notable operational advantages is its location in Utah, where relatively low ambient humidity can support efficient use of outside-air cooling technologies under suitable environmental conditions. The data center incorporates advanced air-side economization systems that can utilize favorable outdoor conditions to reduce reliance on mechanical cooling, potentially improving overall energy efficiency and operational performance. High-density containment systems are also integrated into the facility to improve airflow management and separate hot and cold air streams, helping maintain stable operating temperatures as computing densities increase. These technologies are particularly relevant as cloud infrastructure evolves to support artificial intelligence, analytics, database processing, and other workloads that generate higher thermal loads. Project Sequoia therefore provides Oracle with a scalable platform capable of supporting both established enterprise applications and emerging high-performance cloud requirements. By combining substantial facility space, OCI infrastructure, advanced airflow management, and climate-assisted cooling strategies, the Salt Lake City Data Center strengthens Oracle’s regional cloud presence and provides a foundation for continued growth across the Intermountain West. The facility represents an important component of Oracle’s distributed cloud architecture, bringing enterprise-grade computing, database services, and cloud infrastructure closer to regional customers while maintaining the scalability required for future digital workloads.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | Oracle Salt Lake City Data Center West Jordan: OCI Cloud & R&D Hub Utah |
| Location | 6136 West 10120 South, West Jordan, UT 84081 (Secondary facility at 1499-1521 S 4800 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84104), Utah, United States |
| Status | Operational |
| Commissioning | Active Operating Enterprise & Cloud Infrastructure Hub |
| Total IT Load | ~28.0 MW Critical IT Power Capacity |
| Total Capacity | ~237,500 sq ft (~22,060 m²) gross building area (~179,000 sq ft data center floor footprint) |
| Tier Level | Tier III Concurrently Maintainable Infrastructure Standards |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built Enterprise Cloud, R&D & Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Compute Hub |
City Profile
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| City Name | West Valley |
| Population | 137,491 (2025 estimate) |
| Urban Agglomeration | Part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, ~1.3 million |
| City GDP | Not separately reported; part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan economy |
| Per Capita Income | US$30,104 (2020–2024) |
| City Tier | Tier 2 – Regional Industrial, Logistics & Digital Infrastructure Hub |
| Key Strengths | Strategic location within the Salt Lake City metropolitan area; strong transportation connectivity; proximity to Salt Lake City International Airport; established industrial and logistics base; access to Utah's technology ecosystem; strong fiber and telecommunications connectivity; skilled workforce; proximity to major commercial markets; competitive location for enterprise and digital infrastructure. |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), City of West Jordan, Regional Fiber Network Operators |
| Construction Contractor | Mission-Critical General Contractors & Specialized Data Center Engineering Firms |
| MEP Engineering | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Engineering & Mission-Critical Thermal Architecture Teams |
| Network Connectivity | Dual path-diverse subterranean fiber entrance vaults, dedicated Meet-Me-Rooms (MMRs), low-latency dark fiber interconnects connecting directly to primary Salt Lake City carrier hotels, regional cloud availability zones, and Oracle's global OCI backbone network. |
| Power Infrastructure | Redundant high-voltage utility feeds from Rocky Mountain Power, static 2N / N+1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system architecture, automated transfer switchgear (ATS), and N+1 emergency backup diesel generators with localized bulk fuel storage. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | ~35+ MVA Utility Substation Allocation |
| UPS Redundancy | Concurrently Maintainable 2N / N+1 Static UPS Architecture |
| Cooling System | Air-side economizers, closed-loop chilled water systems, hot-aisle containment, and direct-to-chip liquid cooling (DLC) readiness for high-density OCI AI clusters. |
| Connectivity | Sub-millisecond optical fiber interconnects linking West Jordan to carrier hotels in downtown Salt Lake City, Denver, and West Coast cloud hubs. |
| PUE Target | < 1.20 Annualized Operational Design PUE |
| Energy Mix | Regional grid power supplied by Rocky Mountain Power with integration of utility-scale renewable power purchase programs. |
Milestones
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| Announcement | Operational Facility |
| Construction Start | Completed / Operational |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Operational |
| Full Buildout | Active Enterprise & Cloud Operations Center |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | ~$285,000,000 USD (Initial Construction & Subsequent Infrastructure Enhancements) |
| Funding | Corporate Capital Expenditure (Oracle Corporation) |