DataYard

DataYard is a managed IT and cloud hosting company based in Dayton, Ohio. Three founders started it in 1995 as Donet, a dial-up internet provider, and grew it into business hosting, colocation and IT consulting. The company hosts the Ohio Lottery and other US lotteries in its cloud and holds a SOC 2 Type 2 accreditation. It runs its data center on West Second Street and keeps its offices at the Arcade Innovation Hub.

DataYard History:

In 2026, DataYard installed a natural gas generator at its data center.
In 2023, DataYard moved its offices to the Arcade Innovation Hub.
In 2017, DataYard earned its first SOC 2 accreditation.
In 2012, Donet built a new office and data center at 130 West Second Street and began doing business as DataYard.
In 2011, Donet won the contract to host the Ohio Lottery.
In 1999, Donet opened its first data center in downtown Dayton.
Founded in 1995 in Dayton.