From Federal Way to 1000 Denny: The Engineering Behind Our March 6th Move
How NoBull Networks moved every server and switch to 1000 Denny Way in Seattle: the plan, the 16-hour night, and what the move means for latency.
On March 6th, 2026, NoBull Networks completed a full physical migration of our infrastructure. We moved every server and network switch from our long-time home in Federal Way to the H5 Data Centers facility at 1000 Denny Way in downtown Seattle.
As a company built on radical transparency, we are not going to give you the marketing fluff. Moving owned hardware is a high-stakes operation. We faced a forced timeline, a brutal 16-hour maintenance window, and some complex technical hurdles, but the result is a real leap forward for our customers' performance.
The "why": beyond the forced lease end#
In November 2025, we learned that our previous facility at the Cogent Communications building was shutting down due to a lease negotiation issue. We had until the end of March to vacate.
While we could have moved to a cheaper location further inland, we chose the Lumen Technologies floor at 1000 Denny Way (the former Seattle Times building). This site is a Tier III powerhouse that supports Fortune 500 requirements and offers on-site security 24/7. It puts our hardware at the heart of the Pacific Northwest's internet backbone. The full facility rundown lives on our datacenter page.
The connectivity stack: global reach, local speed#
By moving to this facility, we unlocked a level of connectivity that simply was not possible in Federal Way. We are no longer just a "well-connected" provider; we are now sitting in a premier carrier hotel with direct access to the world's most robust networks.
Our new multi-homed backbone#
- Lumen (formerly Level 3): being on the Lumen floor taps us into one of the most connected backbones globally.
- Zayo: we maintained our Zayo partnership to ensure network continuity and stability.
- Wholesail Networks (Ziply Fiber): incredible regional fiber depth and performance throughout the Northwest.
- The Seattle SIX: we are in the process of entering peering on the Seattle Internet Exchange, which lets us trade traffic directly with hundreds of other networks, bypassing the "public" internet entirely.
International latency gains: Hawaii, Japan, and Asia-Pacific#
For customers running international workloads, this move is a game-changer. 1000 Denny Way is a critical landing point for subsea cables, which means significantly lower latency to Hawaii, Japan, and other Asia-Pacific destinations. If your users are in Tokyo or Honolulu, your data now takes a much shorter path to reach them. Do not take our word for it: run your own benchmark and compare the routes.
The "bull": 16 hours in the trenches#
We believe in being honest even when it is inconvenient. We planned for a four-hour window; we hit 16 hours.
What went wrong? We hit two main snags once the hardware was racked in the new facility:
- Strict routing security: our internal security protocols were configured so strictly that they initially blocked the new routing paths, requiring manual intervention on every node.
- IP constraints: because we did not have enough spare IP addresses to pre-test the new environment at scale, we had to solve configuration issues in real time, under the clock.
Making it right: at NoBull Networks, fairness is a core value. We know your business relies on our uptime, and we missed our mark. To hold ourselves accountable, we issued a 5% service credit to all impacted accounts automatically. No hoops to jump through, no tickets to open. It was the right thing to do.
The bottom line#
We are rebuilding trust in hosting by providing infrastructure that works every time. The move on March 6th was a trial by fire, but it landed us in a facility that will support our growth, and yours, for years to come.
You are still paying the same price, but you are now running on one of the most powerful network floors in Seattle. That is the NoBull Networks difference.