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Former AOL Headquarters in Ashburn Will Become a Data Center Campus

By Rich Miller - January 12, 2022

An illustration of the ABX1 data center being developed by American Real Estate Partners and Harrison Street in Ashburn. (Image: AREP)

The former America Online campus in Ashburn will be converted into a large data center campus by its new owners, American Real Estate Partners (AREP) and Harrison Street, who are investing $1 billion to expand in Data Center Alley.

Tagged With: American Real Estate, Arcola, Ashburn, Dulles Cloud Corridor, Harrison Street, Northern Virginia

Yondr Enters Northern Virginia Market, Plans 500 Megawatts of Data Centers

By Rich Miller - June 3, 2021

An illustration of a Yondr Group "Metrobloc" data center design. Yondr has announced plans to enter the Northern Virginia market. (Image: Yondr Group)

Yondr Group has big plans in Northern Virginia. The developer has acquired 270 acres of land, and plans to build 500 megawatts of data center capacity across Loudoun and Prince William counties.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Dulles Cloud Corridor, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, Prince William County, Yondr Group

Microsoft Buys Land in Dulles Cloud Corridor

By Rich Miller - August 14, 2020

The view from inside the cold aisle of a Microsoft Azure data center. (Photo: Microsoft)

Microsoft has acquired land in the fast-growing Dulles Cloud Corridor in Northern Virginia, paying about $1.4 million an acre for land zoned for data center use.

Tagged With: Dulles Cloud Corridor, Loudoun County, Microsoft, Northern Virginia

Digital Realty Plans Massive Cloud Campus in Northern Virginia

By Rich Miller - August 5, 2020

A data center operated by Digital Realty, the world's largest technology landlord. (Photo: Digital Realty)

Digital Realty plans to build the world’s largest multi-tenant data center campus near Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia. The Digital Dulles campus will create 7.5 million square feet of new data center space in the world’s most active cloud market.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Digital Realty, Dulles Cloud Corridor, Northern Virginia, Northern Virginia Data Center Market Special Report

AWS Plans Massive Expansion of its Northern Virginia Cloud Cluster

By Rich Miller - August 3, 2020

A recent design for an Amazon Web Services data center on Loudoun County, Virginia. (Photo: Amazon Web Services)

Amazon Web Services is continuing to expand in Northern Virginia, including a massive data center campus just south of Dulles Airport, which could add up to 2.5 million square feet of cloud computing capacity.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Dulles Cloud Corridor, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia

A New Cloud Corridor Emerges South of Ashburn

By Rich Miller - August 23, 2019

A new data center and adjacent substation in Arcola, Virginia. (Image: Google Maps)

A new cloud corridor is emerging in Northern Virginia, as data center developers lock down development parcels just west of Dulles Airport. Recent deals value data center sites at more than $1 million an acre.

Tagged With: Arcola, Dulles Cloud Corridor, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia

Dulles Land Buy Gives Digital Realty Runway for Data Center Expansion

By Rich Miller - September 19, 2018

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Digital Realty has acquired 424 acres of land near Dulles Airport, providing the company with a long-term runway for growth in Northern Virginia, the world’s largest data center market.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Digital Realty, Dulles Cloud Corridor, Northern Virginia

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