Google will build its own private subsea cable to manage data traffic between Europe and its huge cloud campuses in Northern Virginia, with potential benefits for Virginia Beach.
Cologix Sharpens Its Focus on Cloud On-Ramps, New Markets
With the support of its new owners, Cologix is building bigger data centers, eyeing new markets, and positioning itself as a key provider of on-ramps to major clouds.
Infomart Unveils Ashburn Data Center, Retooled for the Future
Infomart Data Centers has completed the commissioning of a new data center suite at its Ashburn facility, which it purchased several years ago from America Online.
Cloud MegaLeases, Land Banking Boost Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia is seeing unprecedented activity in both data center leasing and new construction of cloud campuses, according to panelists at the Bisnow Data Center Investment Conference in Tysons Corner.
New Real Estate Strategies Help Cloud Builders Grow Faster
Real estate lease structures are playing a larger role in the growth of cloud computing, as seen in two recent deals that have helped hyperscale tenants provision space faster and secure capacity for growth.
Prince William County Rethinks Data Center Tax Hikes
A proposal to triple a key tax rate for data centers in Prince William County in Northern Virginia appears headed for defeat after failing to gain the needed support from county supervisors.
Settlement Ends Dispute over Haymarket Data Center Power Lines
Dominion Virginia Power and several community groups have reached an agreement that clears the way for new power lines to support a data center project in Haymarket, Virginia, ending a long-running dispute.
Northstar Enters Virginia Data Center Market, With Fortune 20 Tenant
Northstar Commercial Partners has entered the Northern Virginia data center market, buying a prime land parcel in Loudoun County to build a data center campus for one of the world’s largest companies.
QTS Signs 24 Megawatt Hyperscale Deal in Northern Virginia
QTS Realty Trust has signed a 24 megawatt data center lease with a global cloud company, which will occupy a new data center building on land QTS has acquired in Manassas, Virginia.
Closer Look: RagingWire’s New Ashburn Data Center Campus
Data Center Frontier recently had a look inside the new RagingWire Data Centers campus in Ashburn in Loudoun County, where the company plans to build seven data centers. Check out our video tour.
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