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Cologix Breaks Ground on 1 Million SF Data Center in Ashburn

By Rich Miller - December 15, 2020 Leave a Comment

A row of cabinets inside a data center. (Photo: Cologix)

Cologix says it has broken ground on a large data center campus in Northern Virginia, commencing construction on a planned 1 million square foot campus in the heart of “Data Center Alley” in Ashburn.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Cologix, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia

As Data Center Demand Intensifies, So Does Competition

By Rich Miller - December 7, 2020 2 Comments

An aerial view of Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia.

The data center industry is busier than ever. With more new players entering the industry, this has meant lower pricing on large deals in the most competitive markets.

Tagged With: Data Center Construction, Northern Virginia

Data Center Construction Surging Amid Supply Constraints in Top Markets

By Rich Miller - December 2, 2020 1 Comment

The QTS Data Centers Shellhorn DC-1 project in Ashburn. (Image: QTS)

Data center developers are scrambling to add capacity, as this year’s record leasing activity has consumed much of the available supply of server space. Several leading markets are seeing a boom in construction.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Ashburn, Data Center Construction, Digital Realty, Editors Choice 1, Northern Virginia, QTS Realty

Equinix Expands in Ashburn, Plans Fleet of Four-Story Data Centers

By Rich Miller - November 17, 2020 1 Comment

The Equinix DC21 data center in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo: Equinix)

Equinix is expanding in Northern Virginia’s Data Center Alley, opening a new campus in Ashburn featuring an innovation lab and new design for a series of four-story data centers.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Equinix, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia

$360 Million Project Planned at Prime Site in Ashburn’s Data Center Alley

By Rich Miller - October 13, 2020 2 Comments

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Plans are underway for a $360 million data center project in the heart of Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia, situated at the most connected point on the Internet.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia

Microsoft Plans Azure Cloud Expansions in Iowa, Virginia and Phoenix

By Rich Miller - October 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

Microsoft continues to expand its global data center infrastructure, buying land to add massive amounts of server capacity in key North American cloud hubs in Iowa, Northern Virginia and Phoenix.

Tagged With: Goodyear, Iowa, Microsoft, Northern Virginia, Phoenix, Prince William County, Water

Data Center Tax Revenues Provide Pandemic Cushion for Some Counties

By Rich Miller - October 7, 2020 1 Comment

Construction continues at Aligned’s second hyperscale data center in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo: Aligned)

Data centers have provided an economic cushion for hard-hit county budgets in areas with clusters of cloud computing campuses. Data centers have been in growth mode, providing a bright spot as the pandemic has depressed revenues for state and county governments.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Data Center Incentives, Economic Development, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia

Vantage Expanding Campuses in Northern Virginia, Silicon Valley

By Rich Miller - September 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Vantage V5 data center in Santa Clara, Calif. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Vantage Data Centers is continuing its global expansion by adding capacity in the two largest U.S. markets, Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley. Both markets are seeing strong customer demand, with developers working steadily to provide inventory to keep pace.

Tagged With: Ashburn, Northern Virginia, Santa Clara, Silicon Valley, Vantage Data Centers

Lee Kestler, Aligned and AWS Lead NVTC Data Center Award Winners

By Rich Miller - August 27, 2020 1 Comment

The Northern Virginia Technology Council presented its 2020 Virginia Data Center Awards.

Lee Kestler, Aligned and Amazon Web Services were among those honored as the Northern Virginia Technology Council recognized the industry’s accomplishments at its 2020 Virginia Data Center Awards.

Tagged With: Aligned Energy, Amazon Web Services, Digital Realty, Northern Virginia, NVTC, Stack Infrastructure, Vantage Data Centers

Microsoft Buys Land in Dulles Cloud Corridor

By Rich Miller - August 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

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

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