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DreamHost Goes East, Expands With RagingWire
June 5th, 2012 : Rich MillerLos Angeles-based web hosting company DreamHost is expanding its operations to the East Coast, where it become an anchor tenant in RagingWire Data Centers’ new data center campus in Ashburn, Virginia. The expansion is part of a broader effort by DreamHost to improve its reliability and boost network performance for global customers. Read More
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ByteGrid Expands Facility, Eyes More Markets
May 29th, 2012 : Rich MillerWholesale data center provider ByteGrid has completed an expansion of the power infrastructure at its data center in Silver Spring, Maryland, and is scouting additional sites with an eye toward expanding in second-tier markets. Read More
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Data Center Building Boom Continues in Ashburn
May 14th, 2012 : Rich MillerIs it news to say that the data center business is booming in Ashburn, Virginia? Recent groundbreakings, facility openings and leases make it clear that Ashburn’s prominent place in the geography of the data center industry continues undiminished. Read More
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Equinix, Carpathia Team on Dulles Data Vault
February 21st, 2012 : John RathWe're seeing some interesting partnerships in which multiple companies work together to create a specialized data center facility. An example: a new project announced today in Dulles, Virginia, where Carpathia Hosting, Equinix and Digital Realty Trust will work together on a 64,000 square foot data vault. Read More
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Another Major Expansion for Equinix in Virginia
February 16th, 2012 : Rich MillerColocation provider Equinix continues to expand its huge data center presence in northern Virginia. On Wednesday the company announced plans to build a new International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Ashburn, Virginia. Read More
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WashPost Profiles Ashburn ‘Data Center Alley’
August 28th, 2011 : Rich MillerThe Washington Post has a story this morning about the concentration of data centers in Ashburn, Virginia. We have written about Ashburn's "data center alley" on many occasions, but the Post story includes some numbers that will be of interest to DCK readers. Read More
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AFL-CIO Trust Buys Virginia Data Centers
August 16th, 2011 : Rich MillerThe AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT) has purchased a five-building complex in northern Virginia for $138.5 million, the trust said this week. The Tyson’s East Office Portfolio located in Tyson’s Corner includes two office buildings and three data centers. Read More
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Equinix to Build 10th Facility in Virginia Hub
July 27th, 2011 : Rich MillerColocation and interconnection specialist Equinix will build a 10th International Business Exchange (IBX) data center at its campus in Ashburn, Virginia, the company said today. The company said its DC10 will provide 77,000 square feet of customer floor space, built out in multiple phases Read More
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ByteGrid Acquires Maryland Data Center
June 2nd, 2011 : Rich MillerByteGrid Holdings has bought a fully operational data center in Silver Spring, Md. from a Fortune 50 financial services institution, which will continue to lease a portion of the data center. Read More
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