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• Data Center Building Boom Continues in Ashburn

  May 14th, 2012 : Rich Miller

  Is 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

• Equinix, Carpathia Team on Dulles Data Vault

  February 21st, 2012 : John Rath

  We'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

• Another Major Expansion for Equinix in Virginia

  February 16th, 2012 : Rich Miller

  Colocation 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

• WashPost Profiles Ashburn ‘Data Center Alley’

  August 28th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  The 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

• AFL-CIO Trust Buys Virginia Data Centers

  August 16th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  The 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

• Equinix to Build 10th Facility in Virginia Hub

  July 27th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Colocation 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

• ByteGrid Acquires Maryland Data Center

  June 2nd, 2011 : Rich Miller

  ByteGrid 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

• Raging Wire Expands in Northern Virginia

  May 6th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  RagingWire Enterprise Solutions has gone national. The Sacramento, Calif.-based colocation provider has acquired a data center building in Northern Virginia, providing the company with a data center footprint on both coasts of the U.S. Read More

• PAETEC Will Open Northern Virginia Data Center

  May 5th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  ISP and hosting provider PAETEC Holding Corp. (PAET) will convert an existing building in McLean, Virginia into a new data center facility to serve its hosting and colocation services, the company said today. Read More

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