Ashburn, VA Data Centers

Why Ashburn?

According to 451 Research, Northern Virginia is the United States’ largest data center market.

Northern Virginia’s power costs are competitive among major colocation markets and is reasonable considering the total cost of occupancy for long-term requirements. The primary power utility, Dominion Virginia Power, has a track record of reliable delivery for data centers.

The area has the highest density of dark fiber in the world offering low-latency connections to the national fiber network backbone. That along with a relatively business-friendly environment, make Northern Virginia the top market for data centers serving the area’s biggest public and private entities.

The Northern Virginia market provides a strategic, cost-effective location boasting the largest presence of colocation and cloud providers in the United States, creating a very competitive environment.

Loudoun County is the number one county in America for personal income, with an average household income of $125,900, according to the Census Bureau, and a skilled labor force and unemployment rate of 3.3 percent. Virginia has a sales tax exemption for data center customers that goes through 2035.

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Ashburn, VA Data Center Specs
IAD01

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Building Acres

370,000

Sq. Ft.

60

Megawatts

IAD01 Building

Completion in 2019
Campus is 26 acres
Private, dedicated data center suites
Concrete slab-on-grade and structured steel
ASCE 7 occupancy category IV. data hall FM-120 and office FM-90 roof lift ratings
Wind importance factor of 1.15
Two bays with delivery platform and equipment trap
Dedicated office space for rent
Shared conference rooms and drop-in office pods
24x7x365 accessibility
Industry-leading 1.15 PUE

Network

Two diverse points of entry, per build
Carrier-neutral
– On-net: Cogent, Comcast Coming Soon, Crown Castle, Lumen (fka CenturyLink), PacketFabric, SummitIG, Verizon (VCT & VCB), and Zayo
– Near-net: AquaComms, BT, Colt, Deutsche Telecom, GTT, Hurricane Electric, NTT, PCCW, Tata, Tennebris Fiber, TeliaSonera, Major exchanges in NoVA, and many more
Less than one mile from 21715 Filigree Court Carrier Hotel
Major fiber thoroughfares within ~100 feet of facility
Seamless build process for carriers not already built in
Diverse meet-me-rooms and fiber entrances with dark fiber and lit services available

Power

Diverse and dedicated substations: expandable to 240MW
Concurrently maintainable UPS
N+2 power generation
Redundant A+B distribution
Revenue-grade metering

Security

8’ Impasse steel security fencing with laser intrusion detection
Five-layer security design
Card reader access
24x7x365 on-site security guards
Multiple checkpoints: mantraps, dual authentication (biometrics and RFID badge readers)
Event-driven IP video surveillance and visual light-based alerts

Corporate Sustainability

Uses up to 85% less water
Uses up to 80% less power
100% renewable energy available
100% of IT load matched with renewable energy sources
Industry-leading PUE, WUE, and CUE
Reclaimed water for mechanical plant

Fire Protection

Separately zoned data halls
Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
Dual interlock pre-action system

Cooling

Our hot aisle containment strategy absorbs heat at its source – supporting standard and high power densities and allowing you to scale vertically and horizontally – without stranding capacity.
Configurable to client needs(i.e., N, N+1, 2N)

Compliance

System and Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 2 and SOC 1 Type 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITECH, FISMA /NIST 800-53, and ISO 27001:2013

Ashburn, VA Data Center Specs
IAD02

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