Ashburn Data Center
Why Ashburn Data Center?
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 Data Center Specs
26
Building Acres
777,755
Sq. Ft.
180
Megawatts
Building
- 100% Uptime SLA
- Industry-leading 1.15 PUE
On-net Carriers
- CenturyLink
- Cogent
- Comcast (Coming Soon)
- FiberLight (Coming Soon)
- PacketFabric
- SummitIG
- Verizon (VCT & VCB)
- Zayo
Near-net Carriers
- BT
- Colt
- Deutsche Telecom
- GTT
- Hurricane Electric
- NTT
- PCCW
- Tata
- Tennebris Fiber
- TeliaSonera
- Major exchanges in NoVA market
- And many more
Security
- Multi-layered access control
- 24x7x365 on-site security guards
- 24 hour global monitoring via our Network Operations Center (NOC)
Power & Cooling
- Diverse and dedicated substations: expandable to 240MW
- Concurrently maintainable UPS
- N+2 power generation
- Supports 1-50kW per rack
Utility
- Diverse utility feeds
Compliance
- System and Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 2 and SOC 1 Type 2
- PCI DSS
- HIPAA
- HITECH
- NIST 800-53
- ISO 27001:2013
Location
21890 Uunet Drive – Ashburn, VA 20147
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What’s inside
Cooling Infrastructure
Award-winning modular heat removal system
Power Generation and Distribution
Engineered for resiliency and 100% uptime
Security and Compliance
Multi-layered data center protection
Support
On-site global monitoring and remote hands assistance
Client Portal
A real-time view of your critical infrastructure
Industry-Leading
Ultra-efficient 1.15 PUE and 100% uptime
