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Data Center
Northern Virginia
Why Northern Virginia?
Northern Virginia is home to the largest data center market in North America.
The largest data center market in North America continues to be the premier choice for data center facilities due to its proximity to major population centers, abundant connectivity, favorable tax incentives, and talent pool. With the world’s largest concentration of cloud computing infrastructure, Ashburn is a strategic interconnection hub for the Eastern U.S., and a major gateway to Europe.
Northern Virginia, often referred to as “Data Center Alley,” attracts a broad range of customers and requirements, from the standard-density enterprise all the way up to the highest-density hyperscaler. The region has the highest prevalence of dark fiber in the world, offering low-latency connections to the national fiber network backbone. Aerospace, cloud, financial, government, social media, software, technology, and telecommunications companies have all staked claims in Northern Virginia’s data centers.
The state has established a sales tax exemption for data center customers through 2035. The Northern Virginia data center market also benefits from a low risk of natural disasters with its inland location and limited seismic threat.
IAD-01 Data Center
21890 Uunet Drive, Ashburn, VA
- Completed in 2019
- 26-acre campus
- Private, dedicated data halls
- 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
- 24x7x365 accessibility
- Industry-leading PUE
- 5-layer security approach
- 24x7x365 physical security staff onsite
- Fixed & PTZ cameras covering facility interior and exterior
- Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
- Dual interlocking pre-action zoned fire protection
Connectivity
- Two diverse points of entry, per build
- Carrier-neutral
- On-net: Cogent, Crown Castle, Lumen, 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
- 3 MW back-up generators
- 2 MW UPS line-ups
- N+1 block redundant topology
- 500 KVA PDUs
- 415V distribution to racks (A+B distribution)
- 100% renewable power
- Ultra-efficient cooling design
- Near-zero Water Utilization Efficiency (WUE) based on closed-loop chilled water system design
- eCarbon tracking
- Targeting carbon-neutral footprint by 2040
- Delta3™ air cooling arrays in dedicated mechanical galleries
- Secondary loops with valves and taps for DeltaFlow~ liquid cooling to support the highest-density GPU requirements
- Minimum N+1 redundancy
- Closed-loop chilled water system design
- Rooftop chillers
- System and Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 2
- SOC 1 Type 2
- PCI DSS
- HIPAA
- HITECH
- NIST 800-53
- ISO 27001:2013
- Bays with delivery platform and equipment trap
- Dedicated office and workspaces
- Shared conference rooms and drop-in office pods
- Secure storage
IAD-02 Data Center
21821 Uunet Drive, Ashburn, VA
- Completed in 2020
- 26-acre campus
- 120 MW
- Private, dedicated data halls
- Concrete slab-on-grade and structured steel
- Two interconnected multi-tenant buildings
- ASCE 7 occupancy category IV
- Data hall FM-120 and office FM-90 roof lift ratings
- Wind importance factor of 1.15
- 24x7x365 accessibility
- Industry-leading PUE
- 5-layer security approach
- 24x7x365 physical security staff onsite
- Fixed & PTZ cameras covering facility interior and exterior
- Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
- Dual interlocking pre-action zoned fire protection
Connectivity
- Two diverse points of entry, per build
- Carrier-neutral
- On-net: Cogent, Lumen, PacketFabric, SummitIG, Verizon (VCT & VCB), Windstream, Zayo
- Near-net: Aqua Comms, 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
- 3 MW back-up generators
- 2 MW UPS line-ups
- N+1 block redundant topology
- 500 KVA PDUs
- 415V distribution to racks (A+B distribution)
- 100% renewable power
- Ultra-efficient cooling design
- Near-zero Water Utilization Efficiency (WUE) based on closed-loop chilled water system design
- eCarbon tracking
- Targeting carbon-neutral footprint by 2040
- Delta3™ air cooling arrays in dedicated mechanical galleries
- Secondary loops with valves and taps for DeltaFlow~ liquid cooling to support the highest-density GPU requirements
- Minimum N+1 redundancy
- Closed-loop chilled water system design
- Rooftop chillers
- System and Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 2
- SOC 1 Type 2
- PCI DSS
- HIPAA
- HITECH
- NIST 800-53
- ISO 27001:2013
- Bays with delivery platform and equipment trap
- Dedicated office and workspaces
- Shared conference rooms and drop-in office pods
- Secure storage
IAD-03 Data Center
Confidential Build-to-Scale Project
- 5-layer security approach
- 24x7x365 physical security staff onsite
- Fixed & PTZ cameras covering facility interior and exterior
- Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
- Dual interlocking pre-action zoned fire protection
- 100% renewable power
- Ultra-efficient cooling design
- Near-zero Water Utilization Efficiency (WUE) based on closed-loop chilled water system design
- eCarbon tracking
- Targeting carbon-neutral footprint by 2040
- Delta3™ air cooling arrays in dedicated mechanical galleries
- Secondary loops with valves and taps for DeltaFlow~ liquid cooling to support the highest-density GPU requirements
- Minimum N+1 redundancy
- Closed-loop chilled water system design
- Rooftop chillers
- System and Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 2
- SOC 1 Type 2
- PCI DSS
- HIPAA
- HITECH
- NIST 800-53
- ISO 27001:2013
Location
IAD-01 – 21890 Uunet Drive
Ashburn, VA 20147
Ashburn, VA 20147
IAD-02 – 21821 Uunet Drive
Ashburn, VA 20147
Ashburn, VA 20147
What’s Inside
Cooling Infrastructure
Aligned’s flexible, efficient cooling technologies enable densities of 3 to 300 kW per rack.
Power Distribution
Flexible, modular equipment designed for hyper-scalability, resiliency and 100% uptime
Sustainability
Ultra-efficient, rapidly deployable infrastructure with renewable power options
Operational Excellence
Customer-driven team,
offering remote hands assistance for enterprises
Customer Portal
Real-time visibility and control
of your infrastructure
Security and Compliance
Multi-layered physical security
and stringent data protection standards