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well-positioned . With most of the Ashburn data centers , there ’ s plenty of power capacity and power capacity planning , which is crucial because many of these power transmission lines can take three to five years to install . Because of this , there was no issue in increasing the capacity of our data center - it was readily available .
“ Another significant feature of the Ashburn market is its network connectivity . The AOL facility was the first data center in Loudon County . The market grew from there , leaving the building in the center of it all , and therefore , very well-connected .
“ The connectivity in Ashburn stems from a vast ecosystem of providers and carriers in the market , connecting all of the United States as well as Europe and the rest of the world . It ’ s also very easy to get from data center to data center to make that connectivity happen .”
In addition to its connectivity , Loudon County boasts a number of tax benefits for data centers like Infomart , as well as their tenants and other service providers in the area .
“ Loudoun County and the general Northern Virginia market is very prodata centers ,” Shotwell explains . “ With lower property taxes as well as tax rebate programs for data center
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