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Features: Virginia's Data Centers and Economic Development

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  • John Mullin

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Data centers are essential to cloud computing and its ability to give users remote access to data, applications, and computing power over the internet. Yet they typically possess few of the ethereal qualities evoked by the term "cloud." With high concentrations in Northern Virginia's Fairfax and Loudoun counties, data centers are often housed in nondescript buildings whose stark forms resemble massive rectangular cubes. The buildings' interiors are packed with rows and rows of computer servers, vast quantities of cables and switches, and the considerable electrical power and HVAC hardware necessary to keep it all working.

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  • John Mullin, 2023. "Features: Virginia's Data Centers and Economic Development," Econ Focus, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 23(2Q), pages 14-17.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedrrf:96248
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