Features: Virginia's Data Centers and Economic Development

John Mullin

Econ Focus, 2023, vol. 23, issue 2Q, 14-17

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: data centers; Virginia; economic growth; offsite computing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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