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Ashburn data centers have garnered more than a few eyebrow raises in recent years. Once a sleepy town, it's now known as Data Center Alley.

With deep roots in Northern Virginia’s Data Center Alley, Compu Dynamics has evolved into a national provider of critical infrastructure services, meeting the needs of hyperscale...

There's no denying data centers play a critical role in society, with every text, web search and medical scan flowing through these giant buildings. Now AI has turbocharged their demand, along with the electricity that powers them. With utilities rushing to keep up and popular opposition to these behemoths growing, the latest tech revolution may be in for a rough ride. Read more: bloom.bg/43HcaW4 00:00 - 1:08 Intro 1:08 - 2:26 Living next to a data center 2:26 - 3:03 How Virginia became a global data center hotspot 3:03 - 3:47 Evolution of data centers 3:47 - 6:06 Inside a data center 6:06 - 7:13 Virginia land use 7:13 - 9:48 Data center opposition 9:48 - 11:04 Global power demand and supply 11:04 - 12:43 Impact of AI on data center demand 12:43 - 14:09 The future of data center development -------- Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for $1.99/month for the first 3 months: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginals Bloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on today’s biggest topics. Hosted by experts covering stories you haven’t seen and viewpoints you haven’t heard, you’ll discover cinematic, data-led shows that investigate the intersection of business and culture. Exploring every angle of climate change, technology, finance, sports and beyond, Bloomberg Originals is business as you’ve never seen it. Subscribe for business news, but not as you've known it: exclusive interviews, fascinating profiles, data-driven analysis, and the latest in tech innovation from around the world. Visit our partner channel Bloomberg Quicktake for global news and insight in an instant.

After an impressive set of investments in 2024, Stack continues to drive its vision for HPC, AI and cloud-based workloads forward.