Located in Ashburn , Virginia , Dupont Fabros Technology ’ s largest data centre takes the form of a 2.1 mn sq . ft campus , comprised of seven separate buildings . According to Computer World UK , the facility spans 160 acres , with capacity for over 10,500 servers , operating with a maximum load of 208 megawatts . In June 2017 , data centre operator Digital Realty Trust announced plans to purchase Dupont Fabros Technology for a total sum of $ 7.6 bn . www . digitalrealty . com

Located in Las Vegas , Nevada , the Switch SUPERNAP data centre covers 3.5 mn sq . ft and provides fiber optic-speed information retrieval to over 50 mn customers in the USA . The infrastructure required to host one of the world ’ s largest data centres was originally installed in Las Vegas ( hundreds of miles from other technology centres ) by computing giant Enron . According to Wall Street Daily , “ most people thought it was just to boost capacity . In truth , it was all part of Enron ’ s plan to essentially own the internet ” by trading bandwidth like other companies traded petrochemicals , oil , and gas . When Enron went bankrupt , SUPERNAP founder Rob Roy repurposed the fiber optic infrastructure . Currently , the facility is making strides towards becoming solar-powered , with supplementation from other renewable sources . www . switch . com

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