The cost to develop the 707,244-square-foot data center was approximately $500 million and is located Northlake, Illinois, outside of Chicago.
The Microsoft facility is more than 15 acres located in direct proximity to a city water pumping station, adjacent Interstate and rail lines that provides fiber optic bandwidth, and its own on-site electric substation. There are three 66 MVA electrical substations that provide a total of 198 megawatts of power.
The facility was built in two phases. Phase1 was 396,695 sqft, and phase2 was 310,549 sqft.
| Distance | Site name | SqFt | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.40 miles | 505 N Railroad Ave - Digital Realty | 8.00 | |
| 0.40 miles | Ascent Chicago CH2 | 251,141 | 54.00 |
| 3.12 miles | 9355 Grand Ave | 21.60 | |
| 3.12 miles | SingleHop Chicago | ||
| 3.12 miles | 9333 Grand Ave (DRT) | 6.75 | |
| 3.15 miles | 9377 Grand Ave | 12.80 | |
| 3.18 miles | Tierpoint Chicago West | 15,650 | 2.00 |
| 3.18 miles | Digital Chicago Franklin Park Campus on Grand Ave - Digital Realty | ||
| 4.33 miles | Element Critical CH2 | 30,000 | 2.00 |
| 4.42 miles | Element Critical CH1 | 115,500 | 96.00 |
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SUNeVision Holdings Ltd, a Data centre provider in Hong Kong, has announced a new Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute on-ramp. Enterprises will have the ability to directly connect to Azure in MEGA-i, either through an onsite point of presence (PoP) or via telco partners, managed service providers or...
Mar 25, 2019 | Sweden
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Mar 07, 2019 | Ohio
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