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Applied Digital
Applied Digital (APLD) is a U.S.-based operator of next-generation digital infrastructure, providing solutions to the fields of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). APLD has two business segments: next-generation datacenter colocation services and AI GPU cloud services (under Sai Computing).
History:
- In May 2023, it formed a new subsidiary called Sai Computing to provide cloud service for AI compute customers
- In April 2022, the company rebranded to Applied Digital from Applied Blockchain
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The initial phase of the development involves constructing two buildings, each spanning 907,000 square feet (84,263 square meters).
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Applied Digital: PF2 Bldg2
This planned facility is part of Applied Digital's Polaris Forge 2 Campus in Harwood, North Dakota.
Applied Digital: PF2 Bldg1
AI data center firm Applied Digital, formerly a cryptomine company, has announced a new $3 billion data center campus called Polaris Forge 2 near Fargo, North Dakota.
Applied Digital: PF1 Bldg1
Applied Digital's data center in Ellendale is located in Dickey County, North Dakota.
Applied Digital: Delta Forge 2
Delta Forge 2 is Applied Digital's AI factory campus near Brookwood in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, on a roughly 1,300-acre assemblage along Brookwood Parkway. The first campus occupies about 160 acres with roughly 1.26 million square feet of data center space, leased long-term to an investment-grade hyperscaler.
Applied Digital: PF1 Bldg2
Applied Digital has brought Phase 1 of Polaris Forge 1 Building 2 in Ellendale, North Dakota, to Ready for Service.
Applied Digital: PF1 Bldg3
This facility is part of Applied Digital's Polaris Forge 1 Campus in Ellendale, North Dakota.
Applied Digital: Ellendale Crypto Mine
Applied Digital operates a cryptomine data center in Ellendale, known as ELN01.
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