Microsoft Azure: Microsoft buys a 14-acre plot for data centers in Sterling, Virginia

Microsoft has plans for data centers in Sterling, Virginia. BizJournal reports that Microsoft purchased a 14-acre parcel at 23540 Pebble Run Place for approximately $15 million last month, citing Loudoun County property records. Data centers are already legally permitted on the property, which is located in Loudoun County on the west side of Dulles International Airport.

A Microsoft rep told the publication that the company has no official announcements to make now but that Microsoft is dedicated to supporting Virginia's digital transformation with its cloud. One source told BJ that Microsoft is interested in larger spaces but is currently concentrating on the Pebble Run Place lot.

According to a DatacenterHawk listing and current Google listings, the site is presently occupied by the Remington Mulch Company, a Virginia-based provider of mulch, soil, compost, and firewood.