Internet alley
by Paul E. Ceruzzi · first published 2008
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…the largest as it's been snowballing the oldest. AOL's HQ was here, Equinix built their peering point soon after MAE-East, etc. There's a great read about the whole area here: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Alley-Technology-1945-2005-I... As for AWS, I often see it repeated that the DCs are the oldest and therefor in disrepair. That's not true; many of the first ones have since been replaced. But there are services…
on “AWS says data center overheating in North Virginia disrupts services” ↗…soft-balling it a bit, ha. Yes, MAE-EAST formerly MAE, the home of the internet, is indeed a bit of a data-center hotbed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAE-East There's some good books on this rise too. Internet Alley, for example, https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262516686/internet-alley/
on “Virginia Orders Data Centers to Pay for Dedicated New Electric Infrastructure” ↗