Ashburn has emerged as a national hub for data centers. Located just a stone’s throw away from Washington, D.C., Ashburn has been playing a critical and integral part of the Internet since the 1990’s. Data center providers and end-users are attracted to host servers in the area to benefit from its invaluable fiber network ecosystem and power infrastructure. Ashburn is well known in the IT industry as the "data center alley," or even frequently referred to as “the center of the Internet.” With more than 70% of the world's Internet traffic passing through Ashburn, it’s easy to see why.