DICE - Northern Virginia (May)

About this event

DICE Northern Virginia represents Bisnow's flagship data center conference serving the Washington DC metro area, one of the world's largest data center markets. The event focuses on Northern Virginia's Data Center Alley, which hosts over 70% of the world's internet traffic and contains more than 300 data centers across Loudoun, Fairfax, and Prince William counties. Sessions examine hyperscale development trends, with major players like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud maintaining massive footprints in the region. The conference addresses fiber infrastructure expansion along the Route 28 and Route 7 corridors, where companies like Digital Realty, Equinix, and CyrusOne operate major campuses. Attendees discuss power grid challenges as Dominion Energy works to meet growing electricity demands exceeding 3,000 megawatts. Panels cover edge computing deployment strategies, with focus on 5G network buildouts and autonomous vehicle applications. The event features case studies from recent developments including QTS's Sterling campus expansion and Iron Mountain's Manassas facility. Real estate sessions examine land acquisition strategies in increasingly competitive markets, where data center sites command premium prices exceeding $2 million per acre. Sustainability discussions address renewable energy procurement and efficiency improvements as operators work toward carbon neutrality goals. Network security presentations cover compliance requirements for government and defense contractors operating in the region. The conference includes facility tours of operating data centers, providing hands-on exposure to current cooling technologies, backup power systems, and security protocols.

Who should attend

Data center developers, real estate investors, and hyperscale operators expanding in the Washington DC metro market should attend to access deal flow and partnership opportunities. IT executives from government agencies, defense contractors, and enterprise companies benefit from sessions on colocation strategies and disaster recovery planning specific to the Northern Virginia market.

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