Business & Tech
Data Center To Open in Former Boscov's Location
Beltsville-based AiNET will bring a data center the size of six football fields to Glen Burnie, with the first phase opening in July, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.
Glen Burnie soon will become the home of the state's largest data center—moving into the .
Beltsville-based AiNET will open CyberNAP as the company's third data center in Maryland. The first phase of the project is scheduled to open in July, according to the Baltimore Business Journal (BBJ).
The 300,000-square-foot data center—the size of six football fields—is planned to house more than 10,000 equipment cabinets and support more than 1 million servers, according to a press release from AiNET. When complete, CyberNAP is projected to create more than 2,500 jobs, according to the release.
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AiNET purchased the site for nearly $1.6 million, according to BBJ.
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