Data Center Campus
Microsoft: Boyd Farms Campus
Campus at a Glance
- Project Update: Following a temporary seven-month construction pause that began mid-2025, Microsoft coordinated a full re-mobilization at the campus in early 2026. Crews managed by a new general contractor, Clark Construction, have since advanced electrical vaults, underground utilities, and initial foundational concrete slab pours.
Microsoft began initial development on the Boyd Farms data center campus, known locally as Project Yoga, in April 2024. The site encompasses approximately 292 acres. The site encompasses approximately 292 acres. The scope of the project involves the construction of five single-story data center buildings alongside supporting infrastructure, campus amenities, and a dedicated Duke Energy substation.
Buildings
Sites on this Campus
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza PlusInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
Under Construction
|
— | — | 2027 |
| CentralInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
Planned
|
— | — | 2029 |
| Core TowerInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
Planned
|
— | — | 2030 |
| Core CenterInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
Planned
|
— | — | 2031 |
| Hub PrimeInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
Planned
|
— | — | 2032 |
Map and Nearby Locations
Microsoft: Boyd Farms Campus Power Growth Over Time
Operating Company
Microsoft uses Containers (called ITPACs) to build out its data centers. These Containers are Shipping Containers fitted with all the necessary climate control, networking, server racks and other hardware necessary to be a “mini” data center all in one.
Azure Regions
An Azure region is a set of data centers deployed within a latency-defined perimeter and connected through a dedicated regional low-latency network.
With more global regions than any other cloud provider, Azure gives customers the flexibility to deploy applications where they need to. Azure is generally available in 46 regions around the world, with plans announced for 8 additional regions.
Geographies
An Azure geography is a discrete market, typically containing two or more regions, that preserves data residency and compliance boundaries.
Geographies allow customers with specific data-residency and compliance needs to keep their data and applications close. Geographies are fault-tolerant to withstand complete region failure through their connection to our dedicated high-capacity networking infrastructure.
Availability Zones
Availability Zones are physically separate locations within an Azure region. Each Availability Zone is made up of one or more data centers equipped with independent power, cooling, and networking.
Availability Zones allow customers to run mission-critical applications with high availability and low-latency replication.