Data Center Campus
Microsoft: Project Rita
Campus at a Glance
Microsoft is advancing a major infrastructure presence in Northeast Pennsylvania, centered on a two-building data center campus in Newton Township. The project, currently being processed under the entity Popca LLC, features two 145,200 sq ft facilities and an on-site substation across 76 acres.
Buildings
Sites on this Campus
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
Planned
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— | — | 2027 |
| Tower UltraInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
Planned
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— | — | 2028 |
Map and Nearby Locations
Microsoft: Project Rita 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.