The project could create up to 1,000 construction jobs and cost up to $5.2 billion (£3.5 billion) in investment in the region.
Local planning officials have passed along the company's application to the town council, which will meet November 25 to discuss the buildout.
The project's developers are hoping they will receive the final go-ahead to begin construction in mid-2010 for a late 2011 opening.
The data center will span 2.6 million square feet of space at the Peelhouses farm property, which is nearby the Steven's Croft biomass power facility.
Within 5 miles of the site is a wind farm, which the developers hope will provide about half the energy in renewable sources to power the facility.
The developers also plans to reuse waste heat from Lockerbie data centers in other facilities at the site, as well as fresh air "free cooling" throughout the year.
The new business park is projected to span around 195,000 square feet of hi-tech office space, with horticultural research and commercial greenhouses park on location, which will create additional jobs.
The company estimates that the data center itself will generate 50 jobs with an additional 10 jobs for estate management.
According to the master development plan, which can be downloaded here, the project will comprise of a series of modular one-story data centers that will be integrated into the overall building, and feature green roofs for aesthetics and sustainability.
The data center will be build in phases based on market demand.
According to consulting firm BroadGroup (www.broad-group.com), which is organizing the event, the two major themes emerging for debate at the 2010 PoweredByCloud conference: the business and technological case for private cloud; and the growth and implications of mobile cloud services. PoweredByCloud will offer industry leaders the opportunity to debate the coming changes, and help them position their organizations to take advantage of them.
"The second conference occurs as [the] cloud shifts from early adopters towards mainstream markets and product packages designed for large enterprises promote outsourced private cloud," commented Tim Jackson, chairman of PoweredbyCloud. "The shift is discernible from a cloud pitched by outsiders, to one promoted by insiders."
The cloud holds profound implications for businesses and governments, however, there still remains issues about privacy and security, government regulation, data location and international competition, as well as the implications of the US Patriot Act and EU Data Directive. These topics and more will be discussed at the Cloud Law summit taking place on February 10, 2010.
"PoweredbyCloud is the selected forum for decision makers from across Europe, and who are likely to be represented in force at the forum. Any company who is evaluating whether to make a commitment to cloud, or serious about talking to the early adopters outside the US already doing so, then the 2010 event is likely to be the best venue to do that."
With more than a quarter of attendees being "C-level" managers, PoweredByCloud promises to be a who's who of leaders in the cloud service provider, enterprise IT, telco, solution supplier, government and regulatory agency, law, investor and professional intermediary sectors, providing an effective forum to network with clients and providers in this fast-moving space.
Local planning officials have passed along the company's application to the town council, which will meet November 25 to discuss the buildout.
The project's developers are hoping they will receive the final go-ahead to begin construction in mid-2010 for a late 2011 opening.
The data center will span 2.6 million square feet of space at the Peelhouses farm property, which is nearby the Steven's Croft biomass power facility.
Within 5 miles of the site is a wind farm, which the developers hope will provide about half the energy in renewable sources to power the facility.
The developers also plans to reuse waste heat from Lockerbie data centers in other facilities at the site, as well as fresh air "free cooling" throughout the year.
The new business park is projected to span around 195,000 square feet of hi-tech office space, with horticultural research and commercial greenhouses park on location, which will create additional jobs.
The company estimates that the data center itself will generate 50 jobs with an additional 10 jobs for estate management.
According to the master development plan, which can be downloaded here, the project will comprise of a series of modular one-story data centers that will be integrated into the overall building, and feature green roofs for aesthetics and sustainability.
The data center will be build in phases based on market demand.
According to consulting firm BroadGroup (www.broad-group.com), which is organizing the event, the two major themes emerging for debate at the 2010 PoweredByCloud conference: the business and technological case for private cloud; and the growth and implications of mobile cloud services. PoweredByCloud will offer industry leaders the opportunity to debate the coming changes, and help them position their organizations to take advantage of them.
"The second conference occurs as [the] cloud shifts from early adopters towards mainstream markets and product packages designed for large enterprises promote outsourced private cloud," commented Tim Jackson, chairman of PoweredbyCloud. "The shift is discernible from a cloud pitched by outsiders, to one promoted by insiders."
The cloud holds profound implications for businesses and governments, however, there still remains issues about privacy and security, government regulation, data location and international competition, as well as the implications of the US Patriot Act and EU Data Directive. These topics and more will be discussed at the Cloud Law summit taking place on February 10, 2010.
"PoweredbyCloud is the selected forum for decision makers from across Europe, and who are likely to be represented in force at the forum. Any company who is evaluating whether to make a commitment to cloud, or serious about talking to the early adopters outside the US already doing so, then the 2010 event is likely to be the best venue to do that."
With more than a quarter of attendees being "C-level" managers, PoweredByCloud promises to be a who's who of leaders in the cloud service provider, enterprise IT, telco, solution supplier, government and regulatory agency, law, investor and professional intermediary sectors, providing an effective forum to network with clients and providers in this fast-moving space.
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