Google: Arcola Campus

The Google Arcola Campus, located in Loudoun County, Virginia, is part of the company’s critical infrastructure presence in Northern Virginia’s Data Center Alley—the most densely connected data corridor in the world. This campus is one of Google’s most advanced facilities, built from the ground up to support hyperscale operations, AI workloads, Google Cloud, and enterprise services.

Facility Overview

• Location: Arcola, Loudoun County, Virginia — minutes from Ashburn, the largest internet exchange point in North America.
• Campus Size: Over 250 acres of land development potential, with phased data hall and power expansions underway.
• Purpose: Hyperscale data center supporting Google Cloud Platform (GCP), YouTube, Gmail, AI infrastructure, and other global services.

Infrastructure & Design

• Power:
• Designed for multiple hundreds of megawatts of IT load
• Redundant 2N electrical architecture
• On-site substations developed in partnership with Dominion Energy
• Cooling:
• Energy-efficient water and air-based systems
• Custom-built cooling infrastructure optimized for AI and high-density workloads
• Connectivity:
• Direct fiber interconnection to Ashburn, Manassas, and other Google regions
• Supports low-latency links across Google's global backbone
• Designed for scalability and high network throughput for cloud and enterprise services

Security Features

• Multi-tiered physical security zones
• Biometric and badge-based access control
• 24/7/365 armed security presence
• Vehicle barriers, surveillance, and real-time alerting systems

Certifications & Compliance at Arcola Campus

As part of Google’s global cloud infrastructure, the Arcola Campus upholds the highest international compliance and security standards. Certifications include:

• ISO/IEC 27001 – Information Security Management
• ISO/IEC 27017 – Cloud Security Controls
• ISO/IEC 27018 – Personal Data Protection in the Cloud
• ISO/IEC 22301 – Business Continuity Management
• ISO 9001 – Quality Management
• SOC 1 / SOC 2 / SOC 3 Type II – Independent third-party audits
• PCI DSS – Secure payment infrastructure
• FedRAMP – For U.S. federal cloud workloads (via Google Cloud)
• HIPAA Compliant – For healthcare and PHI-sensitive applications

These certifications make the campus suitable for regulated industries, including healthcare, finance, public sector, and retail, and demonstrate Google’s commitment to resilience, privacy, and governance at scale.