The image shows an expansive aerial view of meta platforms inc s data center hub in ashburn virginia often referred to as part of the data center alley region of loudoun county Multiple large windowless industrial buildings dominate the landscape each designed to house servers cooling systems and cloud infrastructure Surrounding the facility are roadways parking lots transmission lines and clusters of trees displaying autumn colors In the background a dome shaped structure and additional industrial buildings indicate a broader tech and logistics corridor Captured by photographer lexi critchett for bloomberg the scene highlights the scale of metas digital infrastructure and its role in powering cloud computing ai workloads and the companys global data operations