Lambda Inc., a cloud computing and AI firm backed by Nvidia, will occupy a new $700 million data center under construction in Plano, Texas. The company is partnering with Aligned Data Centers to take capacity at its DFW-04 facility, which is designed to support high-powered graphics processing units for complex math operations. Construction on the 425,000-square-foot data center began in 2024 and is expected to finish in 2026.
Aligned estimates the total investment in the project will be nearly $700 million. The facility, located at 601 N. Star Road, is meant to serve the largest AI labs and innovative startups.
Lambda’s cloud services and software allow engineers to build, test, and deploy AI products at a large scale in fields ranging from healthcare to scientific research. Robert Brooks IV, vice president of revenue at Lambda, said, “Our customers do want connectivity to other clouds, so the Microsoft or AWS regions are close by which allows them to have more connectivity and move data in faster and cheaper.”
The data center will use Aligned’s “swappable” cooling system, which allows air or water to be used. This system relies on a closed-loop setup and can run in dry mode for much of the year, cutting water usage.
Lambda moves into Plano data center
“This flexibility allows Lambda to easily adapt to the next generation of technology — which is centered around direct liquid cooling,” said Aligned CEO Andrew Schaap and Brooks. Schaap added, “You’ve got innovation at the chip level and innovation at the cloud level that Lambda is an expert at.
And then on our side — the infrastructure side, running the facility, running the cooling … and then that future-proofing of technology (that) we’ve got. (We’re) real excited.”
Both companies have their eyes on the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Aligned has about 250 employees in D-FW and two data centers in Plano, with another in Mansfield set to finish construction in 2026.
More announcements about new projects are anticipated soon, Schaap said. Brooks highlighted Dallas’ central location as a significant advantage for Lambda’s customers. D-FW is one of the country’s largest data center markets, with 1.4 gigawatts in operational capacity and an additional 500 megawatts under construction, according to Cushman and Wakefield.
“There are a lot of exciting things that are happening in Texas and Dallas in particular,” Schaap said. “We’re just happy to be part of the business community.”
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