Matt Garman, the Low-Profile Engineer Driving Amazon’s A.I. Infrastructure Push

On a humid stretch of land in northwest Louisiana, construction crews will soon begin preparing the ground for one of the largest digital infrastructure projects in the U.S. On Feb. 23, Amazon announced plans to invest $12 billion to build a network of data center campuses in Caddo and Bossier Parishes—a cornerstone of its expanding A.I. computing backbone. The project is expected to create 540 direct jobs and another 1,700 indirectly, according to state officials.

Amazon is also strengthening its presence in Northern Virginia. Earlier this month, Amazon Data Services purchased George Washington University’s Ashburn campus for $427 million. The company plans to convert the former research site, located in Loudoun County’s “data center alley,” into an advanced facility to handle high-performance computing and A.I. workloads.

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