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Digital Realty Innovation Lab

The Digital Realty Innovation Lab is a hands-on facility where partners, enterprises, and customers can test and prove AI deployments in a real colocation environment. DRIL offers a space to validate solutions before full-scale rollout.

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From concept to reality: See your deployment in action

The DRIL provides a hands-on testing ground where enterprises refine hybrid cloud and colocation deployments, validate workloads, and leverage ServiceFabric™ for seamless cloud connectivity.

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Experience physical infrastructure

Our lab enables enterprises to test their own workloads or partner solutions in a live colocation data center, bridging the gap between planning and deployment. 

Partner-led demonstrations

The DRIL enables partners to showcase and validate their technology in a live deployment environment. 

Seamless enterprise access

Enterprises can access the Innovation Lab through their account manager or partner to test solutions, validate workloads, or onboard with ServiceFabric™. 

Multi-site performance testing

Remote DRIL locations allow enterprises to test latency scenarios in real-world conditions, refining cloud connectivity with ServiceFabric™.

Ready to see your solution in action? Plan your visit to the DRIL today

Test, validate, and optimize your solutions

Refine hybrid cloud, AI, and colocation solutions in a dedicated proof-of-concept environment.

1Purpose-built for hands-on validation

The DRIL is a dedicated colocation environment where enterprises can test their own workloads or partner solutions before scaling deployments. 

2Seamless hybrid cloud validation

With direct cloud connectivity, the innovation lab helps enterprises refine hybrid strategies and onboard with ServiceFabric™ or Cross Connects. 

3Designed to support AI and high-density workloads

Our lab provides high-density colocation for AI/HPC testing, supporting workloads up to 150+kW per cabinet. 

4Partner-driven testing and innovation

The DRIL is available to customers and select partners, supporting solution validation and customer engagement. 

5Real-time testing insights

Every DRIL engagement is tracked and measured, providing data-driven insights before full-scale deployment. 

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Turn ideas into deployable solutions

The Digital Realty Innovation Lab provides a dedicated environment for customers and partners to test, refine, and optimize hybrid cloud, AI, and colocation deployments. Based in Northern Virginia, the lab turns concepts into realities.