Applied Digital (Nasdaq: APLD) designs, builds, and operates large scale digital infrastructure and compute environments for hyperscalers, enterprises, and emerging technologies. Our focus is execution. We take complex infrastructure projects from design through operations and bring them online reliably, at scale, and built to last.
Wes Cummins,CEO of Applied Digital, shares his enthusiasm for Applied Digital’s future, emphasizing the development of a robust HPC strategy. With their first facility successfully operational in Jamestown and plans to expand further in Ellendale and other yet-to-be-announced locations, he is confident that the company’s future achievements will eclipse its impressive past.
The rise of generative AI and large-scale model training has transformed data centers into high-intensity “AI factories,” where workloads are no longer predictable or gradual. Unlike traditional cloud environments, AI data centers generate highly volatile and fast-changing power loads. Research shows that large-scale AI workloads can trigger rapid, synchronized spikes and drops in electricity…
The industry knows how to build data centers. What it’s still figuring out is how to turn on AI factories at scale. With facilities now crossing 100 megawatts—far beyond the 5 to 10 megawatt norm of traditional builds—operators are no longer just validating equipment. They’re testing whether entire systems—power, cooling, controls, and the teams behind…
In the heart of Ellendale, North Dakota, the Applied Digital AI Data Center known as Polaris Forge 1 (Previously ELN02) is steadily emerging as one of the largest purpose-built AI data centers in the United States. This July 2025 site update highlights remarkable progress at the Applied Digital project, designed to set new standards…