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After nearly two decades of strategic waiting, Google is officially advancing its first company-owned data center in Austria, located in Kronstorf (Linz-Land district). Strategically positioned between Vienna and Salzburg, the facility received key permitting approvals in early 2026, marking a major milestone for a 70-hectare site first acquired in 2008. The current project occupies 50 hectares (down from the original 70 hectares Google purchased in 2008, after they sold 20 hectares back to local authorities).
The project is designed as a hyperscale campus to meet surging AI and cloud demand, leveraging the nearby River Enns for sustainable cooling and the regional power grid for renewable energy. This expansion follows Microsoft’s July 2025 launch of its own three-center cloud region in the country, signaling Austria’s rapid transformation into a critical European digital hub.
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