Scala Data Centers has launched operations at its first data center in Porto Alegre, Brazil over a 43,809 sqft built area. Known as SPOAPA01, the data center has an IT capacity of 4.8MW. SPOAPA01 is the result of $48 million in investment and will be dedicated to hyperscale customers. The facility is powered by 100 percent certified renewable energy and will have a PUE of 1.4 or less.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 1.54 miles | Elea: POA2 |
Located in Porto Alegre, a key region for Brazil's expanding digital infrastructure, POA2 runs on 100% certified renewable energy.
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| 2.22 miles | Elea: Porto Alegre POA1 |
POA1, a colocation data center in Porto Alegre (RS), is situated in the Bela Vista neighborhood, connecting to the Southern Cone of Latin America.
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| 2.24 miles | Tecto: Porto Alegre POA1 | |
| 2.61 miles | EdgeUno Porto Alegre (POA) | |
| 4.98 miles | Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset |
Tecto is building a second data center in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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DC Ultranet Telecom located in São Paulo/SP near of downtown, with high capacity and security, connected with the major carriers in Brazil (Algar, Vivo, Embratel/Claro, Century Link, Cogent, Hurricane Electric and other carriers) direct connection with high capacity between all Equinix in Brazil and Nap of the Americas also we have connection with IX.Br and FL-Ix.
Scala Data Centers is a hyperscale data center platform headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, and established by Digital Colony, the digital infrastructure investment platform of Colony Capital, Inc. (NYSE: CLNY).
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