Read Google Cloud Adds 5th Gen AMD Epyc Processors to VM Offerings
Google Cloud Adds 5th Gen AMD Epyc Processors to VM Offerings
April 10, 2025

Google Cloud Adds 5th Gen AMD Epyc Processors to VM Offerings

Google Cloud has added 5th Gen AMD Epyc processors to its virtual machine (VM) offerings to be available via the C4D and H4D VM instances. These processors are designed for general-purpose computing workloads, AI inference, and high-performance computing workloads.“Since our launch, 5th Gen AM...

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Read Microsoft Backs Out from $1bn Data Center Plans Ohio
Microsoft Backs Out from $1bn Data Center Plans Ohio
April 09, 2025

Microsoft Backs Out from $1bn Data Center Plans Ohio

Microsoft has backed out of plans to build data centers in Licking County, Ohio as it recently told the Columbus Dispatch that it was no longer moving forward with its previous plans to invest $1 billion in three data center campuses in New Albany, Heath, and Hebron.Speaking to the Columbus Di...

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Read Colt DCS to Develop Four More Data Centers in Germany
Colt DCS to Develop Four More Data Centers in Germany
April 09, 2025

Colt DCS to Develop Four More Data Centers in Germany

Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) aims to develop four new data centers in Germany as it recently announced plans for Frankfurt 4 & 5 and Berlin 1 & 2. The two Frankfurt data centers will be built on an 18-acre site east of Frankfurt in Wiesbaden and provide a combined 63MW, while t...

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Read UK Holds Meeting of New AI Energy Council
UK Holds Meeting of New AI Energy Council
April 08, 2025

UK Holds Meeting of New AI Energy Council

The UK government has formally launched its new AI Energy Council with an aim is to align the government’s clean energy objectives with the rising demands of computing power, driven primarily by the growth of AI. The first council meeting held today (April 8) in Whitehall.The council will be c...

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Read Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit
Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit
April 07, 2025

Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit

Prefab construction firm Northstar Technologies Group and Quantum this week announced Northstar has taken majority ownership of Quantum (also known as Compass Edgepoint Systems), which will operate as one of Northstar’s business units and will be split between Northstar Federal and Northstar E...

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Read Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit
Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit
April 07, 2025

Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit

Prefab construction firm Northstar Technologies Group and Quantum this week announced Northstar has taken majority ownership of Quantum (also known as Compass Edgepoint Systems), which will operate as one of Northstar’s business units and will be split between Northstar Federal and Northstar E...

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Read IREN Pauses Bitcoin Expansion to Focus on AI Data Center Build-out
IREN Pauses Bitcoin Expansion to Focus on AI Data Center Build-out
April 05, 2025

IREN Pauses Bitcoin Expansion to Focus on AI Data Center Build-out

Bitcoin mining firm IREN has announced it will pivot away from mining cryptocurrencies to focus on building out its AI data center and AI cloud service businesses. IREN cofounder and CEO Daniel Roberts explained that the company will pause the expansion of its Bitcoin mining operations upon th...

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Read SWU Launches Data Center in Ulm Science Park, Germany
SWU Launches Data Center in Ulm Science Park, Germany
April 02, 2025

SWU Launches Data Center in Ulm Science Park, Germany

German telco Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH (SWU) has launched a data center in the Ulm Science Park in Ulm, Germany. The facility offers space for 150 cabinets across 1,430 sqm (15,400 sq ft). It will also operate with a PUE value below 1.3, and has 1.6MW of backup diesel generation.“The new dat...

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Read Vodacom Launches Data Center in Mozambique
Vodacom Launches Data Center in Mozambique
March 31, 2025

Vodacom Launches Data Center in Mozambique

Mobile operator Vodacom has launched a data center in Maputo, Mozambique. This facility, said to be the largest in the country is a carrier-neutral data center  which also offers direct access to the 2Africa subsea cable, hosted in Vodacom Mozambique’s equipment room in Matola.The launch was a...

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Read Jericho Energy Launches Modular Data Center Business
Jericho Energy Launches Modular Data Center Business
March 31, 2025

Jericho Energy Launches Modular Data Center Business

Canadian energy company Jericho Energy Ventures has launched a modular data center business that aims to utilize its natural gas assets as the foundation for developing AI-specific modular data centers.According to the company, it currently owns and operates 40,000 acres of productive land acr...

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Read Japanese Consortium Proposes Floating Data Center
Japanese Consortium Proposes Floating Data Center
March 29, 2025

Japanese Consortium Proposes Floating Data Center

A consortium of Japanese companies and financial institutions have proposed to develop an offshore floating data center demonstration project off the coast of Yokohama, Japan. According to reports, the project will use a 25-meter by 80-meter mini-float moored at Yokohama Port’s Osanbashi Pier....

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Read Digital Realty Launches New Frankfurt Facility
Digital Realty Launches New Frankfurt Facility
March 29, 2025

Digital Realty Launches New Frankfurt Facility

Digital Realty this week announced the opening of a new facility FRA18 at its Digital Park Fechenheim campus along Hanauer Landstrasse. The facility offers 8,200 square meters of colocation space, launching with an initial capacity of 6.4MW in its first phase, with an additional 9.6MW expected...

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Read KT Cloud to Establish AI Data Center Demonstration Center in Seoul
KT Cloud to Establish AI Data Center Demonstration Center in Seoul
March 28, 2025

KT Cloud to Establish AI Data Center Demonstration Center in Seoul

KT Cloud is set to establish an AI Data Center Demonstration Center in Seoul, South Korea which will be used to explore operation strategies for sustainable and efficient AI data centers. The demonstration center will be located at KT's Mok-dong DC 2 Center in the Yangcheon District of Seoul.F...

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Read Nexthop AI Launches with $110m Funding Round
Nexthop AI Launches with $110m Funding Round
March 28, 2025

Nexthop AI Launches with $110m Funding Round

A new networking solutions provider - Nexthop AI  which uilds custom networking solutions for hyperscalers that integrate directly into their cloud stack has launched with $110 million in funding.The company launched on March 25, along with announcing a funding round of $110 million led by Lig...

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Read Segro and Pure DC team up for Data Center Development in West London
Segro and Pure DC team up for Data Center Development in West London
March 25, 2025

Segro and Pure DC team up for Data Center Development in West London

Property investor Segro and Pure DC have formed a joint venture known as Segro Pure Premier Park Data Centre Limited to build a 56MW data center in West London. The JV will develop a 30,000 sqm (322,915 sq ft) data center at Premier Park, an industrial site owned by Segro located on Premier Pa...

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Read Colovore Launches Liquid-cooled Data Center in San Jose
Colovore Launches Liquid-cooled Data Center in San Jose
March 24, 2025

Colovore Launches Liquid-cooled Data Center in San Jose

Liquid-cooled data center firm Colovore has launched a new all-liquid facility in San Jose, California.The company launched its original single-story, 24,000 sq ft (2,230 sqm) facility at 1101 Space Park Drive in Santa Clara, California in 2014. Colovore then announced plans to build a second ...

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Read NorthC Launches Data Center in Switzerland
NorthC Launches Data Center in Switzerland
March 22, 2025

NorthC Launches Data Center in Switzerland

European data center operator NorthC has re-launched a data center it acquired in Winterthur, Switzerland, marking its fourth data center in Switzerland. This facility has a capacity of 1.8MW across 1,100 sqm (11,840 sq ft) and offers potential for expansion in the future.“Regionality is very ...

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Read Oracle Expands Oracle Database@Azure offering
Oracle Expands Oracle Database@Azure offering
March 22, 2025

Oracle Expands Oracle Database@Azure offering

Oracle has expanded its Oracle Database@Azure offering. The company has now made its Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure available in these @Azure regions. The company has also added a new location to the offering at Microsoft Azure's East US 2 region, bringing the total...

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Read DigitalOcean to Deploy GPUs at Flexential Data Center
DigitalOcean to Deploy GPUs at Flexential Data Center
March 21, 2025

DigitalOcean to Deploy GPUs at Flexential Data Center

Cloud company DigitalOcean has signed an agreement with Flexential to bring a high-density GPU deployment to the latter's Atlanta-Douglasville data center which will include DigitalOcean's "GPU Droplets" powered by Nvidia H200 and AMD Instinct GPUs, and will be deployed across two connected da...

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Read DSTA Partners with Oracle for Isolated Cloud Region
DSTA Partners with Oracle for  Isolated Cloud Region
March 20, 2025

DSTA Partners with Oracle for Isolated Cloud Region

Singapore's Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has signed a contract with Oracle for an Oracle Cloud Isolated Region which will support both the Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) and Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), giving them access to a high-performance, air-gapped, and secure sovereign c...

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