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Read Ascenty announces launch date for its first Colombian data center
Ascenty announces launch date for its first Colombian data center

Ascenty announces launch date for its first Colombian data center

June 30, 2023 Ascenty

Ascenty has announced that it will launch its first Columbia data center in the fourth quarter of 2024, adding to its 34 data centers across Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Columbia that are either operational, in development or under construction. The company is reportedly designing two twin data...

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Read Ascenty to expand footprint with plans for a new São Paulo datacenter
Ascenty to expand footprint with plans for a new São Paulo datacenter

Ascenty to expand footprint with plans for a new São Paulo datacenter

June 22, 2023 Ascenty

Ascenty is planning to expand its data center footprint following the purchasing of a 47,000 sqm (500,000 sq ft) parcel of land in Osasco, greater Sao Paulo. The company hasn’t shared further details about the scale of its development plans on this site, and is currently in the planning stage. No...

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Read Ascenty joins UN Global Compact (Organization of United Nations) in Brazil
Ascenty joins UN Global Compact (Organization of United Nations) in Brazil

Ascenty joins UN Global Compact (Organization of United Nations) in Brazil

March 30, 2023 Ascenty

Ascenty is the latest signatory of the UN Global Compact (Organization of United Nations) in Brazil, it has been announced. The Global Compact is a voluntary initiative that launched back in 2000 which encourages companies to adopt and promote ten universally accepted principles on human rights,...

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Read Ascenty Raises $1 Billion For Brazilian Operations
Ascenty Raises $1 Billion For Brazilian Operations

Ascenty Raises $1 Billion For Brazilian Operations

March 14, 2023 Ascenty

Ascenty, a data center company in South America, has gotten more than $1 billion in funding. The corporation, which is owned by Digital Realty, disclosed that it had obtained two instruments: an offshore term credit facilities and a local capital market debenture issuance. Ita, Natixis,...

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Read Zeittec announces data center for Santos Port Authority
Zeittec announces data center for Santos Port Authority

Zeittec announces data center for Santos Port Authority

January 10, 2023 São Paulo

Zeittec is building a new facility for the Santos Port Authority (SPA), in São Paulo, following the signing of a construction contract. Work is due to commence in January, with projections that works will be completed in mid-2023.The facility is part of a wider digitalization project of Porto de...

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Read Ascenty Invests $290m To Develop Five Data Centers in Latin America
Ascenty Invests $290m To Develop Five Data Centers in Latin America

Ascenty Invests $290m To Develop Five Data Centers in Latin America

November 11, 2022 Ascenty

Ascenty has announced its plans to invest R$1.5 billion ($290 million) in Latin America. The funds will be used to develop five data centers in the region. The new facilities will be located in Colombia, Chile, and Brazil. Upon completion, Ascenty’s data center count in the region will hit 33....

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Read Ascenty launches fifth data center at its Hortolândia complex
Ascenty launches fifth data center at its Hortolândia complex

Ascenty launches fifth data center at its Hortolândia complex

October 10, 2022 Ascenty

Ascenty recently inaugurated its fifth data center in São Paulo, Brazil, at its Hortolândia complex. The facility, spanning 21,000 sqm (226,050 sq ft), offers space for 3,300 racks and 31MW of capacity. So far, the company has invested R$350 million (US$67.3m) in the campus and expects this...

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Read Ascenty expands in Chile
Ascenty expands in Chile

Ascenty expands in Chile

August 16, 2022 Ascenty

Ascenty has announced the opening of its second data center in Santiago, Chile, the Santiago 2. Located in the Quilicura district of the capital, the facility will span 21,000 sqm (226,000 sq ft), with 31MW of IT load and a capacity for up to 3,550 racks. Plans were that the company would...

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Read Ascenty Completes Development of Two Data Centers in Mexico
Ascenty Completes Development of Two Data Centers in Mexico

Ascenty Completes Development of Two Data Centers in Mexico

July 15, 2022 Ascenty

Ascenty has announced the launch of two new facilities in Mexico. It also revealed that it has finished constructing a second data center in Chile. Ascenty first announced its plans for data centers in Mexico in 2020. It has now launched both facilities in Queretaro, Mexico. These will be the...

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Read Ascenty Is Developing Its Fourth Data Center São Paulo, Brazil
Ascenty Is Developing Its Fourth Data Center  São Paulo, Brazil

Ascenty Is Developing Its Fourth Data Center São Paulo, Brazil

January 31, 2022 Ascenty

Ascenty has broken ground on its fourth data center in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil. The new data center will have 7,000 square meters of space while also offering 9MW of capacity. Ascenty says it will be investing up to R$220 million (US40.9m) in developing the facility. The data center is...

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Read Digital Realty Completes Acquisition Of Ascenty (Press Release)
Digital Realty Completes Acquisition Of Ascenty (Press Release)

Digital Realty Completes Acquisition Of Ascenty (Press Release)

May 20, 2021 Ascenty

SAN FRANCISCO, May. 20, 2021 -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today its Brazilian subsidiary, Stellar Participações Ltda., has completed the previously announced acquisition of Ascenty, the leading data...

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Read Oracle opens second cloud region in São Paulo, Brazil
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Oracle opens second cloud region in São Paulo, Brazil

May 12, 2021 São Paulo

Oracle just announced the new opening of its new Vinhedo Cloud region in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. This follows the announcement of the launch of its Sao Paulo cloud region last year. The new cloud region is now its second cloud region in Brazil and its 30th one worldwide. Besides, the...

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Read Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)
Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)

Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)

April 25, 2019 Ascenty

Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, and Ascenty, a market leader in data center services in Latin America, announced today a long-term, multi-megawatt agreement with a leading global cloud provider to build a new facility...

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Read Digital Realty considering $1bn Acquisition of Ascenty
Digital Realty is in talks about buying Ascenty, which operates eight data centres in Brazil and is planning six more.

A still unconfirmed report says that Digital Realty is talking to Great Hil...

Digital Realty considering $1bn Acquisition of Ascenty

July 10, 2018 Ascenty

Digital Realty is in talks about buying Ascenty, which operates eight data centres in Brazil and is planning six more. A still unconfirmed report says that Digital Realty is talking to Great Hill Partners, the private-equity owner of Ascenty. None of the partners are commenting on the report from...

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