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Read Skybox's Pflugerville data center could see up to $548M in investment
Skybox's Pflugerville data center could see up to $548M in investment

Skybox's Pflugerville data center could see up to $548M in investment

March 11, 2022 Skybox Datacenters

Skybox Data Centers has announced it is partnering with Prologis to develop a data center in Austin, Texas. This news comes following Pflugerville City Council approving an economic development performance agreement between the Pflugerville Community Development Corp. and Skybox. As per this...

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Read Google Buys Mandiant for $5.4 billion
Google Buys Mandiant for $5.4 billion

Google Buys Mandiant for $5.4 billion

March 10, 2022 Google

Google has announced that it is acquiring Mandiant for $5.4 billion. This will be Google’s second-largest acquisition in history. Mandiant is a cybersecurity firm founded in 2004. The firm offers many threat detection and response services. Mandiant will also be joining Google Cloud upon the...

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Read DataBank is Expanding its Las Vegas Data Center
DataBank is Expanding its Las Vegas Data Center

DataBank is Expanding its Las Vegas Data Center

March 10, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced that it will be expanding its LAS1 data center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility is located at 7185 Pollock Drive. DataBank will add 929 square meters (10,000 square feet) of data center space to the facility. Upon completion of the expansion, the data center’s total space...

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Read The Better Climate Challenge
The Better Climate Challenge

The Better Climate Challenge

March 04, 2022 QTS Data Centers

The IPCC'S most recent report on climate change has once again warned that our ecosystem is at a crisis point, and without significant and real action, the situation will only worsen. Coinciding with the release of the IPCC report, QTS and Sabey announced they have joined the DOE's Better Climate...

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Read DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M
DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M

DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M

March 03, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced that it has completed and closed the acquisition of four data centers from CyrusOne. The data centers are all located in Houston, Texas. The deal was also worth $670 million. DataBank sees over 300,000 square feet of raised-floor data center capacity through the...

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Read Protests continue at Manassas
Protests continue at Manassas

Protests continue at Manassas

March 02, 2022 QTS Data Centers

In Northern Virginia, tensions are running high as locals continue to express their opposition to QTS’s proposals for a new data center campus in Prince William County. Although previously locals cited a number of reasons for opposition, including environmental concerns and a desire to preserve...

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Read Stack Infrastructure announces global expansion
Stack Infrastructure announces global expansion

Stack Infrastructure announces global expansion

March 01, 2022 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

STACK Infrastructure has announced that it is expanding its global reach into the EMEA region. According to the company, this expansion makes it one of the largest private data center operators globally, with operations in 16 markets across three continents. Currently, STACK has over 400 MW under...

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Read Aligned completes first phase of Salt Lake metro data center
Aligned completes first phase of Salt Lake metro data center

Aligned completes first phase of Salt Lake metro data center

February 25, 2022 Aligned

Aligned Data Centers has announced that it has completed the first phase of the latest ‘Build-to-Scale’ waterless data center in the Salt Lake Metro Area. The company said that its decision to pursue a waterless build is in response to increased awareness of the importance of water conservation...

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Read NTT's bee project
NTT's bee project

NTT's bee project

February 25, 2022 NTT

On top of its Vienna 1 facility near Wienerberg, NTT is keeping bees. The company says that it decided to embark on this project based on the location of its facility, which is near a natural recreation area. Those on the team said that the project also allows the on-site team to “enjoy the...

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Read Sabey Plans To Develop Two Data Center Buildings in Round Rock, Texas
Sabey Plans To Develop Two Data Center Buildings in Round Rock, Texas

Sabey Plans To Develop Two Data Center Buildings in Round Rock, Texas

February 25, 2022 Sabey Data Centers

Sabey Data Centers is planning to develop two data center buildings in Round Rock, Texas. The officials of Round Rock announced that the data center company wants to demolish the Sears Telesery building at 1300 Louis Henna Blvd. and develop the buildings there. Sabey has an agreement with the...

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Read Cologix and CIM Group team up to form JV
Cologix and CIM Group team up to form JV

Cologix and CIM Group team up to form JV

February 25, 2022 Cologix

Cologix and CIM Group have entered a Joint Venture (JV), which will see them develop, construct and operate a new data center located in Markham, near downtown Toronto. The facility, namely TOR4, will be a 50K SQFT purpose-built data center. The new build will have a capacity of 15 MW and will be...

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Read NTT strengthens its digital backbone in London with new data center
NTT strengthens its digital backbone in London with new data center

NTT strengthens its digital backbone in London with new data center

February 24, 2022 NTT

NTT has announced that in addition to opening its new data center, Hemel Hempstead 4, in London, it also intends to expand another of its facilities in the city. The company's newest facility opened in December 2021, with half of its capacity available. When fully built out beyond phase one, it...

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Read Corscale launches data center platform with Northern Virginia Campus
Corscale launches data center platform with Northern Virginia Campus

Corscale launches data center platform with Northern Virginia Campus

February 24, 2022 Corscale

Corscale, a new data center development platform, has announced that it has broken ground on its first data center campus in Northern Virginia. The brainchild of real estate firm Patrinely Group and its capital partner, USAA Real Estate, Corscale, will launch the first phase of its project, a...

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Read Vantage begins work on the second phase of its Frankfurt-Offenbach campus
Vantage begins work on the second phase of its Frankfurt-Offenbach campus

Vantage begins work on the second phase of its Frankfurt-Offenbach campus

February 24, 2022 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is commencing the second phase of development at its 55MW EU campus (FRA1) in Frankfurt, Germany. Located in Offenbach, this second phase will see the construction of a 16MW capacity, 13,000 square meters (140,000 square feet) facility, which will be operational in the first half of 2024....

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Read Data centers: AI, automation and robotics
Data centers: AI, automation and robotics

Data centers: AI, automation and robotics

February 24, 2022 NTT

Automation is slowly but surely gaining more of a presence in the data center industry. According to reports, 86% of companies in the industry are expecting to dedicate more of their budgets for data-center network automation over the next two years. As data demand skyrockets, AI and automation...

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Read Carbon Sense launched by Google
Carbon Sense launched by Google

Carbon Sense launched by Google

February 22, 2022 Google

Google Cloud has launched Carbon Sense, an updated version of its tool for reporting and reducing carbon emissions. This new suite features Carbon Footprint (launched last year), a tool that measures the carbon emissions of Google customers' cloud usage, and an expanded version of Active Assist,...

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Read Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India
Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India

Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India

February 21, 2022 Digital Realty Trust

According to India’s Economic Times. Digital Realty and Brookfield Asset Management’s joint venture in India has secured the purchase of 10 acres of land in Chennai. The companies acquired the land for over Rs 230 crore (~$30.8m). It is to be used for the development of a data center. One of the...

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Read CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals
CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals

CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals

February 16, 2022 CyrusOne

CyrusOne has announced that in line with its ambition to become data climate-neutral by 2030, its Dallas, Texas headquarters is now powered by 100% renewable energy. It is also the latest part of its portfolio to be net-water positive. CyrusOne is also one of the signatories of the Climate...

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Read Cologix announces significant expansion in North America
Cologix announces significant expansion in North America

Cologix announces significant expansion in North America

February 16, 2022 Cologix

Cologix has announced that it is funneling further investment in its expansion to accelerate its growth, adding to the number of hyperscale edge data centers in its portfolio. Alongside this announcement, the company also published the new name of its hyperscale edge data centers, Scalelogix....

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Read AWS Buys Land and Data Center From IPI Partners After Selling Land To Its Subsidiary Stack
AWS Buys Land and Data Center From IPI Partners After Selling Land To Its Subsidiary Stack

AWS Buys Land and Data Center From IPI Partners After Selling Land To Its Subsidiary Stack

February 16, 2022 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Amazon Web Services has completed the sale of two plots of land in Prince William County, Virginia, to Stack Infrastructures. Interestingly, it also bought two parcels of land in Loudoun County, Virginia, from Stack Infrastructure’s owner, IPI Partners. According to BizJournal, AWS sold two plots...

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