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Read CFS signs multi-year agreement with Microsoft for cloud and AI
CFS signs multi-year agreement with Microsoft for cloud and AI

CFS signs multi-year agreement with Microsoft for cloud and AI

August 02, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Australian wealth management fund Colonial First State (CFS) has signed a five-year agreement with Microsoft for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) services which will see CFS continue to use Azure as its preferred cloud provider and deploy generative AI use cases in collaboration...

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Read Microsoft accuses Google and AWS of 'muddying' UK CMA investigation
Microsoft accuses Google and AWS of 'muddying' UK CMA investigation

Microsoft accuses Google and AWS of 'muddying' UK CMA investigation

July 29, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has claimed that its rivals Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google are 'muddying the waters' of the antitrust investigation currently underway by the UK Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA). Google reiterated the criticism of Microsoft in its six-page response. which said; "We believe...

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Read Microsoft plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric to Azure
Microsoft plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric to Azure

Microsoft plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric to Azure

July 27, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric (PCF) to improve its data center network infrastructure. Lumen will also migrate its workloads to Microsoft Azure and work with the company to deliver “telecom industry-specific solutions.” Erin Chapple, corporate vice...

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Read Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers
Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

July 23, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced that it will be entering into the Philippines market after purchasing three facilities from Total Information Management, a local technology solutions provider. This deal comprises three carrier-neutral and interconnection-rich data centers with more than 1,000...

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Read CyrusOne breaks ground on Frankfurt data center
CyrusOne breaks ground on Frankfurt data center

CyrusOne breaks ground on Frankfurt data center

July 20, 2024 CyrusOne

CyrusOne has broken ground on a data center in Frankfurt, Germany known as FRA7. This data center , is currently being constructed on a 63,000 square meter plot at the Frankfurt Westside regeneration project managed by BEOS AG and Swiss Life Asset Managers and is set to consist of two three-story...

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Read Microsoft invests in rare earth materials startup
Microsoft invests in rare earth materials startup

Microsoft invests in rare earth materials startup

July 19, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has made an equity investment in a rare earth materials startup focused on recycling hard drives, Canada’s Cyclic Materials, a metals recycling company that has developed a patent-pending technology, CC360.“Microsoft is working to achieve zero waste across our direct operations,...

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Read CyrusOne secures $687.1m CMBS loan for data center development
CyrusOne secures $687.1m CMBS loan for data center development

CyrusOne secures $687.1m CMBS loan for data center development

July 18, 2024 CyrusOne

CyrusOne this week announced it secured a $687.1 million Single Asset Single Borrower (SASB) CMBS loan for CyrusOne’s DFW1 data center. This data center offers 90MW across 670,000 square feet of technical space and seven data halls and the site was upgraded to water-free chillers in 2020. Eric...

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Read Armada secures equity funding from Microsoft
Armada secures equity funding from Microsoft

Armada secures equity funding from Microsoft

July 12, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Edge computing firm Armada has closed $40 million in funding led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. As part of the deal, Armada’s offerings will be made available on the Azure Marketplace.“This investment propels our total funding to over $100m and marks a significant milestone in our journey to...

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Read CyrusOne secures billion dollar credit facility for data center expansion
CyrusOne secures billion dollar credit facility for data center expansion

CyrusOne secures billion dollar credit facility for data center expansion

July 09, 2024 CyrusOne

Data center firm CyrusOne this week announced the closing of a $7.9 billion Warehouse Credit Facility incremental to the $1.8 billion Revolving Credit Facility financing completed in May, providing the company with approximately $9.7 billion of additional debt capital raised.“The successful...

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Read Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition
Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition

Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition

July 05, 2024 Equinix

Ericsson has confirmed that it will record a noncash impairment charge of 11.4 billion Swedish crowns, which reflects lower anticipated market growth in some of Vonage’s current portfolio."We continue to advance our strategy to build a Global Network Platform for network APIs, which was the...

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Read Microsoft partners with CCL for New Zealand cloud region
Microsoft partners with CCL for New Zealand cloud region

Microsoft partners with CCL for New Zealand cloud region

July 04, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that CCL, a provider of IT and hybrid cloud services within local telco Spark's Business Group, will be its first at-scale cloud launch partner for the upcoming New Zealand cloud region.“We’ve seen huge interest from customers in leading end-to-end cloud services,...

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Read Microsoft signs 420MW worth of PPAs
Microsoft signs 420MW worth of PPAs

Microsoft signs 420MW worth of PPAs

June 13, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a number of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy in Sweden and Denmark from European Energy. It will procure the output of six wind and solar sites in Spain from Repsol.“We are excited that Microsoft has committed itself to driving forward the green...

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Read CoreWeave to launch data centers in mainland Europe
CoreWeave to launch data centers in mainland Europe

CoreWeave to launch data centers in mainland Europe

June 10, 2024 CoreWeave

Quantum computing startup Atom Computing has secured a funding investment of 70 million DKK ($10.21 million) from the Danish government. State-owned EIFO, the national promotional bank and export credit agency of Denmark. Invest in Denmark, also involved in the deal, is part of the Ministry of...

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Read Microsoft plans new data center in Northwest Indiana
Microsoft plans new data center in Northwest Indiana

Microsoft plans new data center in Northwest Indiana

June 08, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has revealed its plans to build a 245,000-square-foot data center on 489 acres at the Radius Industrial Park in La Porte with a $1 billion investment.“Indiana is committed to being a central hub in the global economy of the future, and this latest announcement ensures Hoosier...

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Read Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal
Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal

Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal

June 05, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced plans for LS2, a new International Business Exchange (IBX) facility to be located adjacent to Equinix's existing LS1 site. This €50 million project due to open in the first quarter of 2025 will offer 2,050 square meters of colocation space.Carlos Paulino, managing...

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Read Microsoft allegedly nears multi-million-euro agreement with CISPE for antitrust complaint
Microsoft allegedly nears multi-million-euro agreement with CISPE for antitrust complaint

Microsoft allegedly nears multi-million-euro agreement with CISPE for antitrust complaint

June 03, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is reportedly nearing a multi-million-euro agreement with cloud lobby CISPE- also known as Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe to put an end to its antitrust complaint according to news first reported by Politico. However, a CISPE representative denied the claims to...

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Read Core Scientific rejects acquisition offer from CoreWeave
Core Scientific rejects acquisition offer from CoreWeave

Core Scientific rejects acquisition offer from CoreWeave

June 03, 2024 CoreWeave

Cryptomine and HPC hosting firm Core Scientific has rejected an acquisition offer from GPU provider CoreWeave after confirming that it received an unsolicited non-binding proposal from CoreWeave on June 3 to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the company on a fully diluted basis for $5.75...

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Read Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers
Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

May 28, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has now broken ground in Malaysia with two International Business Exchange data centers in Johor (JH1) and Kuala Lumpur (KL1) now serving the company’s customers in Malaysia and across. Jeremy Deutsch, president for Asia-Pacific at Equinix, said: “Malaysia is a cornerstone market and top...

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Read Digital Realty signs new PPAs in France and Spain
Digital Realty signs new PPAs in France and Spain

Digital Realty signs new PPAs in France and Spain

May 24, 2024 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty this week announced the signing of several power purchase agreements (PPA) to power its European operations in France and Spain. The company signed a package solar deal comprising three separate 12-year agreements in Spain and two 15-year deals for wind energy in France. Together,...

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Read Aligned to proceed with stalled data center camps at Maryland
Aligned to proceed with stalled data center camps at Maryland

Aligned to proceed with stalled data center camps at Maryland

May 24, 2024 Aligned

Aligned Data Centers has revealed its plans to proceed with its previously halted data center campus in Maryland after recent regulatory changes. around backup generators, easing restrictions for data center firms. With this move, Aligned will now be moving ahead with its plans for a campus in...

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