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Read Energy firm ZR Power Holding's data center plans
Energy firm ZR Power Holding's data center plans

Energy firm ZR Power Holding's data center plans

March 28, 2022 Mumbai

Indian Energy firm ZR Power Holdings has announced that it is investing more than Rs 1,700 crore ($223.2m) in a data center at Mahape in Navi Mumbai. The proposed facility would have a capacity of 50MW and span a 10-acre plot which the company is currently acquiring. Zain Ravadji, chairman, of ZR...

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Read CtrlS commences construction on third Hyderabad data center
CtrlS commences construction on third Hyderabad data center

CtrlS commences construction on third Hyderabad data center

March 24, 2022 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS has announced that it has broken ground on its third hyperscale facility, located in the Gachibowli suburb of Telangana, India. The facility, which is expected to span 131,000 sqft, with a capacity of 1,600 racks powered by 18MW of electricity, will reportedly meet LEED Platinum standards...

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Read Sophos opens data center in India
Sophos opens data center in India

Sophos opens data center in India

March 22, 2022 India / Bhārata

Sophos has announced that its Mumbai-based data center is now open. Hosted by AWS, the facility is the company's third in the Asia Pacific and Japan region.Speaking about the facility, Sunil Sharma, managing director of sales for India and SAARC, Sophos said: "With massive digital transformation...

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Read India's National Stock Exchange to relocate its data center
India's National Stock Exchange to relocate its data center

India's National Stock Exchange to relocate its data center

March 10, 2022 India / Bhārata

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has announced plans to relocate its primary data center out of its Mumbai headquarters at the Bandra Kurla. This announcement comes following allegations that the NSE's former head was embroiled in a colocation scam that began in 2015, and ended with two...

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Read India's National Stock Exchange is Moving To a New Data Center
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India's National Stock Exchange is Moving To a New Data Center

March 10, 2022 India / Bhārata

India’s largest stock exchange- The National Stock Exchange will be moving its primary data center from the Mumbai headquarters. The NSE move comes the organization’s former head was arrested over an alleged colocation scam. The scam involved him giving a broker privileged access to market data....

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Read What India's new government policy means for the data center industry
What India's new government policy means for the data center industry

What India's new government policy means for the data center industry

February 14, 2022 India / Bhārata

The Indian government is introducing new policies that will encourage data center growth in the country, it has been announced. This policy announcement comes as leaders strive to make the country a hub for the world’s growing data traffic. In the government’s 2022 budget, provisions have been...

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Read India To Classify Data Centers as 'Infrastructure,' - More Development Expected
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India To Classify Data Centers as 'Infrastructure,' - More Development Expected

February 02, 2022 India / Bhārata

It is great news for data center companies, and investors in India as the country's government says it will classify data centers as infrastructure assets starting April 1, 2022. The development will help ensure that data center companies get better access to funds through loans or investments...

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Read Etix Everywhere Acquires a 67% Stake In Thailand’s Genesis Data Centers
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Etix Everywhere Acquires a 67% Stake In Thailand’s Genesis Data Centers

January 26, 2022 Bangkok / Krung Thep

EtixEverywhere has announced that it has bought the majority interest in Genesis data center. The company revealed that it acquired a 67 percent stake in the Thai data center. The cost of the investment is pegged around AU$15.2 million (US$10.8m). Genesis operates a data center in Bang Chalong,...

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Read Dubai to be home to two new 'state-of-the-art' data centers
Dubai to be home to two new 'state-of-the-art' data centers

Dubai to be home to two new 'state-of-the-art' data centers

January 04, 2022 Dubai

Dubai Internet City has entered into a deal with Khazna Data Centers to construct two ‘state-of-the-art’ data centers in Dubai. The two facilities will employ Khazna’s data center pod design for rapid scaling, something which will reportedly offer both partners long-term growth benefits. This...

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Read Moro Hub to build solar-powered data centre in Dubai
Moro Hub to build solar-powered data centre in Dubai

Moro Hub to build solar-powered data centre in Dubai

December 27, 2021 Dubai

Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has announced that it has commenced work on a 100MW facility solar-powered data center located at EWA's 3,000MW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The facility, located southeast...

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Read Ctrl's earthquake and pollution-free data center
Ctrl's earthquake and pollution-free data center

Ctrl's earthquake and pollution-free data center

December 03, 2021 CtrlS Nodia

Ctrl's Noida data center is reportedly the most sustainable data center (DC) in northern India, with LEED v4.1 O+M Platinum certification and 100 % air pollution-free. On top of this, the facility is also designed to withstand earthquakes of 8.5 on the Richter scale. Sustainability was a key...

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Read Techno Electric & Engineering Company plans $1bn data center development across India
Techno Electric & Engineering Company plans $1bn data center development across India

Techno Electric & Engineering Company plans $1bn data center development across India

September 09, 2021 India / Bhārata

Techno Electric & Engineering Company (TEECL) has announced big plans for investment across India. The Indian power infrastructure firm is reportedly planning to invest $1 billion (Rs 7,310 crore) in developing data centers in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, National Capital Area (NCR) Chennai, and...

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Read The importance of geographical diversification for Indian data centers
The importance of geographical diversification for Indian data centers

The importance of geographical diversification for Indian data centers

September 06, 2021 India / Bhārata

India's data center market is forecast to grow by a CAGR of around 12% between 2020−2026, which means the country is undoubtedly witnessing a data center boom. That said, as the country's data center footprint grows, industry veterans have warned that India must learn from the past mistakes of...

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Read Indian data center boom to see industry capacity double by 2023
Indian data center boom to see industry capacity double by 2023

Indian data center boom to see industry capacity double by 2023

August 24, 2021 India / Bhārata

India's data center industry is growing at a rapid rate following a rise in digitalisation and the "ambitious growth plans of data centre operators." As a result, the market is anticipated to double by 2023, reaching over 1,000 MW, that's according to JLL's 'H1 2021 India Data Center Market...

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Read Acronis launches first cloud data center in India
Acronis launches first cloud data center in India

Acronis launches first cloud data center in India

June 25, 2021 India / Bhārata

Acronis has announced that it is launching its first cloud data center in India. The facility in Mumbai is being launched with partners Compuage India, Ingram Micro and Crayon Software Experts India. This new data center is one of 111 new facilities that the company is launching globally. It will...

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Read Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East
Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East

Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East

May 11, 2021 Dubai

Huawei has signed an agreement with Moro Hub, a digital unit of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), to build the largest solar-powered Tier III-certified data center in the Middle East and Africa. The data center, located at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, will be...

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