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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

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Read Microsoft plans new DC region in Aragon, Spain
Microsoft plans new DC region in Aragon, Spain
October 16, 2023

Microsoft plans new DC region in Aragon, Spain

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft recently revealed plans to build a new data center campus in Aragon, in the northeastern region of Spain. The company is yet to share details about this development. However, local press have reported that Microsoft plans to develop three sites around Zaragoza; A 63-acre site in the ...

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Read Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business
Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business
October 16, 2023

Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business

Lumen Technologies

Lumen announced that it’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) business will be shut down and it has sold its customer contracts to Akamai. Both companies will undergo a transition services agreement for 90 days before Lumen completes its shut down. "We are deep into our transformation of Lumen and ...

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Read DataVita adopts HVO as fuel in Glasgow facility
DataVita adopts HVO as fuel in Glasgow facility
October 13, 2023

DataVita adopts HVO as fuel in Glasgow facility

DataVita

UK data center operator DataVita has adopted hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as its diesel alternative to reduce its carbon footprint and green its backup operations. The company now uses HVO as fuel for backup generators at its facility in Glasgow, Scotland."Today marks a significant milesto...

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Read Digital Realty and Dutch college launches demonstration data center to teach students
Digital Realty and Dutch college launches demonstration data center to teach students
October 13, 2023

Digital Realty and Dutch college launches demonstration data center to teach students

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has partnered with a Dutch vocational college in Amsterdam to launch a new demo data center to teach students data center skills. Students from the Cloud & Infrastructure Technician course opened the demo data center at MBO College Zuidoost this week. Melissa Scholten, senio...

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Read BCX partners with Alibaba to launch cloud products in Johannesburg, South Africa
BCX partners with Alibaba to launch cloud products in Johannesburg, South Africa
October 13, 2023

BCX partners with Alibaba to launch cloud products in Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg

Telkom subsidiary BCX, in partnership with Alibaba Cloud, officially launched its Africa Local Public (ALP) Cloud service from two Johannesburg-based data centers last week. Both companies entered a partnership that grants BCX exclusive rights to distribute Alibaba Cloud’s products and service...

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Read Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana
October 12, 2023

Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Indiana

An unnamed Fortune 100 company is planning a new 772-acre data center campus between Fort Wayne and New Haven to the east in Allen County. The application for this project, dubbed ‘Project Zodiac,” is for a new facility bound by East Tillman Road, Adams Center Road, and railroad tracks.  Wane....

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Read Norway's Green Mountain plans $4.5 billion DC campus in Kalberg, Norway
Norway's Green Mountain plans $4.5 billion DC campus in Kalberg, Norway
October 12, 2023

Norway's Green Mountain plans $4.5 billion DC campus in Kalberg, Norway

Green Mountain AS

Norway's Green Mountain has announced plans to build a massive data center campus in Norway following a ‘large international client’ request to establish itself near the new Fagrafjell transformer station. This new facility will be built on a site at Kalberg, about 20klometers from Stavanger i...

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Read Meta signs $189 million solar energy PPAs in Ireland
Meta signs $189 million solar energy PPAs in Ireland
October 12, 2023

Meta signs $189 million solar energy PPAs in Ireland

Europe

Global social media firm Meta has signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Irish renewables developer Highfield Solar to get solar energy in Ireland. These PPAs, valued at $189.8 million, will support the company's operations in Ireland, including a data center campus in Clonee, County...

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Read Lonestar to transmit US Declaration of Independence to Lunar-based mini data center and back
Lonestar to transmit US Declaration of Independence to Lunar-based mini data center and back
October 11, 2023

Lonestar to transmit US Declaration of Independence to Lunar-based mini data center and back

United States

Lonestar Data Holdings recently revealed its plans to transmit the US Declaration of Independence to the lunar surface as the first document in history to be stored digitally on the Moon. This is a test of its lunar data centers concept for Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS).This mission, ...

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Read 6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings
6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings
October 11, 2023

6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings

Singapore

Singaporean large language model provider 6Estates recently launched an Nvidia DGX BasePOD based on Nvidia GCX H100 systems to develop its AI offerings. The company will use this BasePOD for its "Model Solutions" offering, which provides users with personalized large language models. The clust...

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Read O2 Telefónica Deutschland launches SA 5G service
O2 Telefónica Deutschland launches SA 5G service
October 11, 2023

O2 Telefónica Deutschland launches SA 5G service

Telefonica

O2 Telefonica Deutschland launched its standalone 5G service on October 10, 2023. This 5G Plus service now enables customers with compatible SIM cards and smartphones within O2’s coverage areas to make calls via the Voice-over-New-Radio technology and browse on the internet. It is also availab...

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Read CGI unveils digital twin platform CGI DataTwin360
CGI unveils digital twin platform CGI DataTwin360
October 10, 2023

CGI unveils digital twin platform CGI DataTwin360

United Kingdom

CGI recently announced the launch of its new digital twin platform dubbed the CGI DataTwin360, which creates virtualized models of companies' hosting platforms. This twin platform helps users understand and reduce the carbon footprint of hosting platforms by providing real-time data and carbon...

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Read Brazilian regulator Anatel offer incentives to speed up shutdown of legacy networks
Brazilian regulator Anatel offer incentives to speed up shutdown of legacy networks
October 10, 2023

Brazilian regulator Anatel offer incentives to speed up shutdown of legacy networks

Brazil / Brasil

Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel (Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes) has revealed plans to hasten the shutdown of its 2G and 3G networks. The company plans to issue subsidies to customers from equipment vendors to end users to speed up the transition from old 2G and 3G networks into the ...

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Read Google tests demand-response system to cut data center power consumption
Google tests demand-response system to cut data center power consumption
October 10, 2023

Google tests demand-response system to cut data center power consumption

Google

Google has tested a demand-response system, which will reduce data center electricity consumption during grid problems and shift non-urgent tasks to other locations. The company notes that this is an extension of its plan to shift computing work to areas where energy is carbon-free.A blog post...

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Read Microsoft to build data center in Welsh factory
Microsoft to build data center in Welsh factory
October 09, 2023

Microsoft to build data center in Welsh factory

Microsoft Azure

Global technology giant Microsoft revealed plans to develop a new data center campus in Newport Wales. In a post on its website, the company wrote, “Microsoft will be applying for planning permission for a data center in Newport, Wales. We are preparing a planning application for the site in t...

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Read Smith County data center to get $2million renovation
Smith County data center to get $2million renovation
October 09, 2023

Smith County data center to get $2million renovation

Texas

Smith County, Texas is giving its data center at  200 E. Ferguson Street, Texas, the Smith County Annex a $2 million upgrade. This upgrade scheduled to begin on November 1, 2023, is expected to be completed by December 20, 2024.The mission for this upgrade is focused on enhancing the IT infras...

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Read DLF to invest in Noida data center and IT park expansion
DLF to invest in Noida data center and IT park expansion
October 09, 2023

DLF to invest in Noida data center and IT park expansion

India / Bhārata

India's DLF has revealed plans to invest Rs 3,400 crore in its DLF Techpark and data centers in Noida, India. This park, located in Sector 143 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, spans over 25 acres as over 1.2 million square feet of housing, IT blocks, and data center space have been constructed on it s...

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Read Microsoft replaces diesel power with battery energy system at Swedish data center
Microsoft replaces diesel power with battery energy system at Swedish data center
October 09, 2023

Microsoft replaces diesel power with battery energy system at Swedish data center

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has replaced the criticized diesel backup generators used at a Swedish data center with a battery energy storage system (BESS). The BESS system supplied in June provides 16MWh of storage and black start capability to guarantee instant recovery of the power grid, all without greenhous...

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Read GIP invests $450 million into Vantage Data Centers
GIP invests $450 million into Vantage Data Centers
October 07, 2023

GIP invests $450 million into Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers

Independent infrastructure investor Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) along with its affiliates and co-investors, recently announced an investment in a term loan facility of up to $450 million in Vantage Data Centers. GIP acted as the lead investor in this transaction, with support from the...

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Read TeleData UK gains planning permission for Manchester data center
TeleData UK gains planning permission for Manchester data center
October 07, 2023

TeleData UK gains planning permission for Manchester data center

Teledata UK Ltd

Data center operator TeleData UK has received approval to demolish a  vacant two-story flat roof building for the construction of a new data center campus east of Wythenshawe town centre. The current campus provides 6,500 square meters of data center service to over 250 clients and the expansi...

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