Data Center News

Zeittec modular data center for Public Ministry of Mato Grosso in Brazil launches

Brazil / Brasil

In Campo Grande, western Brazil, a Zeittec-built modular data center has been launched. Spanning 72 sqm (775 sq ft) of usable space, with an area of 340 sqm (3,659 sq ft), the facility, for the Public Ministry of Mato Grosso, will provide the infrastructure for the daily work of around 2,500 u...

Google's new RFP system to reduce process time required for PPAs

Google

Google has announced the development of a new Request for Proposal (RFP) system in collaboration with LevelTen Energy which it said will reduce the time required to sign a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). This development comes from Google to simplify RFPs for PPAs which it said are "lengthy, ...

MoU in Zambia to lead to data center projects in the region

Africa

The Zambian Minister of Science and Technology recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Liquid Telecommunications, a digital infrastructure provider, to develop a commercialized data center, alongside several fiber projects in Zambia.The MoU is reportedly part...

ByteDance announces pledge for carbon neutral operations by 2030

China

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, which historically, has been criticized for not “keeping up with its peers,” has announced its pledge to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2030. The company has outlined that while it will seek to reduce its operational carbon footprint by 90%, it will rely o...

Global Data Centre Capex limbed to $241bn in 2022

According to recent research from Dell'Oro Group, global data center capital expenditures increased by 15% in 2022 to $241 billion. In 2023, however, Dell'Oro company predicts cloud and enterprise data center investment growth to slow to single digits. Another focus of the 4Q 2022 Data Center ...

Brookfield is in Discussions to Buy Data4 in Europe

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

According to reports, Brookfield Asset Management is discussing purchasing European data center operator Data4. Brookfield is reportedly in 'exclusive discussions' to purchase a majority share in Paris-based Data4 that could value the operator at $3.77bn, according to unidentified sources f...

Dell'Oro Group Predicts a Diversifying Landscape For Server CPUs To Include Data Centres

Dell'Oro Group announces the release of their new advanced research study on Data Center IT Semiconductors and Components. In April 2023, the first report will be issued. Baron Fung, Senior Research Director at Dell'Oro Group, stated that while data center hardware such as servers has grown co...

The Mexican Data Center Association Forecasts Investment of $8 Billion

Mexico City / Ciudad de México

Mexico's data center industry is poised to receive a significant boost, with the Mexican Association of Data Centers (MEXDC) announcing an $8 billion investment from major companies such as IBM, Oracle, and Equinix. The investment is expected to create over 20,000 jobs in the next few years...

Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Will be Adopted in Africa Data Centres

Africa Data Centres

TechAccess, a blend integrator, has partnered with Africa Data Centres, a Cassava second-class technology and a group of Africans with a common interest in technology, to launch a Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution. The DCIM solution will be provided by EkkoSense and Assetsp...

Landowners sue City of Chicago over blocked sale for Equinix expansion

Equinix

Landowners in Chicago are suing the city over the blocked sale of their property to Equinix, a data center company. The landowners allege that the city's actions were unconstitutional and violated their property rights. Equinix had planned to build a data center on the site at 2545 South Marti...

PG&E Power Failure Causes The Internet Archive Data Center to go Offline

United States

After a power failure knocked down its data center, the Internet Archive's digital library was offline for many hours. Free public entry to backups of websites, software programs, games, music, movies, photos, and millions of books is offered by the California-based non-profit. The Bay Area ha...

Web Werks-Iron Mountain JV announces launch of its first Bengaluru data center

Bengaluru (Bangalore)

Web Werks - Iron Mountain Data Centers (IMDC) Joint Venture has announced that it has launched its first data center on its campus in Bengaluru, India. Based in Whitefield, Bengaluru, the facility spans 80,000 square feet and is named the BLR-1. It is a Tier III-designed data center that can s...

Telecom Italia announces 2,000 job cuts

Telecom Italia Sparkle S.p.A.

At a recent union meeting, it was outlined that Telecom Italia intends to cut 2,000 jobs in Italy, in an effort to streamline its domestic operations. The job cuts will be executed through a voluntary early retirement scheme, following a meeting with the unions. Currently the company employs a...

Microsoft to expand in Washington

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has revealed plans to build three data centers in Malaga, Washington, on Malaga Alcoa Highway in Chelan County. The Port Authority outlined in the fillings that it assumes the development will involve the construction of three buildings on the site by the end of 2025; further, there...

A New Google Cloud Platform Region Has Been Launched in Turin, Italy

Google

Google has introduced a new cloud region in Turin, Italy. The company did not disclose the new region's details or specs, although it did note that it has three availability zones and offers standard GCP services. After a busy 2022, it is the first new region the company has introduced in 2023...

CapitalOnline Data Service Buys data Center Builder Outside Beijing

Beijing

A company planning to construct a 3,200-rack data center in Huaili County, China, has been purchased by Chinese cloud provider CapitalOnline Data Service. This week, the company bought Huailai Wisdom Cloud Port Technology's entire equity stake. The company just recently received authorization ...

Toshiba Will be Purchased by Japan Industrial Partners For $15 billion

Japan

Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (JIP), a Japanese investment firm, will take Toshiba private. Last week, the Japanese conglomerate revealed that TBJH Inc., an indirect subsidiary of JIP, would buy out all of the company's shares on the Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges and take the business priv...

OVHcloud Opens New Data Center in Undisclosed Mumbai, India Location

OVH Group

A new facility has been opened by the data center company OVHcloud in Mumbai, India. The company announced the opening this week, but no information was given regarding the facility's location or specs. The facility uses OVHcloud's unique water cooling technology, which the company claimed ...

Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again

Idaho

Idaho lawmakers are attempting to restrict the number of tax breaks new data center expansions can receive in the state. Last Monday, Bill 328 was introduced, and the House voted 59-9 to pass it. The Senate has now received the measure. The measure modifies the language in the state's urban re...

UK's Effectiveness IT Introduces a Range of Prefabricated Data Centers

United Kingdom

EfficiencyIT, a UK data center company, has introduced its own line of prefabricated modular data centers. This week, the company unveiled ModularDC, a new line of adaptable, prefabricated data centers for on-premises, distributed IT, and edge computing settings that can be deployed in 12 t...