Data Center News

Featured

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

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

New Jersey

Read Meta moves into Kuna, Idaho
Meta moves into Kuna, Idaho
February 17, 2022

Meta moves into Kuna, Idaho

Hyperscale Data Center

Meta is continuing its expansion as it moves into Kuna, Idaho, with a 960,000 sqft facility. The giant is injecting $800 million into the project and intends to break ground on the facility in September 2022, which is expected to continue through to 2025. The facility will be the largest of it...

Read more
Read Web Werks moves into Bengaluru, India
Web Werks moves into Bengaluru, India
February 17, 2022

Web Werks moves into Bengaluru, India

Iron Mountain: Bengaluru

Web Werks has announced its plans to build a new data center in Bengaluru (Bangalore). The company outlined that the first phase of the building project will be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022. In its final form, it will offer 110,000 sqft of colocation space and 20 MVA of gross power ...

Read more
Read Africa50 Invests $20m in PAIX Data Centres
Africa50 Invests $20m in PAIX Data Centres
February 17, 2022

Africa50 Invests $20m in PAIX Data Centres

PAIX

PAIX Data Centres has announced that investment vehicle, Africa50 has invested $20 million into its business. The funds raised signifies PAIX Data Center’s Series B financing by the investment firm. According to PAIX, the funds will be used to expand and grow into new markets. The CEO of PAIX ...

Read more
Read EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin
EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin
February 16, 2022

EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin

EdgeConneX

The South Dublin County Council (SDCC) has granted EdgeConnex permission to build two single-story data centers and three gas-powered generation plant buildings at Dublin’s Grange Castle Business Park after it was initially proposed last year. The facilities span 2,800 sqm (137,700 sqft combin...

Read more
Read CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals
CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals
February 16, 2022

CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals

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 Ne...

Read more
Read Cologix announces significant expansion in North America
Cologix announces significant expansion in North America
February 16, 2022

Cologix announces significant expansion in North America

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. ...

Read more
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
February 16, 2022

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

Amazon AWS

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...

Read more
Read Carbon accounting standards in the industry
Carbon accounting standards in the industry
February 15, 2022

Carbon accounting standards in the industry

Microsoft Azure

A number of organizations and companies have come together to form an initiative called the Carbon Call, which is seeking to achieve "reliable and interoperable" carbon emissions accounting to ensure the world reaches net-zero by midcentury. Among the twenty organizations launching the call is...

Read more
Read NorthC and green hydrogen
NorthC and green hydrogen
February 15, 2022

NorthC and green hydrogen

NorthC Datacenters

NorthC's data center in Groningen is to be the first in Europe to use green hydrogen fuel cells (H2), created through electrolysis. According to the company, the 1.5MW facility will have 500kW of fuel cells. This will reportedly save tens of thousands of liters of diesel a year, the equivalen...

Read more
Read Beeinfotech PH's "The Hive" and what it signals for the Philippines
Beeinfotech PH's "The Hive" and what it signals for the Philippines
February 15, 2022

Beeinfotech PH's "The Hive" and what it signals for the Philippines

Beeinfotech PH

Beeinfotech PH has announced that it has opened its new data center in Manila, the Philippines. Named 'The Hive,' the facility, first announced in July 2021, will be the largest carrier-neutral data center facility in operation in the country, spanning three floors with a capability of up to ...

Read more
Read Rostelecom expands its facility in Russia
Rostelecom expands its facility in Russia
February 15, 2022

Rostelecom expands its facility in Russia

Rostelecom

Rostelecom's Udomlya data center has entered its second phase. The launch features an 8MW facility with a capacity for 800 racks, and a new fiber-optic line. The facility first launched back in 2019 is located at the Kalininskaya Nuclear Power Plant in Tver and is a joint project with Rosener...

Read more
Read New data center heading to Islamabad
New data center heading to Islamabad
February 15, 2022

New data center heading to Islamabad

South Asia

The government of Pakistan has announced that it has opened a new data center in Islamabad, namely the National Information Technology Board (NITB) (NITB Staging Environment). Federal Minister for Information and Technology, Syed Amin ul Haq, inaugurated the PKR. 330 million ($1.88m) facility,...

Read more
Read Acronis launches its first cloud data center in Nigeria
Acronis launches its first cloud data center in Nigeria
February 15, 2022

Acronis launches its first cloud data center in Nigeria

Nigeria

Acronis has announced that it has launched its first cloud data center in Lagos, Nigeria. This move is part of a larger expansion plan that will see the company grow with the deployment of 111 new centers. It is also part of its Acronis Global/Local Initiative. This initiative reportedly inclu...

Read more
Read STC Launches New Data Center in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
STC Launches New Data Center in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
February 15, 2022

STC Launches New Data Center in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

STC has announced the launch of its new data center in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi telco’s new data center measures approximately 12,000 square meters. It was also inaugurated by the Governor of Qassim Region, Prince Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud. STC posted on Twitter that it was happy that...

Read more
Read What is Waukee saying about Apple's data center?
What is Waukee saying about Apple's data center?
February 14, 2022

What is Waukee saying about Apple's data center?

Apple

Following the recent green light given by local planning officials on Apple’s Iowa development, a number of business people and leaders in the area have voiced their thoughts on what the development will mean for the area. Mayor Courtney Clarke outlined that in the first phase of development t...

Read more
Read Data centers planned for Muskogee and near Oktaha
Data centers planned for Muskogee and near Oktaha
February 14, 2022

Data centers planned for Muskogee and near Oktaha

Oklahoma

Two data centers are reportedly on their way to Muskogee County; it has been announced. YZY Capital Holdings, LLC, is the New York-based private equity firm behind the project and has announced that it will inject $100 million into the construction and operation of the centers on the 136.5-acr...

Read more
Read Data centers and the nuclear option
Data centers and the nuclear option
February 14, 2022

Data centers and the nuclear option

Europe

With the UN chief recently declaring that it's "code red for humanity," it has never been more clear that immediate action is required on the part of governments and industry leaders to make big sustainability changes. Of course, the data center and digital infrastructure industries have caugh...

Read more
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
February 14, 2022

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

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...

Read more
Read Microsoft Signs Agreement With HTX To Develop Sovereign Cloud in Singapore
Microsoft Signs Agreement With HTX To Develop Sovereign Cloud in Singapore
February 14, 2022

Microsoft Signs Agreement With HTX To Develop Sovereign Cloud in Singapore

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a strategic agreement with Singapore’s Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX). The deal will see Microsoft develop a sovereign cloud to speed up the digital transformation and innovation of Singapore’s HTX. It will also help sort Singapore’s Home Team Departments’ e...

Read more
Read GLP Wants To Raise $500 million to fund Chinese expansion
February 13, 2022

GLP Wants To Raise $500 million to fund Chinese expansion

China

According to Bloomberg, GLP Pte is mulling over raising up to $500 million to expand its data center footprint in China. The Singapore-based investment manager wants to raise funds from investors in exchange for a minority stake in the firm. GLP Pte’s data center business is valued at up to $5...

Read more

Ready to Level up Your
Data Center Strategy?

Message Us Book Consultation