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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 H5 Data Centers Announces Acquisition of Intuit Inc. Data Center
H5 Data Centers, a national colocation and wholesale data center provider, today announced it has acquired from Intuit Inc. a 240,000 square-foot, purpose-built data center in Quincy, Washington. T...
July 18, 2018

H5 Data Centers Announces Acquisition of Intuit Inc. Data Center

H5: Quincy I

H5 Data Centers, a national colocation and wholesale data center provider, today announced it has acquired from Intuit Inc. a 240,000 square-foot, purpose-built data center in Quincy, Washington. The acquisition expands H5 Data Centers’ national portfolio to 12 data centers and compliments its 30...

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Read Singapore Internet Exchange deploys to STT Tai Seng 1
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) today announced a partnership with Singapore Internet Exchange Ltd (SGIX) to augment Singapore’s Internet interconnectivity with the launch of a SGIX poin...
July 17, 2018

Singapore Internet Exchange deploys to STT Tai Seng 1

STT Singapore 5

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) today announced a partnership with Singapore Internet Exchange Ltd (SGIX) to augment Singapore’s Internet interconnectivity with the launch of a SGIX point of presence (PoP) in STT Tai Seng 1, a colocation facility hosting network service providers, digi...

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Read Light Edge Acquires OnRamp (PR)
Light Edge Acquires OnRamp (PR)
July 17, 2018

Light Edge Acquires OnRamp (PR)

LightEdge Solutions

DES MOINES, IA – LightEdge expands its geographical reach and redundancy and invests further into the company’s world-class compliant cloud solutions as it acquires Austin, Texas-based OnRamp. “LightEdge is thrilled to announce the expansion of our secure and compliant hosting and colocation ...

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Read Orange acquires nordic provider Basefarm
Orange acquires nordic provider Basefarm
July 16, 2018

Orange acquires nordic provider Basefarm

Basefarm Holding AS

Major European telecom operator Orange has acquired Basefarm Holding AS, a Norwegian-founded cloud infrastructure and critical application services company, for €350 million. The deal has been made by Orange Business Services, the telco's enterprise subsidiary.

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Read Hut 8 Completes Construction at Medicine Hat Facility Ahead of Schedule, 40 BlockBoxes Now Operational
Hut 8 Completes Construction at Medicine Hat Facility Ahead of Schedule, 40 BlockBoxes Now Operational
July 16, 2018

Hut 8 Completes Construction at Medicine Hat Facility Ahead of Schedule, 40 BlockBoxes Now Operational

Hut 8: Medicine Hat, Alberta

Operational capacity increases by 150% in the City of Medicine Hat to a total of 40 BlockBoxesTORONTO, July 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hut 8 Mining Corp. (“Hut 8” or the “Company”) (TSXV:HUT) (OTCQX:HUTMF), one of the world’s largest public cryptocurrency mining companies by operating capaci...

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Read Cirrus Data Services plans 160MW campus in Salt Lake City
Cirrus Data Services plans 160MW campus in Salt Lake City
July 16, 2018

Cirrus Data Services plans 160MW campus in Salt Lake City

Cirrus DS View 78

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Cirrus Data Services believes the Salt Lake City region can support hyperscale and wholesale data center colocation offerings and this week publicly announced the View 78 data center campus in Midvale; a suburb of Salt Lake City. The first phase includes a 32MW wholesal...

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Read Flexential Adds 70,000 SqFt of Capacity at Alpharetta Data Center
Flexential is expanding at their Alpharetta data center site. The new two-story data center will add 75,000 sqft to the existing 15,000 sqft site. The new site will host both retail and wholesale c...
July 15, 2018

Flexential Adds 70,000 SqFt of Capacity at Alpharetta Data Center

Flexential Atlanta-Alpharetta

Flexential is expanding at their Alpharetta data center site. The new two-story data center will add 75,000 sqft to the existing 15,000 sqft site. The new site will host both retail and wholesale customers. Press Release: Flexential.com

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Read Global Switch Expands European Footprint With Frankfurt Construction
Global Switch’s move further adds to the data centre ‘hotspot’ reputation of Frankfurt, and with the arrival of a new Chinese customer to Europe as part of the development currently going up, Globa...
July 13, 2018

Global Switch Expands European Footprint With Frankfurt Construction

Global Switch: Frankfurt South

Global Switch’s move further adds to the data centre ‘hotspot’ reputation of Frankfurt, and with the arrival of a new Chinese customer to Europe as part of the development currently going up, Global Switch says it’s keen to add to its sites to support further demand. Construction has started on G...

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Read Fairfax County Approves CoreSite's 22-Acre Data Center Campus Expansion In Reston
CoreSite is closer to approval at Sunrise Technology Park, a 21-acre office park in Reston with four existing buildings slated for data center redevelopment. The Fairfax County Planning Commission ...
July 13, 2018

Fairfax County Approves CoreSite's 22-Acre Data Center Campus Expansion In Reston

CoreSite: VA3

CoreSite is closer to approval at Sunrise Technology Park, a 21-acre office park in Reston with four existing buildings slated for data center redevelopment. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved the project by CoreSite Realty Corp. on June 28. The proposal is part of a move by CoreSite...

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Read Sentinel buys Washington Dulles Gateway for $82.5m
Sentinel Data Centers is buying a 280-acre plot in Dulles, Loudoun County, for $82.5m. One of the largest available properties for data center development in the region, the site was marketed by...
July 13, 2018

Sentinel buys Washington Dulles Gateway for $82.5m

JLL

Sentinel Data Centers is buying a 280-acre plot in Dulles, Loudoun County, for $82.5m. One of the largest available properties for data center development in the region, the site was marketed by real estate management company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) on behalf of its majority owner, H. Christophe...

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Read MAREA and BRUSA Subsea Cables Managed by Telxius will Extend to Equinix DC2 Data Center
Equinix has won two subsea deployments (MAREA and BRUSA) that will extend from their landing in Virginia Beach to Equinix DC2 in Ashburn. From the Press Release: > The two subsea cables will ...
July 12, 2018

MAREA and BRUSA Subsea Cables Managed by Telxius will Extend to Equinix DC2 Data Center

Equinix Ashburn DC2

Equinix has won two subsea deployments (MAREA and BRUSA) that will extend from their landing in Virginia Beach to Equinix DC2 in Ashburn. From the Press Release: The two subsea cables will terminate in the U.S. directly into the MAREA and BRUSA cable landing station located in Virginia Beach, VA...

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Read Asian investor consortium acquires 24.99% stake in Global Switch in preparation for listing on a leading international stock exchange
A consortium of six Asian institutional and private investors has acquired a 24.99% stake in the Company in a transaction valued at £2.1 billion The investment by Strategic IDC Limited further d...
July 11, 2018

Asian investor consortium acquires 24.99% stake in Global Switch in preparation for listing on a leading international stock exchange

Global Switch

A consortium of six Asian institutional and private investors has acquired a 24.99% stake in the Company in a transaction valued at £2.1 billion The investment by Strategic IDC Limited further diversifies Global Switch’s sources of equity capital, supports a continuation of the Company’s strategi...

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Read NTT adds it's First PoP in Dublin at Equinix DB1
NTT Communications has launched a new point of presence in Ireland, located at Equinix’s DB1 data centre in Dublin, marking its first PoP in the city. The global carrier said its new PoP will al...
July 11, 2018

NTT adds it's First PoP in Dublin at Equinix DB1

Equinix Dublin DB1

NTT Communications has launched a new point of presence in Ireland, located at Equinix’s DB1 data centre in Dublin, marking its first PoP in the city. The global carrier said its new PoP will allow it to offer high-quality global IP transit services to a number of companies which have set up Euro...

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Read DC BLOX Building ‘Flagship’ Data Center on 27-acre former Trinity Steel site in Birmingham
Atlanta-based DC BLOX said today it is building a data center on the former Trinity Steel site in downtown Birmingham, creating 20 jobs initially with the potential to grow up to $785 million in ca...
July 11, 2018

DC BLOX Building ‘Flagship’ Data Center on 27-acre former Trinity Steel site in Birmingham

DC BLOX: BHM1-A

Atlanta-based DC BLOX said today it is building a data center on the former Trinity Steel site in downtown Birmingham, creating 20 jobs initially with the potential to grow up to $785 million in capital investment and add jobs over the next decade. “The significant investment being made by DC BLO...

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Read Digital Realty considering $1bn Acquisition of Ascenty
Digital Realty is in talks about buying Ascenty, which operates eight data centres in Brazil and is planning six more. A still unconfirmed report says that Digital Realty is talking to Great Hil...
July 10, 2018

Digital Realty considering $1bn Acquisition of Ascenty

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty is in talks about buying Ascenty, which operates eight data centres in Brazil and is planning six more. A still unconfirmed report says that Digital Realty is talking to Great Hill Partners, the private-equity owner of Ascenty. None of the partners are commenting on the report from...

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Read Compass Datacenters To Build Second Data Center Facility For American Electric Power (PR)
Compass Datacenters To Build Second Data Center Facility For American Electric Power (PR)
July 10, 2018

Compass Datacenters To Build Second Data Center Facility For American Electric Power (PR)

Compass New Albany

DALLAS /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Datacenters has completed an agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) to build a second data center facility in southwestern Ohio that expands the company's IT infrastructure and supports its resiliency strategy for IT operations. Compass built AEP's primary ...

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Read Equinix Partners with Omantel to Open a Data Center in Oman
Colocation giant Equinix has partnered with Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) to build its first data center in Oman. At full capacity, the facility near capital Muscat will offer 18,600 sq...
July 09, 2018

Equinix Partners with Omantel to Open a Data Center in Oman

Equinix Oman

Colocation giant Equinix has partnered with Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) to build its first data center in Oman. At full capacity, the facility near capital Muscat will offer 18,600 square feet of white space – enough for approximately 750 IT cabinets. The first phase of the project ...

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Read Iron Mountain Begins Expansion at Phoenix Data Center Campus
Iron Mountian announced on July 9th 2018 that it has started construction to expand its data center campus in Phoenix, one of the fastest growing markets in the U.S. The new 550,000 square-foot, 48...
July 09, 2018

Iron Mountain Begins Expansion at Phoenix Data Center Campus

Iron Mountain: AZP1

Iron Mountian announced on July 9th 2018 that it has started construction to expand its data center campus in Phoenix, one of the fastest growing markets in the U.S. The new 550,000 square-foot, 48-megawatt (MW) multi-tenant and cloud facility is designed to meet the security and performance e...

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Read Iron Mountain Acquires Evoswitch's Amsterdam Data Centers
Iron Mountain, the storage and information management services company, acquired EvoSwitch's Amsterdam Data Centers for €205 ($235) million. The transaction provides 11 megawatts (MW) of existing ...
July 09, 2018

Iron Mountain Acquires Evoswitch's Amsterdam Data Centers

Iron Mountain Amsterdam AMS-1

Iron Mountain, the storage and information management services company, acquired EvoSwitch's Amsterdam Data Centers for €205 ($235) million. The transaction provides 11 megawatts (MW) of existing data center capacity in the Netherlands, which is 100% leased, with expansion capability of an add...

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Read Equinix Says Its New Wholesale Data Center Business is Much Bigger Than Previously Thought
Equinix is in the sweet spot to capture a bigger share of the wholesale data center market, which are generally deployments larger than 1 megawatt. Equinix's Interconnection ecosystems are a strong...
July 09, 2018

Equinix Says Its New Wholesale Data Center Business is Much Bigger Than Previously Thought

Equinix

Equinix is in the sweet spot to capture a bigger share of the wholesale data center market, which are generally deployments larger than 1 megawatt. Equinix's Interconnection ecosystems are a strong magnet, even for larger compute deployments. The mid-point of guidance for Equinix’s new wholesale...

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