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Digital Realty launches new data center in Japan

Digital Realty launches new data center in Japan

May 10, 2024 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has broken ground on a new data center outside Tokyo, Japan, marking its third data center at the NRT campus in Inzai, Chiba prefecture. This new 31MW facility, known as NRT14, will be configurable to support private AI deployments at densities up to 70kW per rack via air-assisted...

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Read Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore
Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

April 29, 2024 Equinix

Colocation firm Equinix has signed long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy in Singapore fromSembcorp Industries. Following the agreements, Sembcorp Power will supply a maximum capacity of 75MWp from its solar assets and 30MW from its gas-power generation portfolio...

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Read Digital Realty to partner with Enel X for grid balancing UPS systems
Digital Realty to partner with Enel X for grid balancing UPS systems

Digital Realty to partner with Enel X for grid balancing UPS systems

April 24, 2024 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has revealed that it will be partnering with energy firm Enel X to roll out grid-balancing UPS systems in Ireland. The integrated battery banks, housed within Digital Realty’s Irish data centers, will relieve grid dependence on fossil fuel power plants during periods of frequency...

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Read Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland
Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland

Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland

April 23, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has revealed that it will be spending €1 billion on a new data center campus development in Dublin. The campus will be built at Profile Park, Grange Castle, a data center hub nine miles south of Dublin which is already home to the likes of Google, Digital Realty, and...

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Read Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes
Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes

Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes

April 17, 2024 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt DCS, a company which provides hyperscale and large enterprise data center solutions, is set to double the size of its planned data center campus in Hayes, West London, after acquiring a fresh parcel of land. A Colt DCS statement said: “This will make the entire site one of the largest in the...

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Read Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland
Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland

Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland

April 10, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers this week announced that it will open a second Zurich campus (ZRH2) this summer. This new campus located 30 kilometers north of Zurich’s City Center in Glattfelden, will offer a total of 226,000 square feet (21,000 sqm) of space and 24MW of critical IT capacity. “Zurich is a...

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Read Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations
Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

March 23, 2024 Equinix

Short seller Hindenburg Research has accused data center REIT Equinix of "major accounting manipulations." The investigative reporting and researching company claims that Nadaq-listed Equinix overstated its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), a key profitability metric for REITs, by at least...

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Read Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform
Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform

Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform

March 21, 2024 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has launched a new data center telemetry platform which enables customers to use real-time telemetry data to support the management of their data center workloads. The company developed this platform in partnership with consulting firm Protiviti, the company...

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Read Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO
Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as  new CEO

Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO

March 14, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has appointed Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as its new CEO to succeed Charles Meyers, who has led the company for six years. Fox-Martin who has led Google Cloud's go-to-market teams globally since early last year, has been a member of the Equinix board of Directors since 2020....

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Read Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners launches new data center-focused unit
Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners  launches new data center-focused unit

Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners launches new data center-focused unit

March 12, 2024 Singtel

Alphabet spin-out Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP) has launched a new data center-focused unit. “SIP is taking a lead on the private sector solutions by bringing Verrus — a new SIP platform company that builds next-generation data centers — out of stealth after several years of internal...

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Read BDx secures loan to buy Singapore data center freehold
BDx secures loan to buy Singapore data center freehold

BDx secures loan to buy Singapore data center freehold

March 09, 2024 BDx Data Centers

BDx Data Centers this week announced its Singapore loan market debut with a US$155 million facility from DBS Bank and OCBC. Most of the secures financing will be used to acquire the freehold of OneTen Paya Lebar, the site of BDx’s flagship SIN1 data center. The remaining amount will be diverted...

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Read Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center
Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

March 01, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has deployed a 1MW rooftop solar system at its ME1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data center at 578 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne. The company has now completed the installation of rooftop solar systems at eight of its facilities, including Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, and...

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Read Global Switch reveals plans for new data center in London
Global Switch reveals plans for new data center in London

Global Switch reveals plans for new data center in London

February 26, 2024 Global Switch

Global Switch has announced its plans for a new data center in London to be located adjacent to Global Switch’s existing data centers in east London’s Docklands. The company noted that the five-story facility, known as London South, will offer 40MW across 27,000 square meter. CEO Ashley Muldoon...

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Read NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France
NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France

NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France

February 17, 2024 NTT

NTT this week announced its NTT GDC unit will be developing its first data center campus outside Paris, France on a 35.5-acre site located 50km south of Paris in the municipalities of Le Coudray-Montceaux and Corbeil-Essonnes. This campus will total 84MW across three buildings. Doug Adams, CEO...

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Read Equinix signs new PPA in Australia
Equinix signs new PPA in Australia

Equinix signs new PPA in Australia

February 07, 2024 Equinix

Global colocation giant Equinix recently announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 151MW of wind power in Australia. The company will pay for 20 percent of the first phase of the giant Golden Plains Wind Farm project, which is being built in rural Victoria, not far from...

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Read Michael Winterson leaves Equinix after 24 years
Michael Winterson leaves Equinix after 24 years

Michael Winterson leaves Equinix after 24 years

January 18, 2024 Equinix

Michael Winterson has left colocation provider Equinix after 24 years to take on the role of managing director for the European Data Centre Association. Winterson wrote on LinkedIn, “Exactly 24 years ago I started my data center career at IXEurope, not 300 meters from our current Equinix offices...

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Read NTT unveils new facility campus in Delhi, India.
NTT unveils new facility campus in Delhi, India.

NTT unveils new facility campus in Delhi, India.

January 13, 2024 NTT

NTT this week announced the launch of its new data center campus, Noida 2, and the opening of its first data center. The first building offers 22.4MW across 300,000 square feet and spans across six acres. The Merlin campus will support a planned capacity of 52.8MW critical IT load in two data...

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Read Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt
Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt

Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt

December 29, 2023 Telehouse

Telehouse has launched and fully leased its fifth data center at its Frankfurt campus dubbed building M. This data center now adds 4.5 MW of IT capacity which has been fully leased less than two months since its opening. Dr. Béla Waldhauser, managing director of Telehouse Deutschland said, "It’s...

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Read Global Switch CEO to retire and be replaced by COO Muldoon
Global Switch CEO to retire and be replaced by COO Muldoon

Global Switch CEO to retire and be replaced by COO Muldoon

December 28, 2023 Global Switch

Global Switch CEO John Corcoran is retiring and the company has announced that he will be stepping down from his duties on December 31, 2023. Global Switch's current chief operating officer Ashley Muldoon is to be appointed CEO, and will join the board. Shareholder approval for his appointment is...

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Read Digital Realty signs energy deal with Süwag Energie
Digital Realty signs energy deal with Süwag Energie

Digital Realty signs energy deal with Süwag Energie

December 28, 2023 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has announced that it signed a renewable energy agreement with the energy service provider Süwag Energie AG to procure hydroelectric power in Germany. Following this agreement, Digital Realty has secured Guarantees of Origin (GoOs) for 6,000MWh of hydropower – originating from the...

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