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Read Amazon fuel cells at Oregon data centers would use natural gas
Amazon fuel cells at Oregon data centers would use natural gas

Amazon fuel cells at Oregon data centers would use natural gas

February 20, 2023 Amazon AWS

It has been revealed that in Oregon, Amazon is planning to power at least three of its Oregon data centers with natural gas fuel cells. That said, the number could be as high as seven. Amazon proposes the fuel cell technology it will use will oxidize the fossil fuel to generate electricity....

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Read Amazon Approved For Warrenton Data Facility in Fauquier County, Virginia
Amazon Approved For Warrenton Data Facility in Fauquier County, Virginia

Amazon Approved For Warrenton Data Facility in Fauquier County, Virginia

February 16, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon has been approved to build a data center in Fauquier, Virginia. Amazon Data Services' proposal for a special-use permit to build a 220,000-square-foot data center near the junction of Blackwell Road and Lee Highway in Warrenton was approved this week by the Warrenton Town Council 4-3....

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Read Iron Mountain inks deal for 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) electricity procurement
Iron Mountain inks deal for 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) electricity procurement

Iron Mountain inks deal for 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) electricity procurement

February 13, 2023 Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain has announced that, through a partnership with RPD Energy, it has made a "landmark series of transactions" meaning that the company will obtain 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) electricity procurement. The US renewable provider RPD Energy will be the lead architect of...

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Read Residents raise concern about proposed data center facility in New Albany
Residents raise concern about proposed data center facility in New Albany

Residents raise concern about proposed data center facility in New Albany

February 12, 2023 Amazon AWS

According to reports, residents in Albany are concerned about an Amazon-proposed data center project, which outlines plans for sizable data centers on both sides of Beech Road. Back in January, the giant acquired nearly 400 acres of land at three connected plots on Beech Road; the development...

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Read Microsoft Azure Services Collapse Due to Data Center Power Overload and Cooling Failure
Microsoft Azure Services Collapse Due to Data Center Power Overload and Cooling Failure

Microsoft Azure Services Collapse Due to Data Center Power Overload and Cooling Failure

February 09, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Cooling equipment at a Microsoft data center went down due to a utility data center power spike, which resulted in an outage. Customers hosted in the South East Asia cloud area experienced a variety of problems as a result of the outage. According to Microsoft's status page, when cooling...

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Read STT GDC signs deal to procure renewable energy in India
STT GDC signs deal to procure renewable energy in India

STT GDC signs deal to procure renewable energy in India

February 08, 2023 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has signed a deal with O2 Power to procure renewable energy in India. As per the agreement, the company will obtain renewable energy under a captive structure to power STT GDC India’s Bengaluru facility, which is located in the state of Karnataka. O2...

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Read Microsoft Plans to Build a Data Facility and Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia
Microsoft Plans to Build a Data Facility and Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia

Microsoft Plans to Build a Data Facility and Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia

February 07, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft will construct a new Azure cloud region and data center in Saudi Arabia. This week, the company revealed plans to build a new cloud data facility in Saudi Arabia. The news was made at the Riyadh conference LEAP 2023. Microsoft stated that the new cloud region will provide...

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Read Sify recognized as India's first NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center
Sify recognized as India's first NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center

Sify recognized as India's first NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center

February 03, 2023 Sify Technologies

Sify Technologies Limited has announced that it has been recognised as an NVIDIA DGX-Ready data center colocation provider, making it of its kind to be recognized in India. According to Sify, with DGX systems, it will be able to provide its customers with high-compute density, measurable...

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Read AWS to use low-carbon EcoPact concrete in new facilities in North Virginia
AWS to use low-carbon EcoPact concrete in new facilities in North Virginia

AWS to use low-carbon EcoPact concrete in new facilities in North Virginia

February 03, 2023 Amazon AWS

In Northern Virginia, home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world, AWS has announced that it has signed an agreement with Holcim US, and Baker Concrete Construction to utilize EcoPact concrete for the construction of a number of data centers. The cement and concrete...

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Read Amazon procures record amount of renewable energy
Amazon procures record amount of renewable energy

Amazon procures record amount of renewable energy

February 03, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon has announced that it is increasing its renewable energy capacity, consolidating its position as the world's largest buyer of renewable energy. According to the giant, its capacity increased by 8.3GW through 133 new projects in 11 countries during 2022. This means that its portfolio...

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Read AWS launches Local Zone Edge locations in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico
AWS launches Local Zone Edge locations in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico

AWS launches Local Zone Edge locations in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico

February 01, 2023 Amazon AWS

AWS is expanding its Local Zones offerings in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico. The company has announced that new Local Zones will be located in Lagos, Lima, and Querétaro, respectively. These zones will offer a range of services for latency-sensitive applications in locations where the company...

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Read AWS files for expansion in Dublin, environmental group opposes citing emissions
AWS files for expansion in Dublin, environmental group opposes citing emissions

AWS files for expansion in Dublin, environmental group opposes citing emissions

February 01, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon is seeking expansion in Dublin, Ireland, having filed for permission from Fingal County Council for an additional three more data centers at one of its campuses, located at Cruiserath Road. A decision on the application is expected in February. Filed by Universal Developers LLC for Amazon,...

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Read Microsoft expands in Des Moines, Iowa
Microsoft expands in Des Moines, Iowa

Microsoft expands in Des Moines, Iowa

January 31, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it is expanding in Iowa, following the issuing of a permit, valued at $255 million for a data center at 5855 SW Kerry St. As per the permit, the facility will span 250,000 sq ft. Described as the DSM 12 Buildout and located in West Des Moines, the SW Kerry Street site...

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Read Melbourne Becomes AWS's Second Australian Cloud Region
Melbourne Becomes AWS's Second Australian Cloud Region

Melbourne Becomes AWS's Second Australian Cloud Region

January 27, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced a cloud region in Melbourne, Australia. This marks the second cloud region AWS has in Australia, following the launch of Sydney in 2012. The facility was first announced in December 2020. Littlepay's CEO, Amin Shayan, is ecstatic about establishing a...

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Read Microsoft and AWS to expand data center footprint in Telangana
Microsoft and AWS to expand data center footprint in Telangana

Microsoft and AWS to expand data center footprint in Telangana

January 25, 2023 Amazon AWS

Despite both tech giants making significant layoffs in recent months, both Microsoft and AWS have announced plans to boost investment and data center portfolios in the Telangana region of India. The former is set to double the number of facilities it is building in the region, while AWS has...

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Read Microsoft forms cloud agreement with Suncorp
Microsoft forms cloud agreement with Suncorp

Microsoft forms cloud agreement with Suncorp

January 19, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Suncorp Group and Microsoft have announced a three-year agreement, which will witness Suncorp increase its cloud footprint in Microsoft Azure while it winds down on-premise data centers. Suncorp has outlined its intentions to migrate 90% of workloads to the cloud by the end of this year. Its...

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Read NTT to expand in Texas
NTT to expand in Texas

NTT to expand in Texas

January 18, 2023 NTT

NTT has announced that it is expanding in Texas with the addition of a new data center, dubbed ‘TX3 Data Center’. According to the company, the development will span 230,000 sq ft (21,350 sqm) and include a two-story office alongside the data center. The development has been filed with the Texas...

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Read CtrlS announces big expansion plans
CtrlS announces big expansion plans

CtrlS announces big expansion plans

January 17, 2023 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS has made some big expansion announcements this week. The company, founded back in 2007, with a portfolio of eight operational data centers, spanning from Mumbai to Noida, has said it will triple its data center portfolio by 2025, taking its figure to 25. This will see the company expand...

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Read Amazon Web Services (AWS) launches Local Zones in Chile and Australia
Amazon Web Services (AWS) launches Local Zones in Chile and Australia

Amazon Web Services (AWS) launches Local Zones in Chile and Australia

January 13, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of two new Local Zones, one in Perth Australia, and the other in Santiago, Chile. In the announcement, the company outlined: “AWS Local Zones are now available in two new metro areas—Perth and Santiago. You can now use these Local Zones to...

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Read Historic black cemetery erased for Microsoft data center development
Historic black cemetery erased for Microsoft data center development

Historic black cemetery erased for Microsoft data center development

January 10, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Following an extensive investigation by ProPublica, it has been found that Microsoft and local officials in rural Virginia helped erase a historic black cemetery by downplaying its cultural significance in order to pursue data center development. Back in 2014, when the giant was looking to expand...

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