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Read Alibaba Cloud Opens Fifth Data Center in Japan
Alibaba Cloud has launched its fifth data center in Japan, further expanding its infrastructure footprint in the country. The new facility comes just months after the company added a fourth availab...

Alibaba Cloud Opens Fifth Data Center in Japan

June 20, 2026 Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud has launched its fifth data center in Japan, further expanding its infrastructure footprint in the country. The new facility comes just months after the company added a fourth availability zone to its Japan region in March 2026. Alibaba Cloud first established its Tokyo region in...

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Read AsiaPhos and China Mobile Consider Joint Data Center Ventures
AsiaPhos and China Mobile Consider Joint Data Center Ventures

AsiaPhos and China Mobile Consider Joint Data Center Ventures

February 11, 2026 China Mobile

AsiaPhos, a Singaporean clean energy company that formerly specialized in phosphate mining, could develop data centers in collaboration with the international wing of China’s largest telco, China Mobile. The letter states that AsiaPhos will consider China Mobile International as a “top priority”...

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Read Alibaba Cloud Launches Second Data Center in Dubai
Alibaba Cloud Launches Second Data Center in Dubai

Alibaba Cloud Launches Second Data Center in Dubai

October 17, 2025 Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud has launched a second data center in Dubai, a part of the company's global expansion plans, for which Alibaba has committed to spending $53bn on cloud and AI infrastructure.Eric Wan, VP of Alibaba Cloud International and general manager of the Middle East, Turkey, and Middle Asia at...

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Read Bosch and Alibaba Sign Cloud and AI Agreement
Bosch and Alibaba Sign Cloud and AI Agreement

Bosch and Alibaba Sign Cloud and AI Agreement

September 05, 2025 Alibaba Cloud

Technology company Bosch has signed an expanded agreement with Alibaba Group for cloud computing and AI technologies. Both companies will work together on cloud-based enterprise operations, AI business innovations, and expanding Bosch's e-commerce business.“Our partnership opens up exciting...

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Read Alibaba Cloud Launches Third Data Center in Malaysia
Alibaba Cloud Launches Third Data Center in Malaysia

Alibaba Cloud Launches Third Data Center in Malaysia

July 05, 2025 Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud is continuing its global rollout of data centers, announcing the launch of a third site in Malaysia and also revealed that it will launch a second data center in the Philippines in October this year.In addition to the new data center locations, Alibaba Cloud has launched an AI...

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Read Alibaba Cloud Confirms Second Data Center in South Korea
Alibaba Cloud Confirms Second Data Center in South Korea

Alibaba Cloud Confirms Second Data Center in South Korea

June 19, 2025 Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud has confirmed that a second data center will launch in South Korea by the end of this month (June 2025), noting that the expansion of its infrastructure is due to growing demand in the country for its cloud computing and AI services from local businesses."In line with the rapid...

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Read GoTo Group Migrates Digital Payments Unit to Alibaba Cloud
GoTo Group Migrates Digital Payments Unit to Alibaba Cloud

GoTo Group Migrates Digital Payments Unit to Alibaba Cloud

June 12, 2025 Alibaba Cloud

Indonesia's GoTo Group has moved the infrastructure of GoTo Financial, the company's digital payments unit, to Alibaba Cloud's data centers in Jakarta in hopes that the migration will help streamline its operations, reduce costs, and improve service efficiency.Patrick Walujo, GoTo Group CEO,...

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Read Housing Bank inaugurates Tier III prefabricated modular data center in Jordan
Housing Bank inaugurates Tier III prefabricated modular data center in Jordan

Housing Bank inaugurates Tier III prefabricated modular data center in Jordan

July 11, 2023 Huawei Cloud

Housing Bank recently announced the launch of what it's calling the first-ever Prefabricated Modular Data Center in the banking sector in Jordan. According to the company, the data center is designed to enhance the bank's daily operations, boosting flexibility, efficiency, speed, and security. It...

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Read Huawei Broadens its Market in Vietnam With Data Center-Related Products
Huawei Broadens its Market in Vietnam With Data Center-Related Products

Huawei Broadens its Market in Vietnam With Data Center-Related Products

April 24, 2023 Huawei Cloud

Huawei is expanding its offerings to include data center products in Vietnam, where storage laws are driving demand for cloud computing services from Amazon Web Services and local unicorn VNG. Do Van Chung, Huawei Data Center Product Manager, told Nikkei Asia on the sidelines of a recent industry...

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Read Huawei reveals data center trend break down
Huawei reveals data center trend break down

Huawei reveals data center trend break down

April 03, 2023 Huawei Cloud

At the recent Top 10 Trends of Data Center Facilities conference, Huawei revealed its insights into emerging trends in the data center industry. With the theme of "Smart DC, Building the Green Future," the conference highlighted that to accommodate the exponential growth of data demand, which...

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Read Huawei Plans More Latin American Data Centers as Cloud Demand Rises
Huawei Plans More Latin American Data Centers as Cloud Demand Rises

Huawei Plans More Latin American Data Centers as Cloud Demand Rises

April 03, 2023 Huawei Cloud

With Colombia set to be the next destination, Chinese technology giant Huawei says it is dedicated to establishing additional cloud regions (core data center hubs) and availability zones (AZs, minor data center hubs) throughout Latin America. Fernando Liu, president of the Latin American cloud...

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Read Huawei Introduces Simplified Network & Data Center Technologies for the Intelligent World
Huawei Introduces Simplified Network & Data Center Technologies for the Intelligent World

Huawei Introduces Simplified Network & Data Center Technologies for the Intelligent World

March 02, 2023 Huawei Cloud

Huawei's 5th Industry Digital Transformation Summit was successfully organized during the 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC 2023). Huawei recently unveiled a new line of cutting-edge solutions for streamlined networks based on the demands and pain points of enterprise network control effectiveness,...

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Read Greenpeace: Supply chains found to be holding big tech back from achieving sustainability goals
Greenpeace: Supply chains found to be holding big tech back from achieving  sustainability goals

Greenpeace: Supply chains found to be holding big tech back from achieving sustainability goals

November 09, 2022 Apple

Tech giants like Apple have made big pledges when it comes to going green and introducing net-zero and water-positive targets. However, when it comes to their wider supply chains, it turns out they're not so green. According to a recent report from Greenpeace, on average, 77% of technology...

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Read Huawei to finalize data center location in Saudi Arabia
Huawei to finalize data center location in Saudi Arabia

Huawei to finalize data center location in Saudi Arabia

August 10, 2022 Huawei Cloud

Huawei is reportedly set to finalize its data center location in Saudi Arabia, the giant’s second in the Middle East, following the establishment of a first in Abu Dhabi. In a statement, Frank Dai, ​​President of Huawei Cloud M.E, said: “We are in the final stages of the Saudi decision — the...

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Read Huawei Partners With Malawi For Data Center Development
Huawei Partners With Malawi For Data Center Development

Huawei Partners With Malawi For Data Center Development

July 29, 2022 Huawei Cloud

The Malawian government has announced the launch of a national data center in Blantyre. The country partnered with Huawei for the development of the facility. Huawei was responsible for building the data center. The data center will also host all Malawian government systems. Specifications of the...

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Read Huawei To Launch Third Data Center in Chile
Huawei To Launch Third Data Center in Chile

Huawei To Launch Third Data Center in Chile

June 17, 2022 Huawei Cloud

Huawei has announced its plans to develop its third data center in Chile. The Chinese company revealed to the press that it would build a data center in Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. Huawei will be investing up to $100m in the project. The company launched its first data center in the...

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Read Centrin Data and Huawei Digital Power form strategic partnership for data centers and green energy
Centrin Data and Huawei Digital Power form strategic partnership for data centers and green energy

Centrin Data and Huawei Digital Power form strategic partnership for data centers and green energy

May 13, 2022 Huawei Cloud

Centrin Data and Huawei Digital Power recently formed a strategic partnership to cooperate on data center business and infrastructure, smart photovoltaics, green energy storage, comprehensive smart energy management. The partnership was recognised at a signing ceremony held in Beijing this week....

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Read Apple commences infrastructure improvements at Iowa data center
Apple commences infrastructure improvements at Iowa data center

Apple commences infrastructure improvements at Iowa data center

March 28, 2022 Apple

Work is finally due to commence on Apple's Iowa data center, it has been announced. Infrastructure improvements are underway on the site, and the giant is also planning to expand and connect its Viborg data center in Denmark to a district heating scheme - a data center project that was completed...

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Read Huawei and XData sign an agreement to boost the Data Center industry
Huawei and XData sign an agreement to boost the Data Center industry

Huawei and XData sign an agreement to boost the Data Center industry

March 11, 2022 Huawei Cloud

Huawei Digital Power has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with XData Properties for collaboration in the data center industry. According to the two, through the MoU, they will “offer solutions for the development of intelligent, efficient and sustainable data...

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Read What is Waukee saying about Apple's data center?
What is Waukee saying about Apple's data center?

What is Waukee saying about Apple's data center?

February 14, 2022 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...

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