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Read Microsoft Announces Launch of Qatar Azure Cloud Region
Microsoft Announces Launch of Qatar Azure Cloud Region

Microsoft Announces Launch of Qatar Azure Cloud Region

August 19, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced the launch of its first Azure cloud region in Doha, Qatar. The company said, “We are launching our newest data center region in Qatar. The new data center region includes Azure Availability Zones, which offer you additional resiliency for your applications by designing the...

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Read Figures around Microsoft's Holland data center water consumption cause concern
Figures around Microsoft's Holland data center water consumption cause concern

Figures around Microsoft's Holland data center water consumption cause concern

August 18, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft's data center in the province of North Holland has been exposed for its extreme water usage. It appears that the facility consumes significantly more water than original estimates, right as the country is faced with record temperatures. According to a report by local media company...

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Read STT GDC opens third building at Singapore Defu campus as moratorium comes to a close
STT GDC opens third building at Singapore Defu campus as moratorium comes to a close

STT GDC opens third building at Singapore Defu campus as moratorium comes to a close

August 18, 2022 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced that it has opened its third building at its Singapore Defu campus in the east of the city-state. The facility, first announced back in April 2021, is a seven-story building with an IT load capacity of 15MW and spanning 156,000 square feet...

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Read Microsoft's hydrogen fuel test successful
Microsoft's hydrogen fuel test successful

Microsoft's hydrogen fuel test successful

August 10, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that its hydrogen fuel cell tests have been successful. The giant recently trialed the energy source for its backup generators to support its data center, in what has been called a “moon landing” moment for the data center industry. Microsoft director of data center...

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Read Empyrion DC expands in South Korea
Empyrion DC expands in South Korea

Empyrion DC expands in South Korea

August 04, 2022 Empyrion Digital

Empyrion DC has announced that it’s expanding its data center footprint with the addition of a new 10-story data center located in Seoul, South Korea. The facility will have a capacity of 40MW, and the company plans to inject as much as $400 million into the project and launch it in 2024....

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Read PAG Among Companies Now Looking To Acquire Global Switch
PAG Among Companies Now Looking To Acquire Global Switch

PAG Among Companies Now Looking To Acquire Global Switch

August 01, 2022 Global Switch

The number of companies looking to acquire Global Switch is increasing by the day as PAG has joined the long list of potential suitors. Global Switch is a London-based data center company founded in 1998 with 13 facilities across Asia, Europe, and Australia. Jiangsu Shagang, a Chinese steel...

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Read Stack Launches New Data Center at its Milan Campus
Stack Launches New Data Center at its Milan Campus

Stack Launches New Data Center at its Milan Campus

July 29, 2022 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Stack Infrastructure has announced the opening of a data center in Siziano, outside Milan, Italy. The MIL02 data center has a capacity of 10MW, and it spans 97,000 square feet (9,000 square meters). Interestingly, Stack completed the data center in under 12 months. The new data center was...

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Read Equinix signs wind PPA with Neoen
Equinix signs wind PPA with Neoen

Equinix signs wind PPA with Neoen

July 26, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it has signed a second PPA with Neoen in Finland in a 10-year deal. The deal will see Neoen (which owns an 80% stake in the project) and project developer Prokon (owning 20%) provide at least 42MW of wind capacity from the 53MW Lumivaara wind park which is currently...

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Read Equinix sued over alleged patent infringement
Equinix sued over alleged patent infringement

Equinix sued over alleged patent infringement

July 25, 2022 Equinix

Equinix is being faced with a lawsuit from Cloud Conductor LLC, a multi-cloud management firm, over accusations that the colocation giant stole its technology that was placed in one of its data centers. According to the filing, Equinix began offering a cloud connectivity service identical to a...

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Read Microsoft Might Be Planning To Develop its First Data Center in Romania
Microsoft Might Be Planning To Develop its First Data Center in Romania

Microsoft Might Be Planning To Develop its First Data Center in Romania

July 25, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Romanian media Profit.ro reports that Microsoft plans to develop its first data center in the company. Microsoft buying a plot of land in the city of Otopeni is a major catalyst of this speculation. Microsoft did not deny or confirm the story reported by Profit.ro. However, the company said it...

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Read Microsoft To Develop a Data Center campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Microsoft To Develop a Data Center campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Microsoft To Develop a Data Center campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

July 19, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has filed to develop three data center buildings in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The company wants to develop the buildings at a greenfield site in the County. The site is located at 210 Tunstall Road, Mecklenburg County. The data center buildings will be developed on a 132-acre site,...

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Read Keppel Reveals Plans For Beijing Data Center
Keppel Reveals Plans For Beijing Data Center

Keppel Reveals Plans For Beijing Data Center

July 19, 2022 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel has announced that it is developing a data center in Greater Beijing, China. According to the Singaporean company, its Keppel Data Centre Fund II LP (KDCF II) has partnered with Heying to develop a greenfield data center facility in Greater Beijing, China. KDCF II is managed by Keppel’s...

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Read Microsoft teams up with Climeworks
Microsoft teams up with Climeworks

Microsoft teams up with Climeworks

July 18, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that its partnership with carbon removal specialists Climeworks is expanding with a new 10-year carbon removal offtake agreement. The new deal will make it Microsoft's first-ever long-term carbon removal supplier and is one of the largest direct air capture (DAC) deals to...

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Read Alibaba strives to keep up with Microsoft, Amazon and Google with carbon counting
Alibaba strives to keep up with Microsoft, Amazon and Google with carbon counting

Alibaba strives to keep up with Microsoft, Amazon and Google with carbon counting

July 08, 2022 Microsoft Azure

In an effort to keep up with the likes of tech rivals like Microsoft, Google and Amazon, Alibaba has announced that it is launching Energy Expert, a so-called 'sustainability platform' which will facilitate the organization's measuring, analyzing and managing of carbon emissions. This global...

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Read Microsoft Azure data centers operating "with limited server capacity"
Microsoft Azure data centers operating "with limited server capacity"

Microsoft Azure data centers operating "with limited server capacity"

July 07, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure has announced that worldwide its data centers are now operating with a limited server capacity available to customers as a result of a global supply shortage. The company has over 200 data centers across the world, stretching across 60 regions - however, reports indicate that over...

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Read Equinix and Tamil Nadu Government Sign MoU
Equinix and Tamil Nadu Government Sign MoU

Equinix and Tamil Nadu Government Sign MoU

July 06, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Tamil Nadu, India. The MoU will help foster Equinix's planned project in Siruseri, Chennai. The data center company bought 4.5 acres of land for $9 million in the State Industries Promotion Corporation...

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Read Microsoft To Launch New Azure Region in Qatar
Microsoft To Launch New Azure Region in Qatar

Microsoft To Launch New Azure Region in Qatar

July 01, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it will launch its Qatar Azure cloud region in two weeks. The general manager of Microsoft Qatar, Lana Khalaf, made this known at the launch of new offices in Doha, Qatar. He said: “In the coming two weeks we will be launching the region globally, but definitely the...

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Read Consortium of STT, YTL, and Linde to explore hydrogen power in Singapore
Consortium of STT, YTL, and Linde to explore hydrogen power in Singapore

Consortium of STT, YTL, and Linde to explore hydrogen power in Singapore

June 27, 2022 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

STT GDC, YTL and industrial gas supplier Linde have announced they have signed an agreement to work on a hydrogen energy proof of concept in an effort to enhance Singapore's sustainability efforts as it pushes toward its future goal of becoming a digital hub. So far, the country has been somewhat...

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Read Keppel DC REIT Buys Two Data Centers in China For $206m
Keppel DC REIT Buys Two Data Centers in China For $206m

Keppel DC REIT Buys Two Data Centers in China For $206m

June 24, 2022 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel DC REIT has announced the acquisition of two data centers in China. The Singaporean data center REIT entered into an agreement with Guangdong Bluesea Data Development Co. Ltd. to acquire two facilities in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province. The deal is worth RMB 1,380.6 million (~US$206m). Each...

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Read Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX
Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX

Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX

June 23, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it has secured $1.7 billion in sustainability-linked debt financing, including the company's first-ever Asset-Backed Securitization (ABS) and multi-currency term loan (ESG Term Loan). The company will reportedly use this to finance its growth and keep up with...

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