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Read DigitalBridge & IFM Announces The Completion of Switch Inc acquisition
DigitalBridge & IFM Announces The Completion of Switch Inc acquisition

DigitalBridge & IFM Announces The Completion of Switch Inc acquisition

December 09, 2022 Switch

DigitalBridge and IFM Investors have announced the acquisition of Switch Inc. for $11 billion. The acquisition plan was first announced in May 2022. The deal sees Switch Inc. go private and delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. The Switch Inc. asset was highly coveted, and DigitalBridge had...

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Read Google signs PPA with Engie for 100MW
Google signs PPA with Engie for 100MW

Google signs PPA with Engie for 100MW

December 02, 2022 Google

ENGIE and Google are teaming up following the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (Corporate PPA). The 12-year 100 MW PPA will see ENGIE deliver more than 5 TWh of green energy to Google from the Moray West project. The project is an offshore wind farm of nearly 900 MW, which is scheduled to be...

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Read Google signs major solar PPA in Spain
Google signs major solar PPA in Spain

Google signs major solar PPA in Spain

December 01, 2022 Google

Google has announced that it has signed a 12-year PPA with German energy infrastructure developer ib vogt to procure solar energy in the province of Zamora in Spain. ib vogt began work on the 149MWp Garnacha solar power plant in September, which is expected to commence commercial operations in...

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Read Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai
Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai

Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai

November 09, 2022 EdgeConneX

AdaniConneX, the joint venture between EdgeConneX and Adani Enterprises, has launched its first data center in Chennai, Chennai 1 Data Center. Its first phase will reportedly offer 17MW and 33MW of IT load at full build-out. “The wait is over! We proudly announce that our state-of-the-art Chennai...

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Read Google signs new PPA with SB Energy
Google signs new PPA with SB Energy

Google signs new PPA with SB Energy

November 07, 2022 Google

This week, Google signed a 942 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with SB Energy to procure solar energy in Texas. The giant is set to purchase 75% of the renewable energy produced by four of the solar projects under development; the Orion 1-3 and Eiffel solar projects total 1.2GW and are...

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Read Lumen To Sell its EMEA Operation to Colt For $1.8 Billion
Lumen To Sell its EMEA Operation to Colt For $1.8 Billion

Lumen To Sell its EMEA Operation to Colt For $1.8 Billion

November 07, 2022 Lumen Technologies

Lumen has announced that it will sell its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) operations to Colt in a $1.8 billion deal. The deal will see Lumen divest its EMEA business, including its data centers, terrestrial and subsea networks, and network equipment in the EMEA region, to Colt. The deal is...

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Read DataBank launches Salt Lake City data center
DataBank launches Salt Lake City data center

DataBank launches Salt Lake City data center

October 27, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced the opening of its latest Salt Lake City data center, SLC6. According to the company, the facility was built to meet the growing demand for increased capacity and mission-critical IT infrastructure.“We are pleased to open this new facility, providing additional capacity to...

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Read Google Buys 36 Hectares in Belgium For Possible Data Center Development
Google Buys 36 Hectares in Belgium For Possible Data Center Development

Google Buys 36 Hectares in Belgium For Possible Data Center Development

October 27, 2022 Google

Search engine and cloud Giant Google has acquired a 36-hectare plot outside Brussels, Belgium. According to a report, the land will likely be used for data center development. The terms of the acquisition were not revealed. The land is located in the Feluy Industrial Estate, 40KM south of...

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Read IMCO Pumps $450 million in DataBank
IMCO Pumps $450 million in DataBank

IMCO Pumps $450 million in DataBank

October 24, 2022 DataBank

The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) will invest around US$450m in DataBank. The Canadian firm signed an agreement to invest the funds as part of DataBank’s recapitalization process. DataBank is expected to close the deal in Q4 2022. The Chief Investment Officer of IMCO,...

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Read EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion
EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion

EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion

October 18, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has reportedly secured $150 million in sustainability-linked financing for its expansion in Latin America. This follows the company obtaining a series of sustainability-linked financings earlier in 2022 totaling $1.7 Billion. The loan facility promotes EdgeConneX's sustainability...

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Read Google is Leasing a 464,000 Square Feet Data Center in Noida, India
Google is Leasing a 464,000 Square Feet Data Center in Noida, India

Google is Leasing a 464,000 Square Feet Data Center in Noida, India

October 13, 2022 Google

Per information privy to CRE Matrix, a real estate data analytics firm, Google has leased a 43,100 square meter (464,000 square feet) data center in Noida, India from Adani. The lease is to run for ten years and it will start with an annual rate of Rs130.98 crore ($16m). The agreement has already...

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Read Google to open its first data center in Japan
Google to open its first data center in Japan

Google to open its first data center in Japan

October 10, 2022 Google

Google is opening its first data center in Japan, it has announced. To be located in Inzai City, Chiba, the facility is part of the company's $730 million infrastructure fund that will continue through 2024 and is set to open by 2023. The data center, the company's third data center in...

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Read EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines
EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines

EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines

October 07, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced a partnership with Aboitiz, a local firm in the Philippines, alongside its plans to build two data centers around Manila; one near the National Capital Region of Manila and the second in the Greater Manila Area. Speaking about the partnership, Sabin Aboitiz, President,...

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Read Google announces location of its Berlin cloud region
Google announces location of its Berlin cloud region

Google announces location of its Berlin cloud region

October 04, 2022 Google

Google is reportedly close to buying a 30-hectare plot for its upcoming Berlin Google Cloud region in Germany having already signed corresponding preliminary contracts. According to reports by Maerkische Allgemeine, the site that it has chosen is in the Schenkendorf area of Mittenwalde,...

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Read Novva Data Centers' new data center in North Las Vegas includes water-free cooling and renewable energy
Novva Data Centers' new data center in North Las Vegas includes water-free cooling and renewable energy

Novva Data Centers' new data center in North Las Vegas includes water-free cooling and renewable energy

September 14, 2022 Novva Data Centers

Novva Data Centers has announced plans for a new 275,000 square foot, 100MW data center based in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility will be located on a 20-acre campus with an injection of $400 million and will reportedly be built with sustainability in mind. Renewable energy will be sourced...

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Read Flexential Announces Plan To Expand Its Data Center Presence in Hillsboro, Oregon
Flexential Announces Plan To Expand Its Data Center Presence in Hillsboro, Oregon

Flexential Announces Plan To Expand Its Data Center Presence in Hillsboro, Oregon

September 12, 2022 Flexential

Flexential has announced that it is developing a data center facility outside Portland, Oregon. The development will see the company erect two new buildings in conjunction with T5. According to Flexential, the facility is located adjacent to its Hillsboro 3 data center at 5419 NE Starr Blvd. It...

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Read Google Gets Land in Bissen, Luxemburg Reclassified For Potential $1B Data Center
Google Gets Land in Bissen, Luxemburg Reclassified For Potential $1B Data Center

Google Gets Land in Bissen, Luxemburg Reclassified For Potential $1B Data Center

September 01, 2022 Google

Google has announced that its land in Bissen, Luxemburg, has finally been reclassified for data center use. The company confirmed that construction can now begin on the land, which is planned for a €1 billion ($1bn) data center. Once completed, this will be one of the most significant...

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Read Google Announces The Launch of its Third Facility in Singapore
Google Announces The Launch of its Third Facility in Singapore

Google Announces The Launch of its Third Facility in Singapore

August 29, 2022 Google

Search engineer giant Google has announced opening of a new data center in Singapore. The company said in a statement: "We announced our first data center in Singapore in 2011, our second in 2015, and we recently hit another important milestone - with our third data center facility completed...

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Read Google To Launch Cloud Regions in New Zealand, Thailand, and Malaysia
Google To Launch Cloud Regions in New Zealand, Thailand, and Malaysia

Google To Launch Cloud Regions in New Zealand, Thailand, and Malaysia

August 17, 2022 Google

Google has announced its plans to launch three Cloud regions in the APAC region. The company plans to launch these regions in New Zealand, Thailand, and Malaysia. Although its competitors like Microsoft Azure and AWS already have projects in the works in Malaysia and New Zealand, it is the first...

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Read Google experiences widespread outage
Google experiences widespread outage

Google experiences widespread outage

August 10, 2022 Google

This week, Google was down after experiencing an outage that impacted systems worldwide. As reported by DCD, this outage occurred shortly after an explosion at Google’s data center in Iowa - however, currently, it is unknown whether the two are related. According to Down Detector, the outage...

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