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Microsoft Begins Construction of La Porte Data Center Campus

Microsoft has broken ground on a new data center campus in La Porte, Indiana. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, announced in a LinkedIn post that the groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 17. Smith wrote: "Today we broke ground in La Porte, Indiana, alongside Mayor Tom Dermo...

June 18, 2026

Microsoft Azure

Meta Veteran Sham Parmar Joins Anthropic Supply Chain Operations

Meta’s Sham Parmar has joined generative AI company Anthropic. Parmar previously served as senior manager for supply chain and engineering, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and fiber connectivity systems. "I'm excited to share that I've joined Anthropic as a supply chain lead, power and coo...

June 16, 2026

Meta

Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center

Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was completed in late May, with Gnomon now listed as the sole shareholder. DC North was launched by Crat...

June 13, 2026

Meta

Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose

Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is expected to be completed in 2028. The project is forecast to create around 600 construction jobs and ...

June 12, 2026

Microsoft Azure

Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus

Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded in the future, though no launch timeline has been disclosed. Meta will cover power and water costs,...

June 10, 2026

Meta

Microsoft Acquires 470-Acre Site on Finland’s West Coast for a New Data Center

Microsoft has acquired 190 hectares (469.5 acres) of land in Finland's GigaVaasa industrial zone for a potential data center project. The site spans the municipalities of Vaasa and Mustasaari on the country's west coast and was selected for its existing industrial infrastructure. “We are pleas...

June 09, 2026

Microsoft Azure

CyrusOne Begins Construction on 380MW Data Center in Texas

CyrusOne has begun construction on a new data center campus in Texas, breaking ground last week in Freestone County, about 90 miles (144 km) south of Dallas. Full details of the planned development have not yet been disclosed. CyrusOne has partnered with Constellation on a 380MW agreement to p...

June 08, 2026

CyrusOne

Digital Realty Plans New Data Center in Seattle, Washington

Digital Realty is planning a new data center in Seattle, Washington, as the city considers a moratorium on new developments. According to BizJournal and other reports, the company has filed plans with the Seattle City Council to replace the existing retail building and parking garage at 301 Virgi...

June 05, 2026

Digital Realty Trust

Microsoft Seeks Expansion of Mecklenburg County, Virginia Data Center Campus

Microsoft has filed plans to expand its data center footprint in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, with a proposed 490-acre campus adjacent to its existing AVC17 facility. The project would add three data center buildings, an electrical substation, and supporting infrastructure to help meet growing d...

June 04, 2026

Microsoft Azure

Damac Digital Unveils 6GW Data Center Expansion Across Four Continents

The data center arm of UAE property conglomerate Damac has said it plans to achieve an IT capacity landbank of 6GW across 13 countries and more than 35 sites. The Dubai-based firm said it is expanding in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East driven by an increasing demand for AI, cloud ...

June 04, 2026

DAMAC Digital

Edged Raises Nearly $2 Billion to Accelerate U.S. Data Center Expansion

US data center developer Edged has secured nearly $2 billion in financing so far this year to support the expansion of its data center portfolio. The company said the capital will be used to advance projects in key markets, including Atlanta, Chicago, and Council Bluffs. The funding package in...

May 29, 2026

Edged Energy

Goodman Plans New Data Center Campus Near Tokyo

Australian property group Goodman Group is moving forward with plans to develop a new data center campus near Tokyo. The company announced this week that it has been appointed lead development partner by a consortium of local landowners and stakeholders working on a proposed data center campus...

May 29, 2026

Goodman Group

Hscale has Acquired another Site Outside Milan

Hscale is expanding its presence in Milan after closing on a second large-scale data center campus in the city’s northwest area near Settimo.VBacked by Bain Capital, the company said the acquisition increases its committed capacity in the region to 250MW, with service launch dates targeted for...

May 27, 2026

hscale

PDC Breaks Ground on Three Buildings at Phoenix Campus

Prime Data Centers has broken ground on three of five buildings at its 240MW PHX01 campus in Phoenix. Each 267,000 sq ft facility will deliver 48MW of IT capacity, while the campus’ new 250MW substation is expected to provide 144MW of IT load in Phase I.The campus is being developed on a 66.5-...

May 22, 2026

Prime Data Centers

Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

Several data center operators have pointed to open roles after Meta Platforms began laying off around 8,000 employees, about 10% of its workforce. The cuts affected staff across all levels, including some in data center roles. On LinkedIn, multiple data center firms expressed support for affec...

May 22, 2026

Meta

Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

Meta has begun laying off 8,000 employees globally as part of a broader restructuring tied to its growing AI and data center investments. The company plans to reduce its workforce by around 10 percent to free up cash flow for expanded data center spending. At the same time, Meta has canceled p...

May 20, 2026

Meta

Prime Plans to Construct Two Data Centers Outside Austin, Texas

Prime DC has submitted plans to build two data centers near Austin, Texas. The company has registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to construct the facilities in Lockhart, Caldwell County. The projects, named AUS01 and AUS02 and located at 1395 Bob White Road, will eac...

May 13, 2026

Prime Data Centers

Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

Equinix will build its fourth data center in Malaysia, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur. The US$190 million facility will house over 2,200 cabinets at full build-out, though its size and IT capacity were not disclosed. Equinix said the new data center will be located less than 1 km from its KL1 facility i...

May 12, 2026

Equinix

Prime Begins Construction on New Data Center in Sacramento, California

Prime Data Centers has begun construction on a new facility in California. This week, the company broke ground on SMF02, the second data center within its Sacramento campus. Located near its existing SMF01 site at 2408 AK Street, the new facility will span 150,000 square feet (13,935 sqm) and ...

May 08, 2026

Prime Data Centers

nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract

The canton of Geneva, Switzerland, has signed a new data center colocation agreement with nLighten. As detailed in a tender issued by the Geneva Cantonal Office for Information Systems and Digital Technology (OCSIN), the 10-year contract with the European operator’s Swiss subsidiary is worth C...

May 07, 2026

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