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NTT's bee project

NTT's bee project

February 25, 2022 NTT

On top of its Vienna 1 facility near Wienerberg, NTT is keeping bees. The company says that it decided to embark on this project based on the location of its facility, which is near a natural recreation area. Those on the team said that the project also allows the on-site team to “enjoy the...

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Read NTT strengthens its digital backbone in London with new data center
NTT strengthens its digital backbone in London with new data center

NTT strengthens its digital backbone in London with new data center

February 24, 2022 NTT

NTT has announced that in addition to opening its new data center, Hemel Hempstead 4, in London, it also intends to expand another of its facilities in the city. The company's newest facility opened in December 2021, with half of its capacity available. When fully built out beyond phase one, it...

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Read Data centers: AI, automation and robotics
Data centers: AI, automation and robotics

Data centers: AI, automation and robotics

February 24, 2022 NTT

Automation is slowly but surely gaining more of a presence in the data center industry. According to reports, 86% of companies in the industry are expecting to dedicate more of their budgets for data-center network automation over the next two years. As data demand skyrockets, AI and automation...

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Read Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India
Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India

Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India

February 21, 2022 Digital Realty Trust

According to India’s Economic Times. Digital Realty and Brookfield Asset Management’s joint venture in India has secured the purchase of 10 acres of land in Chennai. The companies acquired the land for over Rs 230 crore (~$30.8m). It is to be used for the development of a data center. One of the...

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Read CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals
CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals

CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals

February 16, 2022 CyrusOne

CyrusOne has announced that in line with its ambition to become data climate-neutral by 2030, its Dallas, Texas headquarters is now powered by 100% renewable energy. It is also the latest part of its portfolio to be net-water positive. CyrusOne is also one of the signatories of the Climate...

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Read Carbon accounting standards in the industry
Carbon accounting standards in the industry

Carbon accounting standards in the industry

February 15, 2022 Microsoft Azure

A number of organizations and companies have come together to form an initiative called the Carbon Call, which is seeking to achieve "reliable and interoperable" carbon emissions accounting to ensure the world reaches net-zero by midcentury. Among the twenty organizations launching the call is...

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Read Microsoft Signs Agreement With HTX To Develop Sovereign Cloud in Singapore
Microsoft Signs Agreement With HTX To Develop Sovereign Cloud in Singapore

Microsoft Signs Agreement With HTX To Develop Sovereign Cloud in Singapore

February 14, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a strategic agreement with Singapore’s Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX). The deal will see Microsoft develop a sovereign cloud to speed up the digital transformation and innovation of Singapore’s HTX. It will also help sort Singapore’s Home Team Departments’...

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Read Meta's Q4 2021 Capex Stands at $5.5bn- Also Loses $200b in Valuation
Meta's Q4 2021 Capex Stands at $5.5bn- Also Loses $200b in Valuation

Meta's Q4 2021 Capex Stands at $5.5bn- Also Loses $200b in Valuation

February 04, 2022 Meta

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has released its Q4 2021 financial reports. The report shows that the social media giant has spent $5.5 billion on capital expenditure in Q4 2021. The investment was in servers, office facilities, data centers, and network infrastructure. The company has invested...

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Read AtlasEdge Acquires Cornelius House Data Center in Leeds, UK
AtlasEdge Acquires Cornelius House Data Center in Leeds, UK

AtlasEdge Acquires Cornelius House Data Center in Leeds, UK

February 04, 2022 AtlasEdge

AtlasEdge Data Centers has announced the acquisition of a data center in Leeds, UK. It bought Cornelius House from Leeds Data Centre LLP. The facility is the largest purpose-built data center in the whole of Yorkshire city. The 11,000 square feet (1,020 square meters) facility has been in...

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Read Equinix unveils new sustainability initiatives
Equinix unveils new sustainability initiatives

Equinix unveils new sustainability initiatives

February 03, 2022 Equinix

Equinix recently opened its Co-Innovation Facility (CIF) based near Washington, DC, which will be home to a number of trials focusing on the development of sustainable data center tech. At the facility, the company will partner with Bloom Energy, ZutaCore, Virtual Power Systems (VPS), and Natron...

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Read Microsoft to cut down 2,600 trees in San Antonio to make way for data center
Microsoft to cut down 2,600 trees in San Antonio to make way for data center

Microsoft to cut down 2,600 trees in San Antonio to make way for data center

January 31, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is to build a data center on a 33-acre plot in San Antonio, however, this will come at the expense of 2,642 trees. The move was recently given the go-ahead by the City Council, who voted 8-3 on Thursday, January 28, 2022. The giant will reportedly plant 833 trees around the data center;...

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Read Equinix Partners With GIC For another $525m Joint Venture
Equinix Partners With GIC For another $525m Joint Venture

Equinix Partners With GIC For another $525m Joint Venture

January 27, 2022 Equinix

Equinix is making strategic partnerships as it announced that it had formed another joint venture with GIC. The data center company and the Singapore sovereign wealth fund aim to develop hyperscale facilities in South Korea. The companies announced the $525 million joint venture details earlier...

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Read €5 billion ($5.67bn), 360MW data center campus coming to Madrid, Spain
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€5 billion ($5.67bn), 360MW data center campus coming to Madrid, Spain

January 26, 2022 Madrid

Great news for Spain as plans for a 360MW data center campus in Madrid, Spain, is underway. The data center will be developed on a 700-hectare site, and investment is expected to reach up to €5 billion ($5.67bn). The Digital Valley project is to be a ‘reference model’ for sustainability in data...

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Read Meta signs wind PPA in Iowa
Meta signs wind PPA in Iowa

Meta signs wind PPA in Iowa

January 26, 2022 Meta

In its latest move towards attaining more green credentials, Meta has announced the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Apex for its 225-MW Great Pathfinder Wind project in Iowa. This is the energy company’s fifth deal with the social media giant. According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as...

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Read Microsoft to develop a $317m Chilean data center region
Microsoft to develop a $317m Chilean data center region

Microsoft to develop a $317m Chilean data center region

January 25, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has filed plans to develop a data center in Santiago, Chile. The data center is to cost the company $317 million. Microsoft first revealed its plans for a data center region in the country in December 2020. It is now finally actualizing its plans by filing its SLC03 project for...

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Read Microsoft is buying 50 acres in Hyderabad, India a data center campus development
Microsoft is buying 50 acres in Hyderabad, India a data center campus development

Microsoft is buying 50 acres in Hyderabad, India a data center campus development

January 21, 2022 Microsoft Azure

According to the Business Standard, Microsoft has agreed to purchase a 50-acre land in Hyderabad, India. The company plans to build a data center campus on the property. Business Standard reports that Microsoft already has a deal in place with the Telangana government of India to develop a Rs...

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Read Microsoft buys 17 acres of land in Georgia for further expansion
Microsoft buys 17 acres of land in Georgia for further expansion

Microsoft buys 17 acres of land in Georgia for further expansion

January 20, 2022 Microsoft Azure

According to Biz Journal, Microsoft has acquired extra 17 acres of land in Fulton County of Georgia. In addition, the Fulton County property deeds confirmed the purchase by showing that Microsoft bought 10 acres of land from Macq LLC for $1 million and 7 acres from Lit/Hodges Industrial Trust for...

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Read Facebook's DeKalb data center in first stage of construction
Facebook's DeKalb data center in first stage of construction

Facebook's DeKalb data center in first stage of construction

January 18, 2022 Meta

Facebook’s data center in DeKalb located east of Route 23 and south of Gurler Road, has almost reached its first phase of completion, while the second phase of construction has been approved. According to reports, an initial investment of $800 million has been made, a figure that is likely to...

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Read Echelon Data Centres secures over $960m funding from Starwood Capital
Echelon Data Centres secures over $960m funding from Starwood Capital

Echelon Data Centres secures over $960m funding from Starwood Capital

January 14, 2022 Echelon Data Centres

Echelon Data Centres has announced a debt finance agreement with Starwood Capital Group. The agreement sees Echelon raise over €855 million ($969.8m). Echelon will use the funds to finance the completion of data centers on its four facilities in Ireland. The sites include DUB40, DUB20, DUB10, and...

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Read Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal
Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal

Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal

January 12, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has signed a green energy deal it has announced. By penning a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Neoen and Prokon, Equinix will be provided with 85% of the energy produced by the 35MW Björkliden wind farm in the municipality of Närpes, in the western region of Ostrobothnia. This...

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