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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

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Read Green House Data Acquires Deliveron, a DevOps Service Provider (PR)
Green House Data Acquires Deliveron, a DevOps Service Provider (PR)
May 17, 2019

Green House Data Acquires Deliveron, a DevOps Service Provider (PR)

Lunavi

CHEYENNE, WY – Green House Data, a leading provider of digital transformation services including managed cloud hosting, data center modernization, and enterprise advisory services, today announced the acquisition of Deliveron, an agile-focused DevOps development firm. By deepening staff and co...

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Read FirstLight Acquires Maine Fiber Company (PR)
FirstLight Acquires Maine Fiber Company (PR)
May 16, 2019

FirstLight Acquires Maine Fiber Company (PR)

FirstLight Fiber

ALBANY, NY – May 16, 2019 – FirstLight, a leading provider of fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast, announced today that it has acquired Maine Fiber Company (“MFC”).  This transaction will further enhanc...

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Read Compass Datacenters Begins Construction on 75 MW Data Center Campus in Northern Virginia (PR)
Compass Datacenters Begins Construction on 75 MW Data Center Campus in Northern Virginia (PR)
May 16, 2019

Compass Datacenters Begins Construction on 75 MW Data Center Campus in Northern Virginia (PR)

Compass Loudoun County

Dallas – Compass Datacenters is beginning construction of its first data center in Loudoun County, Virginia. The 6MW building is on Compass’ Loudoun campus, which is planned for 500,000 square feet and 75MW of critical IT capacity. “Northern Virginia is one of the most dynamic data center...

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Read Flexential Announced the Completion of the Alpharetta 70,000 SqFt Expansion
Flexential Announced the Completion of the Alpharetta 70,000 SqFt Expansion
May 15, 2019

Flexential Announced the Completion of the Alpharetta 70,000 SqFt Expansion

Flexential Atlanta-Alpharetta

In a press release, Flexential announced the completion of the Alpharetta expansion. The expansion added 70,000 square feet of additional space.The company stated it is targeting FinTech with the data center and pointed to their current customer Delta Community Credit Union as an example finan...

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Read Beeks Expands to Equinix NY5 facility
Beeks Expands to Equinix NY5 facility
May 14, 2019

Beeks Expands to Equinix NY5 facility

Equinix: NY5

Beeks announced on its website that it is growing its portfolio of datacentre locations by deploying in the Equinix NY5 New York datacentre. In addition to this, Beeks has extended its current rackspace in Equinix LD4 by taking a third cage in the London datacentre. With presence in 11 to...

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Read DXC Acquires New Jersey Data Centre Signing Colocation Deal With Credit Suisse (PR)
May 13, 2019

DXC Acquires New Jersey Data Centre Signing Colocation Deal With Credit Suisse (PR)

Credit Suisse: Clifton

TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, has expanded its presence in data center co-location services by signing a long-term 13-plus year managed co-location services agreement with Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. Con...

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Read CoreSite Lands a Hyperscale Pre-lease at SV8
CoreSite Lands a Hyperscale Pre-lease at SV8
May 13, 2019

CoreSite Lands a Hyperscale Pre-lease at SV8

CoreSite Santa Clara Campus

In April, CoreSite pre-leased approximately 108,000 net rentable square feet, or about two-thirds of its SV8 data center that is under construction, including phases 1 and 2. CoreSite expects to complete construction on phases I and 2 late in the third and fourth quarters of 2019, respectively...

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Read Ficolo Invests Over 50 Million Euros in Building a Cloud Delivery Center, Making it the Largest Domestic Player in Findland (PR)
Ficolo Invests Over 50 Million Euros in Building a Cloud Delivery Center, Making it the Largest Domestic Player in Findland (PR)
May 08, 2019

Ficolo Invests Over 50 Million Euros in Building a Cloud Delivery Center, Making it the Largest Domestic Player in Findland (PR)

Verne: Helsinki (The Air)

PORI, Finland, /PRNewswire/ -- The data center and cloud delivery company Ficolo buys a data center in Vantaa and will make a major investment to expand it into a modern Cloud Delivery Center. The total investment amounts to over 50 million euros, most of which will be used during the first 12...

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Read Zayo Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Digital Colony and EQT (PR)
Zayo Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Digital Colony and EQT (PR)
May 08, 2019

Zayo Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Digital Colony and EQT (PR)

Zayo

BOULDER, Colo.-- Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (“Zayo” or “the Company”) (NYSE: ZAYO), which provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Digital Colony Partners (“Digit...

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Read Bytegrid is Acquired by Lincoln Rackhouse
Bytegrid is Acquired by Lincoln Rackhouse
May 07, 2019

Bytegrid is Acquired by Lincoln Rackhouse

Lincoln Property Company

Lincoln Rackhouse has announced that has acquired Bytegrid. With the acquisition, Rackhouse adds 3 facilities and a total of 320,000 square feet and 16 megawatts of power to its portfolio.  Resources and Links Rackhouse Press Release (full text below) DCF Article DCD Article  Rackhouse Pr...

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Read Facebook Adding a Fifth Facility in Altoona
Facebook Adding a Fifth Facility in Altoona
May 07, 2019

Facebook Adding a Fifth Facility in Altoona

Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook is building a fifth data center on their campus in Altoona Iowa. The company expect to invest $400 million to build a 1 million sqft H-shapped data center. Altoona City Council approved a deal that would make Facebook exempt from paying property taxes on the new building for 20 yea...

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Read Sungard Emerges from Bankruptcy in Record Time
Sungard Emerges from Bankruptcy in Record Time
May 06, 2019

Sungard Emerges from Bankruptcy in Record Time

Sungard Availability Services

According to Bloomberg, Sungard Availability set a record for the fastest bankruptcy. The company filed for Chapter 11 protection on Wednesday May 1st, 2019 and emerged 20 hours later with an approved reorganization plan which reduces its debt and allows Sungard to continue to operate its busi...

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Read Amazon deploys Direct Connect Service at Equinix's HK1 Facility
Amazon deploys Direct Connect Service at Equinix's HK1 Facility
May 06, 2019

Amazon deploys Direct Connect Service at Equinix's HK1 Facility

Equinix Hong Kong HK1

Amazon has deployed its Direct Connect service to Equinix's HK1 facility.  HK1 is the second best connected building in Hong Kong, after iAdvantage's MEGA-i building.  Resources: Amazon's Announcement Equinix Press Release (below) HONG KONG – May 6, 2019 – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the g...

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Read Databank is Expanding their Granit Point Campus in Salt Lake City with SLC5
Databank is Expanding their Granit Point Campus in Salt Lake City with SLC5
May 01, 2019

Databank is Expanding their Granit Point Campus in Salt Lake City with SLC5

DataBank Bluffdale Granite Point Campus

Databank is expanding their Granit Point Campus with SLC 5. Adding 10 MWs, 90,000 gross sqft, and 50,000 sqft of raised floor.  Databank Press Release: Dallas, TX – April 30, 2019  – DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, connectivity, managed services and cloud solution...

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Read CyrusOne Reports Q1 2019 Earnings: Revenue is $225M up 14% YoY
CyrusOne Reports Q1 2019 Earnings: Revenue is $225M up 14% YoY
May 01, 2019

CyrusOne Reports Q1 2019 Earnings: Revenue is $225M up 14% YoY

CyrusOne

CyrusOne Inc. (CONE), a premier global data center REIT, today announced first quarter 2019 earnings. First Quarter Highlights 1Q’19 Year-over-Year Revenue Growth of 14% Leased 16 megawatts (“MW”) and 93,000 colocation square feet (“CSF”) in the first quarter, totaling $27 million in ann...

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Read DigiPlex Issues Largest-Ever Data Centre Bond in the Nordic High Yield Market of NOK 1.80 Billion (USD c.210 Million) to Gear up for Rapid Growth (PR)
DigiPlex Issues Largest-Ever Data Centre Bond in the Nordic High Yield Market of NOK 1.80 Billion (USD c.210 Million) to Gear up for Rapid Growth (PR)
April 30, 2019

DigiPlex Issues Largest-Ever Data Centre Bond in the Nordic High Yield Market of NOK 1.80 Billion (USD c.210 Million) to Gear up for Rapid Growth (PR)

DigiPlex Norway AS

OSLO, Norway, April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DigiPlex, the Nordic leader for innovative, sustainable and secure data centres, has successfully issued a NOK 1.80 billion senior secured bond to gear up for continued rapid growth. This bond will be one of the largest single issues in NOK to ever ...

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Read Apple is Reducing Spend on AWS
Apple is Reducing Spend on AWS
April 25, 2019

Apple is Reducing Spend on AWS

Apple

AppleInsider reports that Apple's spending on Amazon Web Services is declining. This makes sense, as Apple continues to build their own data centers, their reliance on 3rd party cloud services will decline. That said, Apple needs to work out a better "edge" CDN solution to deliver their conte...

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Read Rackspace Appoints Third CEO in Two Years
Rackspace Appoints Third CEO in Two Years
April 25, 2019

Rackspace Appoints Third CEO in Two Years

Rackspace

Managed Cloud Service Provider Rackspace has appointed Kevin M Jones as their new Chief Executive Officer. It's the company's third CEO in two years. Jones was CEO at MV Transportation, the largest private paratransit service in the United States. Before MV Transportation, he held positions...

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Read Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)
Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)
April 25, 2019

Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, and Ascenty, a market leader in data center services in Latin America, announced today a long-term, multi-megawatt agreement with a leading global cloud provider to build a new facil...

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Read Equinix Acquires Switch Datacenter's AMS1 Facility in Amsterdam
Equinix Acquires Switch Datacenter's AMS1 Facility in Amsterdam
April 24, 2019

Equinix Acquires Switch Datacenter's AMS1 Facility in Amsterdam

Equinix AM11

Equinix has acquired Switch Datacenter's AMS1 facility in Amsterdam for $34 million. Here are the quick facts: The facility, located at Lemelerbergweg 28, will be renamed to AM11 and will be Equinix's 9th data center in Amsterdam.   The AM11 site is close to Equinix's existing southeast Am...

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