Read Scala’s SP4 hyperscale datacenter to go live in July
Scala’s SP4 hyperscale datacenter to go live in July
July 04, 2022

Scala’s SP4 hyperscale datacenter to go live in July

Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has announced that its SP4 single-tenant hyperscale site, which was initially projected to go live in April, will now launch in July. The site, based in Tamboré in São Paulo's metropolitan region, will be the largest vertical datacenter in Latin America, spanning 13,000m2 a...

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Read Telia announces it has signed wind PPA in Estonia
Telia announces it has signed wind PPA in Estonia
July 04, 2022

Telia announces it has signed wind PPA in Estonia

Telia Company

Telia has announced that it has signed a PPA with Eesti Energia to be provided with 156GWh of renewable wind electricity over five years, starting at the end of 2022. According to the company, this deal will provide the European telco with 70% of its power needs, including its fixed and mobil...

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Read Microsoft To Launch New Azure Region in Qatar
Microsoft To Launch New Azure Region in Qatar
July 01, 2022

Microsoft To Launch New Azure Region in Qatar

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 th...

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Read Nautilus and DFFN Sign Agreement to Develop Data Center in the Philippines
July 01, 2022

Nautilus and DFFN Sign Agreement to Develop Data Center in the Philippines

Philippines

Nautilus Data Technologies and Philippine-based IT firm DFNN Inc. are forming a partnership to develop a data center in the Philippines. The companies signed an MoU to partner up to develop the facility in the Freeport Area of Bataan. None of the companies shared the data center specificati...

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Read Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Mexico
Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Mexico
July 01, 2022

Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Mexico

Oracle

Oracle has announced the launch of its new cloud region in Querétaro, Mexico. The company first revealed plans for the region in 2021. This is Oracle’s first region in the country. The senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Mexico, Maribel Dos Santos, said: “We are excited to e...

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Read Land in Fayetteville, Georgia Annexed & Rezoned For Data Center Development
July 01, 2022

Land in Fayetteville, Georgia Annexed & Rezoned For Data Center Development

Georgia

Despite protests from residents of Fayette County, Georgia, county officials have voted to annex and rezone over 400 acres of land for the development of a data center office park. The council voted 5-0 to see the land located on Tyrone Road rezoned for data center development. The rezoning wi...

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Read FedEx Plans To Shutdown Its Data Centers
July 01, 2022

FedEx Plans To Shutdown Its Data Centers

FedEx

FedEx announced that it would close all its data centers while retiring its mainframes within the next two years. The CIO of FedEx, Rob Carter, said the company is gunning for a zero mainframe and zero data center environment based in the cloud. According to Carter, the development will sav...

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Read Pantheon Invests $34.7m in Vantage Data Centers
Pantheon Invests $34.7m in Vantage Data Centers
July 01, 2022

Pantheon Invests $34.7m in Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers

Pantheon Infrastructure has announced that it will be investing $34.7m in Vantage Data Centers. The investment will be geared towards the data center company’s North American business for continued growth. Vantage has data center campuses in Quebec, Montreal, Phoenix, Ashburn, Quincy, and S...

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Read Sabey Data Centers accelerates sustainability goals
Sabey Data Centers accelerates sustainability goals
June 30, 2022

Sabey Data Centers accelerates sustainability goals

Sabey Data Centers

Sabey Data Centers has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by or before 2029 across its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Following the Science-Based Target Initiative (SBTi) validating the company's target and methods to achieve a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the Sa...

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Read Residents voice concern around Fayetteville data center site annexation
Residents voice concern around Fayetteville data center site annexation
June 30, 2022

Residents voice concern around Fayetteville data center site annexation

North Carolina

Residents in Fayette County have voiced concerns about the consideration of approval for the annexation of 412 acres in the center of the county, enabling the development of a data center. According to the city report: "If annexed, the properties would be zoned BP Business Park and designated ...

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Read HPE accelerates climate goals
HPE accelerates climate goals
June 30, 2022

HPE accelerates climate goals

California

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced that it has accelerated climate goals, bringing them down from 2050 to 2040, following its most recent Living Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2021, which it released this week. The tech giant said that it will facilitate this change by establishin...

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Read Edge Centres' Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Edge Facility To Come online in July
June 30, 2022

Edge Centres' Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Edge Facility To Come online in July

Kuala Lumpur

Edge Centres has started working on its Edge data center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Australian Edge data center company announced that it would be expanding into Asia. The first facility called EC31 is being developed in Malaysia. Edge Centres scheduled the site to be completed in July. Th...

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Read Another Hurdle For The Development of Hyperscale Data Centers in The Netherlands
June 30, 2022

Another Hurdle For The Development of Hyperscale Data Centers in The Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherland's Hollands Kroon municipal is looking to prevent the development of more data centers in the area. The plan comes even after being one of the only two regions the country's government exempted from the ban on hyperscale data centers. The new coalition of Independent Hollands Kro...

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Read Sabey Has Plans For $250m Revenue Notes
Sabey Has Plans For $250m Revenue Notes
June 30, 2022

Sabey Has Plans For $250m Revenue Notes

Sabey Data Centers

Sabey Data Centers is about to issue revenue notes to the tune of $250m. According to Asset Securitization, the company will issue the notes to securitize real estate and tenant lease payments on six of its hyperscale data center campuses across Washington, Virginia, and New York. S&P will...

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Read Many Companies Line Up To Buy Time Dotcom's Data Center Business
June 30, 2022

Many Companies Line Up To Buy Time Dotcom's Data Center Business

Malaysia

According to Bloomberg, many companies including BDx, DigitalBridge, STT GDC, Digital Edge, and STT GDC are exploring options of acquiring Time Dotcom’s data center assets. The long line of suitors are currently performing due diligence on the data center assets. Offer for the assets could be ...

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Read Aspen Creek Digital commences operations despite challenging market
Aspen Creek Digital commences operations despite challenging market
June 29, 2022

Aspen Creek Digital commences operations despite challenging market

Colorado (CO)

 Aspen Creek Digital Corp, a new company in the bitcoin space, has announced that it has opened a six-megawatt solar-powered facility in the western part of Colorado. This announcement comes despite the current crypto meltdown. The company has outlined that its mission is to "catalyze the deca...

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Read Four Data Center Parks Coming To Uttar Pradesh, India
June 29, 2022

Four Data Center Parks Coming To Uttar Pradesh, India

India / Bhārata

The government of Uttar Pradesh, India, has approved the plan for four data center parks in the state. The government granted permission to Adani Enterprises Limited Project-1 and Adani Enterprises Limited Project-2, NIDP Developers Private Limited (an affiliate of Hiranandani Group), and NTT ...

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Read The Camro Data Park To Create New Data Center after Receiving Funding
June 29, 2022

The Camro Data Park To Create New Data Center after Receiving Funding

United Kingdom

Camro Data Park has announced a refinancing deal with Topland Group. The property investment firm agreed to a two-year financing deal worth £9.25 million ($11.3m) with Camro Data Park. The new data center site is located within the Elean Business Park in Cambridgeshire. Camro already has pe...

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Read Warrenton, Virginia To See Data Center Development Skyrocket
June 29, 2022

Warrenton, Virginia To See Data Center Development Skyrocket

Virginia

Virginia’s Warrenton town could see the development of data centers skyrocket due to the change of zoning laws. Amazon Web Services has plans to develop a large data center in the town due to the zoning law change. The company filed to develop a 20,400 square meter (220,000 square feet) single...

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Read Green Mountain's Parent Acquires SDC Ltd.
Green Mountain's Parent Acquires SDC Ltd.
June 29, 2022

Green Mountain's Parent Acquires SDC Ltd.

Green Mountain AS

Azrieli Group, the parent of Green Mountain has acquired Infinity SDC Ltd. The move sees the company take over SDC’s data center in Romford, East London. Green Mountain will be tasked with operating the data center. This will be Green Mountain’s first facility outside of Norway. Green Mountain...

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