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Read NTT explains its German data center expansion plans
NTT explains its German data center expansion plans

NTT explains its German data center expansion plans

June 22, 2021 NTT

NTT has said that it would be expanding its German data centers by more than 40 percent. It would be doing this by adding over 323,000 square feet of IT space across existing locations in Germany. The Company currently has existing campuses in Frankfurt, Bonn, and Berlin. NTT has broken ground on...

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Read Equinix promises to cut emissions by 50 percent before 2030
Equinix promises to cut emissions by 50 percent before 2030

Equinix promises to cut emissions by 50 percent before 2030

June 17, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has promised that it would reduce its emissions by 50% before 2030. It would also be reducing emissions created by its electricity supply by 50% before 2030. This promise comes few days after Greenpeace criticized the Company for not having trustworthy timelines on the use of renewable...

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Read AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers
AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers

AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers

June 17, 2021 Amazon AWS

The Fauquier Times reports that Amazon Web Services is planning to buy 41.7 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if the town finally changes its rules to allow the construction of data centers. At a Warrenton Planning Commission, it was proposed that the rule be changed and data centers...

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Read Tokyo Century partners with NTT for data center business in India
Tokyo Century partners with NTT for data center business in India

Tokyo Century partners with NTT for data center business in India

June 17, 2021 NTT

NTT and Tokyo Century are coming together to form a data center partnership in India. Tokyo Century is a finance company that specializes in equipment leasing, mobility and fleet management, and specialty financing centered on aviation and real estate. NTT, on the other hand, specializes in data...

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Read Equinix partners with GIC to invest additional $3.9 billion in its Hyperscale Program
Equinix partners with GIC to invest additional $3.9 billion in its Hyperscale Program

Equinix partners with GIC to invest additional $3.9 billion in its Hyperscale Program

June 15, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it has signed agreements for additional joint ventures with GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, which will add $3.9 billion to expand its data center program. The agreements come in the form of limited liability partnerships with GIC. The close, which is expected...

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Read Google to migrate parts of YouTube to Google Cloud
Google to migrate parts of YouTube to Google Cloud

Google to migrate parts of YouTube to Google Cloud

June 04, 2021 Google

Google has decided to migrate some of its YouTube infrastructure to its own Google Cloud Service. Initially, many of Google’s key services like YouTube and its search engine are being hosted on internal infrastructure that isn’t Google Cloud Computing Service (GCP). Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google...

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Read AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)
AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)

AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)

May 28, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has announced plans to build a new data center region in UAE. The new zone will have three Availability Zones, and it will be open before the mid of 2022. Upon completion, the region will be AWS’s second region in the Middle East after opening a Bahrain region two years ago....

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Read NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to launch data center in space
NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to launch data center in space

NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to launch data center in space

May 20, 2021 NTT

Is space the new edge? NTT is planning to develop a data center in space. NTT will be working with SKY Perfect Holdings, a Japanese satellite company, to develop the project. Plans are in place for trials to start in 2022, launch in 2025, and for operations to begin in 2026. The orbiting data...

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Read Google opens quantum computer data center and R&D lab, plans commercial system by 2029
Google opens quantum computer data center and R&D lab, plans commercial system by 2029

Google opens quantum computer data center and R&D lab, plans commercial system by 2029

May 19, 2021 Google

Google just opened its new Quantum campus, which houses its quantum computers and serves as a Research and Development lab for future developments. The latest data center campus is located in Santa Barbara County, California. Google is also planning to spend billions of dollars on building a...

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Read Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers
Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers

Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers

May 18, 2021 Google

Google will be moving workloads to data centers where renewable energy is available to boost renewable energy usage. Ross Koningstein, Co-founder of Google’s Carbon Intelligence Computing program, said that shifting compute tasks across locations is the Company’s first step in carbon-aware...

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Read Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity
Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity

Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity

May 15, 2021 Google

Google Cloud and SpaceX have announced that they have entered a new partnership which will see SpaceX's Starlink begin to locate its satellite ground stations within Google data centers. Together, through the partnership, the two firms will deliver cloud services, data and applications to...

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Read Equinix is Exiting Eight Leased Data Centers In The US
Equinix is Exiting Eight Leased Data Centers In The US

Equinix is Exiting Eight Leased Data Centers In The US

May 10, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it would not be renewing the leases for eight of its data centers in the US. The data centers are situated in New York, Georgia, and some in California and Atlanta. Equinix commented that the reason for the development is that some of the facilities don’t meet the...

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Read Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale
Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale

Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale

May 04, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it priced $2.6 billion principal amount of notes, including $1.0 billion of green bonds in its third green bond offering. The green bonds will be used to help advance the company's longstanding commitment to sustainability leadership and reducing its environmental...

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Read Iron Mountain Completes Agreement to Expand footprint to India with JV with Web Werks
Iron Mountain Completes Agreement to Expand footprint to India with JV with Web Werks

Iron Mountain Completes Agreement to Expand footprint to India with JV with Web Werks

April 21, 2021 Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain is expected to invest $150 million over the next two years in a joint venture with Web Werks. Web Works is one of India’s top colocation data center providers. Iron Mountain, which is a storage and information management services company first announced its plan to invest on...

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Read PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP Secures $230 Million Financing, Charts Out $1 Billion Expansion in China (PR)
PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP Secures $230 Million Financing, Charts Out $1 Billion Expansion in China (PR)

PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP Secures $230 Million Financing, Charts Out $1 Billion Expansion in China (PR)

April 13, 2021 Princeton Digital Group

Continued progress against an aggressive 300MW expansion plan Confirms completion of fully contracted 42MW Shanghai data center campus Largest international partner to domestic and international hyperscaler customers in China SINGAPORE & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Singapore-based Princeton...

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Read STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030
STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030

STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030

March 31, 2021 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

STT Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2030 it unveiled in its new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. This strategy marks out the group's goals and targets for the next 5-10 years. Currently, 43% of the group’s electricity...

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Read Colt DCS European operations go 100% green
Colt DCS European operations go 100% green

Colt DCS European operations go 100% green

February 09, 2021 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has announced that its operations in Europe and the UK are now powered by 100% renewable power. This represents 17 facilities in Europe and the UK. Colt Press Release on Feb 8th 2021:Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) today announced that its operations across the UK...

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Read Equinix Completes US$780 Million Acquisition of 13 Bell Data Centers in Canada
Equinix Completes US$780 Million Acquisition of 13 Bell Data Centers in Canada

Equinix Completes US$780 Million Acquisition of 13 Bell Data Centers in Canada

October 01, 2020 Equinix

Equinix has completed it's acquisition of 13 Bell Canada's data centers. The acquisition was first announced in June 2020. Bell had operated the facilities under the Q9 brand. It partially acquired Q9 in 2012 for $1.1 billion and in 2016 it acquired the remainder for $675 million. This deal...

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Read Equinix Prices Offering Of $2.6 Billion Senior Notes (PR)
Equinix Prices Offering Of $2.6 Billion Senior Notes (PR)

Equinix Prices Offering Of $2.6 Billion Senior Notes (PR)

June 08, 2020 Equinix

REDWOOD CITY, Calif /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. ("Equinix") (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $2.6 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of $500,000,000 of 1.250% Senior Notes...

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Read Google Slows Hiring for Remainder of 2020
Google Slows Hiring for Remainder of 2020

Google Slows Hiring for Remainder of 2020

April 15, 2020 Google

Google has announced a significant slow down in new staff hires. Bloomberg published an email from CEO Sundar Pichai which details its plan to recalibrate hiring because of the economic slowdown. In 2019, Google hired 20,000 people and had planned to hire an additional 20,000 employees. The...

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