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Google partners with Purdue University for low-carbon data center construction

Google has partnered with Purdue University, Indiana, on a project exploring the use of AI in designing low-carbon data centers and other industrial buildings. The project will deploy AI to explore new materials, technologies, and design strategies that can potentially reduce the carbon footpr...

June 01, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Google

Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor sign MoU for renewable energy

Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for renewable energy development in North and South Carolina.This new MoU called "Accelerating Clean Energy" (ACE) tariffs, would help the companies to support carbon-free energy generation invest...

June 01, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Amazon AWS

Bridge Datacenters plans new Malaysian facility

Bridge Data Centres is planning a new Malaysian data center campus with Malaysian developer Mah Sing Group Berhad. The developer revealed that it has armarked 150 acres of land at Southville City for further expansion into a data center hub with planned capacity of up to 500MW.Eric Fan, presid...

May 31, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Bridge Data Centres

CtrlS Datacenter launches new Hyderabad facility

CtrlS Datacenters has now launched its DC3 facility, located in the Gachibowli district of Telangana state, offers 13MW of IT load across 130,000 square feet. The company noted that it invested over Rs 500 crore ($60m) into the construction of this new facility , which has a capacity of appro...

May 31, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS

Insurance provider FWD Group has signed a five-year cloud agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) which will see AWS continue to host the company's core business applications including finance, customer, and insurance agent interfaces, as part of the company's ongoing cloud migration.Sandee...

May 30, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Amazon AWS

New startup launched by ex-Google staff targets European data centers

A new startup by former Google staff, offering land and power for industrial campuses is now targeting European data centers. “I am very pleased to announce the launch of Sepia Infrastructure,” Sepia CEO Fabien Vieau announced on LinkedIn this week. “Sepia Infrastructure delivers next-generati...

May 30, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Google

Google to invest in Malaysian cloud region

Google has revealed its plans to invest $2 billion in developing its first data center and cloud region in Malaysia and has already selected a site for the development, which will be in Sime Darby Property's Elmina Business Park in Greater Kuala Lumpur.Ruth Porat, president, chief investment o...

May 30, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Google

AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in partnership with Orange has revealed plans to launch a Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa, one of which will be in Morocco, where Oracle has confirmed plans for two new cloud regions. Jérôme Hénique, CEO at Orange Middle East and Africa, said: “The announceme...

May 29, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Amazon AWS

Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

Equinix has now broken ground in Malaysia with two International Business Exchange data centers in Johor (JH1) and Kuala Lumpur (KL1) now serving the company’s customers in Malaysia and across. Jeremy Deutsch, president for Asia-Pacific at Equinix, said: “Malaysia is a cornerstone market and t...

May 28, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Equinix

Digital Edge develops new storage system to replace lithium-ion batteries

APAC data center operator Digital Edge has partnered with South Korean energy storage firm Donghwa ES to develop what it calls a Hybrid Super Capacitor (HSC) as a new type of power supply for its UPS systems to replace lithium-ion batteries at its data centers.Jay Park, chief construction and...

May 27, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge DC

Amazon to invest billions into renewable energy projects in Spain

Amazon Web Services this week announced plans to invest €15.7 billion in Spain into its AWS Europe (Spain) Region. “We are committed to supporting Spain across multiple areas," said Suzana Curic, AWS country manager, Spain and Portugal. "Beyond direct investments and jobs supported, we plan to...

May 24, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Amazon AWS

Google signs first ever PPAs in Japan

Google has signed its first power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Japan with Clean Energy Connect (CEC), a partner of Itochu Corporation, in a deal which involves constructing a network of around 800 small-scale solar plants totaling 40MW across multiple grid regions in Japan. “This novel, distr...

May 22, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Google

Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest €7.8 billion ($8.47bn) in its sovereign cloud infrastructure in Germany through 2040. The Sovereign Cloud region will be AWS' first and located in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is expected to launch by the end of 2025.“This investment reinforces ou...

May 20, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Amazon AWS

STT GDC expands into Vietnam

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is expanding into Vietnam and has announced a joint venture partnership with Vietnamese technology company VNG Corporation for the “development, construction, and operation of data center projects in Ho Chi Minh City.”“We are thrilled to partner with ...

May 18, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

Alice & Bob makes quantum processor available on Google Cloud Marketplace

Quantum computing firm Alice & Bob this week announced the immediate availability of its Boson 4 single cat-qubit chip series through the cloud via Google Marketplace. “When my co-founder and I started Alice & Bob, many thought cat qubits would never be more than a lab concept. We are ...

May 16, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Google

O2 Telefonica and Nokia selects AWS to host 5G standalone network

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been selected to host O2 Telefónica Germany's 5G Standalone (5G SA) network as the telco confirmed that it has launched its 5G Cloud Core, built entirely in the cloud, using technology from vendors Nokia and AWS.“We are building our network of the future. With the...

May 13, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Amazon AWS

AWS to build new data centers at energy park in Ireland

Amazon has revealed plans to develop data centers at a renewable energy business park in County Offaly, Ireland.AWS will become the first business to develop at the Bord na Móna Eco Energy Park in County Offaly, where it will leverage the energy produced by Bord na Móna's renewable development...

May 01, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Amazon AWS

AWS on track for annualized revenue run rate of $100 billion

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is set for an annualized revenue run rate of $100 billion as its first quarter has seen revenue of $25 billion, representing Year-on-Year (YoY) revenue growth of 17.2 percent, up from 13.2 percent in Q4 of 2023.CEO Andy Jassy told investors during the earnings call: "...

April 29, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Amazon AWS

Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

Colocation firm Equinix has signed long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy in Singapore fromSembcorp Industries. Following the agreements, Sembcorp Power will supply a maximum capacity of 75MWp from its solar assets and 30MW from its gas-power generation portfoli...

April 29, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Equinix

Google announces new data center campus in Indiana

Google this week revealed plans to expand its footprint in Indiana with a $2 billion data center in Fort Wayne. It also announced a collaboration with Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M) to add clean energy to the local grid.“We are thrilled to announce our investment in Fort Wayne as the...

April 26, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Google

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