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Read 5.5 million sq ft data center park proposed in Stafford County, Virginia
5.5 million sq ft data center park proposed in Stafford County, Virginia

5.5 million sq ft data center park proposed in Stafford County, Virginia

April 11, 2023 Northern Virginia

In Stafford County, Stafford Technology LC, a company affiliated with US real estate firm Peterson, has outlined plans to develop a 5.5 million sq ft data center park. In order to accommodate the 25-building data center campus, the company is seeking to rezone 524 acres in the Falmouth Election...

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Read Community And Business Groups Challenge Loudoun Data Center Emissions Permit
Community And Business Groups Challenge Loudoun Data Center Emissions Permit

Community And Business Groups Challenge Loudoun Data Center Emissions Permit

April 07, 2023 Northern Virginia

This spring and summer, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is mulling over a proposal enabling data facilities in Loudoun County to draw power more routinely from on-site disaster diesel generators. The proposal aims to alleviate pressure on the transmission system, which transports...

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Read Direct Line Global triples presence at Ashburn Crossing, Virginia
Direct Line Global triples presence at Ashburn Crossing, Virginia

Direct Line Global triples presence at Ashburn Crossing, Virginia

April 06, 2023 Ashburn: Data Center Alley

Direct Line Global has announced that it has signed the lease for a 17,040-square-foot research and development space within Ashburn Crossing, an 80-acre business park in Ashburn, Virginia. Through this move, the company has tripled its presence in the area. Speaking about this expansion, Vern...

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Read Third Completely Diverse Dark Fiber Route Added to Bandwidth IG's San Francisco Bay Area network
Third Completely Diverse Dark Fiber Route Added to Bandwidth IG's San Francisco Bay Area network

Third Completely Diverse Dark Fiber Route Added to Bandwidth IG's San Francisco Bay Area network

April 06, 2023 San Francisco Bay Area

With the construction of its dark fiber network, Bandwidth Infrastructure Group (Bandwidth IG) is enhancing connection options for the San Francisco Bay Area's densely populated area of data centers. Critical fiber infrastructure is now available from Santa Clara in the San Francisco Bay Area to...

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Read Dominion Energy and PowerHouse Discover Solution to The Data Center Power Difficulties in Loudoun.
Dominion Energy and PowerHouse Discover Solution to The Data Center Power Difficulties in Loudoun.

Dominion Energy and PowerHouse Discover Solution to The Data Center Power Difficulties in Loudoun.

March 30, 2023 Northern Virginia

PowerHouse anticipates that the 265,000-square-foot building will be occupied by tenants in July, with complete construction scheduled for completion in October. Nonetheless, there is a pervasive power issue. Buddy Rizer, head of Loudoun County Economic Development, stated that each project has a...

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Read The Green Grid (TGG)'s new tool to tackle data center power consumption
The Green Grid (TGG)'s new tool to tackle data center power consumption

The Green Grid (TGG)'s new tool to tackle data center power consumption

March 28, 2023 United States

The Green Grid (TGG) recently announced the launch of its updated tool, which it says will boost data center power consumption by 50%. Total Cost of Ownership Calculation Tool – dubbed tggTCO, reportedly enables the analysis of different liquid cooling methods' impact on a data center's financial...

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Read Senators Revive a Legislation To Strengthen Federal Data Center Security
Senators Revive a Legislation To Strengthen Federal Data Center Security

Senators Revive a Legislation To Strengthen Federal Data Center Security

March 28, 2023 United States

As institutions continue to consolidate their information repositories, a bipartisan group of senators has proposed legislation to strengthen government data centers' physical and electronic security against various threats. The Office of Management and Budget would be required to work with...

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Read PG&E Power Failure Causes The Internet Archive Data Center to go Offline
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PG&E Power Failure Causes The Internet Archive Data Center to go Offline

March 26, 2023 United States

After a power failure knocked down its data center, the Internet Archive's digital library was offline for many hours. Free public entry to backups of websites, software programs, games, music, movies, photos, and millions of books is offered by the California-based non-profit. The Bay Area has...

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Read Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again
Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again

Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again

March 23, 2023 Idaho

Idaho lawmakers are attempting to restrict the number of tax breaks new data center expansions can receive in the state. Last Monday, Bill 328 was introduced, and the House voted 59-9 to pass it. The Senate has now received the measure. The measure modifies the language in the state's urban...

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Read Concerns over Northern Virginia diesel generators leads to DEQ revising its relaxation of generator restrictions
Concerns over Northern Virginia diesel generators leads to DEQ revising its relaxation of generator restrictions

Concerns over Northern Virginia diesel generators leads to DEQ revising its relaxation of generator restrictions

March 22, 2023 Northern Virginia

Residents in North Virginia had recently raised their concerns about the decision made by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to permit diesel generators to power data centers in the region. The DEQ announced that it would be looking into the permittance to preserve data center...

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Read Expansion of Data Center Utilities Approved by Leesburg Council
Expansion of Data Center Utilities Approved by Leesburg Council

Expansion of Data Center Utilities Approved by Leesburg Council

March 20, 2023 Northern Virginia

Leesburg may create a data center alley. Last Tuesday, the Town Council authorized water and sewer connections for two two-story data centers proposed for the Compass Creek retail development along the Dulles Greenway north of Microsoft's data center facility. A 400,000-square-foot data center...

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Read New University at Buffalo School of Management research devises data center energy conservation strategy
New University at Buffalo School of Management research devises data center energy conservation strategy

New University at Buffalo School of Management research devises data center energy conservation strategy

March 16, 2023 Buffalo

The University at Buffalo School of Management (UB) has announced that recent research has discovered a strategy to conserve data center energy consumption and optimize processing performance. It found that data center managers can reduce energy consumption 10-30%. This can be done, the...

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Read SolarWinds expands footprint in Australia
SolarWinds expands footprint in Australia

SolarWinds expands footprint in Australia

March 16, 2023 United States

SolarWinds has announced that it has launched its Australian IT service management (ITSM) data center, to enhance performance and speed and assist customers, and demonstrate compliance with data sovereignty requirements. The launch is part of an ongoing investment in the region.Speaking about...

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Read 2022 Saw Box Inc. Spend $15m More on Cloud & $5m Less on Data Centers
2022 Saw Box Inc. Spend $15m More on Cloud & $5m Less on Data Centers

2022 Saw Box Inc. Spend $15m More on Cloud & $5m Less on Data Centers

March 16, 2023 United States

Box's financial report for 2022, which details the company's plans to transfer operations to public cloud infrastructure, was just published. The report indicates that in 2022, the corporation increased its spending on public cloud infrastructure by $15.2 million while decreasing its expenditures...

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Read WEKA launches its sustainable AI initiative
WEKA launches its sustainable AI initiative

WEKA launches its sustainable AI initiative

March 13, 2023 United States

WekaIO (WEKA) has announced that it has launched a new Sustainable AI Initiative with the aim of raising awareness of the rapid growth in global data center energy consumption and carbon emissions driven by next-generation computing technologies. According to the company, while technologies such...

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Read Inspur, China's Top Server Maker, Is Blacklisted by The US Government
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Inspur, China's Top Server Maker, Is Blacklisted by The US Government

March 13, 2023 United States

The US Department of Commerce's "Entity List" bans US corporations from interacting with Chinese server company Inspur. Inspur, one of the oldest Chinese IT businesses, has close relationships with western tech giants, particularly hyper-scale cloud providers. Inspur is the world's third-largest...

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Read Hawaii Pacific Teleport to be Bought by Calian
Hawaii Pacific Teleport to be Bought by Calian

Hawaii Pacific Teleport to be Bought by Calian

March 13, 2023 1547 AlohaNAP

Hawaii Pacific Teleport, a US teleport company, will sell its assets to Calian Group (HPT). HPT was established in 1998 and is based on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The site is home to more than 15 antennas, with the largest measuring 15.5 meters and functioning in the C, Ku, Ka, and X bands....

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Read Kuna bill preventing data centers from being built in urban renewal districts passes after initial setback
Kuna bill preventing data centers from being built in urban renewal districts passes after initial setback

Kuna bill preventing data centers from being built in urban renewal districts passes after initial setback

March 10, 2023 Idaho

In the city of Kuna, Idaho, a bill that would have kept data centers out of urban renewal districts that failed, has been brought back. The bill would have required data center projects to choose between either receiving sales tax exemption, or being in an urban renewal district. This was passed...

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Read Honda’s hydrogen fuel cells to be used in data centers
Honda’s hydrogen fuel cells to be used in data centers

Honda’s hydrogen fuel cells to be used in data centers

March 10, 2023 California

Honda has announced that its old retired Clarity fuel cells will now be used for backup power at one of its data centers as part of a trial project. The company said that this aligns with its carbon neutrality goals, which it aims to reach by 2050, and promotes circular economy principles. The...

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Read Acronis announces launch of new Cyber Cloud data center in Toronto
Acronis announces launch of new Cyber Cloud data center in Toronto

Acronis announces launch of new Cyber Cloud data center in Toronto

March 09, 2023 Canada

Acronis has announced the availability of its new Cyber Cloud data center in Toronto, Canada, adding to its global network, which includes a total of fifty locations, including the U.S., U.K., Switzerland, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, Singapore, and other regions. The company has outlined...

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