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Read Equinix Intends to Build an Additional Data Center in Barcelona
Equinix Intends to Build an Additional Data Center in Barcelona

Equinix Intends to Build an Additional Data Center in Barcelona

February 16, 2023 Equinix

Currently, Equinix is planning to construct a second data center in Barcelona, Spain. Last week, the colocation giant revealed its intentions to build BA2, an International Business Exchange (IBX) facility right next to its current BA1 location. We were not given any information on the project's...

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Read Amazon Approved For Warrenton Data Facility in Fauquier County, Virginia
Amazon Approved For Warrenton Data Facility in Fauquier County, Virginia

Amazon Approved For Warrenton Data Facility in Fauquier County, Virginia

February 16, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon has been approved to build a data center in Fauquier, Virginia. Amazon Data Services' proposal for a special-use permit to build a 220,000-square-foot data center near the junction of Blackwell Road and Lee Highway in Warrenton was approved this week by the Warrenton Town Council 4-3....

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Read Roblox Constructs Ashburn Data Center and Edge Facilities for $400m
Roblox Constructs Ashburn Data Center and Edge Facilities for $400m

Roblox Constructs Ashburn Data Center and Edge Facilities for $400m

February 16, 2023 Northern Virginia

Roblox, a maker of video games, invested hundreds of millions of dollars on data center and edge infrastructure in 2022 to serve its own gaming platform. Roblox reported earnings that were higher than forecasted and a rising user base, which caused the company's shares to increase by 25%. Roblox...

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Read Google's Arm Data Center CPUs Reach Milestone Before Predicted 2025 Cloud Deployment
Google's Arm Data Center CPUs Reach Milestone Before Predicted 2025 Cloud Deployment

Google's Arm Data Center CPUs Reach Milestone Before Predicted 2025 Cloud Deployment

February 15, 2023 Google

Following the successful introduction of Arm server processors by Amazon Web Service, Google Cloud is preparing two Arm CPUs for its cloud service. Before launching the cloud service in 2025, the firm made a significant stride and will put them into trial operation this year. The cloud servers...

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Read Uber Chooses Oracle and Google for 7-year Cloud Agreements, Shutting its Data Centers
Uber Chooses Oracle and Google for 7-year Cloud Agreements, Shutting its Data Centers

Uber Chooses Oracle and Google for 7-year Cloud Agreements, Shutting its Data Centers

February 14, 2023 Google

Uber Technologies wants to close its data center facilities after signing two significant cloud contracts. In two seven-year contracts, it will migrate over 95% of its IT to Google Cloud and Oracle from its own data centers. After 11 months of analysis, the taxi and delivery startup opted to use...

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Read Iron Mountain inks deal for 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) electricity procurement
Iron Mountain inks deal for 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) electricity procurement

Iron Mountain inks deal for 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) electricity procurement

February 13, 2023 Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain has announced that, through a partnership with RPD Energy, it has made a "landmark series of transactions" meaning that the company will obtain 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) electricity procurement. The US renewable provider RPD Energy will be the lead architect of renewable energy...

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Read Residents raise concern about proposed data center facility in New Albany
Residents raise concern about proposed data center facility in New Albany

Residents raise concern about proposed data center facility in New Albany

February 12, 2023 Amazon AWS

According to reports, residents in Albany are concerned about an Amazon-proposed data center project, which outlines plans for sizable data centers on both sides of Beech Road. Back in January, the giant acquired nearly 400 acres of land at three connected plots on Beech Road; the development...

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Read iColo launches new facility in Maputo, Mozambique
iColo launches new facility in Maputo, Mozambique

iColo launches new facility in Maputo, Mozambique

February 09, 2023 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty's iColo has announced that it has launched a new data center, located in Maputo, Mozambique, namely MPM1. The campus spans 9500 sqm, with 350 sqm of rentable space, equivalent to 80 racks in the first phase of development. The company has shared that the facility will be the local...

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Read Reports Suggest QTS Will Join Diode's Kansas City Data Center Facility
Reports Suggest QTS Will Join Diode's Kansas City Data Center Facility

Reports Suggest QTS Will Join Diode's Kansas City Data Center Facility

February 09, 2023 QTS Data Centers

QTS may use a Diode Ventures data center in Kansas City, Missouri. In October, Diode signed two non-exclusive fiber easement with QTS Realty Trust Inc. to develop and maintain data transmission infrastructure at the site northeast of I-435 and Highway 169, according to BizJournal. Last year,...

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Read Elon Musk Halts Data Center Consolidation, Google Cloud Makes Cutbacks
Elon Musk Halts Data Center Consolidation, Google Cloud Makes Cutbacks

Elon Musk Halts Data Center Consolidation, Google Cloud Makes Cutbacks

February 09, 2023 Google

Late on Wednesday, there was a Twitter outage that prevented users from Tweeting, following accounts, or sending direct messages. A notification stating that the "daily limit of tweets has been reached" was displayed to certain users. Elon Musk, the CEO and new owner, advised workers in an email...

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Read Microsoft Azure Services Collapse Due to Data Center Power Overload and Cooling Failure
Microsoft Azure Services Collapse Due to Data Center Power Overload and Cooling Failure

Microsoft Azure Services Collapse Due to Data Center Power Overload and Cooling Failure

February 09, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Cooling equipment at a Microsoft data center went down due to a utility data center power spike, which resulted in an outage. Customers hosted in the South East Asia cloud area experienced a variety of problems as a result of the outage. According to Microsoft's status page, when cooling...

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Read Bristow Data Center Park Approval Delayed by Prince William County Officials
Bristow Data Center Park Approval Delayed by Prince William County Officials

Bristow Data Center Park Approval Delayed by Prince William County Officials

February 09, 2023 Northern Virginia

Officials from Prince William County have postponed the vote on a data center construction plan. Following a lengthy discussion that ended at 3 am this Thursday, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously decided to postpone the Devlin Technology Park proposal until March 7. The...

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Read Digital Realty invests in photovoltaics through ENGIE PPA
Digital Realty invests in photovoltaics through ENGIE PPA

Digital Realty invests in photovoltaics through ENGIE PPA

February 08, 2023 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has announced that it has signed an agreement with Engie to procure solar power. Through the 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) the company inked, it will have access to 116 megawatts (MW) of a new 154 MW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic project, which is currently under...

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Read Digital Realty and Brookfield Start Data Center Construction in Chennai, India
Digital Realty and Brookfield Start Data Center Construction in Chennai, India

Digital Realty and Brookfield Start Data Center Construction in Chennai, India

February 08, 2023 Digital Realty Trust

BAM Digital Realty has begun construction on its first data center in India. This week, the company, a partnership between Brookfield Infrastructure and Digital Realty, revealed that building of a data center in Chennai has begun and is on schedule to be completed by the end of the year. MAA10,...

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Read Application Submitted by Vantage For a 134-acre Data Center Facility in Ashburn, Virginia
Application Submitted by Vantage For a 134-acre Data Center Facility in Ashburn, Virginia

Application Submitted by Vantage For a 134-acre Data Center Facility in Ashburn, Virginia

February 07, 2023 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has filed for a Loudoun County campus near Ashburn. Vantage applied for federal and state approvals for its VA3 data center facility with the US Army Corps of Engineers district commander. Vantage plans to build a "large-scale data center complex" on 134 acres west of Belmont...

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Read Microsoft Plans to Build a Data Facility and Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia
Microsoft Plans to Build a Data Facility and Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia

Microsoft Plans to Build a Data Facility and Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia

February 07, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft will construct a new Azure cloud region and data center in Saudi Arabia. This week, the company revealed plans to build a new cloud data facility in Saudi Arabia. The news was made at the Riyadh conference LEAP 2023. Microsoft stated that the new cloud region will provide...

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Read AWS to use low-carbon EcoPact concrete in new facilities in North Virginia
AWS to use low-carbon EcoPact concrete in new facilities in North Virginia

AWS to use low-carbon EcoPact concrete in new facilities in North Virginia

February 03, 2023 Amazon AWS

In Northern Virginia, home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world, AWS has announced that it has signed an agreement with Holcim US, and Baker Concrete Construction to utilize EcoPact concrete for the construction of a number of data centers. The cement and concrete industry's...

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Read Amazon procures record amount of renewable energy
Amazon procures record amount of renewable energy

Amazon procures record amount of renewable energy

February 03, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon has announced that it is increasing its renewable energy capacity, consolidating its position as the world's largest buyer of renewable energy. According to the giant, its capacity increased by 8.3GW through 133 new projects in 11 countries during 2022. This means that its portfolio stands...

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Read Luck Stone, Plans a 2 million Sq Ft Data Center Facility Near Leesburg
Luck Stone, Plans a 2 million Sq Ft Data Center Facility Near Leesburg

Luck Stone, Plans a 2 million Sq Ft Data Center Facility Near Leesburg

February 02, 2023 Northern Virginia

In Ashburn, Loudoun County, the Virginia quarry business Luck Stone Corp. is building a new data center facility. According to BizJournal, the company has requested to rezone a portion of its Ashburn property to accommodate up to 2 million square feet of additional data centers. This month, Luck...

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Read AWS launches Local Zone Edge locations in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico
AWS launches Local Zone Edge locations in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico

AWS launches Local Zone Edge locations in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico

February 01, 2023 Amazon AWS

AWS is expanding its Local Zones offerings in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico. The company has announced that new Local Zones will be located in Lagos, Lima, and Querétaro, respectively. These zones will offer a range of services for latency-sensitive applications in locations where the company doesn't...

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