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Digital Realty Buys Blackstone Stake in Three Virginia Data Centers for $3.5 Billion

Digital Realty is acquiring a stake in three Northern Virginia data centers from Blackstone. The deal covers 288MW of fully leased capacity across two sites in Manassas and one at the Digital Dulles campus in Sterling, all 100% leased to hyperscale customers. Blackstone is selling a 64% interest ...

July 01, 2026

Digital Realty Trust

Microsoft’s First Data Center at Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Campus Now Operational

The first data center at Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin campus is now officially operational, the company confirmed on June 23. Construction was completed just over two years after the project was first announced. The site is part of Microsoft’s “Fairwater” data center design and will form...

June 23, 2026

Microsoft Azure

Equinix Trials Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology at Data Center in Ireland

Equinix has launched its first trial of hydrogen fuel cell technology as a replacement for diesel backup generation at a data center in Ireland. Working with ESB and GeoPura, the company has deployed two hydrogen-powered generators at its DB3 Data Center facility. The 12-week trial will support c...

June 19, 2026

Equinix

Microsoft Begins Construction of La Porte Data Center Campus

Microsoft has broken ground on a new data center campus in La Porte, Indiana. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, announced in a LinkedIn post that the groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 17. Smith wrote: "Today we broke ground in La Porte, Indiana, alongside Mayor Tom Dermo...

June 18, 2026

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose

Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is expected to be completed in 2028. The project is forecast to create around 600 construction jobs and ...

June 12, 2026

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Acquires 470-Acre Site on Finland’s West Coast for a New Data Center

Microsoft has acquired 190 hectares (469.5 acres) of land in Finland's GigaVaasa industrial zone for a potential data center project. The site spans the municipalities of Vaasa and Mustasaari on the country's west coast and was selected for its existing industrial infrastructure. “We are pleas...

June 09, 2026

Microsoft Azure

CyrusOne Begins Construction on 380MW Data Center in Texas

CyrusOne has begun construction on a new data center campus in Texas, breaking ground last week in Freestone County, about 90 miles (144 km) south of Dallas. Full details of the planned development have not yet been disclosed. CyrusOne has partnered with Constellation on a 380MW agreement to p...

June 08, 2026

CyrusOne

Digital Realty Plans New Data Center in Seattle, Washington

Digital Realty is planning a new data center in Seattle, Washington, as the city considers a moratorium on new developments. According to BizJournal and other reports, the company has filed plans with the Seattle City Council to replace the existing retail building and parking garage at 301 Virgi...

June 05, 2026

Digital Realty Trust

Microsoft Seeks Expansion of Mecklenburg County, Virginia Data Center Campus

Microsoft has filed plans to expand its data center footprint in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, with a proposed 490-acre campus adjacent to its existing AVC17 facility. The project would add three data center buildings, an electrical substation, and supporting infrastructure to help meet growing d...

June 04, 2026

Microsoft Azure

Edged Raises Nearly $2 Billion to Accelerate U.S. Data Center Expansion

US data center developer Edged has secured nearly $2 billion in financing so far this year to support the expansion of its data center portfolio. The company said the capital will be used to advance projects in key markets, including Atlanta, Chicago, and Council Bluffs. The funding package in...

May 29, 2026

Edged Energy

Goodman Plans New Data Center Campus Near Tokyo

Australian property group Goodman Group is moving forward with plans to develop a new data center campus near Tokyo. The company announced this week that it has been appointed lead development partner by a consortium of local landowners and stakeholders working on a proposed data center campus...

May 29, 2026

Goodman Group

Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

Equinix will build its fourth data center in Malaysia, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur. The US$190 million facility will house over 2,200 cabinets at full build-out, though its size and IT capacity were not disclosed. Equinix said the new data center will be located less than 1 km from its KL1 facility i...

May 12, 2026

Equinix

nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract

The canton of Geneva, Switzerland, has signed a new data center colocation agreement with nLighten. As detailed in a tender issued by the Geneva Cantonal Office for Information Systems and Digital Technology (OCSIN), the 10-year contract with the European operator’s Swiss subsidiary is worth C...

May 07, 2026

nLighten

CyrusOne to Internalize US Data Center Operations

US data center operator CyrusOne is bringing a significant portion of its on-site operations in-house, ending large sections of its existing outsourcing partnership with JLL. The KKR-owned company confirmed to DCD this week that it is restructuring its US operating model by internalizing on-si...

May 07, 2026

CyrusOne

Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia

Microsoft has confirmed it is behind a planned data center project in Tyrone, Georgia. In a blog post, the company said it will host a community information session on May 19 to discuss key aspects of the development, including energy use, water and sustainability, construction timelines, desi...

May 05, 2026

Microsoft Azure

NTT to Develop 200MW Data Center Campus Near Tokyo

Japanese technology giant NTT has announced plans for a new data center outside Tokyo. NTT Data this week said that work has begun on a new data center development in the Inzai–Shiroi area of Chiba Prefecture, outside Tokyo.The facility is being developed through NTT Global Data Centers (NTT G...

April 21, 2026

NTT

AtlasEdge Breaks Ground on Second Leverkusen Data Center

European data center firm AtlasEdge is expanding its footprint in Germany with a new project. The company this week announced plans for a new facility in Leverkusen. LEV002 will deliver 4.4MW of capacity across 3,400 sqm (36,595 sq ft). Construction is already underway, with the first phase ex...

April 16, 2026

AtlasEdge

CyrusOne Wins Approval for Sangamon, Illinois Data Center

CyrusOne has received approval to build a data center in Sangamon, Illinois. Members of the Sangamon County Board voted on Tuesday to allow construction of the $500 million project, which will span 280 acres and include four buildings at the 13000 block of Thayer Road in Waverly.CyrusOne has s...

April 09, 2026

CyrusOne

Edged Opens 36MW Data Center in Phoenix, Arizona

US operator Edged has launched a new data center in Phoenix, Arizona. The Endeavour-owned company this month announced the opening of its PHX01-1 facility. Situated on a 12-acre site at 8811 E. Warner Road in Mesa, Maricopa County, the two-story building delivers 36MW of capacity across 210,00...

April 08, 2026

Edged Energy

Top Data Center News for 30th March - 4th April, 2026

Microsoft commits $1bn to cloud and AI infrastructure in ThailandMicrosoft will invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand over the next two years, to be used in expanding the company's data center footprint, upskill local talent, and invest in cybersecurity and sov...

April 06, 2026

Microsoft Azure

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