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Damac plans to build data center in Amman, Jordan

Dubai

Following an agreement with King Hussein Business Park, Dubai property firm Damac (previously Edgnex) has announced its plans to build a new data center in Amman, Jordan. Specific details regarding the project have not yet been shared, although they are expected to follow shortly. ...

Omantel partners with Djibouti Data Centre to expand Africa footprint

Djibouti Data Center

Omantel has signed a partnership deal with Wingu Group's Djibouti Data Centre with the aim of expanding into the African market. Further, through the deal, Djibouti will: Pursue new wholesale partnerships with operators and hyperscalers, Enhance the utilization of connectivity between Oman and...

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

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 financ...

IBM Will Open San Sebastián Quantum Computing Facility at Ikerbasque Campus

Kyndryl

A quantum computer will be installed in San Sebastián, located in the Basque Country of Spain, thanks to a collaboration between IBM and Fundación Ikerbasque. The IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computing Center is anticipated to launch by the end of 2024. It will deliver Qiskit Runtime services from a...

The First OVHcloud Data Center Launched in India

OVH Group

As part of its ambitions for Asia Pacific development, which will see the construction of two further data centers in Singapore and Australia by 2024, OVHcloud, a pioneer in European cloud computing, has announced opening its first data center in India. The new Mumbai facility expands OVHcloud...

BNP Paribas To Transfer Part of IT Infrastructure to atNorth's Swedish Facility to Enhance Grid Computing Performance by 20%

atNorth

BNP Paribas, a long-time client of atNorth, a prominent pan-Nordic colocation, high-performance processing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has revealed that it is still moving some of its workloads to the Nordic area. This will allow the top financial institution to keep up with...

Senators Revive a Legislation To Strengthen Federal Data Center Security

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 go...

nLighten to provide waste heat to City of Eschborn

Germany / Deutschland

Joining the swathe of data center operators pushing forward circular economy principles, nLighten recently signed a Letter of Intent with the City of Eschborn and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmBH (GIZ) to provide its data center waste-heat for reuse. The company...

Zeittec modular data center for Public Ministry of Mato Grosso in Brazil launches

Brazil / Brasil

In Campo Grande, western Brazil, a Zeittec-built modular data center has been launched. Spanning 72 sqm (775 sq ft) of usable space, with an area of 340 sqm (3,659 sq ft), the facility, for the Public Ministry of Mato Grosso, will provide the infrastructure for the daily work of around 2,500 u...

Google's new RFP system to reduce process time required for PPAs

Google

Google has announced the development of a new Request for Proposal (RFP) system in collaboration with LevelTen Energy which it said will reduce the time required to sign a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). This development comes from Google to simplify RFPs for PPAs which it said are "lengthy, ...

MoU in Zambia to lead to data center projects in the region

Africa

The Zambian Minister of Science and Technology recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Liquid Telecommunications, a digital infrastructure provider, to develop a commercialized data center, alongside several fiber projects in Zambia.The MoU is reportedly part...

ByteDance announces pledge for carbon neutral operations by 2030

China

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, which historically, has been criticized for not “keeping up with its peers,” has announced its pledge to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2030. The company has outlined that while it will seek to reduce its operational carbon footprint by 90%, it will rely o...

Global Data Centre Capex limbed to $241bn in 2022

According to recent research from Dell'Oro Group, global data center capital expenditures increased by 15% in 2022 to $241 billion. In 2023, however, Dell'Oro company predicts cloud and enterprise data center investment growth to slow to single digits. Another focus of the 4Q 2022 Data Center ...

Brookfield is in Discussions to Buy Data4 in Europe

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

According to reports, Brookfield Asset Management is discussing purchasing European data center operator Data4. Brookfield is reportedly in 'exclusive discussions' to purchase a majority share in Paris-based Data4 that could value the operator at $3.77bn, according to unidentified sources f...

The Mexican Data Center Association Forecasts Investment of $8 Billion

Mexico City / Ciudad de México

Mexico's data center industry is poised to receive a significant boost, with the Mexican Association of Data Centers (MEXDC) announcing an $8 billion investment from major companies such as IBM, Oracle, and Equinix. The investment is expected to create over 20,000 jobs in the next few years...

Dell'Oro Group Predicts a Diversifying Landscape For Server CPUs To Include Data Centres

Dell'Oro Group announces the release of their new advanced research study on Data Center IT Semiconductors and Components. In April 2023, the first report will be issued. Baron Fung, Senior Research Director at Dell'Oro Group, stated that while data center hardware such as servers has grown co...

Landowners sue City of Chicago over blocked sale for Equinix expansion

Equinix

Landowners in Chicago are suing the city over the blocked sale of their property to Equinix, a data center company. The landowners allege that the city's actions were unconstitutional and violated their property rights. Equinix had planned to build a data center on the site at 2545 South Marti...

Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Will be Adopted in Africa Data Centres

Africa Data Centres

TechAccess, a blend integrator, has partnered with Africa Data Centres, a Cassava second-class technology and a group of Africans with a common interest in technology, to launch a Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution. The DCIM solution will be provided by EkkoSense and Assetsp...

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

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 ha...

Web Werks-Iron Mountain JV announces launch of its first Bengaluru data center

Bengaluru (Bangalore)

Web Werks - Iron Mountain Data Centers (IMDC) Joint Venture has announced that it has launched its first data center on its campus in Bengaluru, India. Based in Whitefield, Bengaluru, the facility spans 80,000 square feet and is named the BLR-1. It is a Tier III-designed data center that can s...