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Read EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines
EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines

EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines

October 07, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced a partnership with Aboitiz, a local firm in the Philippines, alongside its plans to build two data centers around Manila; one near the National Capital Region of Manila and the second in the Greater Manila Area. Speaking about the partnership, Sabin Aboitiz, President,...

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Read Meta continues its expansion in Eagle Mountain, Utah
Meta continues its expansion in Eagle Mountain, Utah

Meta continues its expansion in Eagle Mountain, Utah

October 04, 2022 Meta

Social media giant Meta has announced that it is expanding its footprint in Eagle Mountain, Utah, with the expansion of its data center campus. The company made this announcement of the new additions on Facebook, where it said the campus grow by 2 million square feet. Meta's Eagle Mountain campus...

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Read Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Madrid, Spain
Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Madrid, Spain

Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Madrid, Spain

September 28, 2022 Oracle

Oracle has announced that it has launched a cloud region in the capital of Spain. The launch sees Oracle's total cloud region across the globe hit 40. This is the country's first region in the country. The general manager of Oracle Spain, Albert Triola, said: "Local organizations and public...

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Read Work on Meta's data center in Sarpy County halted following racist graffiti being found
 Work on Meta's data center in Sarpy County halted following racist graffiti being found

Work on Meta's data center in Sarpy County halted following racist graffiti being found

September 23, 2022 Meta

Meta’s Sarpy County data center has once again found itself in the headlines following another racist incident on site. The primary contractor Turner Construction had shut down work on the Utah site regarding three other racist incidents, which included racist graffiti on a portable toilet and a...

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Read Novva Data Centers' new data center in North Las Vegas includes water-free cooling and renewable energy
Novva Data Centers' new data center in North Las Vegas includes water-free cooling and renewable energy

Novva Data Centers' new data center in North Las Vegas includes water-free cooling and renewable energy

September 14, 2022 Novva Data Centers

Novva Data Centers has announced plans for a new 275,000 square foot, 100MW data center based in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility will be located on a 20-acre campus with an injection of $400 million and will reportedly be built with sustainability in mind. Renewable energy will be sourced...

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Read Flexential Announces Plan To Expand Its Data Center Presence in Hillsboro, Oregon
Flexential Announces Plan To Expand Its Data Center Presence in Hillsboro, Oregon

Flexential Announces Plan To Expand Its Data Center Presence in Hillsboro, Oregon

September 12, 2022 Flexential

Flexential has announced that it is developing a data center facility outside Portland, Oregon. The development will see the company erect two new buildings in conjunction with T5. According to Flexential, the facility is located adjacent to its Hillsboro 3 data center at 5419 NE Starr Blvd. It...

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Read Aligned Data Centers announces expansion in Northern Virginia
Aligned Data Centers announces expansion in Northern Virginia

Aligned Data Centers announces expansion in Northern Virginia

August 03, 2022 Aligned

Aligned Data Centers has announced its expansion in Northern Virginia, with the addition of a new 72 MW four-story data center across 430,000 sqft based at its new campus in Sterling. This addition will be the company’s third in the area and part of phase one of the campus development. The...

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Read Meta announces Sarpy data center expansion
Meta announces Sarpy data center expansion

Meta announces Sarpy data center expansion

August 02, 2022 Meta

Meta has announced that it will expand its Sarpy data center in Sarpy County, Nebraska, once again, with the introduction of a new building which will make it a nine-building, four million-square-foot (371,600 sqm) campus that will be fuelled with renewable energy sourced by wind farm projects in...

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Read QTS releases annual ESG report renewing commitment to sustainability and social responsibility
QTS releases annual ESG report renewing commitment to sustainability and social responsibility

QTS releases annual ESG report renewing commitment to sustainability and social responsibility

July 26, 2022 QTS Data Centers

QTS recently published its annual ESG report, in which it highlighted its sustainability achievements and the different projects and initiatives it's pursuing in order to expand its commitment to social and environmental responsibility. This follows the company being named as one of America's...

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Read QTS Buys Properties in Phoenix and The Netherlands
QTS Buys Properties in Phoenix and The Netherlands

QTS Buys Properties in Phoenix and The Netherlands

July 18, 2022 QTS Data Centers

QTS Realty Trust has acquired up to 400 acres of land in Phoenix, Arizona, for $255 million. The data center REIT also acquired land in the Netherlands for $9 million. QTS acquired the Phoenix property from First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. and Merit Partners Inc. QTS currently operates a...

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Read Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Mexico
Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Mexico

Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Mexico

July 01, 2022 Oracle

Oracle has announced the launch of its new cloud region in Querétaro, Mexico. The company first revealed plans for the region in 2021. This is Oracle’s first region in the country. The senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Mexico, Maribel Dos Santos, said: “We are excited to...

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Read Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX
Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX

Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX

June 23, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it has secured $1.7 billion in sustainability-linked debt financing, including the company's first-ever Asset-Backed Securitization (ABS) and multi-currency term loan (ESG Term Loan). The company will reportedly use this to finance its growth and keep up with...

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Read Aligned To Develop a 100MW Facility in Salt Lake City, Utah
 Aligned To Develop a 100MW Facility in Salt Lake City, Utah

Aligned To Develop a 100MW Facility in Salt Lake City, Utah

June 23, 2022 Aligned

Aligned has announced that it is developing a new data center in Salt Lake, Utah. The data center will be called SLC-03, and it will be developed on its campus in West Jordan, Utah. The development will see Aligned add over 100MW capacity to the West Jordan campus. When this happens, it will add...

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Read Oracle Launches Second Cloud Region in France
Oracle Launches Second Cloud Region in France

Oracle Launches Second Cloud Region in France

June 21, 2022 Oracle

Oracle has announced the opening of a new region in Paris, France. This will be the company’s second region in the country as it opened its first in Marseilles inside Interxion’s campus in November 2021. The general manager of Oracle France, Christophe Negrier, said Oracle is helping...

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Read TikTok Now Using Oracle Infrastructure For US User Data
TikTok Now Using Oracle Infrastructure For US User Data

TikTok Now Using Oracle Infrastructure For US User Data

June 20, 2022 Oracle

TikTok has confirmed hosting its data in the US in Oracle’s data center. The Chinese social media company revealed in a blog post that it has been working with Oracle for over a year to protect better its systems, app, and US user data. TikTok noted that the company has now completed a...

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Read Meta announces expansion of $1B Gallatin data center development
Meta announces expansion of $1B Gallatin data center development

Meta announces expansion of $1B Gallatin data center development

June 10, 2022 Meta

Meta has announced that it will be expanding its Gallatin data center campus, which is located in Tennessee. The plans for the campus, which will see an injection of $1B, were first announced back in 2020, and the campus will be powered in part by solar energy from a 110MW power purchase...

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Read CIM Group Invests $355m in Novva Data Centers
CIM Group Invests $355m in Novva Data Centers

CIM Group Invests $355m in Novva Data Centers

June 02, 2022 Novva Data Centers

CIM Group has announced that it is pumping $355 million into Novva Data Centers. The fund will be geared towards achieving Novva’s goal of offering 1,000MW of designed data center capacity in the next five years. Novva Data Centers was launched in 2020 with a $100m backing from CIM Group. At the...

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Read Sustainably-linked loan for Aligned
Sustainably-linked loan for Aligned

Sustainably-linked loan for Aligned

May 20, 2022 Aligned

Aligned Data Centers has announced that it has increased its existing sustainability-linked (SLL) from $375 million to $1.75 billion in an effort to “accelerate its next phase of strategic growth and expansion.” This loan is linked to ESG goals, and if the company manages to reach the pre-agreed...

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Read DataBank To Develop a 40MW Data Center at Newly Acquired Property
DataBank To Develop a 40MW Data Center at Newly Acquired Property

DataBank To Develop a 40MW Data Center at Newly Acquired Property

May 18, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced the acquisition of an existing data center and 18-acre land in Atlanta, Georgia. The property acquired is located at 200 Selig Drive, Atlanta. Although the company did not reveal the transaction terms, CoStar reports that DataBank paid $10.9 million for the property. The...

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Read Meta Expanding Its $800m Mesa Campus in Arizona
Meta Expanding Its $800m Mesa Campus in Arizona

Meta Expanding Its $800m Mesa Campus in Arizona

May 05, 2022 Meta

Meta has announced that it is expanding its Mesa data center campus in Arizona. The company announced in a Facebook post that: “In August 2021, we were thrilled to add Mesa, Arizona, to our family of data centers. Just nine months later, we’re excited to announce that we are expanding the Meta...

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