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AWS to launch Taipei cloud region in 2025

AWS to launch Taipei cloud region in 2025

June 14, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to launch a cloud region in Taipei, Taiwan and also invest "billions of dollars" in the country over the next 15 years.“Today, we’re announcing that a new AWS Region will be coming to Taiwan by early 2025,” the company said in an announcement this week. “The...

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Read Microsoft signs 420MW worth of PPAs
Microsoft signs 420MW worth of PPAs

Microsoft signs 420MW worth of PPAs

June 13, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a number of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy in Sweden and Denmark from European Energy. It will procure the output of six wind and solar sites in Spain from Repsol.“We are excited that Microsoft has committed itself to driving forward the green...

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Read Microsoft plans new data center in Northwest Indiana
Microsoft plans new data center in Northwest Indiana

Microsoft plans new data center in Northwest Indiana

June 08, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has revealed its plans to build a 245,000-square-foot data center on 489 acres at the Radius Industrial Park in La Porte with a $1 billion investment.“Indiana is committed to being a central hub in the global economy of the future, and this latest announcement ensures Hoosier...

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Read Singlife completes cloud migration to AWS
Singlife completes cloud migration to AWS

Singlife completes cloud migration to AWS

June 07, 2024 Amazon AWS

Singapore-based insurer Singlife has completed its cloud migration to Amazon Web Services. The move was multi-phased and involved migrating more than 39 mission-critical applications to the cloud and exiting Singlife's data centers within 18 months.Romil Sharma, group head of technology and...

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Read Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal
Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal

Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal

June 05, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced plans for LS2, a new International Business Exchange (IBX) facility to be located adjacent to Equinix's existing LS1 site. This €50 million project due to open in the first quarter of 2025 will offer 2,050 square meters of colocation space.Carlos Paulino, managing...

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Read NCLH migrates shoreside technology infrastructure to AWS
NCLH migrates shoreside technology infrastructure  to AWS

NCLH migrates shoreside technology infrastructure to AWS

June 05, 2024 Amazon AWS

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) has migrated its shoreside technology infrastructure to Amazon Web Services in a process which took 15 months to complete and involved moving more than 100 applications, thousands of virtual and physical servers, data center environments, and peripheral...

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Read Microsoft allegedly nears multi-million-euro agreement with CISPE for antitrust complaint
Microsoft allegedly nears multi-million-euro agreement with CISPE for antitrust complaint

Microsoft allegedly nears multi-million-euro agreement with CISPE for antitrust complaint

June 03, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is reportedly nearing a multi-million-euro agreement with cloud lobby CISPE- also known as Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe to put an end to its antitrust complaint according to news first reported by Politico. However, a CISPE representative denied the claims to...

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Read Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor sign MoU for renewable energy
Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor sign MoU for renewable energy

Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor sign MoU for renewable energy

June 01, 2024 Amazon AWS

Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for renewable energy development in North and South Carolina.This new MoU called "Accelerating Clean Energy" (ACE) tariffs, would help the companies to support carbon-free energy generation...

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Read FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS
FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS

FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS

May 30, 2024 Amazon AWS

Insurance provider FWD Group has signed a five-year cloud agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) which will see AWS continue to host the company's core business applications including finance, customer, and insurance agent interfaces, as part of the company's ongoing cloud migration.Sandeep...

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Read AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa
AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa

AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa

May 29, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in partnership with Orange has revealed plans to launch a Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa, one of which will be in Morocco, where Oracle has confirmed plans for two new cloud regions. Jérôme Hénique, CEO at Orange Middle East and Africa, said: “The announcement...

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Read Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers
Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

May 28, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has now broken ground in Malaysia with two International Business Exchange data centers in Johor (JH1) and Kuala Lumpur (KL1) now serving the company’s customers in Malaysia and across. Jeremy Deutsch, president for Asia-Pacific at Equinix, said: “Malaysia is a cornerstone market and top...

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Read Digital Realty signs new PPAs in France and Spain
Digital Realty signs new PPAs in France and Spain

Digital Realty signs new PPAs in France and Spain

May 24, 2024 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty this week announced the signing of several power purchase agreements (PPA) to power its European operations in France and Spain. The company signed a package solar deal comprising three separate 12-year agreements in Spain and two 15-year deals for wind energy in France. Together,...

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Read Microsoft to purchase one million tons of carbon energy credits
Microsoft to purchase one million tons of carbon energy credits

Microsoft to purchase one million tons of carbon energy credits

May 24, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is buying one million tons of carbon removal credits from a renewable energy company in Denmark, following its aim to invest in carbon capture technology. The tech giant will purchase the credits from Avedøre power station in Copenhagen, which is operated by energy company Ørsted, in a...

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Read Amazon to invest billions into renewable energy projects in Spain
Amazon to invest billions into renewable energy projects in Spain

Amazon to invest billions into renewable energy projects in Spain

May 24, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services this week announced plans to invest €15.7 billion in Spain into its AWS Europe (Spain) Region. “We are committed to supporting Spain across multiple areas," said Suzana Curic, AWS country manager, Spain and Portugal. "Beyond direct investments and jobs supported, we plan to...

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Read Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio
Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio

Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio

May 22, 2024 Cologix

Cologix, this week announced the completion of COL4. Set on a seven-acre campus, the facility spans 256,000 square feet, offering 50MW across three data halls.“Over 10 years ago, we recognized Columbus’ importance as a technology hub for growing companies and decided to enter this market,” said...

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Read Prime Data Center to expand into Spain
Prime Data Center to expand into Spain

Prime Data Center to expand into Spain

May 21, 2024 Prime Data Centers

US data center firm Prime has acquired a 7.6-acre site at Calle de la Pedriza 1 in Alcobendas, close to Equinix, CyrusOne, and Data4 facilities as it plans expansion into Spain. “With 44MW of take-up in 2023, power challenges limiting FLAPD markets, and information governance mandating in-country...

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Read Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud
Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud

Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud

May 20, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest €7.8 billion ($8.47bn) in its sovereign cloud infrastructure in Germany through 2040. The Sovereign Cloud region will be AWS' first and located in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is expected to launch by the end of 2025. “This investment reinforces our...

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Read CyrusOne closes $1.175 billion ABS offering
CyrusOne closes $1.175 billion  ABS offering

CyrusOne closes $1.175 billion ABS offering

May 18, 2024 CyrusOne

CyrusOne has closed its $1.175 billion Series 2024-2 and 2024-3 funding round, classified as a Secured Green Collateral Bond, and is the largest ABS issuance since 2021. Series 2024-2 is expected to mature in five years, while Series 2024-3 is expected to mature in seven. Eric Schwartz, CEO of...

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Read Microsoft to deploy equivalent of five 561 petaflops Eagle supercomputers monthly
Microsoft to deploy equivalent of five 561 petaflops Eagle supercomputers monthly

Microsoft to deploy equivalent of five 561 petaflops Eagle supercomputers monthly

May 18, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Azure CTO Mark Russinovich recently claimed that Microsoft will be deploying the equivalent of five 561 petaflops Eagle supercomputers every single month. That would represent the equivalent of 72,000 H100 GPUs every month, spread out across the company's growing data center footprint, and a...

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Read Digital Realty launches new cooling colocation offering
Digital Realty launches new cooling colocation offering

Digital Realty launches new cooling colocation offering

May 17, 2024 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty this week announced the launch of a direct liquid cooling (DLC) offering, available in 170 Digital Realty data centers globally. The company noted that the offering includes a range of mechanical solutions, such as rear door heat exchangers (RDHx) and DLC, offering power densities...

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