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Vantage begins work on the second phase of its Frankfurt-Offenbach campus

Vantage is commencing the second phase of development at its 55MW EU campus (FRA1) in Frankfurt, Germany. Located in Offenbach, this second phase will see the construction of a 16MW capacity, 13,000 square meters (140,000 square feet) facility, which will be operational in the first half of 2...

February 24, 2022

Vantage Data Centers

Data centers: AI, automation and robotics

Automation is slowly but surely gaining more of a presence in the data center industry. According to reports, 86% of companies in the industry are expecting to dedicate more of their budgets for data-center network automation over the next two years. As data demand skyrockets, AI and automatio...

February 24, 2022

NTT

Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India

According to India’s Economic Times. Digital Realty and Brookfield Asset Management’s joint venture in India has secured the purchase of 10 acres of land in Chennai. The companies acquired the land for over Rs 230 crore (~$30.8m). It is to be used for the development of a data center. One of t...

February 21, 2022

Digital Realty Trust

AWS Reveals 32 Cities Where It Will Open Local Zones

Amazon Web Services has announced the 32 cities where it plans to open Local Zones Edge locations. AWS’ Local Zones are Edge locations that host applications which need low latency to on-premises installations or end-users. Each Local zone offers specific services like database, storage, or...

February 18, 2022

Amazon AWS

Amazon Files To Develop Two Data Centers in Culpeper County, Northern Virginia

According to Star Exponent, Amazon wants to develop two data centers in Stevensburg, Virginia. Per the report, Marvell Development- a subsidiary of Amazon Data Services has asked for 243 acres in Culpeper County, Virginia to be rezoned from agricultural use to light industrial use. The company...

February 18, 2022

Amazon AWS

Amazon Data Services Acquires Three Office Buildings in Loudoun County for $26.4m

According to BizJournal, Amazon Data Services has completed the acquisition of office buildings in Sterling, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia. The buildings are located in the Loudoun Tech Center business park. The selling company is an affiliate of St. John Properties. In addition, the prope...

February 18, 2022

Amazon AWS

EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN

EdgeConneX has acquired Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN). By so doing, it has taken over a data center in eastern Jakarta, Indonesia. The company did not reveal the details of the transaction. GTN was launched in 2016, and it currently operates a 5MW data center that can be expanded to 80MW ...

February 18, 2022

EdgeConneX

AT&T signs two solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)

AT&T has signed two solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Vitol, an energy trader, it has announced. The virtual PPAs are for approximately 80MW and 75 MW at solar projects in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The two projects are expected to be fully operational by 2022 and 2023, respectiv...

February 17, 2022

AT&T

EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin

The South Dublin County Council (SDCC) has granted EdgeConnex permission to build two single-story data centers and three gas-powered generation plant buildings at Dublin’s Grange Castle Business Park after it was initially proposed last year. The facilities span 2,800 sqm (137,700 sqft combin...

February 16, 2022

EdgeConneX

CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals

CyrusOne has announced that in line with its ambition to become data climate-neutral by 2030, its Dallas, Texas headquarters is now powered by 100% renewable energy. It is also the latest part of its portfolio to be net-water positive. CyrusOne is also one of the signatories of the Climate Ne...

February 16, 2022

CyrusOne

Cologix announces significant expansion in North America

Cologix has announced that it is funneling further investment in its expansion to accelerate its growth, adding to the number of hyperscale edge data centers in its portfolio. Alongside this announcement, the company also published the new name of its hyperscale edge data centers, Scalelogix. ...

February 16, 2022

Cologix

AWS Buys Land and Data Center From IPI Partners After Selling Land To Its Subsidiary Stack

Amazon Web Services has completed the sale of two plots of land in Prince William County, Virginia, to Stack Infrastructures. Interestingly, it also bought two parcels of land in Loudoun County, Virginia, from Stack Infrastructure’s owner, IPI Partners. According to BizJournal, AWS sold two...

February 16, 2022

Amazon AWS

Carbon accounting standards in the industry

A number of organizations and companies have come together to form an initiative called the Carbon Call, which is seeking to achieve "reliable and interoperable" carbon emissions accounting to ensure the world reaches net-zero by midcentury. Among the twenty organizations launching the call is...

February 15, 2022

Microsoft Azure

What is Waukee saying about Apple's data center?

Following the recent green light given by local planning officials on Apple’s Iowa development, a number of business people and leaders in the area have voiced their thoughts on what the development will mean for the area. Mayor Courtney Clarke outlined that in the first phase of development t...

February 14, 2022

Apple

Microsoft Signs Agreement With HTX To Develop Sovereign Cloud in Singapore

Microsoft has signed a strategic agreement with Singapore’s Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX). The deal will see Microsoft develop a sovereign cloud to speed up the digital transformation and innovation of Singapore’s HTX. It will also help sort Singapore’s Home Team Departments’ e...

February 14, 2022

Microsoft Azure

Frederick County and AWS: Deal falls through

AWS plans for Frederick County in Maryland have fallen through; it has been reported. This announcement came after Amazon and the county government was unable to reach an agreement on the project’s timeline. Initial plans outlined that data centers would go to three communities in the south, w...

February 11, 2022

Amazon AWS

AWS Reveals The Size of Properties Under Its Control

Amazon Web Services has revealed that it has over 26 million square feet (2,415,500 square meters) under its control. The company announced this through its latest 10-K filing. The filing further showed that the company owns 11.9 million square feet (1,105,500 square meters) and leases 14.1...

February 11, 2022

Amazon AWS

Amazon Receives $4.7bn In Subsidies From Global Governments For The Development of Facilities

According to Good Jobs First, Amazon has received at least $4.7 billion in federal and state subsidies over the past decade around the world. The subsidies support the development of warehouses, call centers, data centers, offices, and film production projects. The watchdog group compiled data...

February 10, 2022

Amazon AWS

QTS Announces Interest in 800-acre Land In Prince William County For Data Center Development

QTS has revealed its plans to develop a data center on an 800-acre site in Prince William County, Virginia. The company’s plans are part of the controversial move by the county to rezone over 2,100 acres of land in Manassas, Northern Virginia, for developing data centers. A spokesperson for QT...

February 10, 2022

QTS Data Centers

Element Critical partner up with NextEra Energy for renewables

Element Critical has inked a clean energy deal with NextEra Energy Resources, which will provide the data center company with renewable energy. The power purchase agreement (PPA) between the two companies, will see Element Critical provided with power from an ERCOT-connected, Texas-based win...

February 10, 2022

Element Critical

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