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Read New European Clean Hydrogen Partnership announced
New European Clean Hydrogen Partnership announced

New European Clean Hydrogen Partnership announced

December 15, 2021 Equinix

The European Clean Hydrogen Partnership has announced its €2.5 million EcoEdge PrimePower project (E2P2). The tech consortium making up the partnership includes Equinix, InfraPrime, RISE, Snam, SolidPower, TEC4FUELS and Vertiv. Together, they will pursue the development of low-carbon fuel cells,...

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Read CloudHQ to buy United Airlines' Mount Prospect campus for mega data center development
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CloudHQ to buy United Airlines' Mount Prospect campus for mega data center development

December 15, 2021 CloudHQ

According to Journal & Topics, CloudHQ has acquired United Airlines’ office campus in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Report has it that CloudHQ bought the property to make way for the development of a new 1.5 million square feet, $2.5 billion data center. Bill Cooney, the Development Director of...

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Read 365 Data Centers completes round of debt refinancing
365 Data Centers completes round of debt refinancing

365 Data Centers completes round of debt refinancing

December 14, 2021 365 Data Centers

365 Data Centers has announced that it completed a round of debt refinancing while also raising new funds. The firm refinanced all its existing debt. It also secured more funds from ING Capital LLC, TD Securities, CIT Group, Boundary Street Capital, and Regions Capital Markets. 365 Data Centers...

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Read Cologix plans to raise $1.1 billion through ABS notes
Cologix plans to raise $1.1 billion through ABS notes

Cologix plans to raise $1.1 billion through ABS notes

December 14, 2021 Cologix

According to Asset Securitization Report, Cologix is planning to raise funds through a $1.1 billion securitization. Cologix will be issuing Asset-Backed Security notes by using proceeds from seventeen properties as backing. According to filings with the Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Deutsche Bank is...

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Read Johannesburg 1 to open in South Africa in April 2022
Johannesburg 1 to open in South Africa in April 2022

Johannesburg 1 to open in South Africa in April 2022

December 14, 2021 NTT

NTT has announced that it is “on track” to complete the turnkey data center development of its Johannesburg 1 Data Centre, located at Centralpoint Innovation District in Samrand, by early next year. The facility, developed by Growthpoint, includes 6,000sqm of IT space and features “high-end...

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Read Data center companies use Ledger8760 to track carbon emissions
Data center companies use Ledger8760 to track carbon emissions

Data center companies use Ledger8760 to track carbon emissions

December 13, 2021 T5 Data Centers

Aligned, Ascent, Corscale, and T5 have all announced that they will be using Ledger8760's 24x7 tracking platform to record their carbon emissions' hour-by-hour. This tracking system will reportedly enable companies to be more transparent about their energy and utility data, and crucially,...

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Read Equinix's PE3 data center launched in Perth, Australia
Equinix's PE3 data center launched in Perth, Australia

Equinix's PE3 data center launched in Perth, Australia

December 10, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that its PE3 data center in Perth, Australia, has launched, the third IBX facility in the city. According to reports, the first phase of the project provides a capacity of 700 cabinets spanning 1,830 sqm (38,600 sqtf), following an investment of US$54 million (A$71.7...

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Read AWS to develop data center region in Queretaro, Mexico
AWS to develop data center region in Queretaro, Mexico

AWS to develop data center region in Queretaro, Mexico

December 10, 2021 Amazon AWS

According to Bloomberg, Amazon Web Services plans to open a new data center region in Mexico. The report claims AWS is close to signing a deal with the Mexican federal government over opening a new region in Queretaro. Although no date has been set, an official report is expected soon....

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Read AWS announces new AWS Top Secret Region
AWS announces new AWS Top Secret Region

AWS announces new AWS Top Secret Region

December 09, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has announced another Top Secret cloud region to host classified government data. The new region will operate workloads at the Top-Secret United States security classification level, which is the highest security classification in the US. The new Top-Secret West region will...

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Read Microsoft adds new availability zones to India Central Azure cloud region
Microsoft adds new availability zones to India Central Azure cloud region

Microsoft adds new availability zones to India Central Azure cloud region

December 09, 2021 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has unveiled new availability zones in its Indian Central Azure cloud region. Usually, Azure regions launch with three availability zones. These zones are physically separated to provide higher redundancy, availability, and disaster recovery protection. However, there are cases where...

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Read China Mobile is developing a data center in Hong Kong
China Mobile is developing a data center in Hong Kong

China Mobile is developing a data center in Hong Kong

December 09, 2021 China Mobile

China Mobile International Limited (CMI) has started work on a new data center facility in Hong Kong, China. CMI is developing the facility on a 1 million square foot land in Fo Tan, Sha Tin. The facility will have multiple stories, and it will cover 103,660 square meters (1.1 million square...

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Read China Telecom leaving the US in January after appeal fails
China Telecom leaving the US in January after appeal fails

China Telecom leaving the US in January after appeal fails

December 08, 2021 China Telecom

News emerging is that China Telecom Americas will be leaving the United States. This comes after the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied China Telecom’s emergency motion to pause an FCC order that revoked its authorizations to continue operations in the country. By so...

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Read Equinix expanding into Africa through $320m MainOne acquisition
Equinix expanding into Africa through $320m MainOne acquisition

Equinix expanding into Africa through $320m MainOne acquisition

December 07, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it is acquiring West Africa’s data center company MainOne for $320 million. The acquisition sees Equinix expand its operations into Africa for the first time. Funke Opeke founded MainOne in 2010 through its MDXi brand. The company has three data centers in operation in...

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Read Vantage Data Centers acquires PCCW DC
Vantage Data Centers acquires PCCW DC

Vantage Data Centers acquires PCCW DC

December 06, 2021 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers and its lead investor, Digital Bridge Group, have announced the acquisition of PCCW Ltd.’s data center business. The acquisition sees Vantage DC’s portfolio to include 100MW of existing and expansion capacity across many facilities in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. Besides, the...

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Read AWS to launch more than 30 Local Zones globally
AWS to launch more than 30 Local Zones globally

AWS to launch more than 30 Local Zones globally

December 05, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is rolling out its Local Zones across the globe next year. The company will be opening 30 new locations across over 20 countries. Local Zones are used for Edge locations that host applications requiring low latency to end-users or on-premises installations. Each Local...

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Read AWS announces 18 new renewable energy projects
AWS announces 18 new renewable energy projects

AWS announces 18 new renewable energy projects

December 03, 2021 Amazon AWS

This week, AWS has announced 18 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects spread across the US, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. This totals 2GW of clean energy capacity. This investment also makes Amazon the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy. Commenting on this...

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Read Nasdaq is migrating to AWS
Nasdaq is migrating to AWS

Nasdaq is migrating to AWS

December 02, 2021 Amazon AWS

US stock exchange Nasdaq has revealed plans to migrate to AWS infrastructure. It will also be bringing AWS infrastructure into its on-premise network. The plan is for Nasdaq to migrate its North American markets to AWS at the beginning of 2022. Nasdaq will be approaching the migration in stages,...

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Read Edgeconnex expands in Benelux region
Edgeconnex expands in Benelux region

Edgeconnex expands in Benelux region

December 02, 2021 EdgeConneX

EdgeConnex has announced that it is to enter the Belgian market with the construction of a data center campus near Brussels in Ternat. The first facility will comprise 4 data halls supporting over 20MW of capacity. According to the company, the site is expected to be ready in the first quarter of...

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Read Amazon to launch its first Georgia solar project in Burke County
Amazon to launch its first Georgia solar project in Burke County

Amazon to launch its first Georgia solar project in Burke County

December 02, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon is launching a 70-megawatt solar farm in Burke County - the first of its kind in Georgia. This move is part of a wider initiative, which will see the giant bring 18 new wind and solar projects online for an entirely renewable-powered company by 2025. The other projects include one in Ohio,...

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Read Richemont to close data centers in Europe, US, and Hong Kong, migrate to AWS
Richemont to close data centers in Europe, US, and Hong Kong, migrate to AWS

Richemont to close data centers in Europe, US, and Hong Kong, migrate to AWS

December 02, 2021 Amazon AWS

Luxury watch company Compagnie Financière Richemont has revealed that it is migrating its closing its European data centers and moving its IT infrastructure to Amazon Web Services. The group owns some luxury brands, including Montblanc, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, IWC, and Schaffhausen....

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