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Read Menlo Equities acquires four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley
Menlo Equities acquires four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley

Menlo Equities acquires four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley

September 24, 2021 Digital Realty Trust

Menlo Equities has completed the acquisition of four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley. The firm acquired the facilities for a combined $108.8 million. First, it acquired a facility at 4650 Old Ironside Drive in Santa Clara for $35.8 million. The facility has 124,400 square feet of...

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Read Dublin: Heat created by Amazon data center to heat housing
Dublin: Heat created by Amazon data center to heat housing

Dublin: Heat created by Amazon data center to heat housing

September 21, 2021 Amazon AWS

An Amazon data center based in Tallaght in South Dublin is set to heat homes in the local area as part of Tallaght's pilot District Heating Scheme. As part of Dublin's Climate Action Week, locals were invited to inspect the progress that has been made with the scheme. The project is expected to...

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Read AWS launches Local Zones in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Kansas City
AWS launches Local Zones in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Kansas City

AWS launches Local Zones in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Kansas City

September 13, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has launched Local Zones in Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Chicago. AWS’ Local Zones serve as Edge locations that host applications that require single-digit millisecond latency for on-premises installations and end-users. AWS announced its excitement of launching the Local...

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Read NTT plans to grow its data center footprint by 20% in the next 18 months
NTT plans to grow its data center footprint by 20% in the next 18 months

NTT plans to grow its data center footprint by 20% in the next 18 months

September 02, 2021 NTT

NTT ltd has announced it plans to increase its data center footprint in the next 18 months by 20%. The Company would be expanding some of its existing data centers and adding 300MW of capacity and 600,000 sqm (6.5 million square feet) of space within 18months. This expansion will be in 20...

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Read DCI acquires land for ADL03 facility in Adelaide, Australia
DCI acquires land for ADL03 facility in Adelaide, Australia

DCI acquires land for ADL03 facility in Adelaide, Australia

August 31, 2021 DCI Data Centers

To expand its data center footprint, DCI Data Centers has acquired land in Adelaide, Australia, for its new data center. The site is located in Technology Park, Mawson Lakes. It will be home to DCI’s ADL03 data center. DCI Data Centers announced that it had secured Development Approval for the...

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Read Swindon Borough Council approves Amazon data center on former Hewlett-Packard (HP) data center site
Swindon Borough Council approves Amazon data center on former Hewlett-Packard (HP) data center site

Swindon Borough Council approves Amazon data center on former Hewlett-Packard (HP) data center site

August 27, 2021 Amazon AWS

According to authentic published documents, the Swindon Borough Council has approved Amazon Web Services’ application to build a data center on a site that Hewlett-Packard (HP) used to occupy. The application was lodged in April 2021. It shows that a new 27MW four-hall facility will be built on...

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Read Princeton Digital Group to build a $150m data center in Jakarta, Indonesia
Princeton Digital Group to build a $150m data center in Jakarta, Indonesia

Princeton Digital Group to build a $150m data center in Jakarta, Indonesia

August 25, 2021 Princeton Digital Group

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has announced that it is investing $150 million to build a data center in Indonesia. The facility (Jakarta Cibitung- JC2) will have 22MW of power, and it will be built in the same campus that hosts PDG’s JC1 data center. Upon completion, the facility can still be...

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Read Digital Realty files application for data centers in Clondalkin, Ireland
Digital Realty files application for data centers in Clondalkin, Ireland

Digital Realty files application for data centers in Clondalkin, Ireland

August 25, 2021 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has filed for permission to build data centers in Clondalkin, Ireland. According to Digital Realty’s application, the Company wants 10-year permission to build two data center buildings called DUB15 and DUB16 close to its existing facilities in Clondalkin. These buildings will have...

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Read Equinix files application for data centers in Clondalkin, Ireland
Equinix files application for data centers in Clondalkin, Ireland

Equinix files application for data centers in Clondalkin, Ireland

August 25, 2021 Equinix

Equinix filed for permission to build a data center in Profile Park, Clondalkin, Ireland. The Company filed for permission to build a three-story data center in July. It is going to call the facility DB8. The facility will be built within a 2.65 hectare of land. The facility will also have a...

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Read NTT to build data center campus in Mesa
NTT to build data center campus in Mesa

NTT to build data center campus in Mesa

August 23, 2021 NTT

NTT has announced that following the opening of data centers in Chicago, Ill., Hillsboro, Ore., and Santa Clara, Calif.; it is building its seventh data center campus in Mesa. Estimated to open in early 2022, the 102-acre campus will contain seven data centers, with a total of 240 megawatts (MW)...

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Read Sophos brings Sydney data center online
Sophos brings Sydney data center online

Sophos brings Sydney data center online

August 23, 2021 Amazon AWS

Sophos has announced that its Australian data center, hosted by AWS, has gone online, the first of two openings in the Asia Pacific region in 2021. The second is scheduled for opening in Japan in September. This data center will provide local capacity to meet the growing demand for Sophos...

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Read Equinix secures a cheaper, green future
Equinix secures a cheaper, green future

Equinix secures a cheaper, green future

August 18, 2021 Equinix

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently granted a group of businesses led by Equinix the right to form a renewable energy purchasing group. This formation will allow the group, which includes Nike, H&M, HSBC Bank, and Goldman Sachs, to negotiate access to cheaper...

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Read Keppel Corporation wants to acquire Singapore Press Holdings' real estate assets for $1.6 billion
Keppel Corporation wants to acquire Singapore Press Holdings' real estate assets for $1.6 billion

Keppel Corporation wants to acquire Singapore Press Holdings' real estate assets for $1.6 billion

August 04, 2021 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel Corporation has offered to acquire the non-media part of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) for S$2.2 billion (USD 1.6 billion). This includes Keppel and SPH's jointly-owned data center and telco assets. The other parts of the business it wants to acquire include shopping malls, nursing homes,...

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Read Digital Realty expands in Seoul
Digital Realty expands in Seoul

Digital Realty expands in Seoul

July 30, 2021 Digital Seoul 2 (ICN11)

Digital Realty has announced it is expanding its footprint in Seoul, South Korea, with a 64MW data center following the purchase of a land parcel in Gurae-dong, Gimpo City, in northwest Seoul. It is expected to be completed in the first half of 2023. The facility will span 970,000 square feet and...

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Read Amazon signs deal with TotalEnergies for renewable energy
Amazon signs deal with TotalEnergies for renewable energy

Amazon signs deal with TotalEnergies for renewable energy

July 29, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon, like many other big tech companies, is making big sustainability pledges. Some of these pledges include becoming net-zero carbon by 2040 and powering all of its operations with renewable energy by 2025. These targets are needed, too, considering the scale of the tech giant. Speaking to...

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Read Keppel DC REIT to acquire its first data center in China for $98 million
Keppel DC REIT to acquire its first data center in China for $98 million

Keppel DC REIT to acquire its first data center in China for $98 million

July 28, 2021 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel DC REIT has completed the acquisition of its first data center in China. The firm completed the agreement with Guangdong Bluesea Data Development Co. Ltd. and its parent Company, Guangdong Bluesea Mobile Development Co., to acquire the Guangdong Data Center in Jiangmen. The deal costs RMB...

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Read AWS launches Local Zone in Denver
AWS launches Local Zone in Denver

AWS launches Local Zone in Denver

July 28, 2021 Amazon AWS

AWS just announced the availability of local zones in Denver, Colorado. With the new local zones in Denver, customers can now deliver applications that require single-digit millisecond latency to on-premises installations and end-users in Denver. Amazon Web Services said it is happy to announce...

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Read Largest Data Center Funding Deals In Q2 of 2021
Largest Data Center Funding Deals In Q2 of 2021

Largest Data Center Funding Deals In Q2 of 2021

July 24, 2021 Equinix

The data center industry is a multibillion-dollar industry. According to Gartner, end-user spending on data center infrastructure for 2020 was $188 billion, a 10.3% decrease from 2019’s spending. With these figures, we can reach a consensus that there’s a massive market available for data center...

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Read Equinix strives to balance expansion with its eco targets
Equinix strives to balance expansion with its eco targets

Equinix strives to balance expansion with its eco targets

July 23, 2021 Equinix

Back in June, Equinix committed to becoming climate-neutral by 2030; however, alongside this pledge, in recent years, it has undergone significant growth. Moreover, its environmental metrics reveal that between 2018-19, ​​the company’s scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions, carbon intensity, and energy...

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Read STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot
STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot

STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot

July 23, 2021 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced that it is collaborating with tech company ABB to conduct an artificial intelligence (AI) energy optimization pilot in Singapore. The pilot is part of STT GDC’s vision for a greener future, and its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030. The...

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