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Read PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion
PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

May 20, 2025 Princeton Digital Group

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) recently announced the successful raise of more than $1.2bn in financing to support its continued expansion and development across Asia. The financing comprises​ $800 million in project financing for the development and expansion of PDG’s data center campuses in...

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Read Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider
Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider

Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider

May 16, 2025 Amazon AWS

Insurance giant Marsh McLennan has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider across its four global businesses - Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. The company will migrate the majority of its global on-premises infrastructure to AWS, significantly reducing the company's physical...

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Read Equinix Launches First Indonesian Data Center in Jakarta
Equinix Launches First Indonesian Data Center in Jakarta

Equinix Launches First Indonesian Data Center in Jakarta

May 15, 2025 Equinix

Equinix this week inaugurated its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Jakarta via a joint venture with PT Astra International Tbk. JK1 is an eight-story facility offering 550 cabinets in the first phase. At full build-out, the facility will offer a total capacity of 1,600...

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Read Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India
Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India

Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India

March 14, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has agreed to purchase 1.5 million tons of carbon removal credits over the next 30 years from a large-scale afforestation project in India. The agreement was signed with Climate Impact Partners, a provider of carbon markets solutions, and Terra Natural Capital, a firm that offers...

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Read Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads
Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads

Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads

February 12, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms is considering an expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads and has appointed three new directors to its board to evaluate whether spare capacity can be repurposed.Riot, which develops some of the largest mining facilities in the...

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Read Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development
Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development

Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development

January 30, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has purchased another 240 acres of land in Wisconsin for data center projects. The land in question is nearby to Microsoft's existing Mount Pleasant project, construction on which was "paused" at the start of this year. At the time, Microsoft said: “We have paused early construction...

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Read Canadian gov't urges Amazon to reconsider shutting down the distribution centers in Quebec
Canadian gov't urges Amazon to reconsider shutting down the distribution centers in Quebec

Canadian gov't urges Amazon to reconsider shutting down the distribution centers in Quebec

January 25, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon announced this week that it would be closing seven warehouses in Quebec over the next two months, cutting more than 1,700 workers as a result. Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry - François-Philippe Champagne - has written to Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy, requesting the...

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Read AWS to invest in cloud infrastructure in Maharashta, India
AWS to invest in cloud infrastructure in Maharashta, India

AWS to invest in cloud infrastructure in Maharashta, India

January 24, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has committed to invest $8.3 billion in developing cloud infrastructure for its AWS Asia-Pacific (Mumbai) Region in Maharashtra, India. The company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 22, 2025, during the World Economic Forum 2025 to formalize the...

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Read Susquehanna Nuclear files petition to review FERC order
Susquehanna Nuclear files petition to review FERC order

Susquehanna Nuclear files petition to review FERC order

January 24, 2025 Amazon AWS

Susquehanna Nuclear LLC, the owner and operator of the 2.5GW Susquehanna steam electric station, has filed a petition in the Fifth Circuit court seeking a review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) order rejecting an expanded interconnection service agreement (ISA) at the power...

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Read Clayco launches dedicated data center division
Clayco launches dedicated data center division

Clayco launches dedicated data center division

January 23, 2025 Equinix

US construction contractor Clayco last week announced the launch of Clayco Compute, an integrated data center delivery business unit focused on specialized construction of advanced technology centers to cater to data center and quantum computing construction projects. The unit will encompass land...

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Read Servier expands partnership with Google AI
Servier expands partnership with Google AI

Servier expands partnership with Google AI

January 21, 2025 Google

International pharmaceutical group Servier has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate the research and development (R&D) of pharmaceuticals.This expanded five-year agreement will see Servier using Google Cloud's AI offerings for R&D. Google Cloud will help Servier to...

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Read Telehouse launches liquid cooling lab at London data center
Telehouse launches liquid cooling lab at London data center

Telehouse launches liquid cooling lab at London data center

January 20, 2025 Telehouse

Telehouse has teamed up with four cooling technology vendors; Accelsius, EkkoSense, JetCool, and Legrand to launch a liquid cooling lab at its London data center. Liquid cooling technologies from these vendors will be on display at Telehouse South, at the company’s London Docklands campus. Mark...

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Read General Catalyst chooses AWS as primary cloud provder
General Catalyst chooses AWS as primary cloud provder

General Catalyst chooses AWS as primary cloud provder

January 18, 2025 Amazon AWS

General Catalyst, a global investment company, is teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the development of healthcare AI tools, to be the company's official preferred cloud provider, supplying the necessary technology and compute for the development of solutions for healthcare systems....

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Read Google Cloud and Formula E announce expanded multi-year partnership
Google Cloud and Formula E announce expanded multi-year partnership

Google Cloud and Formula E announce expanded multi-year partnership

January 15, 2025 Google

Google Cloud and Formula E have announced that they will be entering a new multi-year artificial intelligence (AI) and technology partnership. As part of the agreement, Google Cloud will serve as Formula E’s Official Cloud Technology Services Partner and Official Cloud Security Partner.Jeff...

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Read Everseen X Google Cloud partner for Vision AI for retail stores
Everseen X Google Cloud partner for Vision AI for retail stores

Everseen X Google Cloud partner for Vision AI for retail stores

January 15, 2025 Google

Everseen and Google Cloud are partnering on a Vision AI offering for retail stores, combining Everseen's Vision AI platform with Google Distribute Cloud and Google's Vertex AI platform."Our goal is to provide Vision AI solutions that drive measurable results for retailers— reducing shrink,...

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Read Uranium prices hit all-time high
Uranium prices hit all-time high

Uranium prices hit all-time high

January 15, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Uranium prices have hit an all-time high, with artificial intelligence data centers driving increased demand for nuclear fuel. comes as large data center operators have begun prioritizing nuclear power as a crucial energy source for their operations. According to an FT report, the price of...

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Read BBVA completes data platform migration to AWS
BBVA completes data platform migration to AWS

BBVA completes data platform migration to AWS

January 13, 2025 Amazon AWS

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has successfully migrated its data platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS), covering its European and Uruguay operations. BBVA announced its plans to migrate to the cloud provider in February 2023, citing the need for high-performance computing (HPC) for some...

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Read Mapping and location company Here signs 10-year $1bn deal with AWS
Mapping and location company Here signs 10-year $1bn deal with AWS

Mapping and location company Here signs 10-year $1bn deal with AWS

January 10, 2025 Amazon AWS

Mapping and location technology company Here has signed a 10-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to use its cloud computing infrastructure. Here will combine AWS technologies with its mapping solutions to help automakers develop location-sensitive technologies for their vehicles.“Location...

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Read Mondelēz chooses AWS as primary cloud provider
Mondelēz chooses AWS as primary cloud provider

Mondelēz chooses AWS as primary cloud provider

January 09, 2025 Amazon AWS

Snack and confectionary company Mondelēz International has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its primary cloud provider and will move its entire ERP landscape to SAP RISE powered by AWS among others. The company hopes that the move will improve the security, agility, and reliability of its...

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Read Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg
Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg

Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg

January 09, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is planning to expand its cloud computing services in Luxembourg through its Microsoft Belux (Belgium-Luxembourg) department. This will give Luxembourg-based customers access to Microsoft's cloud computing offerings while maintaining data sovereignty and reducing latency.In a report by...

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