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Read Microsoft Azure Services Collapse Due to Data Center Power Overload and Cooling Failure
Microsoft Azure Services Collapse Due to Data Center Power Overload and Cooling Failure

Microsoft Azure Services Collapse Due to Data Center Power Overload and Cooling Failure

February 09, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Cooling equipment at a Microsoft data center went down due to a utility data center power spike, which resulted in an outage. Customers hosted in the South East Asia cloud area experienced a variety of problems as a result of the outage. According to Microsoft's status page, when cooling...

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Read Digital Realty invests in photovoltaics through ENGIE PPA
Digital Realty invests in photovoltaics through ENGIE PPA

Digital Realty invests in photovoltaics through ENGIE PPA

February 08, 2023 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has announced that it has signed an agreement with Engie to procure solar power. Through the 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) the company inked, it will have access to 116 megawatts (MW) of a new 154 MW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic project, which is currently under...

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Read STT GDC signs deal to procure renewable energy in India
STT GDC signs deal to procure renewable energy in India

STT GDC signs deal to procure renewable energy in India

February 08, 2023 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has signed a deal with O2 Power to procure renewable energy in India. As per the agreement, the company will obtain renewable energy under a captive structure to power STT GDC India’s Bengaluru facility, which is located in the state of Karnataka. O2...

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Read Singtel Commences Construction Of Thailand Data Center
Singtel Commences Construction Of Thailand Data Center

Singtel Commences Construction Of Thailand Data Center

February 08, 2023 Singtel

Singtel, AIS, and Gulf recently broke ground on a new data facility in Thailand. This week, the firms revealed that the building of a new data center had begun near Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. The data center will be run by their partnership, GSA Data Center Company Limited (GSA). The 20 MW...

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Read Meta Plans To Save $4bn On Data Centers And Create New AI Facilities Faster and Cheaper
Meta Plans To Save $4bn On Data Centers And Create New AI Facilities Faster and Cheaper

Meta Plans To Save $4bn On Data Centers And Create New AI Facilities Faster and Cheaper

February 08, 2023 Meta

In a cost-cutting effort, Meta claims to have rebuilt its data centers to be less expensive and quicker to build. Meta canceled or paused data centers worldwide and redesigned them for additional artificial intelligence demands late last year. Facebook's Danish data center development and Texas,...

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Read Digital Realty and Brookfield Start Data Center Construction in Chennai, India
Digital Realty and Brookfield Start Data Center Construction in Chennai, India

Digital Realty and Brookfield Start Data Center Construction in Chennai, India

February 08, 2023 Digital Realty Trust

BAM Digital Realty has begun construction on its first data center in India. This week, the company, a partnership between Brookfield Infrastructure and Digital Realty, revealed that building of a data center in Chennai has begun and is on schedule to be completed by the end of the year. MAA10,...

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Read Microsoft Plans to Build a Data Facility and Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia
Microsoft Plans to Build a Data Facility and Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia

Microsoft Plans to Build a Data Facility and Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia

February 07, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft will construct a new Azure cloud region and data center in Saudi Arabia. This week, the company revealed plans to build a new cloud data facility in Saudi Arabia. The news was made at the Riyadh conference LEAP 2023. Microsoft stated that the new cloud region will provide...

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Read AWS to use low-carbon EcoPact concrete in new facilities in North Virginia
AWS to use low-carbon EcoPact concrete in new facilities in North Virginia

AWS to use low-carbon EcoPact concrete in new facilities in North Virginia

February 03, 2023 Amazon AWS

In Northern Virginia, home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world, AWS has announced that it has signed an agreement with Holcim US, and Baker Concrete Construction to utilize EcoPact concrete for the construction of a number of data centers. The cement and concrete industry's...

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Read Amazon procures record amount of renewable energy
Amazon procures record amount of renewable energy

Amazon procures record amount of renewable energy

February 03, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon has announced that it is increasing its renewable energy capacity, consolidating its position as the world's largest buyer of renewable energy. According to the giant, its capacity increased by 8.3GW through 133 new projects in 11 countries during 2022. This means that its portfolio stands...

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Read BDx To Develop a 16MW Hong Kong Data Center
BDx To Develop a 16MW Hong Kong Data Center

BDx To Develop a 16MW Hong Kong Data Center

February 03, 2023 BDx Data Centers

Big Data Exchange (BDx), a pan-Asian data center company, will construct a new data center in Hong Kong. This week, the business revealed its intention to construct a second 16MW plant in an impending high-tech industrial area built by Hong Kong's Sino Group. The new facility, situated in the...

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Read AWS launches Local Zone Edge locations in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico
AWS launches Local Zone Edge locations in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico

AWS launches Local Zone Edge locations in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico

February 01, 2023 Amazon AWS

AWS is expanding its Local Zones offerings in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico. The company has announced that new Local Zones will be located in Lagos, Lima, and Querétaro, respectively. These zones will offer a range of services for latency-sensitive applications in locations where the company doesn't...

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Read AWS files for expansion in Dublin, environmental group opposes citing emissions
AWS files for expansion in Dublin, environmental group opposes citing emissions

AWS files for expansion in Dublin, environmental group opposes citing emissions

February 01, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon is seeking expansion in Dublin, Ireland, having filed for permission from Fingal County Council for an additional three more data centers at one of its campuses, located at Cruiserath Road. A decision on the application is expected in February. Filed by Universal Developers LLC for Amazon,...

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Read Digital Realty explores biofuel for backup energy in Spain
Digital Realty explores biofuel for backup energy in Spain

Digital Realty explores biofuel for backup energy in Spain

January 31, 2023 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty is the latest data center company to explore the use of biofuel for backup energy. Through partnering with Spanish energy company Repsol, the company has announced the first data center to switch out fossil fuels for biofuel is its MAD3 facility in Spain, which offers 5.8MW of...

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Read Microsoft expands in Des Moines, Iowa
Microsoft expands in Des Moines, Iowa

Microsoft expands in Des Moines, Iowa

January 31, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it is expanding in Iowa, following the issuing of a permit, valued at $255 million for a data center at 5855 SW Kerry St. As per the permit, the facility will span 250,000 sq ft. Described as the DSM 12 Buildout and located in West Des Moines, the SW Kerry Street site...

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Read Melbourne Becomes AWS's Second Australian Cloud Region
Melbourne Becomes AWS's Second Australian Cloud Region

Melbourne Becomes AWS's Second Australian Cloud Region

January 27, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced a cloud region in Melbourne, Australia. This marks the second cloud region AWS has in Australia, following the launch of Sydney in 2012. The facility was first announced in December 2020. Littlepay's CEO, Amin Shayan, is ecstatic about establishing a...

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Read Google lays off 6% of its workforce
Google lays off 6% of its workforce

Google lays off 6% of its workforce

January 25, 2023 Google

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has announced that it is making further cuts to its staff, and is set to lose around 6% of its global workforce. The giant's reasoning for the significant downsizing is similar to the reasons cited by other tech firms that have cut back on staff in recent...

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Read Microsoft and AWS to expand data center footprint in Telangana
Microsoft and AWS to expand data center footprint in Telangana

Microsoft and AWS to expand data center footprint in Telangana

January 25, 2023 Amazon AWS

Despite both tech giants making significant layoffs in recent months, both Microsoft and AWS have announced plans to boost investment and data center portfolios in the Telangana region of India. The former is set to double the number of facilities it is building in the region, while AWS has...

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Read Digital Realty joins forces with Mainova for district heating scheme in Frankfurt
Digital Realty joins forces with Mainova for district heating scheme in Frankfurt

Digital Realty joins forces with Mainova for district heating scheme in Frankfurt

January 24, 2023 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty and Mainova AG have signed a letter of intent for a joint project to explore a potential waste heat project in Frankfurt, which could heat approximately 3,600 households. In partnership, the data center firm, and German energy firm are conducting a feasibility study to decipher...

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Read CyrusOne acquires a 57.6-acre land parcel in Loudoun County, Virginia
CyrusOne acquires a  57.6-acre land parcel in Loudoun County, Virginia

CyrusOne acquires a 57.6-acre land parcel in Loudoun County, Virginia

January 23, 2023 CyrusOne

CyrusOne has purchased a 57.6-acre land parcel in Loudoun County, Virginia. The location of the parcel is near the intersection of the Dulles Greenway toll road and Belmont Ridge Road. This recent land acquisition is part of the company’s global growth and expansion plans. Speaking about this,...

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Read AirTrunk to develop 150MW campus in Johor, Malaysia
AirTrunk to develop 150MW campus in Johor, Malaysia

AirTrunk to develop 150MW campus in Johor, Malaysia

January 23, 2023 AirTrunk

AirTrunk is expanding into Malaysia, with its first data center in the country. The facility, JHB1, will be in the Johor Bahru area, and span 21,900 sqm (235,750 sq ft) of space across 20 data halls, offering more than 150MW of capacity. In addition to this, it will have 370 sqm (4,000 sqm) of...

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