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Read Google Launches First Cloud Region in Texas
Google Launches First Cloud Region in Texas

Google Launches First Cloud Region in Texas

June 08, 2022 Google

Google has announced a new cloud region in Dallas, Texas. In a statement by the company, it said it is happy to expand its presence in Texas by launching a new cloud region in Dallas, making it the second region in the central US and the eleventh in North America. This is the company’s first...

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Read Engie & Google Cloud AI to predict wind power
Engie & Google Cloud AI to predict wind power

Engie & Google Cloud AI to predict wind power

June 06, 2022 Google

French multinational utility company Engie has announced that it will be teaming up with Google Cloud to use AI to predict wind power and optimize its portfolio, making it the first customer of the giant's AI technology. Engie will be utilizing Google's DeepMind technology, which was first...

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Read NextDC Looking To Buy Global Switch's APAC Portfolio
NextDC Looking To Buy Global Switch's APAC Portfolio

NextDC Looking To Buy Global Switch's APAC Portfolio

June 02, 2022 Global Switch

According to reports, NextDC is looking to acquire Global Switch’s Asia-Pacific arm. The Australian data center firm has contacted Macquarie Capital to find a financial partner for the purchase. Global Switch has been looking to sell its business for more than a year. Besides, it was in...

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Read Colt technology expands into South Korea
Colt technology expands into South Korea

Colt technology expands into South Korea

June 01, 2022 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt has announced its expansion into the South Korean market, with the establishment of network hubs in four key carrier-neutral data centers in the Seoul Metropolitan area, which will offer speeds of up to 40G Ethernet Service. Masato Hoshino, representative director & president/head of...

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Read AWS, biometrics and human rights
AWS, biometrics and human rights

AWS, biometrics and human rights

May 27, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS is under pressure to drop a contract it holds with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which will see it host the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) biometric database, which, according to a recent report by Mijente, Just Futures Law and the Immigrant Defense Project, holds...

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Read Google Opens New Columbus Cloud Region
Google Opens New Columbus Cloud Region

Google Opens New Columbus Cloud Region

May 25, 2022 Google

Google has announced the launch of its new cloud region in Columbus, Ohio. The company noted that the new cloud region (us-east5) would provide users with the availability and speed needed to serve local customers, innovate quicker, and develop high-performing applications. Google first announced...

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Read New report reveals tech companies' investments have a huge climate impact
New report reveals tech companies' investments have a huge climate impact

New report reveals tech companies' investments have a huge climate impact

May 24, 2022 Google

Over the last few years, tech giants have made big claims regarding carbon emissions and their sustainability efforts, yet, despite many of them claiming to be carbon neutral, a new report has found that their investments' carbon footprint is, in fact, greater than all the emissions created by...

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Read RDA and MVGX partner for sustainable data center development
RDA and MVGX partner for sustainable data center development

RDA and MVGX partner for sustainable data center development

May 23, 2022 Singapore

MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a crypto exchange regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has announced it is teaming up with AI firm Red Dot Analytics, for carbon measurement and to offset tropical data centers. Singapore implemented a three-year moratorium on new data center...

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Read Digital Realty signs 158MW solar PPAs
Digital Realty signs 158MW solar PPAs

Digital Realty signs 158MW solar PPAs

May 20, 2022 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for solar energy in California and another Georgia, with Terra-Gen and Georgia Power, respectively. The former is for a 12-year agreement with Terra-Gen, which will support the development of the 130MW Edwards...

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Read AWS To Develop Third Campus in Hilliard, Ohio
AWS To Develop Third Campus in Hilliard, Ohio

AWS To Develop Third Campus in Hilliard, Ohio

May 19, 2022 Amazon AWS

BizJournal reports that Amazon Web Services is looking to develop a third data center campus in Hilliard, Ohio. Hilliard’s economic development director, David Meadows, told BizJournal, that AWS will start developing a 151-acre site located at 4120 Scioto Darby Road, near I-270. The planned data...

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Read Airtrunk expands in Tokyo
Airtrunk expands in Tokyo

Airtrunk expands in Tokyo

May 18, 2022 AirTrunk

AirTrunk has announced plans to build its eighth data center in Tokyo, Japan. The facility, namely TOK2, will be located in West Tokyo and have a capacity of over 110MW, with the campus built on over 4.6 hectares (11.36 acres) of land. With this new addition, the company now has an overall...

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Read Global Switch Set For Sale
Global Switch Set For Sale

Global Switch Set For Sale

May 18, 2022 Global Switch

According to Bloomberg, the owners of Global Switch are preparing to sell off the data center firm. The report shows that Global Switch Holdings Ltd. Is prepared to sell off the company to other firms due to multiple interests from investment funds and other companies in the data center industry....

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Read New York Internet To Take Over Space at 60 Hudson After Equinix's Lease Ends
New York Internet To Take Over Space at 60 Hudson After Equinix's Lease Ends

New York Internet To Take Over Space at 60 Hudson After Equinix's Lease Ends

May 16, 2022 Equinix

According to a newsletter from Christian Koch’s Foundations, New York Internet (NYI) will be taking over a space in 60 Hudson Street carrier hotel currently occupied by Equinix. Equinix announced in May 2021 that it would be exiting some of its leased data centers in the US. One of those...

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Read Equinix and the plan for a district heating scheme in Blanchardstown, Dublin
Equinix and the plan for a district heating scheme in Blanchardstown, Dublin

Equinix and the plan for a district heating scheme in Blanchardstown, Dublin

May 13, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has announced its involvement in a new district heating system project in Blanchardstown, Dublin. The data center company is teaming up with Codema, the Dublin energy agency, which will begin by carrying out a feasibility study. The project will reportedly be based around Equinix's DB5, a...

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Read BDx Forms Data Center Joint Venture With Indonesian Companies
BDx Forms Data Center Joint Venture With Indonesian Companies

BDx Forms Data Center Joint Venture With Indonesian Companies

May 13, 2022 BDx Data Centers

Big Data Exchange (BDx) has announced that it has formed a data center venture with some companies in Indonesia. The company entered into an agreement with IT firm Lintasarta, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, and telecommunication company Starone Mitra Telekomunikasi (SMT). The companies are joining...

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Read What does CyrusOne's most recent sustainability report reveal?
What does CyrusOne's most recent sustainability report reveal?

What does CyrusOne's most recent sustainability report reveal?

May 10, 2022 CyrusOne

CyrusOne, a founder and signatory of the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, recently released its latest sustainability report, where it outlined its efforts to cut both Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions, and revealed it has hit its 2030 carbon reduction commitments eight years early and become water...

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Read Culpeper County sued by neighbors over rezoning
Culpeper County sued by neighbors over rezoning

Culpeper County sued by neighbors over rezoning

May 10, 2022 Amazon AWS

According to reports, residents in Culpeper County, Virginia, are suing the county board after it approved the rezoning of a 230-acre property for an AWS data center. The giant is seeking to build two six-story data centers, a 12-acre power station and new power lines, however, six landowners in...

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Read INAP Sells Its Network Business To Unitas Global
INAP Sells Its Network Business To Unitas Global

INAP Sells Its Network Business To Unitas Global

May 10, 2022 HorizonIQ

Unitas Global has bought INAP’s network business. By so doing, INAP will now become Unitas Global’s customer. Per the agreement, Unitas will take over INAP’s routing software called Managed Internet Route Optimizer (MIRO). MIRO will be integrated into Unitas’ global network Unitas Reach. This...

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Read Microsoft signs 110MW PPA with AES
Microsoft signs 110MW PPA with AES

Microsoft signs 110MW PPA with AES

May 06, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it has signed a new PPA with AES for renewable energy to fuel its facilities in California. The PPA is a 20-year “highly customized agreement” which will see Microsoft partially match its load at its California-based data centers. The energy from AES will be sourced...

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Read Luxembourg Asks Google To Make Decision About Its Delayed $1bn Facility
Luxembourg Asks Google To Make Decision About Its Delayed $1bn Facility

Luxembourg Asks Google To Make Decision About Its Delayed $1bn Facility

May 05, 2022 Google

Luxemburg has instructed Google to decide on its planned data center in the country. The search engine giant bought land in 2017 to develop the facility, but development has been delayed due to local court cases and protests. Earlier in 2017, Google wanted to start the €1 billion ($1.1bn)...

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