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Read Microsoft buys a 14-acre plot for data centers in Sterling, Virginia
Microsoft buys a 14-acre plot for data centers in Sterling, Virginia

Microsoft buys a 14-acre plot for data centers in Sterling, Virginia

July 17, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has plans for data centers in Sterling, Virginia. BizJournal reports that Microsoft purchased a 14-acre parcel at 23540 Pebble Run Place for approximately $15 million last month, citing Loudoun County property records. Data centers are already legally permitted on the property, which is...

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Read Microsoft proposes data center in Sumaré, Brazil
Microsoft proposes data center in Sumaré, Brazil

Microsoft proposes data center in Sumaré, Brazil

July 11, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft intends to build a new data center in the Brazilian state of So Paulo. Microsoft is constructing a new data center in Sumaré, presumably expanding its Azure cloud region in So Paulo. The facility will be adjacent to Santo Antonio Park along the Venancio Calegari Municipal Road in Nova...

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Read Microsoft officially announces Kemps Creek campus, drops Lane Cove project
Microsoft officially announces Kemps Creek campus, drops Lane Cove project

Microsoft officially announces Kemps Creek campus, drops Lane Cove project

July 10, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced further expansion in Sydney, with plans for a new data center campus. Located in Kemps Creek in Western Sydney, the facility will be designed in collaboration with Indigenous-owned Indigital, to shape the site’s exterior artwork and landscape design in a way that “supports...

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Read Amazon purchases 25 acres for a data center in Chantilly, Virginia
Amazon purchases 25 acres for a data center in Chantilly, Virginia

Amazon purchases 25 acres for a data center in Chantilly, Virginia

July 10, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon has purchased a 25-acre parcel of land in Fairfax County, Virginia, close to several of the company's current and planned data centers. BisNow reports that Amazon Data Services Inc. recently paid $34.44 million to acquire a 24.6-acre property at 44150 Wade Drive in Chantilly from Firefox...

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Read Microsoft partners with Constellation for hourly carbon-free energy matching agreement
Microsoft partners with Constellation for hourly carbon-free energy matching agreement

Microsoft partners with Constellation for hourly carbon-free energy matching agreement

July 04, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has teamed up with Constellation to reduce the carbon footprint of one of its data centers in Boydton, Virginia. By signing an hourly carbon-free energy matching agreement with the energy producer, Microsoft's Boydton facility will receive up to 35 percent in environmental attributes...

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Read Microsoft acquires 200 acres in New Albany for development of a data center
Microsoft acquires 200 acres in New Albany for development of a data center

Microsoft acquires 200 acres in New Albany for development of a data center

June 30, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has purchased a property in New Albany, Ohio, to probably construct a data center. Microsoft has reportedly acquired nearly 200 acres near Beech Road for a data center, as reported by the Newark Advocate. The Licking County Auditor's Office verified Microsoft paid $56.9 million to MBJ...

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Read AWS planning new data center under name 'Project Echidna,' in West Sydney, Australia
AWS  planning new data center under name 'Project Echidna,' in West Sydney, Australia

AWS planning new data center under name 'Project Echidna,' in West Sydney, Australia

June 27, 2023 Amazon AWS

AWS is planning a new data center in Sydney, Australia. Located in west Sydney, under the program name Project Echidna, the facility will see an investment of AU$300 million (US$200m). Built across two stories, the facility will offer 35.2MW of capacity on 9,225 sqm (99,300 sq ft), and is located...

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Read Amazon will allocate $7.8 billion to construct more central Ohio facilities
Amazon will allocate $7.8 billion to construct more central Ohio facilities

Amazon will allocate $7.8 billion to construct more central Ohio facilities

June 27, 2023 Amazon AWS

According to a news release from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Amazon intends to invest approximately $8 billion over six years in growing its data center business in central Ohio. Per a press release on Monday, the $7.8 billion initiative marks the second-largest private sector investment in Ohio's...

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Read Microsoft signs 24x7 hourly matching energy agreement with Powerex Corp
Microsoft signs 24x7 hourly matching energy agreement with Powerex Corp

Microsoft signs 24x7 hourly matching energy agreement with Powerex Corp

June 23, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it has signed a new 24x7 hourly matching agreement with Powerex Corp for carbon-free energy at its new data center in Washington state. The energy company will match the giant's hourly demand with direct deliveries of carbon-free hydro, solar, and wind power on a...

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Read Old Mutual announces closure of data centers and migrates to AWS
Old Mutual announces closure of data centers and migrates to AWS

Old Mutual announces closure of data centers and migrates to AWS

June 22, 2023 Amazon AWS

Old Mutual Limited has announced that it has closed all of its on-premise data centers and moved its entire IT infrastructure to AWS. The company shared that through this move, it has been able to reduce downtime by 50 per cent. According to Old Mutual, which has been a customer of AWS since...

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Read Microsoft's Mount Pleasant data facility projected to produce 200 jobs during the first phase
Microsoft's Mount Pleasant data facility projected to produce 200 jobs during the first phase

Microsoft's Mount Pleasant data facility projected to produce 200 jobs during the first phase

June 16, 2023 Microsoft Azure

200 people are anticipated to work at the Microsoft facility in Mount Pleasant during its initial phase, according to an executive summary provided to the village's Plan Commission. When completed, the data center will provide 460 employees, including 330 first-shift positions and 130...

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Read More data center proposals in Spotsylvania; AWS files for four rezoning requests for data centers
More data center proposals in Spotsylvania; AWS files for four rezoning requests for data centers

More data center proposals in Spotsylvania; AWS files for four rezoning requests for data centers

June 13, 2023 Amazon AWS

More data centers are set to arrive in Spotsylvania County, as applications continue to pile up. Amazon is one of the key drivers here, planning four new data center campuses in Virginia's Spotsylvania and Caroline Counties, equating to more than 10 million square feet of development. Amazon has...

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Read AtNorth unveils a 12 MW data facility in Iceland.
AtNorth unveils a 12 MW data facility in Iceland.

AtNorth unveils a 12 MW data facility in Iceland.

June 13, 2023 atNorth

AtNorth's newest 12MW data center in Iceland is now running. The colocation company announced on June 12 that ICE03, its third facility in Iceland, has begun operations. The site's initial plans were released in April 2022. The data center is located in the northern Icelandic city of Akureyri....

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Read atNorth opens its sixth data center in the Nordics
atNorth opens its sixth data center in the Nordics

atNorth opens its sixth data center in the Nordics

June 12, 2023 atNorth

atNorth has announced that its third Iceland data center, ICE03, is now operational. The facility, located 250 km north of Reykjavík, offers an initial capacity of 12 MW, expandable to 50MW. Completed in just 11 months, the company now has a portfolio of six operational data centers, with an...

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Read University of York moves data to Sweden for sustainability
University of York moves data to Sweden for sustainability

University of York moves data to Sweden for sustainability

June 12, 2023 EcoDataCenter Falun, Sweden

The University of York has outlined that it is moving its data to Sweden in a bid to make its operations more sustainable. The UK university has chosen the EcoDataCenter in Falun, Sweden, to store its data, which it says has aided it in reducing its emissions from data by 98%. This has been made...

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Read SES will offer satellite connectivity for the AWS modular data facility
SES will offer satellite connectivity for the AWS modular data facility

SES will offer satellite connectivity for the AWS modular data facility

June 12, 2023 Amazon AWS

SES released a satellite connectivity solution for Department of Defense (DoD) clients using the new modular data center product from Amazon Web Services (AWS). This week, SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned division of SES, announced that satellite-powered network connectivity is now...

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Read Microsoft announces its first cloud region in Italy
Microsoft announces its first cloud region in Italy

Microsoft announces its first cloud region in Italy

June 09, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced the availability of its first cloud region in Italy. Consisting of three data centers located in the Lombardy region, the company said it guarantees the highest levels of security, privacy and performance. The region is pegged to accelerate the digital transition of...

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Read Evroc aims to raise $3.2 billion for tw hyperscale data centers
Evroc aims to raise $3.2 billion for tw hyperscale data centers

Evroc aims to raise $3.2 billion for tw hyperscale data centers

June 08, 2023 Sweden

A new Swedish startup called Evroc intends to open several large data centers throughout Europe. In its pre-seed round, the company raised $13.9 million, but it hopes to raise $3.2 billion in the following two years to build and run two hyperscale data centers in Europe. Long-term, Evroc aims to...

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Read AWS' data center chief Chris Vonderhaar makes abrupt departure
AWS' data center chief Chris Vonderhaar makes abrupt departure

AWS' data center chief Chris Vonderhaar makes abrupt departure

June 02, 2023 Amazon AWS

Chris Vonderhaar, head of data center design, planning, construction, and operation, has made an abrupt departure from AWS. This announcement comes as AWS continues to invest in its data center footprint, pegged to invest $35 billion alone on new data centers in Virginia by 2040. AWS has also...

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Read Amazon signs PPA for wind energy in Finland
Amazon signs PPA for wind energy in Finland

Amazon signs PPA for wind energy in Finland

June 02, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon has announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with energy company Renantis for wind energy in Finland from its two Renantis' onshore wind farms when they're complete. The Mustalamminmäki and Koiramäki wind farms in Karstula, Central Finland, will have a combined...

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