Read Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa
Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa
January 04, 2024

Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa

Iowa

Wells Fargo recently sold 7001 Westown Parkway and 1725 68th Street, which had been listed on its site for a combined $16.5 million, to commercial and residential brokerage WB Realty Co. A JLL sales brochure described the property as offering 36,230 square meters of office space, along with an...

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Read Intel announces former HPE exec Justin Hotard as head of data center unit
Intel announces former HPE exec Justin Hotard as head of data center unit
January 04, 2024

Intel announces former HPE exec Justin Hotard as head of data center unit

Intel

In a new announcement, Intel revealed the appointment of former HPE exec Justin Hotard as executive vice president and general manager of its Data Center and AI Group (DCAI), effective Feb. 1. In this new role, Hotard will be responsible for the company’s suite of data center products spanning...

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Read Airtel Africa CEO to retire in July 2024
Airtel Africa CEO to retire in July 2024
January 03, 2024

Airtel Africa CEO to retire in July 2024

Africa

Airtel Africa revealed in an announcement this week that it’s CEO, Olusegun Ogunsanya, is to retire and will officially step down from his role in July 2024. He will then become the Airtel Africa Charitable Foundation’s inaugural Chair. Sunil Taldar has been appointed as managing director and ...

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Read Elea Digital raises $100 million in sustainability-linked debt
Elea Digital raises $100 million in sustainability-linked debt
January 03, 2024

Elea Digital raises $100 million in sustainability-linked debt

Elea Data Centers

Brazilian data center Elea Digital announced this week that it raised over $100 million in sustainability-linked debt. This fund will be used to aid ongoing organic expansion and align the company's infrastructure with international standards.  Alessandro Lombardi, president of Elea Digital, s...

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Read Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development
Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development
January 03, 2024

Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development

Virginia

A group of residents in Prince William County, Virginia recently sued the Board of County Supervisors through their formed non-profit "Devlin Defend Corporation” over a data center development. The residents submitted this lawsuit on December 28, hoping to stop the development of a nine-buildi...

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Read Meta signs new EAPA in Illinois and Arkansas
Meta signs new EAPA in Illinois and Arkansas
January 03, 2024

Meta signs new EAPA in Illinois and Arkansas

Arkansas

Social media firm Meta has signed a 330MW solar Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement (EAPA) with Adapture Renewables in Arkansas and Illinois. Following this agreement, Meta will buy solar energy from three of Adapture Renewables' solar projects that are currently under development in t...

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Read Former SiFive executives join leadership team at MIPS
Former SiFive executives join leadership team at MIPS
January 03, 2024

Former SiFive executives join leadership team at MIPS

United States

MIPS, a company focused on the development of high-performance RISC-V compute IP recently announced that two former SiFive executives have joined its executive leadership team. Drew Barbier has joined as VP of products and Brad Burgess has been named chief architect. Sameer Wasson, CEO of MIPS...

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Read Iliad submits proposal for Vodafone merger in Italy
 Iliad submits proposal for Vodafone merger in Italy
December 29, 2023

Iliad submits proposal for Vodafone merger in Italy

Vodafone

Iliad Group, owned by French tycoon Xavier Niel has submitted a proposal to Vodafone to merge the two telcos in Italy. In its offer, Iliad valued Vodafone Italia at €10.45 billion and is to receive €500 million in cash and 50 percent of the new business as part of the proposal with Vodafone re...

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Read Scala Data Centers launches operations in Port Alegre, Brazil
Scala Data Centers launches operations in Port Alegre, Brazil
December 29, 2023

Scala Data Centers launches operations in Port Alegre, Brazil

Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has launched operations at its first data center in Porto Alegre, Brazil, dubbed SPOAPA01. This data center has an  IT capacity of 4.8MW and was developed with an investment of $48 million, dedicated to hyperscale customers.  SPOAPA01 is fully powered by certified renewable ...

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Read Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt
Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt
December 29, 2023

Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt

Telehouse

Telehouse has launched and fully leased its fifth data center at its Frankfurt campus dubbed building M. This data center now adds 4.5 MW of IT capacity which has been fully leased less than two months since its opening.  Dr. Béla Waldhauser, managing director of Telehouse Deutschland said, "I...

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Read TSMC chairman to retire next year
TSMC chairman to retire next year
December 29, 2023

TSMC chairman to retire next year

Taiwan

TSMC chairman Mark Liu will retire next year after holding the position since 2018, replacing the semiconductor manufacturer’s founder Morris Chang who retired the same year. Now, the board has recommended that the company’s current CEO and vice chairman, C.C. Wei replace Liu as chairman.  On ...

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Read Spanish gov’t to acquire 10% stake in Telefónica
Spanish gov’t to acquire 10% stake in Telefónica
December 29, 2023

Spanish gov’t to acquire 10% stake in Telefónica

Telefonica

The Spanish government is set to acquire a 10 percent stake in Telefónica. This comes a few months after Saudi Arabian telecoms company STC Group paid $2.25 billion to acquire a 9.9 percent stake in Telefónica which made it $2.25 billion to take a 9.9 percent stake in Telefónica’s biggest shar...

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Read Google breaks ground on new facility in the Netherlands
Google breaks ground on new facility in the Netherlands
December 28, 2023

Google breaks ground on new facility in the Netherlands

Google

Google has broken ground on a new data center in the Netherlands and has officially begun work on the facility in Winschoten, Groningen, in the north of the country. Marco Ynema, data center lead in the Netherlands at Google, said, "People are increasingly using digital tools, and organization...

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Read Global Switch CEO to retire and be replaced by COO Muldoon
Global Switch CEO to retire and be replaced by COO Muldoon
December 28, 2023

Global Switch CEO to retire and be replaced by COO Muldoon

Global Switch

Global Switch CEO John Corcoran is retiring and the company has announced that he will be stepping down from his duties on December 31, 2023. Global Switch's current chief operating officer Ashley Muldoon is to be appointed CEO, and will join the board. Shareholder approval for his appointment...

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Read Digital Realty signs energy deal with Süwag Energie
Digital Realty signs energy deal with Süwag Energie
December 28, 2023

Digital Realty signs energy deal with Süwag Energie

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has announced that it signed a renewable energy agreement with the energy service provider Süwag Energie AG to procure hydroelectric power in Germany. Following this agreement, Digital Realty has secured Guarantees of Origin (GoOs) for 6,000MWh of hydropower – originating from t...

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Read Equinix becomes one of U.S largest green bond issuers
Equinix becomes one of U.S largest green bond issuers
December 28, 2023

Equinix becomes one of U.S largest green bond issuers

Equinix

Equinix is now one of the top ten largest green bond issuers in the United States after allocating $4.9 billion in green bonds to building and efficiency projects. These bonds will fund 172 green building projects on 105 sites, along with 33 energy efficiency projects. Equinix first issued gre...

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Read CtrlS breaks ground on new data center in Gujarat, India
CtrlS breaks ground on new data center in Gujarat, India
December 28, 2023

CtrlS breaks ground on new data center in Gujarat, India

CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS Datacenters has broken ground on its greenfield data center in GIFT City, Gujarat, India as it announces that it intends to invest Rs 250 crore in the project which is dubbed CtrlS Gandhinagar 1 DC. At the launch ceremony, Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendrabhai Patel, laid the first st...

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Read Meta to proceed with 750,000 square feet facility in Rosemount city Council
Meta to proceed with 750,000 square feet facility in Rosemount city Council
December 28, 2023

Meta to proceed with 750,000 square feet facility in Rosemount city Council

Minnesota

The Rosemount City Council has voted unanimously in favor of the Meta data center development in Minnesota. Following this vote, the facility will be developed on part of the University of Minnesota's UMore Park. The approved plan d will see a 750,000 sq ft (69,670 sqm) data center campus be d...

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Read The University of Stuttgart acquires two supercomputers from HPE
The University of Stuttgart acquires two supercomputers from HPE
December 27, 2023

The University of Stuttgart acquires two supercomputers from HPE

Germany / Deutschland

The University of Stuttgart has ordered two supercomputers called Hunter and Herder from HPE for its High Performance Computing Center. These systems will cost €115 million and they are expected to take the HLRS up to exascale level in two stages by 2027. Anna Steiger, Chancellor at the Univer...

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Read New supercomputer inaugurated in Barcelona, Spain
New supercomputer inaugurated in Barcelona, Spain
December 27, 2023

New supercomputer inaugurated in Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona

The MareNostrum 5 supercomputer was recently inaugurated in Barcelona, Spain, hosted by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. It cost roughly  €151 million to acquire and maintain this supercomputer, a fee which was split evenly between the EU and a Spanish-led consortium which includes Portuga...

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