Data Center News

Vertiv and Chemours Score DataVolt Deals

DataVita

Saudi Arabian data center company DataVolt has signed supplier contracts with Vertiv and Chemours. Vertiv's EMEA president, Karsten Winther, said that the company had signed a 'Technical Cooperation Agreement' with DataVolt "to advance next-generation data center innovation in Saudi Arabia and...

Patria Launches New Data Center Company

ODATA SA

The investment company that founded Latin American data center firm OData, through one of its infrastructure funds, has announced the launch of Omnia, a new data center platform.  Omnia will develop, build, and operate large-scale, purpose-built data centers across Latin America. Led by CEO Ro...

Microsoft Confirms Provision of AI and Cloud Services to Israeli Military

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has confirmed that it sold AI and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the ongoing war in Gaza, though it denies its technology was used to harm people. The cloud company released a statement on May 15 in response to "concerns from our employees and the public" abo...

AWS Retires Private 5G Service

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an update published on May 20, revealed that its 5G service had reached the end of its support date and could no longer be accessed. The Private 5G offering integrated small cell radio units, Outposts servers, a 5G core, and radio access network (RAN) software runn...

Applied Digital Proposes "Multi-Billion-Dollar" Facility

Applied Digital

Applied Digital is looking to develop a multi-billion-dollar data center in Deuel County, South Dakota which could see up to $16 billion in investment and create up to 200 high-paying jobs. In addition, Applied Digital has committed to improving local fiber infrastructure, and to minimize the ...

Google Signs 600MW Solar Energy Deal in South Carolina

Google

Google has signed an energy deal to procure renewable energy credits (RECs) in South Carolina that allows Google to invest in and purchase RECs from a portfolio of more than 600 MW of new solar and solar with storage projects being developed by EnergyRe in South Carolina."Strengthening the gri...

Partners Group to Acquire Digital Halo

Singapore

Global private markets firm Partners Group is set to acquire Singapore-based Digital Halo- a data center operator with facilities located across Southeast and North Asia. The company is currently owned by Arch Capital, which will remain a minority shareholder in the business.Following the term...

PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

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 Mu...

DataVolt Signs $20bn Deal with Supermicro

DataVita

Saudi Arabian data center company DataVolt has signed a $20 billion agreement with Super Micro Computer (Supermicro) to see Supermicro delivering GPU platforms and rack systems to DataVolt's "hyperscale AI campuses" in Saudi Arabia and the US.“We are thrilled to partner with Supermicro and bui...

AtNorth Secures Swedish AI Cloud Provider as Customer

atNorth

Nordic data center firm atNorth this week announced it will host infrastructure that will support the development of a National AI Cloud in partnership with 6G AI Sweden.The National AI Cloud will reportedly “ensure data sovereignty under Swedish jurisdiction and will be fully compliant with G...

PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

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 Mu...

Qualcomm Signs MoU to Deliver AI data centers for Humain

Saudi Arabia

Qualcomm has signed a memorandum of understanding with Humain to develop AI data centers, hybrid AI across Edge and cloud, and AI chips which would cover facilities in Saudi Arabia and around the world.Humain and Qualcomm plan to develop and build AI data centers in Saudi Arabia, develop CPU a...

Top Data Center News from 12th-17th May 2025

United States

Blue Owl Closes $7 billion Digital Infrastructure Fund Blue Owl Capital Inc. has successfully closed its latest digital infrastructure fund focused on data center development and acquisition with $7 billion of total capital commitments, exceeding the original target of $4 billion.FivePoint Lau...

Five Point Launches PowerBridge

Five Point Infrastructure LLC (formerly known as Five Point Energy) this week announced the formation and funding of PowerBridge LLC, launched with an equity commitment of up to $1 billion. PowerBridge will focus on developing, building, and managing gigawatt-scale data center campuses, associ...

Virgin Media O2 Business X Daisy Group to Create Telecoms Group in UK

Virgin Media O2 Business and Daisy Group have announced plans to merge their B2B operations to create a £3 billion ($3.96bn) telecoms group in the UK. In the announcement, Virgin Media O2 Business said the merger will "create a major new force in the UK business communications and IT sector."“...

Balder Invests in Scandinavian Data Centers

Swedish firm Scandinavian Data Centers (SDC) has secured new investment to fund the development of its underground data center from real estate group Fastighets AB Balder, a new long-term investor. The investment will enable the construction of SDC's first data center, located in Eskilstuna.SD...

BDx Raises Funding for Hong Kong Data Center

Asia Pacific data center operator BDx Data Centers has secured funding for a data center project in Hong Kong from Clifford Capital, UOB (United Overseas Bank), and SMBC (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) will go to the development of its first hyperscale data center in the country.“This su...

Iliad Group Signs four PPAs Across Europe for 60MW of Power

French multinational telco company, Iliad Group, has signed four Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) across France, Poland, and Italy for 60MW of power. In France, the company signed two PPAs, including its first wind PPA, with renewable developer H2air. “With these four new projects, we’re passi...

Merlin Edged Launches Barcelona Data Center

CoreWeave

Merlin Edged has launched a data center in Barcelona, inaugurated today by the Mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, and Albert Tort, Secretary of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation of the Government at Generalitat de Catalunya. This facility will be used by neocloud Coreweave. "We'll...

Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider

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 physic...