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euNetworks to Shut Down Amsterdam Data Center

European fiber firm euNetworks is exiting its Amsterdam data center in the Netherlands as colocation customers have apparently been asked to vacate the data center by next year.The news was revealed by Dirk Pol, of Dutch connectivity firm i4 Solutions, in a post on LinkedIn. “euNetworks will b...

July 25, 2025

Amsterdam

Fintech executives express concerns about increasing reliance on AI

Fintech executives are concerned about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) increasing banks' reliance on the big US tech firms. At a gathering in Amsterdam last week, some executives suggested that the sector will increasingly have to turn to the likes of Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web...

June 12, 2024

Amsterdam

Switch Datacenters unveils Amsterdam data center

Dutch colo provider Switch Datacenters has launched its fourth Amsterdam data center; the AMS4 facility with an IT capacity of between 15 and 18MW across a total white space area of 4,400 square meters. “Our new data center sets a new standard for sustainability in the industry by redeveloping...

May 28, 2024

Switch Datacenters Amsterdam BV

Data center operator Switch names Madonna Park as CFO

US data center company Switch has named Madonna Park as its chief financial officer, replacing Gabe Nacht. Park is now in charge of managing the company’s finances and leading the accounts, finance, internal audit and investor relations teams. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy said, "Madonna will...

October 17, 2023

Switch Datacenters Amsterdam BV

Principal buys Amsterdam logistics site for 42MW Switch DC data center

Principal Asset Management has purchased a Dutch logistics facility that will be converted into a data center. This week, the company announced the acquisition of a logistics facility for the Principal European Data Centre Fund I. The terms were not disclosed.The acquired facility in the Schip...

August 16, 2023

Switch Datacenters Amsterdam BV

Motion Hosting opens new data center in Europe

InMotion Hosting has announced the opening of its first international data center in Europe. The three-story data center is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands and will reportedly offer customers NVMe Hardware, 99.99% Network Uptime and Security Monitoring, refined UltraStack Server Configuratio...

April 03, 2023

Amsterdam

Amsterdam to impose fines on data centers failing to switch off idle servers

In Amsterdam, an argument around data center energy usage has been brewing for some time. Back in 2019, in response to the amounts of energy being used up by data centers, the municipalities of Amsterdam and Haarlemmermeer announced a moratorium on new projects. This was eventually lifted, but...

April 08, 2022

Amsterdam

Korbank's Data Center Development in Warsaw Delayed Due To Specification Change

Polish telecommunications company, Korbank has revealed that it won’t be completing the construction of its Wroclaw data center till later. The data center was scheduled to be completed this month, but the date has been shifted to June of this year. The delay is happening because Korbank wants...

March 18, 2022

Warsaw

Great Grey Investments buys unfinished Westpoort data center in Amsterdam

Great Grey Investment has acquired the uncompleted Westpoort Data Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The data center was bought from Caransa Group. Although the terms of the deal were not revealed, Tikehu Capital provided financing to Great Grey Investments and Westpoort Datacenter through ...

September 17, 2021

Amsterdam

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