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Microsoft Plans to Build a Data Facility and Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia

Microsoft will construct a new Azure cloud region and data center in Saudi Arabia. This week, the company revealed plans to build a new cloud data facility in Saudi Arabia. The news was made at the Riyadh conference LEAP 2023. Microsoft stated that the new cloud region will provide enterpri...

February 07, 2023

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AWS to use low-carbon EcoPact concrete in new facilities in North Virginia

In Northern Virginia, home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world, AWS has announced that it has signed an agreement with Holcim US, and Baker Concrete Construction to utilize EcoPact concrete for the construction of a number of data centers. The cement and concrete industry...

February 03, 2023

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Amazon procures record amount of renewable energy

Amazon has announced that it is increasing its renewable energy capacity, consolidating its position as the world's largest buyer of renewable energy. According to the giant, its capacity increased by 8.3GW through 133 new projects in 11 countries during 2022. This means that its portfolio st...

February 03, 2023

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AWS launches Local Zone Edge locations in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico

AWS is expanding its Local Zones offerings in Nigeria, Peru, and Mexico. The company has announced that new Local Zones will be located in Lagos, Lima, and Querétaro, respectively. These zones will offer a range of services for latency-sensitive applications in locations where the company doe...

February 01, 2023

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AWS files for expansion in Dublin, environmental group opposes citing emissions

Amazon is seeking expansion in Dublin, Ireland, having filed for permission from Fingal County Council for an additional three more data centers at one of its campuses, located at Cruiserath Road. A decision on the application is expected in February. Filed by Universal Developers LLC for Amaz...

February 01, 2023

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Digital Realty explores biofuel for backup energy in Spain

Digital Realty is the latest data center company to explore the use of biofuel for backup energy. Through partnering with Spanish energy company Repsol, the company has announced the first data center to switch out fossil fuels for biofuel is its MAD3 facility in Spain, which offers 5.8MW of ...

January 31, 2023

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Microsoft expands in Des Moines, Iowa

Microsoft has announced that it is expanding in Iowa, following the issuing of a permit, valued at $255 million for a data center at 5855 SW Kerry St. As per the permit, the facility will span 250,000 sq ft.Described as the DSM 12 Buildout and located in West Des Moines, the SW Kerry Street s...

January 31, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Melbourne Becomes AWS's Second Australian Cloud Region

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced a cloud region in Melbourne, Australia. This marks the second cloud region AWS has in Australia, following the launch of Sydney in 2012. The facility was first announced in December 2020. Littlepay's CEO, Amin Shayan, is ecstatic about establishing a se...

January 27, 2023

Amazon AWS

Microsoft and AWS to expand data center footprint in Telangana

Despite both tech giants making significant layoffs in recent months, both Microsoft and AWS have announced plans to boost investment and data center portfolios in the Telangana region of India. The former is set to double the number of facilities it is building in the region, while AWS has an...

January 25, 2023

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Digital Realty joins forces with Mainova for district heating scheme in Frankfurt

Digital Realty and Mainova AG have signed a letter of intent for a joint project to explore a potential waste heat project in Frankfurt, which could heat approximately 3,600 households. In partnership, the data center firm, and German energy firm are conducting a feasibility study to decipher...

January 24, 2023

Digital Realty Trust

AirTrunk to develop 150MW campus in Johor, Malaysia

AirTrunk is expanding into Malaysia, with its first data center in the country. The facility, JHB1, will be in the Johor Bahru area, and span 21,900 sqm (235,750 sq ft) of space across 20 data halls, offering more than 150MW of capacity. In addition to this, it will have 370 sqm (4,000 sqm) o...

January 23, 2023

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Microsoft forms cloud agreement with Suncorp

Suncorp Group and Microsoft have announced a three-year agreement, which will witness Suncorp increase its cloud footprint in Microsoft Azure while it winds down on-premise data centers. Suncorp has outlined its intentions to migrate 90% of workloads to the cloud by the end of this year. Its r...

January 19, 2023

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) launches Local Zones in Chile and Australia

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of two new Local Zones, one in Perth Australia, and the other in Santiago, Chile.In the announcement, the company outlined: “AWS Local Zones are now available in two new metro areas—Perth and Santiago. You can now use these Local Zones to deli...

January 13, 2023

Amazon AWS

Historic black cemetery erased for Microsoft data center development

Following an extensive investigation by ProPublica, it has been found that Microsoft and local officials in rural Virginia helped erase a historic black cemetery by downplaying its cultural significance in order to pursue data center development.Back in 2014, when the giant was looking to expa...

January 10, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Equinix signs another PPA in Finland

Equinix has announced that it has signed a third power purchase agreement (PPA) in Finland with Neoen, totaling 129MW. Through the ten-year deal, the company will obtain 60% of the output and guarantees of origin to be produced by the future 95MW Storbötet wind farm from the French renewable ...

January 09, 2023

Equinix

Amazon postpones Virginia campus

Amazon has pressed pause on its 1 million sq ft (92,900 sqm) data center campus in Manassas, in Prince William County, Virginia. This announcement comes after the giant was scheduled to present three linked applications on 30 November. However, its special-use permit application has now been ...

December 19, 2022

Amazon AWS

Equinix To Develop Data Center in Johannesburg

Equinix has announced its plan to venture into the South African data center market with a data center development. The company plans to invest $160m to develop a data center campus in Johannesburg. The 4MW data center called JN1 will have over 20,000 gross square feet of colocation space and ...

December 14, 2022

Equinix

CDC expands presence in Australia

CDC Data Centres has announced expansion plans in Australia. The company has said it will expand its Sydney campus with two new buildings, adding more than 100MW, with the new additions seeing $1 billion in investment. This follows the official opening of its new $1.5 billion data center camp...

December 13, 2022

Canberra Data Centres (CDC)

Equinix announces plan to make its Ashburn data center more aesthetically pleasing

Following approval from the Loudoun Board of Supervisors last week, data center company Equinix has announced that it will be adding multi-colored LED lights to the exterior of one of its data centers in Ashburn, Virginia. This addition to DC21, located at 22175 Beaumeade Circle in Ashburn, ac...

December 13, 2022

Equinix

Equinix to adjust thermostats to optimize data centers

Equinix has announced, in line with a broader commitment to reduce its overall power, it will adjust its data center thermostats, shifting temperatures closer to 27°C (80°F) across its global data center fleet. This change, the company said, will lead to less energy used in 'unnecessary data ...

December 12, 2022

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