April 25, 2022 Google
Google has announced that it is replacing some of its diesel backup capacity at its St. Ghislain, Belgium data center, with a 2.75MW battery system from Fluence. This announcement aligns with Google's public pledge to use entirely carbon-free energy by 2030 by reducing its emissions. The...
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April 22, 2022 Google
Globally, Google's data centers are huge guzzlers of electricity, consuming around twice as much electricity as San Francisco. According to a Forbes article, in 2019, its facilities sucked up 12.4 terawatt-hours of power, which is comparable to the energy consumption of Sri Lanka. It is...
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April 22, 2022 Google
Google has announced that it is developing a data center in Omaha, Nebraska. The new data center will be located close to Blair High Road and State Street, northwest of Omaha. Although Google didn’t share the specifications of the data center, it revealed that it would invest up to $750 million...
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April 19, 2022 Google
Executives at Google have announced that the company will be investing $25 million in their data center in Montgomery County. Although the company did not reveal the development's exact details, it noted that the investment is part of its country-wide $9.5 billion investment cap for the year....
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April 15, 2022 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE
Stack Infrastructure has announced its plans to develop an 84MW mega data center campus in Prince William County, North Virginia. The facility will be housed on a 34-acre site. It will also feature a minimum of two data center buildings spanning 602,000 square feet. Stack plans to deliver the...
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April 13, 2022 Google
Google has announced that it is going on a spending spree this year. The search engine giant plans to invest up to $9.5 billion across its US data centers and offices. This is an over 35% increase from its $7 billion spend last year. According to the company, the investment will create a minimum...
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March 30, 2022 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft has launched preliminary plans for a large data center complex near the corner of Component Drive and Orchard Parkway in San Jose, after it bought the plot back in 2021. According to Santa Clara County property records, the giant paid $78.7 million for the 21.3-acre site. Jonathan Fox,...
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March 25, 2022 QTS Data Centers
QTS is partnering up with AWS to decentralize network exchanges, expanding its connectivity ecosystem. Atlanta has been announced as one of the three QTS locations to include this AWS network infrastructure (the other locations in the “multi-megawatt agreement,” are Chicago and New Jersey)....
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March 25, 2022 Google
Google Cloud and Japanese super bank Mizuho Financial Group have signed a strategic partnership. The agreement will see the Japanese firm shift some of its services to the cloud. This move comes after the company experienced multiple serious outages in 2021. The group CEO and president of Mizuho,...
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March 23, 2022 Google
Controversy continues to envelop Project Nimbus, with fresh allegations made against Google in its handling of dissenting employees. Project Nimbus is a contract that both Google and Amazon (AWS) have with the Israeli government to provide its agencies with cloud services. Since its announcement,...
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March 22, 2022 Microsoft Azure
According to Urban Developer, Microsoft has plans to build a new data center campus in Melbourne, Australia. The report shows that the company has drawn up proposals for the facility. Per the documents, Microsoft wants to develop a 243,000 square feet (22,500 square meters) facility at 20-28...
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March 22, 2022 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft has plans to develop a new data center in Toronto, Canada. Confirmed reports show that WZMH Architects submitted an application on behalf of a Microsoft-owned company, 3288212 Nova Scotia Limited, to develop a ‘communications technology facility.’ This facility will be developed on the...
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March 18, 2022 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft may be moving into Newport, Wales it has been announced. Reports are circulating that the giant has bought a one million square foot (92,900 sqm) factory in the area. Located next to Vantage's Newport campus, the factory was previously occupied by Quinn Radiators. Despite these...
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March 18, 2022 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft has announced that it is building a new data center region in Finland, joining Fortum's project to heat local homes and businesses in the Helsinki metropolitan area, and help decarbonize heating systems. This is reportedly the world's largest data center heat recovery project. For...
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March 15, 2022 Microsoft Azure
According to the tech giant's most recent sustainability report, Microsoft's scope 3 emissions are jeopardizing its ability to meet its carbon neutrality targets, which in 2021 rose by 23% year over year. Some argue that this indicates Microsoft has set lofty aspirations that it cannot achieve....
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March 14, 2022 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft has announced its fifth Azure region in China. According to the company, the new Chinese Azure region launched on the first day of the month. This region will be operated by Vnet (formerly 21Vianet). The CEO of Microsoft’s Greater China Region, Dr. Hou Yang, said the company had seen an...
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March 10, 2022 Google
Google has announced that it is acquiring Mandiant for $5.4 billion. This will be Google’s second-largest acquisition in history. Mandiant is a cybersecurity firm founded in 2004. The firm offers many threat detection and response services. Mandiant will also be joining Google Cloud upon the...
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March 09, 2022 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft has revealed its plans for an Azure data center region in India. Microsoft’s potential cloud region in India will be in Hyderabad. However, it didn’t disclose any other details about the region. According to the Economic Times of India, Microsoft bought 22 acres of land in Mekaguda for...
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March 04, 2022 QTS Data Centers
The IPCC'S most recent report on climate change has once again warned that our ecosystem is at a crisis point, and without significant and real action, the situation will only worsen. Coinciding with the release of the IPCC report, QTS and Sabey announced they have joined the DOE's Better Climate...
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March 02, 2022 QTS Data Centers
In Northern Virginia, tensions are running high as locals continue to express their opposition to QTS’s proposals for a new data center campus in Prince William County. Although previously locals cited a number of reasons for opposition, including environmental concerns and a desire to preserve...
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