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Read Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers
Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers

Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers

May 18, 2021 Google

Google will be moving workloads to data centers where renewable energy is available to boost renewable energy usage. Ross Koningstein, Co-founder of Google’s Carbon Intelligence Computing program, said that shifting compute tasks across locations is the Company’s first step in carbon-aware...

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Read Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity
Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity

Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity

May 15, 2021 Google

Google Cloud and SpaceX have announced that they have entered a new partnership which will see SpaceX's Starlink begin to locate its satellite ground stations within Google data centers. Together, through the partnership, the two firms will deliver cloud services, data and applications to...

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Read STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Raises $400 million in Another Round of Structured Debt Financing
STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Raises $400 million in Another Round of Structured Debt Financing

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Raises $400 million in Another Round of Structured Debt Financing

March 19, 2021 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE has lined up another large round of financing. The Data Center operator has borrowed $400 million through the sale of securitized notes, the latest in four transactions that have raised $1.8 billion to build more data centers.Last September STACK raised $325 million in...

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Read STACK closes an additional $325 Million in Debt Financing
STACK closes an additional $325 Million in Debt Financing

STACK closes an additional $325 Million in Debt Financing

September 01, 2020 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Denver-based Stack Infrastructure, a data center company, has closed a $325 million debt offering. Stack also issued securitized notes in February and November of last year. Including the latest round, the company has so far raised a total of $1.4 billion to fuel its growth. Stack's Press Release...

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Read Segra Acquires NorthState
Segra Acquires NorthState

Segra Acquires NorthState

May 19, 2020 Segra

Charlotte, NC – Segra, one of the largest fiber infrastructure bandwidth companies in the Eastern U.S., today announced it has acquired NorthState, a provider of high-speed bandwidth services in the fast-growing Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. The acquisition expands Segra’s fiber...

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Read Google Slows Hiring for Remainder of 2020
Google Slows Hiring for Remainder of 2020

Google Slows Hiring for Remainder of 2020

April 15, 2020 Google

Google has announced a significant slow down in new staff hires. Bloomberg published an email from CEO Sundar Pichai which details its plan to recalibrate hiring because of the economic slowdown. In 2019, Google hired 20,000 people and had planned to hire an additional 20,000 employees. The...

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Read SUNeVision lands Microsoft ExpressRoute on MEGA Campus
SUNeVision lands Microsoft ExpressRoute on MEGA Campus

SUNeVision lands Microsoft ExpressRoute on MEGA Campus

April 01, 2020 Microsoft Azure

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd, a Data centre provider in Hong Kong, has announced a new Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute on-ramp. Enterprises will have the ability to directly connect to Azure in MEGA-i, either through an onsite point of presence (PoP) or via telco partners, managed service providers or...

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Read STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Expands Securitization by $225 million to Fund Growth
STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Expands Securitization by $225 million to Fund Growth

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Expands Securitization by $225 million to Fund Growth

November 22, 2019 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Long-Term, Low-Cost, Investment-Grade Facility Provides Additional Capital to Drive Market and Client Expansion DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 22, 2019 – STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (“STACK” or the “Company”), the data center company built from the ground up to address the technology infrastructure needs of...

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Read Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden
Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden

Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden

March 25, 2019 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is reportedly building two new datacenters in Sweden, according to Swedish Newspaper Gefle Dagblad (via MSN). It was previously reported in December that the company had acquired 130 hectares of land in the municipalities of of Gävle and Sandviken, near the Swedish capital Stockholm....

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Read Microsoft and EDP Renewables Execute a Wind Energy Agreement in Ohio
Microsoft and EDP Renewables Execute a Wind Energy Agreement in Ohio

Microsoft and EDP Renewables Execute a Wind Energy Agreement in Ohio

March 07, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

HOUSTON, and REDMOND, Wash. — March 7, 2019 — EDP Renewables SA (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, and Microsoft Corp. have executed two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPA) totaling 125 megawatts (MW) that will bring the Timber Road IV Wind Farm to...

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Read Google's Curie Cable System to Land at Equinix LA4 (PR)
Google's Curie Cable System to Land at Equinix LA4 (PR)

Google's Curie Cable System to Land at Equinix LA4 (PR)

February 07, 2019 Google

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that Google has selected Equinix for its Los Angeles area cable landing station (CLS) supporting the Curie subsea cable system, the first subsea cable to Chile in...

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Read Microsoft Announces Sixth Expansion in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Microsoft Corporation will invest significant capital to expand its Boydton enterprise data center in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

The project is Microsoft’s sixth expansion at the facility sin...

Microsoft Announces Sixth Expansion in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

January 24, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

Microsoft Corporation will invest significant capital to expand its Boydton enterprise data center in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The project is Microsoft’s sixth expansion at the facility since 2010 and will allow the company to further enhance its ability to serve customers in the U.S. and...

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Read STACK INFRASTRUCTURE announces the Combination of Data Center Assets to create a new company
STACK INFRASTRUCTURE announces the Combination of Data Center Assets to create a new company

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE announces the Combination of Data Center Assets to create a new company

January 15, 2019 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

DENVER, CO – STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (“STACK” or the “Company”), the data center company built from the ground up to address the technology infrastructure needs of rapidly scaling enterprises and hyperscale companies, today announced the launch of its newly established platform and strategy....

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Read Infomart Data Centers Appoints Brian Cox as Chief Executive Officer
Infomart Data Centers, a leading provider of wholesale data center solutions focused on the unique requirements of hyperscale and enterprise customers, today announced the appointment of distinguis...

Infomart Data Centers Appoints Brian Cox as Chief Executive Officer

November 03, 2018 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Infomart Data Centers, a leading provider of wholesale data center solutions focused on the unique requirements of hyperscale and enterprise customers, today announced the appointment of distinguished data center executive Brian Cox as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors....

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Read Infomart hires Phil Koen as Interim CEO
Infomart Data Centers, a national wholesale carrier-neutral data center provider, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Phil Koen as a new member. Mr. Koen will also serve as th...

Infomart hires Phil Koen as Interim CEO

July 05, 2018 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Infomart Data Centers, a national wholesale carrier-neutral data center provider, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Phil Koen as a new member. Mr. Koen will also serve as the company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Infomart’s founder and former President,...

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