February 15, 2022 Nigeria
Acronis has announced that it has launched its first cloud data center in Lagos, Nigeria. This move is part of a larger expansion plan that will see the company grow with the deployment of 111 new centers. It is also part of its Acronis Global/Local Initiative. This initiative reportedly includes...
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February 15, 2022 Saudi Arabia
STC has announced the launch of its new data center in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi telco’s new data center measures approximately 12,000 square meters. It was also inaugurated by the Governor of Qassim Region, Prince Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud. STC posted on Twitter that it was happy that...
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February 14, 2022 Oklahoma
Two data centers are reportedly on their way to Muskogee County; it has been announced. YZY Capital Holdings, LLC, is the New York-based private equity firm behind the project and has announced that it will inject $100 million into the construction and operation of the centers on the 136.5-acre...
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February 14, 2022 Europe
With the UN chief recently declaring that it's "code red for humanity," it has never been more clear that immediate action is required on the part of governments and industry leaders to make big sustainability changes. Of course, the data center and digital infrastructure industries have caught...
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February 14, 2022 India / Bhārata
The Indian government is introducing new policies that will encourage data center growth in the country, it has been announced. This policy announcement comes as leaders strive to make the country a hub for the world’s growing data traffic. In the government’s 2022 budget, provisions have been...
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February 13, 2022 China
According to Bloomberg, GLP Pte is mulling over raising up to $500 million to expand its data center footprint in China. The Singapore-based investment manager wants to raise funds from investors in exchange for a minority stake in the firm. GLP Pte’s data center business is valued at up to...
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February 11, 2022 NextDC: S2 Sydney
NextDC has announced the availability of AWS Direct Connect in the NextDC S2 Sydney data center, the fourth to host AWS Direct Connect (Canberra (C1), Melbourne (M1), and Perth (P1)). According to the company, within the NextDC S2 data center, customers can choose 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, and new high...
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February 10, 2022 Quebec City
Adam Real Estate and Avaio have come together to form a new hyperscale joint venture in Quebec, Canada. The joint venture will be called Gatineau Data Hub (GDH) to develop a new, sustainable, hyperscale facility in Gatineau, Quebec. Gatineau is located to the north of Ottawa. The partnership will...
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February 10, 2022 Netherlands
The newly formed Dutch government has announced that going forward, it will impose environmental controls on hyperscale data centers, which it said is in response to protests around Facebook’s proposed 166 hectare hyperscale data center in Zeewolde. The proposal received an outcry of opposition...
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February 09, 2022 Northern Virginia
The development of a large-scale data center in Prince William County, Virginia, is being proposed by developers. Developers submitted plans to have a site at 14854 Dumfries Road to the west of Dale City and the east of the Northern Virginia county be rezoned. They want to develop a 1 million...
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February 08, 2022 Illinois
The State of Illinois has announced the purchase of 9.4 acres of land at the Dirksen Business Park in the 2900 block of Dotmar Drive, which will be home to a new data center. The $80.5 million facility will be run by the state Department of Innovation and Technology and will reportedly enable the...
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February 08, 2022 QTS Piscataway
Plans are in place for QTS to expand its Piscataway facility in New Jersey. My Central Jersey reports that the company has filed for preliminary and final site plan approval to develop a two-story building to the data center campus at 101 Possumtown Road. By so doing, QTS plans to add up to...
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February 08, 2022 United Kingdom
BNP Paribas Real Estate has announced that it has launched a new data center team in the UK, with Michael Umfreville as the lead. It will be responsible for leasing and land acquisitions. This launch is reportedly in response to REITs, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds and...
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February 08, 2022 Saudi Arabia
Quantum Switch Tamasuk (QST) has revealed plans to develop data centers with up to 300MW capacity for the Saudi Arabian government. The goal is to entice hyperscale customers to come into the country to host public sector data. Interestingly, it has already broken ground on two data centers. QST...
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February 08, 2022 China
According to Bloomberg, Hotwon Group is looking to raise up to $300 million in funding. The Chinese data center developer hopes to use the money raised to expand its footprint across the country. Once successful, Hotwon’s valuation will increase to $1.5 billion. Reports also show that the company...
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February 07, 2022 Equinix Munich MU4
Equinix has announced the opening of a new facility in Ascheim, outside Munich, Germany. The company unveiled the opening of the International Business Exchange (IBX) called MU4. Equinix invested $90 million in the development of MU4’s first phase. The facility offers over 24,200 square feet...
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February 07, 2022 Kao Data Slough
Kao Data has announced that it has opened a new data center in Slough, UK. The UK data center operator revealed that it opened the 16MW facility to the west of London. The data center will match the operational blueprint and design of Kao’s Harlow campus. In addition, it will also provide a PUE...
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February 04, 2022 Saudi Arabia
Earlier in the week, Neom announced more details surrounding the development of data centers it planned in the new city of Neom, Saudi Arabia. The firm said it would be developing the data centers in partnership with Ezdihar Advanced Company for Information Technology (EzdiTek). In addition, a...
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February 03, 2022 Singapore
According to Cushman & Wakefield's 2022 Global Data Center Market Comparison report, Singapore now ties with the US's Silicon Valley in its league table of the top data center markets. This means that Singapore is now the top market for data centers in Asia-Pacific, beating Hong Kong (6th...
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February 03, 2022 ColoHouse Miami
ColoHouse has announced that it has opened a third data hall at its Miami, Florida data center. The new hall will provide more than 500kW of power at the facility. It will also add 550 square meters (6,000 square feet) of space to the location. The new hall is called MIA3, while the two previous...
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