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Read Norway's data centers to set up Norsk Datasenterindustri, a new industry body
Norway's data centers to set up Norsk Datasenterindustri, a new industry body

Norway's data centers to set up Norsk Datasenterindustri, a new industry body

June 22, 2021 Norway

In Norway, the data center industry has made a significant move to create Norsk Datasenterindustri, its new industry body, to enable it to fulfil its potential. The association will examine sustainability and digital sovereignty while also offering education opportunities and international...

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Read Cologix acquires Zayo's Vancouver facility and announces Toronto expansion
Cologix acquires Zayo's Vancouver facility and announces Toronto expansion

Cologix acquires Zayo's Vancouver facility and announces Toronto expansion

June 22, 2021 Cologix VAN4

Cologix is branching out in Canada. It has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zayo's 65,000 sq ft (6,000 sqm) interconnection facility in Vancouver. Cologix will add 4.2MW of capacity to the site. In addition to this, the company has also announced plans to add a...

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Read Nvidia pledges over $100m for UK supercomputer as talks on its Arm acquisition reach regulators
Nvidia pledges over $100m for UK supercomputer as talks on its Arm acquisition reach regulators

Nvidia pledges over $100m for UK supercomputer as talks on its Arm acquisition reach regulators

June 22, 2021 Kao Data: Harlow KLON-01

Nvidia has announced that it is funneling over $100 million into its Cambridge-1 supercomputer, based at the Kao Data Campus in Harlow. This is $45 million more than its original pledge. This announcement came as the GPU company revealed their acquisition of Arm for $40 billion, which the company...

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Read BDx launches Phase One of its data center in Nanjing, China
BDx launches Phase One of its data center in Nanjing, China

BDx launches Phase One of its data center in Nanjing, China

June 22, 2021 BDx Nanjing

Hong Kong-based data center firm, Big Data Exchange (BDx), announced the launch of the first phase of its NKG Data Center Campus in Nanjing, China. The construction of the facility started early last year. The data center campus will have a 35MW capacity once completed. BDx announced that the...

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Read Intermarket seeks approval for 100,000 square feet data center in Canada
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Intermarket seeks approval for 100,000 square feet data center in Canada

June 21, 2021 Toronto

Intermarket Properties wants to build a data center in Cambridge, Canada. According to Canada Construct Connect, the Company is seeking approval for a 100,000 square feet data center. The proposed data center site is a 40 acre Waterloo Corporate Campus with mixed-use redevelopment that consists...

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Read Data center plans discussed for NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk, New Yorksite
Data center plans discussed for NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk, New Yorksite

Data center plans discussed for NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk, New Yorksite

June 20, 2021 Buffalo

Discussions have begun around the transformation of the disused NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk, New York, into a new data center. The 76-acre site was operational from the 1950s to 2015 has been pinned as a potential location in a report by the City of Dunkirk and Chautauqua County. Dunkirk is near...

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Read Sabey secures $250 million refinancing deal for 375 Pearl Street
Sabey secures $250 million refinancing deal for 375 Pearl Street

Sabey secures $250 million refinancing deal for 375 Pearl Street

June 20, 2021 Sabey Intergate.Manhattan

Sabey has secured a $250 million refinancing deal for its office and data center at 375 Pearl Street, New York City. According to Commercial Observer, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo will be providing a $220 million, 10-year, fixed-rate CMBS loan and a further $30 million mezzanine debt. Sabey will...

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Read Converge to build new a PHP 1 billion ($20.8 million) data center in Mandaue, Philippines
Converge to build new a PHP 1 billion ($20.8 million) data center in Mandaue, Philippines

Converge to build new a PHP 1 billion ($20.8 million) data center in Mandaue, Philippines

June 18, 2021 Converge ICT: Mandaue P1

Converge ICT Solutions is going to build a PHP 1 billion ($20.8 million) data center in Mandaue, Philippines. The new facility, named "P1", will be a six-story building with initial 300 racks. It will also have a customer contact center in the building. Converge ICT Solutions also said that the...

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Read Global Technical Realty and KKR to build a data center campus in Slough, UK
Global Technical Realty and KKR to build a data center campus in Slough, UK

Global Technical Realty and KKR to build a data center campus in Slough, UK

June 17, 2021 GTR: Slough

Global Technical Realty (GTR) has announced that it would be building a data center campus in Slough, UK. The campus will have three interconnected data centers, with each having more than 57,900 square feet of floor space and 13.5MW of capacity. SEGRO, a UK real estate investment and development...

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Read DataBank completes the expansion of its PIT2 data center in Pittsburgh
DataBank completes the expansion of its PIT2 data center in Pittsburgh

DataBank completes the expansion of its PIT2 data center in Pittsburgh

June 17, 2021 DataBank Pittsburgh PIT2

DataBank has expanded its PIT2 data center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by adding 25,000 square feet of raised floor space to the facility. The company also added an extra 2.5MW capacity to the facility to bring its total floor space and capacity to 40,000 square feet and 4.5MW respectively. The...

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Read AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers
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AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers

June 17, 2021 Northern Virginia

The Fauquier Times reports that Amazon Web Services is planning to buy 41.7 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if the town finally changes its rules to allow the construction of data centers. At a Warrenton Planning Commission, it was proposed that the rule be changed and data centers...

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Read Million square foot data center given the go-ahead in Haymarket, North Virginia
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Million square foot data center given the go-ahead in Haymarket, North Virginia

June 17, 2021 Northern Virginia

A one million square foot data center has been given the go-ahead just outside the town of Haymarket, following the Prince William Board of County Supervisors approving a rezoning and special use permit. Locals, however, have voiced their concerns that minority communities may be negatively...

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Read STT GDC announces new data center in Noida, India
STT GDC announces new data center in Noida, India

STT GDC announces new data center in Noida, India

June 16, 2021 STT Noida 1

STT Global Data Centers India (STT GDC) has announced that the construction of its new data center in Noida, India is underway. The Company plans to invest 1100 crore ($150 million) in building the facility. The data center will be on a five-acre site, and it will have a 35MW capacity upon full...

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Read Lincoln Rackhouse sells T-Mobile Everglades data center for $25 million
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Lincoln Rackhouse sells T-Mobile Everglades data center for $25 million

June 16, 2021 T-Mobile Everglades MSO

According to reports from BizJournal, Lincoln Rackhouse has completed the sale of T-Mobile’s Everglades MSO data center in Miami, Florida, for $26 million. USPP Sunrise DC LLC, managed by Principal Real Estate Investors is reportedly the buyer of the facility. The 45,571 square feet facility was...

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Read Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers
Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers

Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers

June 16, 2021 Singapore

It has been announced that social media giant Facebook and the Singapore government are joining forces to fund a $17 million (S$23m) project to address the need to boost the number of sustainable data centers built in tropical climates. The programme is also being funded by Singapore's National...

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Read LG Uplus building a $268 million data center in Anyang City, South Korea
LG Uplus building a $268 million data center in Anyang City, South Korea

LG Uplus building a $268 million data center in Anyang City, South Korea

June 15, 2021 LG Uplus Pyeongchon 2

LG Uplus, a South Korean telco, is building a new hyperscale data center. The new facility, named Pyeongchon 2 Center, would be located in Anyang City in Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul. The specific location has not been released. The building will have 12 stories with a floor area of 435,400...

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Read UK Brent Council plans to upgrade data center with £3.8 million ($5.3 million)
UK Brent Council plans to upgrade data center with £3.8 million ($5.3 million)

UK Brent Council plans to upgrade data center with £3.8 million ($5.3 million)

June 15, 2021 London

Brent Council, a governing body of a borough of London, just revealed its plan to spend £3.8 million ($5.3 million) to upgrade data centers over the next four years. The council says it is part of its plan to create a modern and robust IT system. The upgrades involve upgrading physical storage...

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Read Inmark Asset Management Wants To Sell Woolworths Sydney HQ and data center
Inmark Asset Management Wants To Sell Woolworths Sydney HQ and data center

Inmark Asset Management Wants To Sell Woolworths Sydney HQ and data center

June 15, 2021 Woolworths

Inmark Asset Management wants to sell Woolworths’ headquarters in Sydney, Australia. It is looking for buyers for the 483,400 square feet site on 1 Woolworths Way, Bella Vista. The 9-hectare site includes three different office buildings that are linked with a foyer. Furthermore, you’ll also find...

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Read Microsoft launches new Azure region in Arizona
Microsoft launches new Azure region in Arizona

Microsoft launches new Azure region in Arizona

June 15, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Microsoft just launched its new Azure cloud region in Arizona. The region would be made up of three facilities or Availability Zones. Also, the zones will be sited in Goodyear, El Mirage, and outside Phoenix. Microsoft said the reason for choosing Arizona for the Azure cloud data center is...

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Read Dutch province of Flevoland gives temporary data center moratorium the go-ahead
Dutch province of Flevoland gives temporary data center moratorium the go-ahead

Dutch province of Flevoland gives temporary data center moratorium the go-ahead

June 15, 2021 Netherlands

Flevoland, a province in the Netherlands, has joined the likes of Amsterdam, Haarlemmermeer and Singapore with the announcement of a moratorium on the building of new data centers for an undisclosed period of time. The temporary suspension was given the go-ahead after a vote of 30-9. The duration...

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