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Read Apple Launches Danish Data Center with Green Power
Apple Launches Danish Data Center with Green Power

Apple Launches Danish Data Center with Green Power

September 03, 2020 Hyperscale Data Center

Apple has announced that it has launched its Danish data center in Foulum just outside of Viborg. In the announcement, Apple also shared that it will invest in the construction of two large onshore wind turbines in Esbjerg to source clean power for the site. The Esbjerg wind project is in...

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Read Montreal Internet Exchange expanding to Hypertec YUL01
Montreal Internet Exchange expanding to Hypertec YUL01

Montreal Internet Exchange expanding to Hypertec YUL01

August 25, 2020 Hypertec YUL01B

Montreal Internet Exchange (QIX) has announced that it is expanding its fabric to Hypertec's Pointe-Claire two-facility campus (YUL01.) The announcement was made on twitter. See below.

Read Cologix Acquires vXchnge's Minneapolis facility in 511 Building
Cologix Acquires vXchnge's Minneapolis facility in 511 Building

Cologix Acquires vXchnge's Minneapolis facility in 511 Building

August 20, 2020 Cologix: Minnesota Technology Center

Cologix has announced it has acquired vXchnge's 16,000 square foot data center in the 511 Building in Minneapolis. The move further strengths Cologix's dominant position in the building. The company's press release is below. Previously in 2015, vXchnge acquired the site from SunGard.Cologix Press...

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Read EdgeConneX Acquires Expansion Facilities in Santa Clara
EdgeConneX Acquires Expansion Facilities in Santa Clara

EdgeConneX Acquires Expansion Facilities in Santa Clara

August 19, 2020 EdgeConneX Santa Clara

EdgeConneX has bought 3 buildings in Santa Clara totaling 229,000 square feet. The Mercury News reports that "An EdgeConneX affiliate, EdgeConneX Silicon Valley Holdings II, paid $83.3 million for the buildings, Santa Clara County documents filed on Aug. 14 show." 1700 Richard Ave: Current...

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Read Colovore Adds 3.5MW High-Density Colocation Capacity to Silicon Valley
Colovore Adds 3.5MW High-Density Colocation Capacity to Silicon Valley

Colovore Adds 3.5MW High-Density Colocation Capacity to Silicon Valley

August 18, 2020 Colovore: SJC01

SANTA CLARA, Calif., /PRNewswire/ -- Colovore, the Bay Area's leading provider of high-performance colocation for high-performance computing infrastructure, today announced that it has expanded again and now has 3.5 MW of high-density capacity currently available in supply-constrained Silicon...

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Read Facebook Announces Gallatin Data Center in Tennesse
Facebook Announces Gallatin Data Center in Tennesse

Facebook Announces Gallatin Data Center in Tennesse

August 13, 2020 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook has formally announced its data center project in Gallatin Tennesse via a column Sheryl Sandberg wrote in the Tennessean. The social media company will build a 982,000 square foot facility with a total investment of $800 million. The 809-acre campus will be powered with 220MW of...

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Read Servpac opens MTP Facility in Hawaii (PR)
Servpac opens MTP Facility in Hawaii (PR)

Servpac opens MTP Facility in Hawaii (PR)

August 03, 2020 Servpac MTP Mililani Tech Park

MILILANI, Hawaii -- This week, Servpac Inc. announced the official opening of their MTP Data Center and has begun scheduling tours for interested parties. The state-of-the-art facility opens to meet growing demand for a reliable local data solution in a time plagued by uncertainty and enhanced...

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Read NEXTDC launches P2
NEXTDC launches P2

NEXTDC launches P2

August 01, 2020 NextDC: P2 Perth

NEXTDC has officially launched its new P2 data center in Perth. The initial phase has 1 megawatt of capacity. When fully built out the building will support 20 MW. P2 is directly connected to NEXTDC’s P1 Perth data centre in Malaga via NEXTDC’s Data Centre Interconnect (DCI) services. P2 Ribbon...

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Read DataBank opens SLC5
DataBank opens SLC5

DataBank opens SLC5

July 22, 2020 DataBank SLC5

DataBank announced it has opened SLC5 in Salt Lake City. The facility is on the Granite Point campus in Bluffdale, UT. The large campus has room for one additional building, SLC6 which is currently in the design phase. DataBank's Press Release on July 22nd 2020: DataBank Announces Opening of...

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Read Equinix to open ML5 in Milan near Via Caldera
Equinix to open ML5 in Milan near Via Caldera

Equinix to open ML5 in Milan near Via Caldera

July 16, 2020 Equinix Milan ML5

Equinix has announced that it will open ML5, its fourth data center in Milan. The first phase will cost $51 million and will provide 15,000 square feet (1,400 sqM). When all phases are complete, ML5 is expected to provide a total of 45,000 square feet (4,200 sqM) of colocation space. The location...

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Read Iron Mountain Announces 27 Megawatt Pre-Lease in Frankfurt with Fortune 100 Customer
Iron Mountain Announces 27 Megawatt Pre-Lease in Frankfurt with Fortune 100 Customer

Iron Mountain Announces 27 Megawatt Pre-Lease in Frankfurt with Fortune 100 Customer

July 13, 2020 Iron Mountain Frankfurt FRA-1

-- New FRA-1 Data Center 100% Pre-Leased -- BOSTON, June 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the storage and information management services company, today announced that it has signed a 27 megawatt data center lease with a U.S.-based Fortune 100 customer in Frankfurt,...

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Read Facebook will build a new Data Center Campus in Illinois
Facebook will build a new Data Center Campus in Illinois

Facebook will build a new Data Center Campus in Illinois

July 02, 2020 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook has announced that it will build a new data center campus in DeKalb Illinois The DeKalb Data Center facts: The campus is on 505 acres located on Route 23 and Gurler Road. The Facebook-owned land can accommodate five buildings, and two will be completed by 2022. The five buildings will be...

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Read Interxion announces the opening of MRS3 in Marseille (PR)
Interxion announces the opening of MRS3 in Marseille (PR)

Interxion announces the opening of MRS3 in Marseille (PR)

July 01, 2020 Digital Realty: Marseille MRS3

PARIS – Interxion, a leading European provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral colocation data centre solutions and a Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) company, announced today the opening of the first phase of MRS3, its third data centre in Marseille. The Marseille campus sits at the heart of the global...

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Read DataBank Commissioned its Second Data Center in Pittsburgh
DataBank Commissioned its Second Data Center in Pittsburgh

DataBank Commissioned its Second Data Center in Pittsburgh

June 26, 2020 DataBank Pittsburgh PIT2

DataBank has opened its second Pittsburgh data center in North Fayette Township, which it acquired from PNC Bank in January 2019. The PIT2 facility, DataBank’s second in the Pittsburgh area, brings the company’s total data center count to 20 facilities in nine markets.

Read Equinix Launches DA11 Adjacent to the Infomart and a 5G Proof of Concept Center
Equinix Launches DA11 Adjacent to the Infomart and a 5G Proof of Concept Center

Equinix Launches DA11 Adjacent to the Infomart and a 5G Proof of Concept Center

June 24, 2020 Equinix Dallas DA11

Equinix has commissioned DA11, a $142m data center expansion nextdoor to the Infomart in Dallas. Equinix acquired the iconic carrier hotel in 2018 for $800m. Equinix also announced the launch of a 5G and Edge Proof of Concept Center (POCC) to provide a sandbox environment for Mobile Network...

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Read Global Switch expands its European footprint as construction begins at its Amsterdam data centre campus
Global Switch expands its European footprint as construction begins at its Amsterdam data centre campus

Global Switch expands its European footprint as construction begins at its Amsterdam data centre campus

June 24, 2020 Global Switch: Amsterdam West

AMSTERDAM- Global Switch, a leading owner, operator and developer of large scale network dense, carrier and cloud neutral multi-tenanted data centres in Europe and Asia-Pacific has announced that in response to growing demand construction has started on the first stage of a new data centre in...

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Read DCI Indonesia has opened JK3 in Jakarta
DCI Indonesia has opened JK3 in Jakarta

DCI Indonesia has opened JK3 in Jakarta

June 22, 2020 DCI Indonesia: H1-JK3

DCI Indonesia has announced that they have completed the company's third data center on the campus in Cibitung in West Java, Indonesia. The JK3 facility has seven floors with four data hall floors with the remaining floors for M&E equipment. Constructed in collaboration with Equinix, JK3 has...

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Read Sabey is adding 3.6 MW to Manhattan data center
Sabey is adding 3.6 MW to Manhattan data center

Sabey is adding 3.6 MW to Manhattan data center

June 18, 2020 Sabey Intergate.Manhattan

Sabey announced it was adding 3.6 megawatts to its Integrate.Manhattan facility. The construction will be completed by the end of the year.Intergate.Manhattan is Sabey Data Centers’ 1.1 million square foot building located in Lower Manhattan. It is a mixed used building with data...

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Read Digital Realty Breaks Ground on 1st Facility in South Korea
Digital Realty Breaks Ground on 1st Facility in South Korea

Digital Realty Breaks Ground on 1st Facility in South Korea

June 17, 2020 Digital Seoul 1 (ICN10)

Digital Realty has begun construction on its first facility in Seoul, South Korea. Digital Seoul 1, also know as ICN10, will be built on a 22,000 square foot land parcel within the Sangam Digital Media City in northwest area of the city.The new facility will have 12 megawatts of critical (IT)...

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Read New Dark Fiber Provider, DF&I, Announced Investment from IPI (PR)
New Dark Fiber Provider, DF&I, Announced Investment from IPI (PR)

New Dark Fiber Provider, DF&I, Announced Investment from IPI (PR)

June 16, 2020 Northern Virginia

ASHBURN, Va., /PRNewswire/ -- Dark Fiber & Infrastructure, LLC ("DF&I" or the "Company") today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to receive a majority investment from IPI Partners, LLC ("IPI"). IPI's investment will be used to accelerate the growth of DF&I's footprint and...

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