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Read Databank acquired Lightbound and enters Indianapolis
Databank acquired Lightbound and enters Indianapolis

Databank acquired Lightbound and enters Indianapolis

October 01, 2019 Databank Indianapolis IND1

DataBank has closed its acquisition of Indianapolis-based colocation, Internet, voice, network and cloud services provider, LightBound. The transaction adds of two facilities with over 56,000 gross square feet of colocation space and 9.5MW of installed UPS. LightBound’s data centers are located...

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Read MC Digital Realty acquires more land in Tokyo to build a 120 MW Campus
MC Digital Realty acquires more land in Tokyo to build a 120 MW Campus

MC Digital Realty acquires more land in Tokyo to build a 120 MW Campus

September 30, 2019 MC Digital: Tokyo Connected Campus @ Inzai

MC Digital Realty, a joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and Digital Realty Trust, has signed an agreement to acquire an additional plot of land in Tokyo. MC Digital Realty expects to close on the acquisition in the first quarter of 2020. The location is near to the five-acre parcel MC...

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Read Hetzner received the ISO 27001 certification for Helsinki data center
Hetzner received the ISO 27001 certification for Helsinki data center

Hetzner received the ISO 27001 certification for Helsinki data center

September 30, 2019 Hetzner Finland

Hetzner‘s Data Center Park Helsinki has reached a new milestone by receiving the ISO 27001 certificate for information security. Only 18 months after going live, the park today already has 6,000 m² of web hosting infrastructure in operation. In addition to information security, several other...

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Read Data Foundry is expanding Houston 2 site
Data Foundry is expanding Houston 2 site

Data Foundry is expanding Houston 2 site

September 26, 2019 Switch: Houston 2

Data Foundry has announced that new data hall is under construction. The new space will offer 27,000 square feet of white floor space and 4MW of capacity. The Houston 2 campus sits above the 500-year floodplain and is rated for 185mph winds, making relativity safer if/when a another hurricane...

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Read CyrusOne Data Centers in Northern Virginia Qualify for Tax Incentives
CyrusOne Data Centers in Northern Virginia Qualify for Tax Incentives

CyrusOne Data Centers in Northern Virginia Qualify for Tax Incentives

September 26, 2019 CyrusOne: NVA9 Bldg-1A

CyrusOne has qualified for tax incentives in Loudoun County, exempting customers from sales tax payments on all equipment deployed in CyrusOne facilities in that county. The sales tax exemptions are retroactive to 2014. “We have been working to secure this tax incentive for our customers for the...

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Read Facebook will expand Henrico VA campus
Facebook will expand Henrico VA campus

Facebook will expand Henrico VA campus

September 26, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook expects to break ground early next year on the second phase of its eastern Henrico County data center development, which will total more than 2 million square feet when completed late in 2020, the company said Wednesday.The company will construct three (3) new 450,000 square foot...

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Read Iron Mountain formerly launches Singapore facility
Iron Mountain formerly launches Singapore facility

Iron Mountain formerly launches Singapore facility

September 25, 2019 Iron Mountain Singapore SIN-1

Iron Mountain held a launch event this week for SIN-1 in Singapore, the facility it acquired from Credit Suisse in 2017. The data center is the company's first facility in Asia.Iron Mountain Press Release

Read AirTrunk Announces expansion to Hong Kong with new 20 MW Data Centre (PR)
AirTrunk Announces expansion to Hong Kong with new 20 MW Data Centre (PR)

AirTrunk Announces expansion to Hong Kong with new 20 MW Data Centre (PR)

September 17, 2019 AirTrunk Hong Kong HKG1

AirTrunk, a specialist in hyperscale data centres, today confirmed its latest Asia-Pacific data centre development, announcing a new 20+ megawatt (MW) facility in Hong Kong that is set to open in Q4, 2020. The data centre will be located near Tsuen Wan, close to key data centres and Hong Kong’s...

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Read Keppel DC REIT acquires two data centers and raises equiity (PR)
Keppel DC REIT acquires two data centers and raises equiity (PR)

Keppel DC REIT acquires two data centers and raises equiity (PR)

September 16, 2019 1-Net North Data Centre

Keppel DC REIT announces two data centre acquisitions in Singapore and launches equity fund raising DPU-accretive acquisitions will strengthen Keppel DC REIT's portfolio and increase assets under management significantly by 30.7% to $2.58 billion Proposed acquisitions will be funded by a...

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Read Aligned Energy Completes Phase One of Ashburn Data Center Campus (PR)
Aligned Energy Completes Phase One of Ashburn Data Center Campus (PR)

Aligned Energy Completes Phase One of Ashburn Data Center Campus (PR)

September 16, 2019 Aligned: IAD-01

ASHBURN, VA – Aligned Energy, a leading data center provider offering innovative, sustainable and adaptable colocation and build-to-scale solutions for cloud, enterprise, and managed service providers, announces the completion of phase one of its hyperscale data center campus in Ashburn,...

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Read DigiPlex invests with two new green data centres in Oslo (PR)
DigiPlex invests with two new green data centres in Oslo (PR)

DigiPlex invests with two new green data centres in Oslo (PR)

September 16, 2019 STACK OSL01 Ulven

DigiPlex has broken ground on the construction of two new data centres near Oslo, Norway. The two centres will have a combined facility size of 8,500 m² and represent an investment of NOK 600 million. The centers are set to be operational in just 12 months, before the end of 2020.International...

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Read NYI expands to Chicago
NYI expands to Chicago

NYI expands to Chicago

September 12, 2019 NYI Chicago (Oak Brook)

New York Internet (NYI) is expanding to Chicago through a data center acquisition. NYI has acquired the data center business at 800 Jorie Boulevard in Oak Brook Illinois. The facility was previously operated by Navisite. More info in the press release below. NYI Press Release New York, NY –...

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Read Digital Realty opens new Docklands facility
Digital Realty opens new Docklands facility

Digital Realty opens new Docklands facility

September 12, 2019 Digital Docklands: Cloud House

The new 120,000 square foot facility is located in the London Docklands, a highly connected area of London. The new facility will be interconnected with Digtial Realty's Sovereign House with a redundant 3,400 metre 432-count fiber ring. DRT Press Release LONDON, Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --...

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Read 365 acquires Bridgewater New Jersey Data Center from NYI
365 acquires Bridgewater New Jersey Data Center from NYI

365 acquires Bridgewater New Jersey Data Center from NYI

September 11, 2019 365 Bridgewater NJ

365 Data Centers announced it has acquired NYI's facility in Bridgewater New Jersey, which is 365's eleventh data center in the US. 365 Data Centers is privately held and the transaction was funded by adding a new equity investor, Turning Rock Partners.Subsequently, NYI used the proceeds to fund...

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Read Aligned Energy Announces a 8 MW expansion in Dallas
Aligned Energy Announces a 8 MW expansion in Dallas

Aligned Energy Announces a 8 MW expansion in Dallas

September 11, 2019 Aligned: DFW-01

Aligned Energy announced an 8 MW expansion of its Plano data center, located in Northwest Dallas. The expansion at the 19-acre campus, which at full build-out will support a 375,000 sq ft, 60 MW facility is in response to rising demand. Rendering of the Aligned Energy Dallas Campus Aligned Press...

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Read Construction is started on the AWS Facility in Mulhaddart, Ireland
Construction is started on the AWS Facility in Mulhaddart, Ireland

Construction is started on the AWS Facility in Mulhaddart, Ireland

September 09, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

The Business Post reports that work has begun on the Amazon Mulhuddart data center campus. The project was known as "Project G" was originally approved in 2017, but was held up by environmental groups. The initial phase will be over 220,000 and is expected to be completed by mid-2021 at the latest.

Read Cologix opens 3rd Vancouver Data Center
Cologix opens 3rd Vancouver Data Center

Cologix opens 3rd Vancouver Data Center

September 06, 2019 Cologix Vancouver VAN3

Cologix launched its third data center in Vancouver. The company is the dominant provider in Vancouver, which is an underserved metro for colocation services. The Canadians city would benefit from more competition from colocation providers.The Cologix Press Release DENVER – Cologix, a...

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Read Leaseweb expands with maincubes at AMS01
Leaseweb expands with maincubes at AMS01

Leaseweb expands with maincubes at AMS01

September 04, 2019 maincubes AMS01

maincubes landed a large deal with Leaseweb in Amsterdam. Leaseweb which has 20 locations across the world has a large presence in the legacy EvoSwitch facilities. (EvoSwitch was acquired by Iron Mountain in 2018.) The deal allows Leaseweb to further diversify their providers. maincubes Press...

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Read Equinix Opens New Data Center in Seoul
Equinix Opens New Data Center in Seoul

Equinix Opens New Data Center in Seoul

August 30, 2019 Equinix Seoul SL1

Equinix opened a new data center in Seoul on August 30th 2019. The data center, SL1, is Equinix's first facility in Korea. South Korea has a high tech economy but has been neglected by the large international data center providers such as Digital Realty, Equinix, Cyxtera, and STT. Equinix's...

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Read Chirisa acquires Piscataway facility from Equinix
Chirisa acquires Piscataway facility from Equinix

Chirisa acquires Piscataway facility from Equinix

August 16, 2019 Digital Fortress Piscataway

Chirisa Investments announced it has closed on Piscataway New Jersey facility owned by Equinix. The facility formerly known as Equinix NY12 was previously acquired in May 2017 in a large 28 data center deal with Verizon. The facility is located at 201B Centennial Avenue in Piscataway NJ and is a...

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