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Verne deploys CFD cluster at Icelandic data center

European data center firm Verne has partnered with high-performance computing (HPC) consultants OFC to deploy an HPC cluster in Iceland on behalf of open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software provider Engys. Engys notes that it is able to access to 100 percent renewable hydroelect...

June 25, 2024

Iceland

Xerox to migrate workloads to Microsoft's Azure cloud

American printing and digital products provider has announced that it will be commencing a cloud migration to Microsoft Azure cloud with help from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). After this migration, Xerox will be able to deploy a cloud-based ERP platform and to use technologies such as gene...

June 25, 2024

United States

Nuclear plant-owning utilities may join energy deals this year

A recent S&P Global Ratings research note has found that nuclear plant-owning utilities in the US are likely to sign energy deals with data centers this year. The report noted that nuclear operators poised to take advantage include Constellation Energy Group, PSEG Power, and Vistra.“While ...

June 24, 2024

United States

Duos unveils Edge data center unit

Duos Technology, a company that specializes in Machine Vision and AI to analyze fast-moving objects including trains, has launched a new edge data center unit called Duos Edge AI, Inc. The company noted it already deploys some solutions – including a railcar inspection system used by companies...

June 21, 2024

United States

IFFCO to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for drone fertilizer spraying

The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperation Ltd (IFFCO) has revealed plans to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) for drone-based fertilizer spraying and has built a cloud-native application on Oracle Cloud that enables farmers to easily book, view, and manage drone-based spraying of IFFCO nan...

June 21, 2024

India / Bhārata

Honeywell to acquire aerospace technology firm CAES for $1.9bn

US manufacturing company Honeywell has announced plans to buy aerospace technology provider CAES for $1.9 billion after agreeing to an all-cash deal with Advent International, the private equity firm that currently owns CAES.“This acquisition further positions Honeywell at the forefront of the...

June 21, 2024

United States

IQM Quantum Computers launches first quantum data center in Munich, Germany

IQM Quantum Computers has opened its first quantum data center on the company’s premises in Munich, Germany which currently houses two IQM quantum machines and will eventually have space to host up to 12 quantum computers, with 800kW of power capacity.“Our aim is to solve business challenges b...

June 21, 2024

Germany / Deutschland

Johnson Controls sells Air Distribution Technologies unit

Johnson Controls this week announced it had reached a definitive agreement to sell its Air Distribution Technologies business to Truelink, a middle-market private equity firm based in Los Angeles. The brands included in this sale are Koch Filter, Titus, Ruskin, Krueger, PennBarry, and Tuttle ...

June 21, 2024

Los Angeles

WIOCC secures green financing to fund OADC roll-out

Pan-African data center and fiber group WIOCC has secured green financing deal fromthe International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Proparco to fund its data center and fiber roll-out in three African countries.“We are excited to conclude this next stage of our capital raise, which will enable ...

June 21, 2024

Nigeria

Actis unveils Asia-focused data center firm Epoch Digital

Investment firm Actis this week announced the launch of Epoch Digital, with a current portfolio under development offering 200MW of IT capacity across three identified projects and more in the pipeline.CEO Chng said: “The emergence of generative AI is transforming industries at an unprecedente...

June 21, 2024

Taiwan

HPE and Danfoss team up on modular data center heat reuse package

HPE has partnered with engineering company Danfoss on a new package to help data center operators recover waste heat in a deal which will see HPE’s scalable modular data center (MDC) products combined with Danfoss heat reuse solutions.“Our strategic partnership with HPE is a great example of h...

June 18, 2024

United States

Petronas unveil data center cooling fluid

Oil and gas company Petronas Lubricants International announced this week that it will be launching its Petronas Iona Tera, a liquid coolant specifically designed for data centers, and has partnered with Iceotope.Petronas Lubricants International’s MD and group CEO, Hezlinn Idris said: "Petron...

June 18, 2024

Malaysia

StackPath to close down business and liquidate assets

Edge computing firm StackPath is closing the business and liquidating its assets as confirmed by many of its employees on LinkedIn. StackPath services set to be shuttered include Edge compute, DNS, object storage, network transit, data center colocation, and server monitoring. “After careful c...

June 17, 2024

United States

UK Home Office to migrate systems out of police data center

The UK's Home Office is planning to migrate all the systems and services out of a core Police data center located in Hendon, northwest London. The data center is government-owned, and has been home to the Police National Computer - a database of more than 130 million items - for the past 50 ye...

June 17, 2024

United Kingdom

Provident Realty Advisors withdraws proposal for Indiana data center

Provident Realty Advisors notified Chesterton officials on June 10 about its intention to withdraw its proposal for a $1.3 billion data center in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana.The led to from residents regarding the development, with concerns surrounding negative impacts of air, water, en...

June 14, 2024

Indiana

2Africa cable now live between South Africa and Kenya

Airtel Africa announced on LinkedIn that a large portion of the 2Africa cable, connecting Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa, is now operational. It currently is the world’s largest subsea cable and will connect 33 countries with 46 landing points across Europe, Africa, and Asia. The cable is e...

June 14, 2024

South Africa

DPA Samrand data center campus outside Johannesburg, South Africa

Digital Parks Africa (DPA) has revealed plans to extend its Samrand data center campus outside Johannesburg, South Africa by 4.5MW, adding 810 sqm and 570 racks as it currently offers more than 1,620 sqm of dedicated whitespace with the potential to expand to more than 9,000 sqm and 24MW.“The...

June 13, 2024

South Africa

ZutaCore partners with Taiwanese IT infrastructure provider Wiwynn

Taiwanese IT infrastructure provider Wiwynn has invested in liquid cooling firm ZutaCore as part of the agreement to help accelerate the deployment of its HyperCool liquid cooling technology.“With dozens of HyperCool deployments in production, ZutaCore has emerged as the clear leader of direct...

June 13, 2024

United States

Du to unveil cloud and sovereign AI services for UAE

Du, an Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC)-owned company is set to deploy Oracle Alloy to offer cloud and sovereign AI services to the government and public sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company will focus its offering on Dubai and the Northern Emirates and wi...

June 13, 2024

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Fintech executives express concerns about increasing reliance on AI

Fintech executives are concerned about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) increasing banks' reliance on the big US tech firms. At a gathering in Amsterdam last week, some executives suggested that the sector will increasingly have to turn to the likes of Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web...

June 12, 2024

Amsterdam

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