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Eaton Obtains a 49% Investment in Jiangsu Ryan Electrical

Eaton has acquired a substantial stake in Jiangsu Ryan Electrical, a Chinese power distribution company. This week, the US power management company stated that it has acquired a 49 percent stake in Jiangsu Ryan Electrical Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of power distribution and sub-transmiss...

April 25, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

China

European data center operators raise concern around energy supply

Across Europe, data center operators are raising concerns around energy supply availability, a new study by Agrreko has found. The company gathered responses from 700 data center professionals across seven European countries, including the UK, France, and parts of Scandinavia, and found that o...

April 24, 2023

Europe

Multifeed launches JPNAP service at Osaka 7 Data Center

Internet Multifeed has announced that it has added the Osaka Data Center 7 in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, to its JPNAP service. The data center is operated by NTT Communications Corporation and will go online for operations in May 2023.According to the company, the data center is one of th...

April 24, 2023

Osaka

France's Lyon facility of Euclyde Data Centers is Being Expanded

The Lyon data center of French operator Euclyde Data Centers is growing. The business announced this week that it is adding two new data halls to its DC5 data center in Villeurbanne, as first reported by DCmag.fr. According to the statement, the project, which will house more than 140 racks, w...

April 24, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Euclyde Data Centers

Free/Jaguar of France to Grow the Rockefeller Data Center in Lyon

Iliad-owned One of Free's data centers in Lyon, France, is growing. The Rockefeller data center in Lyon has doubled its hosting area, according to a recent LinkedIn post by Free Pro. Additional IT space with a capacity of roughly 460 racks will be available, totaling more than 9,690 square fee...

April 24, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Free Pro: Lyon

Goodman plans for 100MW powered shell in Frankfurt, Germany

Goodman has announced its plans to develop a data center in Frankfurt, Germany, following the purchase of a 4.5-hectare brownfield plot that used to be a newspaper printing plant. Located in Neu-Isenburg, south of Frankfurt, the development would see the creation of a 100MVA-powered shell faci...

April 21, 2023

Germany / Deutschland

Can AI training energy consumption be lowered?

These days, A.I. is seemingly never out of the headlines, with concerns about everything from lack of regulations around development, unchecked A.I. growth, and energy and water consumption. Considering the world is in the grips of a climate crisis, and A.I. training is using a growing amount ...

April 21, 2023

Michigan

Bitcoin mining rights: The Arkansas Data Centers Act passes

The Arkansas Data Centers Act was recently passed after being proposed not long ago on March 30 by Senator Joshua Bryant. The legislation seeks to regulate the Bitcoin mining industry in the state, and will allocate crypto miners the same rights as data centers. It outlines that the government...

April 20, 2023

Arkansas

Zeittec-built intelligence data center launches in Brazil

In Brazil, Agência Brasileira de Inteligência, ABIN, Brazil’s intelligence agency has announced the launch of a new Zeittec-built modular data center. Designed to Tier III standards, the facility reportedly has extremely high security in order to perform its function to protect confidential da...

April 19, 2023

Brazil / Brasil

Ericsson Partners with Canadian Government to Invest $351M in 5G and 6G Research and Development

A five-year agreement between the Canadian government and the Swedish vendor Ericsson will see more than $351 million invested in two research and development facilities in Ottawa, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec. To enhance mobile networks, the investment will concentrate on 5G Advanced, 6G, Cl...

April 19, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Canada

Glenside Data Centre in Adelaide, Australia, Catches Fire

A fire has started at the Glenside Data Centre in Adelaide, Australia. Among other government services, the event led to the failure of South Australia's state hospitals' electronic medical records system. The primary data center for the state government is located in Glenside. The electrical ...

April 19, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Adelaide

Key Point and Rostelecom Partner to Build New Data Center on Sakhalin Island

Key Point and Rostelecom are teaming up to build a new data center on Sakhalin Island, off the east coast of Russia, north of Japan. In September 2022, Key Point signed an agreement with Sakhalin Oblast Governor Valery Igorevich to construct a data center in the Sakhalin Region, without provid...

April 19, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Russia / Россия

Panama to Boost Connectivity with Two New Submarine Cables and Digital Gateway Project

Panama, the most connected nation in Central America with six submarine cables, is set to become even more connected. Two new systems, the Carnival Submarine-Network (CSN-1) and Caribbean Expresses, are being constructed and scheduled to be operational by 2025 and 2026, respectively. These new...

April 18, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Americas

Malaysia's Supportive Pro-Business Policies Attract Global Data Center Players

Malaysia is emerging as an important hub for data centers in Asia, with pro-business policies aimed at attracting and retaining investors, according to RHB Investment Bank Bhd. The research house cited the government's commitment to accelerate digital adoption and a new investment policy unvei...

April 18, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Malaysia

Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval

Keppel Data Centres has announced that its floating data center park in Singapore has received approval and will proceed. Located at the Loyang Offshore Supply Base operated by Toll Group, the facility was originally proposed back in 2019, which came after a significant investment in Californi...

April 18, 2023

Singapore

New study highlights significant AI water consumption

Data centers are already known for guzzling enormous amounts of water, so as AI enters its "gold rush" era, how will it affect water consumption? Well, a new study by researchers from the Universities of Colorado Riverside and Texas Arlington found that training large AI models like OpenAI's C...

April 18, 2023

Colorado (CO)

Silicon Valley Sees Surge in Data Center Construction as Tech Giants Expand Operations

Silicon Valley is experiencing a surge in the construction of data centers, according to a report by real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield. At the end of last year, 17 new data centers were either under construction or in development, with a total planned area of 4.7 million square...

April 18, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

San Francisco Bay Area

New Hybrid Data Center to Boost Student Learning in Nigeria

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has commissioned a new hybrid data center at the Delta State Polytechnic, Oghara. The new facility is expected to provide students with access to the latest technology and help improve their learning experience. According to the President...

April 18, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Nigeria

Key Point Technologies Begins Construction on Siberia's Largest Data Center in Novosibirsk, Russia

Key Point Technologies, a Russian data center operator, has broken ground on a new facility in Novosibirsk. The data center is set to be one of the largest in Siberia, with a total capacity of 8MW. The Tier III quality facility will provide 8MW at completion. First announced in 2022, the fi...

April 18, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Russia / Россия

StratCap Expands Data Center Portfolio with Acquisition of Two US Facilities

StratCap, a privately held investment firm, has acquired two data centers in the United States. The data centers, located in California and Missouri, were purchased for an undisclosed amount. StratCap acquired in Santa Clara, California, a purpose-built data center that is 100 percent leased t...

April 18, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

California

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