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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

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Read What SEC proposals mean for data centers
What SEC proposals mean for data centers
March 28, 2022

What SEC proposals mean for data centers

United States

As the climate crisis reaches a tipping point, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a new set of rules, which will require US companies with $25 million in assets to register with the SEC and include climate risks in their statutory reports. Part of this would see said ...

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Read Apple commences infrastructure improvements at Iowa data center
Apple commences infrastructure improvements at Iowa data center
March 28, 2022

Apple commences infrastructure improvements at Iowa data center

Apple

Work is finally due to commence on Apple's Iowa data center, it has been announced. Infrastructure improvements are underway on the site, and the giant is also planning to expand and connect its Viborg data center in Denmark to a district heating scheme - a data center project that was complet...

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Read The Netherlands' Senate Votes To Prevent Meta From Advancing Works at its Zeewolde Data Center Site
The Netherlands' Senate Votes To Prevent Meta From Advancing Works at its Zeewolde Data Center Site
March 28, 2022

The Netherlands' Senate Votes To Prevent Meta From Advancing Works at its Zeewolde Data Center Site

Hyperscale Data Center

Meta’s Plans for a data center in Zeewolde has suffered another major setback. Lawmakers in the Netherlands voted last week to prevent the company from continuing any groundwork on the site. This move comes after Meta received approval from the Zeewolde council for zoning changes and plans for...

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Read Energy firm ZR Power Holding's data center plans
Energy firm ZR Power Holding's data center plans
March 28, 2022

Energy firm ZR Power Holding's data center plans

Mumbai

Indian Energy firm ZR Power Holdings has announced that it is investing more than Rs 1,700 crore ($223.2m) in a data center at Mahape in Navi Mumbai.The proposed facility would have a capacity of 50MW and span a 10-acre plot which the company is currently acquiring. Zain Ravadji, chairman, of ...

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Read Stratosfair breaks ground on Brittany Edge facility
Stratosfair breaks ground on Brittany Edge facility
March 28, 2022

Stratosfair breaks ground on Brittany Edge facility

Brittany

Stratosfair has announced that it has broken ground on its first data center based in the Lanester area of France to the tune of €800,000 ($900,000). The edge facility in the Northwest of the country spans 150 sqm (1,600 sq ft) and sits on a 500 sqm (5,380 sqft) site. Due to come online in Jun...

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Read T-Mobile Poland and ARMA Sign Colocation Contract
March 28, 2022

T-Mobile Poland and ARMA Sign Colocation Contract

T-Mobile

T-Mobile Poland has signed another five-year colocation deal with the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARMA). The telecommunication company revealed that the agency extended its data center services contract for five years. The contract covers the lease of storage roo...

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Read Yondr Is Developing a 200MW Hyperscale Facility in Malaysia
Yondr Is Developing a 200MW Hyperscale Facility in Malaysia
March 28, 2022

Yondr Is Developing a 200MW Hyperscale Facility in Malaysia

Yondr Group

Yondr Group has announced that it is developing a 200MW hyperscale data center campus in Johor, Malaysia. The company revealed that it would be developing the facility on 72.8 acres of land in Sedenak Tech Park, Johor. The facility’s first phase is expected to be delivered in 2024. The CEO ...

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Read Meta Confirms Development of $800m Data Center in Kansas City
Meta Confirms Development of $800m Data Center in Kansas City
March 25, 2022

Meta Confirms Development of $800m Data Center in Kansas City

Meta

Meta has confirmed that it would be developing a data center in Kansas City. The Kansas City Area Development Council announced that the social media giant has chosen Kansas for its next data center development. Meta will be starting work at the site soon and the data center is scheduled to...

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Read Japanese bank Mizuho and Google Cloud Partner Up
Japanese bank Mizuho and Google Cloud Partner Up
March 25, 2022

Japanese bank Mizuho and Google Cloud Partner Up

Google

Google Cloud and Japanese super bank Mizuho Financial Group have signed a strategic partnership. The agreement will see the Japanese firm shift some of its services to the cloud. This move comes after the company experienced multiple serious outages in 2021. The group CEO and president of Mizu...

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Read Telehouse Opens Fifth Data Center in London
Telehouse Opens Fifth Data Center in London
March 25, 2022

Telehouse Opens Fifth Data Center in London

Telehouse South

Telehouse has announced the launch of its new data center in London, UK. This will be the company’s fifth data center in London. This data center is being built in stages. The first stage sees development of 2MW of capacity and up to 668 racks, across 18,300 square feet of space and two dat...

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Read SDN Communications Is Expanding Its Data Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
March 25, 2022

SDN Communications Is Expanding Its Data Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

South Dakota

SDN Communications has announced that it is expanding its data center located at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The US broadband provider will add a 25,000 square foot (2,320 square meter) pod to the existing structure. This will increase the total space to 50,000 square feet. According to SDN, th...

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Read QTS partners with AWS
QTS partners with AWS
March 25, 2022

QTS partners with AWS

QTS Data Centers

QTS is partnering up with AWS to decentralize network exchanges, expanding its connectivity ecosystem. Atlanta has been announced as one of the three QTS locations to include this AWS network infrastructure (the other locations in the “multi-megawatt agreement,” are Chicago and New Jersey).Sp...

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Read Loughborough University announces plans for data center
Loughborough University announces plans for data center
March 24, 2022

Loughborough University announces plans for data center

United Kingdom

Loughborough University has announced that it has filed to build a data center in its student village in Leicestershire, UK.  According to the University, the IT facility, part of the Energy and Data Hub, will also be used to supply district heating services to local student housing. The hub, ...

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Read Flexential expands and announces Atlanta construction
Flexential expands and announces Atlanta construction
March 24, 2022

Flexential expands and announces Atlanta construction

Flexential

Flexential has announced that it is planning to expand this year, and will add 22MW of new data center development projects this year, at double the growth rate of 2021.In conjunction with this, the company announced that it had completed its 36MW Hillsboro 3 data center in Portland, Oregon, ...

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Read CtrlS commences construction on third Hyderabad data center
CtrlS commences construction on third Hyderabad data center
March 24, 2022

CtrlS commences construction on third Hyderabad data center

CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS has announced that it has broken ground on its third hyperscale facility, located in the Gachibowli suburb of Telangana, India. The facility, which is expected to span 131,000 sqft, with a capacity of 1,600 racks powered by 18MW of electricity, will reportedly meet LEED Platinum standar...

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Read Another racist incident recorded at Facebook's Utah data center
Another racist incident recorded at Facebook's Utah data center
March 24, 2022

Another racist incident recorded at Facebook's Utah data center

Meta

Further controversy ensues at the construction site of Meta's data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, with the discovery of a noose. This is not the first time racist activity has been found to be occurring on the site. Back in November, racist graffiti was written across the site's toilets.Contr...

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Read Further controversy rises around project nimbus
Further controversy rises around project nimbus
March 23, 2022

Further controversy rises around project nimbus

Google

Controversy continues to envelop Project Nimbus, with fresh allegations made against Google in its handling of dissenting employees. Project Nimbus is a contract that both Google and Amazon (AWS) have with the Israeli government to provide its agencies with cloud services. Since its announceme...

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Read Microsoft Looking To Develop a Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
Microsoft Looking To Develop a Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
March 22, 2022

Microsoft Looking To Develop a Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia

Microsoft Azure

According to Urban Developer, Microsoft has plans to build a new data center campus in Melbourne, Australia. The report shows that the company has drawn up proposals for the facility. Per the documents, Microsoft wants to develop a 243,000 square feet (22,500 square meters) facility at 20-2...

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Read Equinix Is Expanding In Chennai, India After $9m Land Acquisition
Equinix Is Expanding In Chennai, India After $9m Land Acquisition
March 22, 2022

Equinix Is Expanding In Chennai, India After $9m Land Acquisition

Equinix

Equinix is expanding in India as it acquired a plot of land in Chennai. This is part of the company’s expansion and growth strategy. The company revealed that it took possession of the 5.5-acre land in the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd (SIPCOT) IT Park. According to ...

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Read Microsoft Planning To Develop a Data Center in Toronto
Microsoft Planning To Develop a Data Center in Toronto
March 22, 2022

Microsoft Planning To Develop a Data Center in Toronto

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has plans to develop a new data center in Toronto, Canada. Confirmed reports show that WZMH Architects submitted an application on behalf of a Microsoft-owned company, 3288212 Nova Scotia Limited, to develop a ‘communications technology facility.’ This facility will be developed o...

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