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Read The Better Climate Challenge
The Better Climate Challenge

The Better Climate Challenge

March 04, 2022 QTS Data Centers

The IPCC'S most recent report on climate change has once again warned that our ecosystem is at a crisis point, and without significant and real action, the situation will only worsen. Coinciding with the release of the IPCC report, QTS and Sabey announced they have joined the DOE's Better Climate...

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Read CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley
CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley

CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley

March 04, 2022 CoreSite

CoreSite has announced that it has gotten approval from Santa Clara’s Planning Commission for the development of a 200,000 square foot (18,500 square meters) 34MW data center in Silicon Valley. The facility is located at 2905 Stender Way. Coresite only got the approval after going through...

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Read DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M
DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M

DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M

March 03, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced that it has completed and closed the acquisition of four data centers from CyrusOne. The data centers are all located in Houston, Texas. The deal was also worth $670 million. DataBank sees over 300,000 square feet of raised-floor data center capacity through the...

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Read Protests continue at Manassas
Protests continue at Manassas

Protests continue at Manassas

March 02, 2022 QTS Data Centers

In Northern Virginia, tensions are running high as locals continue to express their opposition to QTS’s proposals for a new data center campus in Prince William County. Although previously locals cited a number of reasons for opposition, including environmental concerns and a desire to preserve...

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Read Argo Infrastructure Partners Invests $500m in TierPoint
Argo Infrastructure Partners Invests $500m in TierPoint

Argo Infrastructure Partners Invests $500m in TierPoint

March 02, 2022 TierPoint

TierPoint has announced that Argo Infrastructure Partners has invested $500 million into its business. The move sees Argo Infrastructure Partners become the largest single equity investor in the firm. TierPoint will use the net proceeds from the transaction to expand the company and provide...

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Read Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India
Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India

Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India

February 21, 2022 Digital Realty Trust

According to India’s Economic Times. Digital Realty and Brookfield Asset Management’s joint venture in India has secured the purchase of 10 acres of land in Chennai. The companies acquired the land for over Rs 230 crore (~$30.8m). It is to be used for the development of a data center. One of the...

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Read QTS Announces Interest in 800-acre Land In Prince William County For Data Center Development
QTS Announces Interest in 800-acre Land In Prince William County For Data Center Development

QTS Announces Interest in 800-acre Land In Prince William County For Data Center Development

February 10, 2022 QTS Data Centers

QTS has revealed its plans to develop a data center on an 800-acre site in Prince William County, Virginia. The company’s plans are part of the controversial move by the county to rezone over 2,100 acres of land in Manassas, Northern Virginia, for developing data centers. A spokesperson for QTS...

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Read DataBank Acquires Its Occupied DEN2 Data Center Site
DataBank Acquires Its Occupied DEN2 Data Center Site

DataBank Acquires Its Occupied DEN2 Data Center Site

February 04, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced the acquisition of a data center it was leasing in Denver, Colorado. The company plans to develop a new data center campus at the DEN2 facility. The data center is located at 6900 South Peoria Street, Colorado. DataBank did not reveal the details of the transaction....

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Read Equinix unveils new sustainability initiatives
Equinix unveils new sustainability initiatives

Equinix unveils new sustainability initiatives

February 03, 2022 Equinix

Equinix recently opened its Co-Innovation Facility (CIF) based near Washington, DC, which will be home to a number of trials focusing on the development of sustainable data center tech. At the facility, the company will partner with Bloom Energy, ZutaCore, Virtual Power Systems (VPS), and Natron...

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Read DataBank to expand DEN2 facility
DataBank to expand DEN2 facility

DataBank to expand DEN2 facility

February 02, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced the creation of its Centennial Campus by purchasing following the purchase of the data center it leased in the Centennial municipality in Colorado. This purchase will enable the company to expand onto the adjacent plot, which will be home to its DEN5 data center. Speaking...

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Read H5 Data Centers Completes The Acquisition of Seven Data Centers From vXchnge
H5 Data Centers Completes The Acquisition of Seven Data Centers From vXchnge

H5 Data Centers Completes The Acquisition of Seven Data Centers From vXchnge

February 01, 2022 H5 Data Centers

H5 Data Centers has announced that it has completed the acquisition of seven data center facilities from vXchnge across the United States. With this development, vXchnge has just one data center. With this agreement, H5 data centers has added over 250,000 square feet (23,200 square meters) of...

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Read Equinix Partners With GIC For another $525m Joint Venture
Equinix Partners With GIC For another $525m Joint Venture

Equinix Partners With GIC For another $525m Joint Venture

January 27, 2022 Equinix

Equinix is making strategic partnerships as it announced that it had formed another joint venture with GIC. The data center company and the Singapore sovereign wealth fund aim to develop hyperscale facilities in South Korea. The companies announced the $525 million joint venture details earlier...

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Read Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements
Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements

Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements

January 22, 2022 Verizon Enterprise

As it expands its usage of green energy, Verizon, has announced that it has signed seven new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy representing 910MW. The company's sustainability goals are to have carbon neutrality across all its operations (scope 1 and 2) by 2035. Renewable...

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Read USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract
USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

January 21, 2022 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has won a $1.2 billion contract from the US Department of Agriculture. Lumen is to deliver a fully integrated wide-area data transport service to over 9,500 US Department of Agriculture locations across the country and around the world. With this contract, Lumen will offer a...

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Read Verizon expands in Colorado Springs
Verizon expands in Colorado Springs

Verizon expands in Colorado Springs

January 18, 2022 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has announced that it is expanding its digital footprint with the addition of a second data center in Colorado Springs. The company has submitted a proposal for a 49,000 square-foot (4,500 sqm) data center on Arrowswest Drive in El Paso County, with plans for a potential second phase for...

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Read Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal
Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal

Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal

January 12, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has signed a green energy deal it has announced. By penning a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Neoen and Prokon, Equinix will be provided with 85% of the energy produced by the 35MW Björkliden wind farm in the municipality of Närpes, in the western region of Ostrobothnia. This...

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Read Digital Realty acquires 55% of Teraco and enters South Africa
Digital Realty acquires 55% of Teraco and enters South Africa

Digital Realty acquires 55% of Teraco and enters South Africa

January 07, 2022 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has bought the majority stake in Teraco. The data center giant announced the acquisition of the South African data center company from a consortium of investors, including Permira and Berkshire Partners. The deal sees Teraco valued at about $3.5 billion. The transaction sees...

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Read San Jose data center site to be transformed by big developer
San Jose data center site to be transformed by big developer

San Jose data center site to be transformed by big developer

December 17, 2021 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has announced that it has sold its San Jose data center to developer Hines. Documents filed on December 15 with the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office outline that Hines paid just under $60 million ($59.6 million) for the complex. The building spans 179,800 sqft; meanwhile, the...

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Read Equinix partners with Nasdaq
Equinix partners with Nasdaq

Equinix partners with Nasdaq

December 16, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has formed a multi-year partnership with Nasdaq, Inc, which will help the company scale its NY11 data center in Carteret, New Jersey. This will also support the build-out of Nasdaq's cloud infrastructure. Tal Cohen, Executive Vice President, Head of North American Markets at Nasdaq, said...

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Read H5 Data Centers expands in Ohio through a data center acquisition
H5 Data Centers expands in Ohio through a data center acquisition

H5 Data Centers expands in Ohio through a data center acquisition

December 15, 2021 H5 Data Centers

H5 Data Centers has completed the acquisition of a data center at 925 Dalton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. The 107,000 square feet (9,940 square meters) purpose-built data center was built to Tier III standards. It currently has a 2MW capacity, but it can be expanded to 6MW upon full buildout. H5...

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