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Read Google announces new cloud region in Doha, Qatar
Google announces new cloud region in Doha, Qatar

Google announces new cloud region in Doha, Qatar

April 04, 2023 Google

Google has announced that it has launched a new cloud region located in Doha, Qatar, following the tech giant first announcing plans for expansion in this regard in 2020. The cloud region, the second that Google has launched this year, also launches alongside three availability zones and the...

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Read Latest figures on renewable power reveal data center operators increased purchases by 50 percent in a year
Latest figures on renewable power reveal data center operators increased purchases by 50 percent in a year

Latest figures on renewable power reveal data center operators increased purchases by 50 percent in a year

April 04, 2023 Google

Recent figures from S&P Global have revealed that the amount of renewable power purchased by data center operators has surged 50 percent in just a year. This latest figure now means that the sector utilizes two-thirds of the renewable power available to corporates in the US. The report...

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Read EdgeConneX secures $3.3 Billion in sustainability-linked financing
EdgeConneX secures $3.3 Billion in sustainability-linked financing

EdgeConneX secures $3.3 Billion in sustainability-linked financing

March 29, 2023 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it has successfully executed $3.3 billion in “innovative” sustainability-linked financing, which it said will enable the development of critical digital infrastructure to support customers' global data center requirements. For this, JGlobal awarded the company with...

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Read Google's new RFP system to reduce process time required for PPAs
Google's new RFP system to reduce process time required for PPAs

Google's new RFP system to reduce process time required for PPAs

March 27, 2023 Google

Google has announced the development of a new Request for Proposal (RFP) system in collaboration with LevelTen Energy which it said will reduce the time required to sign a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). This development comes from Google to simplify RFPs for PPAs which it said are "lengthy,...

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Read A New Google Cloud Platform Region Has Been Launched in Turin, Italy
A New Google Cloud Platform Region Has Been Launched in Turin, Italy

A New Google Cloud Platform Region Has Been Launched in Turin, Italy

March 24, 2023 Google

Google has introduced a new cloud region in Turin, Italy. The company did not disclose the new region's details or specs, although it did note that it has three availability zones and offers standard GCP services. After a busy 2022, it is the first new region the company has introduced in 2023....

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Read Data Center Company US Signal Has Been Bought by Igneo Infrastructure Partners
Data Center Company US Signal Has Been Bought by Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Data Center Company US Signal Has Been Bought by Igneo Infrastructure Partners

February 23, 2023 US Signal

Data center and network services company US Signal has been fully acquired by investment firm Igneo Infrastructure Partners. The investment, which was initially disclosed in September 2022, is Igneo's first in the US telecommunications and digital infrastructure industry. In light of the...

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Read Google's Arm Data Center CPUs Reach Milestone Before Predicted 2025 Cloud Deployment
Google's Arm Data Center CPUs Reach Milestone Before Predicted 2025 Cloud Deployment

Google's Arm Data Center CPUs Reach Milestone Before Predicted 2025 Cloud Deployment

February 15, 2023 Google

Following the successful introduction of Arm server processors by Amazon Web Service, Google Cloud is preparing two Arm CPUs for its cloud service. Before launching the cloud service in 2025, the firm made a significant stride and will put them into trial operation this year. The cloud servers...

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Read Uber Chooses Oracle and Google for 7-year Cloud Agreements, Shutting its Data Centers
Uber Chooses Oracle and Google for 7-year Cloud Agreements, Shutting its Data Centers

Uber Chooses Oracle and Google for 7-year Cloud Agreements, Shutting its Data Centers

February 14, 2023 Google

Uber Technologies wants to close its data center facilities after signing two significant cloud contracts. In two seven-year contracts, it will migrate over 95% of its IT to Google Cloud and Oracle from its own data centers. After 11 months of analysis, the taxi and delivery startup opted to use...

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Read Elon Musk Halts Data Center Consolidation, Google Cloud Makes Cutbacks
Elon Musk Halts Data Center Consolidation, Google Cloud Makes Cutbacks

Elon Musk Halts Data Center Consolidation, Google Cloud Makes Cutbacks

February 09, 2023 Google

Late on Wednesday, there was a Twitter outage that prevented users from Tweeting, following accounts, or sending direct messages. A notification stating that the "daily limit of tweets has been reached" was displayed to certain users. Elon Musk, the CEO and new owner, advised workers in an email...

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Read Google lays off 6% of its workforce
Google lays off 6% of its workforce

Google lays off 6% of its workforce

January 25, 2023 Google

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has announced that it is making further cuts to its staff, and is set to lose around 6% of its global workforce. The giant's reasoning for the significant downsizing is similar to the reasons cited by other tech firms that have cut back on staff in recent...

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Read Verizon signs four new PPAs
Verizon signs four new PPAs

Verizon signs four new PPAs

January 17, 2023 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has announced that it has signed four new power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy, an aggregate of up to 410 MW of renewable energy capacity. According to the company, these new deals align with its broader goal to source or generate renewable energy equivalent to 50 percent...

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Read EdgeConnex plans another data center in Miami, Florida
EdgeConnex plans another data center in Miami, Florida

EdgeConnex plans another data center in Miami, Florida

January 12, 2023 EdgeConneX

EdgeConnex is reportedly planning a third data center in Miami, Florida, after acquiring a 6.250-acre plot of land. According to a report by BizJournal, this facility will be a two-story data center and located on the southwest corner of Northwest 106th Street and Northwest 112th Avenue. A...

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Read Google seeks to expand Omaha, Nebraska data center
Google seeks to expand Omaha, Nebraska data center

Google seeks to expand Omaha, Nebraska data center

January 04, 2023 Google

Google is reportedly looking to expand its data center site development in Omaha, Nebraska after it first announced and filed to build a data center near State Street and Blair High Road to the northwest of the city in April. Now, according to reports, the giant has applied to rezone an...

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Read Google pulls out of Minnesota data center project
Google pulls out of Minnesota data center project

Google pulls out of Minnesota data center project

December 29, 2022 Google

Google has announced that it has canceled its $600 million data center in Becker, Minnesota, after calling off its electric service agreement. First announced back in 2019, and based near the Sherco power plant, Google dragged its feet on the development for quite some time, and although it...

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Read Luxembourg's Ministry of Environment and Google's delayed data center
Luxembourg's Ministry of Environment and Google's delayed data center

Luxembourg's Ministry of Environment and Google's delayed data center

December 14, 2022 Google

Google's Bissen data center project has gone quiet, according to Luxembourg's government, which says that it currently has no contact with the giant. The Ministry of Environment had requested a report on the environmental impact of the project, however Google also hasn't applied for a building...

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Read Google signs PPA with Engie for 100MW
Google signs PPA with Engie for 100MW

Google signs PPA with Engie for 100MW

December 02, 2022 Google

ENGIE and Google are teaming up following the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (Corporate PPA). The 12-year 100 MW PPA will see ENGIE deliver more than 5 TWh of green energy to Google from the Moray West project. The project is an offshore wind farm of nearly 900 MW, which is scheduled to be...

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Read Google signs major solar PPA in Spain
Google signs major solar PPA in Spain

Google signs major solar PPA in Spain

December 01, 2022 Google

Google has announced that it has signed a 12-year PPA with German energy infrastructure developer ib vogt to procure solar energy in the province of Zamora in Spain. ib vogt began work on the 149MWp Garnacha solar power plant in September, which is expected to commence commercial operations in...

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Read Bedrock and Raeden Partner Up For Small Carrier Hotel in Detroit
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Bedrock and Raeden Partner Up For Small Carrier Hotel in Detroit

November 18, 2022 Detroit

Real estate company Bedrock has announced its plan for a new carrier hotel data center in Detroit, Michigan. The company said it is partnering with Raeden, a digital infrastructure platform provider, to launch the independent carrier hotel in the city. The new carrier hotel will be located on...

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Read Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai
Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai

Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai

November 09, 2022 EdgeConneX

AdaniConneX, the joint venture between EdgeConneX and Adani Enterprises, has launched its first data center in Chennai, Chennai 1 Data Center. Its first phase will reportedly offer 17MW and 33MW of IT load at full build-out. “The wait is over! We proudly announce that our state-of-the-art Chennai...

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Read Google signs new PPA with SB Energy
Google signs new PPA with SB Energy

Google signs new PPA with SB Energy

November 07, 2022 Google

This week, Google signed a 942 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with SB Energy to procure solar energy in Texas. The giant is set to purchase 75% of the renewable energy produced by four of the solar projects under development; the Orion 1-3 and Eiffel solar projects total 1.2GW and are...

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