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Read CyrusOne proposes data center outside of London
CyrusOne proposes data center outside of London

CyrusOne proposes data center outside of London

November 01, 2022 CyrusOne

CyrusOne is reportedly proposing a new facility located just outside of London in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, UK. The company filed its application in October with Buckinghamshire council, which outlined its plans for the 'Iver Heath Data Park,' a proposal to redevelop the Shannon Group...

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Read Meta announces further data center expansion plans despite share crash
Meta announces further data center expansion plans despite share crash

Meta announces further data center expansion plans despite share crash

October 31, 2022 Meta

Since Facebook became Meta, the company has tanked, losing $650 billion. In the wake of this huge loss, on Thursday, the giant's shares crashed 24% to $97.94, which is reportedly the lowest in nearly four years. This follows its historic loss in market value back in February, which saw...

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Read AWS Buys 50+ acres in Thane, India For Possible Data Center Development
AWS Buys 50+ acres in Thane, India For Possible Data Center Development

AWS Buys 50+ acres in Thane, India For Possible Data Center Development

October 28, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web services has acquired a parcel of land in India. The company bought over 50 acres of land in Thane district, Mumbai for Rs 1,800 crore ($218 million). It is expected that AWS will build a data center on the site. The site was acquired from Ananta Landmarks, a subsidiary of real estate...

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Read Microsoft files for another Virginia campus
Microsoft files for another Virginia campus

Microsoft files for another Virginia campus

October 28, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has reportedly filed to build another data center campus in Clarksville, Virginia, with the US Army Corps Of Engineers’ Norfolk District. As per the application, the company is looking to develop on a 259.1-acre parcel of land at the Lakeside Commerce Park, at Commerce Drive in Southern...

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Read AWS To Launch Cloud Region in Bangkok, Thailand
AWS To Launch Cloud Region in Bangkok, Thailand

AWS To Launch Cloud Region in Bangkok, Thailand

October 27, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has announced its plan to open a new cloud region in Bangkok, Thailand. The new region will have three Availability Zones, which are custom with most AWS regions. The region is also part of AWS' plan to invest over $5 billion in Thailand in the next 15 years. AWS did not...

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Read Google Buys 36 Hectares in Belgium For Possible Data Center Development
Google Buys 36 Hectares in Belgium For Possible Data Center Development

Google Buys 36 Hectares in Belgium For Possible Data Center Development

October 27, 2022 Google

Search engine and cloud Giant Google has acquired a 36-hectare plot outside Brussels, Belgium. According to a report, the land will likely be used for data center development. The terms of the acquisition were not revealed. The land is located in the Feluy Industrial Estate, 40KM south of...

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Read AWS Files to Develop Three Data Centers in Northern Virginia
AWS Files to Develop Three Data Centers in Northern Virginia

AWS Files to Develop Three Data Centers in Northern Virginia

October 26, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services plans to develop three more data centers in Northern Virginia's Stone Ridge. BizJournal was the first to report the development. AWS is looking to develop the data centers on its 90-acre land at 42139 Reeds Farm Lane, southwest of Dulles International Airport in Loudoun...

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Read Vantage Data Centers Acquires 10 Acres in Sterling for $27 million
Vantage Data Centers Acquires 10 Acres in Sterling for $27 million

Vantage Data Centers Acquires 10 Acres in Sterling for $27 million

October 26, 2022 Vantage Data Centers

According to BizJournal, Vantage has bought 10 acres of land in Loudoun County. The company acquired the land for $27m from Boston Properties Inc. Per local county property records, Boston Properties Inc. sold the two undeveloped parcels to Vantage Data Centers. The real estate investment company...

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Read NTT & Digital Realty To Develop Data Centers in Garland, Texas
NTT & Digital Realty To Develop Data Centers in Garland, Texas

NTT & Digital Realty To Develop Data Centers in Garland, Texas

October 25, 2022 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty and NTT are looking to develop new data centers in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The firms filed applications for the new data centers with the State’s Department of Licensing. The plots of land in question are within one mile of one another. Digital Realty plans to develop a...

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Read Microsoft Buys 25-acre Plot in Pune, India
Microsoft Buys 25-acre Plot in Pune, India

Microsoft Buys 25-acre Plot in Pune, India

October 25, 2022 Microsoft Azure

According to The Economic Times, Microsoft has acquired a plot of land for data center development in Pune, India. The company bought 25 acres of land in the Pimpri-Waghere area of Pune. Per reports, Microsoft made the deal by getting Finolex Industries to transfer its long-term lease on the land...

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Read CyrusOne breaks ground on its first European facility outside FLAP-D markets in Madrid, Spain
CyrusOne breaks ground on its first European facility outside FLAP-D markets in Madrid, Spain

CyrusOne breaks ground on its first European facility outside FLAP-D markets in Madrid, Spain

October 19, 2022 CyrusOne

CyrusOne has announced that it has begun work on its latest facility in Madrid, Spain, located in the municipality of Alcobendas, after acquiring the freehold purchase of the 5-acre site in 2022. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by executives from CyrusOne, construction company Itercon,...

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Read EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion
EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion

EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion

October 18, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has reportedly secured $150 million in sustainability-linked financing for its expansion in Latin America. This follows the company obtaining a series of sustainability-linked financings earlier in 2022 totaling $1.7 Billion. The loan facility promotes EdgeConneX's sustainability...

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Read AWS partners with concrete company to develop a more sustainable concrete mix for its data centers
AWS partners with concrete company to develop a more sustainable concrete mix for its data centers

AWS partners with concrete company to develop a more sustainable concrete mix for its data centers

October 14, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS has announced a new collaboration project with American Rock Products (ARP), a concrete company, to develop a concrete mix for data centers that is more sustainable. Labeled the most destructive material on earth, concrete is fundamentally unsustainable and a significant contributor to...

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Read Amazon's data center emissions rise with Oregon expansion
Amazon's data center emissions rise with Oregon expansion

Amazon's data center emissions rise with Oregon expansion

October 14, 2022 Amazon AWS

According to a report by The Oregonian, Amazon’s data center expansion in Eastern Oregon has caused carbon emissions to soar in recent years. Oregon’s Morrow and Umatilla counties are the locations targeted by Amazon, in part due to local tax breaks, which have seen Amazon rake up tax breaks...

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Read Google is Leasing a 464,000 Square Feet Data Center in Noida, India
Google is Leasing a 464,000 Square Feet Data Center in Noida, India

Google is Leasing a 464,000 Square Feet Data Center in Noida, India

October 13, 2022 Google

Per information privy to CRE Matrix, a real estate data analytics firm, Google has leased a 43,100 square meter (464,000 square feet) data center in Noida, India from Adani. The lease is to run for ten years and it will start with an annual rate of Rs130.98 crore ($16m). The agreement has already...

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Read Equinix To Invest $74m in Developing its First Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia
Equinix To Invest $74m in Developing its First Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia

Equinix To Invest $74m in Developing its First Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia

October 11, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has revealed its plans to develop a new data center in Jakarta, Indonesia. This will be the company's first facility in the Asian country. Equinix noted that it would be investing $74m in developing the new IBX facility. The data center will be located in the Central Business District of...

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Read Google to open its first data center in Japan
Google to open its first data center in Japan

Google to open its first data center in Japan

October 10, 2022 Google

Google is opening its first data center in Japan, it has announced. To be located in Inzai City, Chiba, the facility is part of the company's $730 million infrastructure fund that will continue through 2024 and is set to open by 2023. The data center, the company's third data center in Asia,...

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Read EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines
EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines

EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines

October 07, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced a partnership with Aboitiz, a local firm in the Philippines, alongside its plans to build two data centers around Manila; one near the National Capital Region of Manila and the second in the Greater Manila Area. Speaking about the partnership, Sabin Aboitiz, President,...

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Read Keppel Corp Announces Acquisition of a Facility in Malaysia Owned By its Subsidiaries
Keppel Corp Announces Acquisition of a Facility in Malaysia Owned By its Subsidiaries

Keppel Corp Announces Acquisition of a Facility in Malaysia Owned By its Subsidiaries

October 05, 2022 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel Corporation has announced that it has absorbed one of its subsidiaries. The move will also see Keppel take ownership of one of the company’s data centers. Keppel acquired Juventas DC PTE ltd (JPL) for $25.4m from Causeway DC Pte Ltd. (CDCPL). JPL has now become Keppel Corp’s wholly-owned...

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Read Meta continues its expansion in Eagle Mountain, Utah
Meta continues its expansion in Eagle Mountain, Utah

Meta continues its expansion in Eagle Mountain, Utah

October 04, 2022 Meta

Social media giant Meta has announced that it is expanding its footprint in Eagle Mountain, Utah, with the expansion of its data center campus. The company made this announcement of the new additions on Facebook, where it said the campus grow by 2 million square feet. According to the company,...

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