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Read Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform
Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform

Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform

March 21, 2024 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has launched a new data center telemetry platform which enables customers to use real-time telemetry data to support the management of their data center workloads. The company developed this platform in partnership with consulting firm Protiviti, the company...

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Read Data4 launches new project which could use waste heat to grow algae
Data4 launches new project which could use waste heat to grow algae

Data4 launches new project which could use waste heat to grow algae

March 20, 2024 DATA4 Group

French data center operator Data4 has launched a new project exploring whether waste heat generated by one of its facilities can be used to grow algae. The company is working with the Université Paris-Saclay on the project at its Marcoussis data center campus in the Essonne region south of Paris....

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Read Google to invest in carbon capture projects
Google to invest in carbon capture projects

Google to invest in carbon capture projects

March 18, 2024 Google

Google has revealed its plans to invest $35 million into carbon capture projects, matching the US government's aim to purchase 35 million in carbon removal credits through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase program. Google announced this week, “We’re proud to be the...

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Read Google signs new energy contract in Mesa, Arizona
Google signs new energy contract in Mesa, Arizona

Google signs new energy contract in Mesa, Arizona

March 16, 2024 Google

Google has signed a new renewable energy agreement to power its operations in Mesa, Arizona. The company mentioned that this new agreement includes a mix of dedicated wind power, solar energy, and battery storage from three facilities operated by NextEra Energy Resources on SRP’s power grid in...

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Read Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO
Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as  new CEO

Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO

March 14, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has appointed Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as its new CEO to succeed Charles Meyers, who has led the company for six years. Fox-Martin who has led Google Cloud's go-to-market teams globally since early last year, has been a member of the Equinix board of Directors since 2020....

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Read Keppel plans expansion into Japan
Keppel plans expansion into Japan

Keppel plans expansion into Japan

March 14, 2024 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel is expanding into Japan with plans to build and buy facilities in the country. In this regard, the company has siged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Mitsui Fudosan) to ‘jointly explore data center development and investment opportunities’ in Japan and...

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Read Cloudflare acquires multi-cloud networking startup
Cloudflare acquires multi-cloud networking startup

Cloudflare acquires multi-cloud networking startup

March 07, 2024 CloudHQ

Content delivery network (CDN) and Edge services provider announced this week that it has acquired multi-cloud networking startup Nefeli Networks and has launched a new multi-cloud networking service based on the acquired technology. “We believe the full potential of the cloud will only truly be...

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Read Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center
Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

March 01, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has deployed a 1MW rooftop solar system at its ME1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data center at 578 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne. The company has now completed the installation of rooftop solar systems at eight of its facilities, including Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, and...

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Read Green Mountain to host HPE AI and HPC infrastructure in Norweigan facility
Green Mountain to host HPE AI and HPC infrastructure in Norweigan facility

Green Mountain to host HPE AI and HPC infrastructure in Norweigan facility

February 29, 2024 Green Mountain AS

Green Mountain is to host Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure in two of its Norweigan data centers. Green Mountain has three data centers in Norway and the specific facilities for this project are yet to be revealed....

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Read Global Switch reveals plans for new data center in London
Global Switch reveals plans for new data center in London

Global Switch reveals plans for new data center in London

February 26, 2024 Global Switch

Global Switch has announced its plans for a new data center in London to be located adjacent to Global Switch’s existing data centers in east London’s Docklands. The company noted that the five-story facility, known as London South, will offer 40MW across 27,000 square meter. CEO Ashley Muldoon...

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Read Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas
Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas

Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas

February 21, 2024 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has started construction of a new cell tower at Fort Bliss Army Post in El Paso, Texas. This tower will be constructed by Boldyn Networks and will provide connectivity to service military personnel in Texas and New Mexico. “Verizon supports our military partners through a number of...

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Read NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France
NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France

NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France

February 17, 2024 NTT

NTT this week announced its NTT GDC unit will be developing its first data center campus outside Paris, France on a 35.5-acre site located 50km south of Paris in the municipalities of Le Coudray-Montceaux and Corbeil-Essonnes. This campus will total 84MW across three buildings. Doug Adams, CEO...

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Read Google confirms expansion in South Carolina
Google confirms expansion in South Carolina

Google confirms expansion in South Carolina

February 17, 2024 Google

Global search and cloud company Google has confirmed it is behind a data center development project called the Project Dawson in Ridgeville, South Carolina. Details about this project including the campus specifications or project timelines have not been shared. “The Dorchester County Economic...

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Read Yondr breaks ground on second building at Virignia campus
Yondr breaks ground on second building at Virignia campus

Yondr breaks ground on second building at Virignia campus

February 13, 2024 Yondr Group

Yondr this week announced it has broken ground on a second building at its 48MW building data center campus in Loudoun County, Virginia, in partnership with local real estate firm JK Land Holdings. "We're thrilled to be part of this phase two groundbreaking project that not only enhances global...

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Read Google unveils first data center campus in Norway
Google unveils first data center campus in Norway

Google unveils first data center campus in Norway

February 12, 2024 Google

Google has broken ground on its first data center campus in Norway, with the project scheduled to be fully live by 2026. “Now we are building a data center in Norway!,” Tine Austvoll Jensen, country director for Google Norway, announced on LinkedIn this week. “Today we have finally announced that...

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Read Kyndryl and Google Cloud partner for AI solution needs
Kyndryl and Google Cloud partner for AI solution needs

Kyndryl and Google Cloud partner for AI solution needs

February 09, 2024 Google

Kyndryl and Google Cloud, which have been working together since 2021, has agreed to an extended partnership which will see the digital infrastructure services provider offer its clients access to Google’s AI tools, including its Gemini large language models. Following this partnership, the...

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Read Equinix signs new PPA in Australia
Equinix signs new PPA in Australia

Equinix signs new PPA in Australia

February 07, 2024 Equinix

Global colocation giant Equinix recently announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 151MW of wind power in Australia. The company will pay for 20 percent of the first phase of the giant Golden Plains Wind Farm project, which is being built in rural Victoria, not far from...

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Read Worldline to move operations to Google Cloud Platform
Worldline to move operations to Google Cloud Platform

Worldline to move operations to Google Cloud Platform

January 19, 2024 Google

Global payment services company Worldline has agreed to migrate its operations to Google Cloud Platform as a part of its “Move to Cloud” program. Following this partnership, the payment service company will use Google’s Could Infrastructure and Google's data analytics and AI offerings to develop...

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Read Michael Winterson leaves Equinix after 24 years
Michael Winterson leaves Equinix after 24 years

Michael Winterson leaves Equinix after 24 years

January 18, 2024 Equinix

Michael Winterson has left colocation provider Equinix after 24 years to take on the role of managing director for the European Data Centre Association. Winterson wrote on LinkedIn, “Exactly 24 years ago I started my data center career at IXEurope, not 300 meters from our current Equinix offices...

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Read Google to expand data center footprint in London
Google to expand data center footprint in London

Google to expand data center footprint in London

January 17, 2024 Google

Google this week announced it has commenced plans to expand its data center footprint in the UK with a new campus outside London in Hertfordshire. The company has started building a new facility on a 33-acre site in Waltham Cross, north of London. And plans to invest $1 billion in the project....

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