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Read Old Mutual announces closure of data centers and migrates to AWS
Old Mutual announces closure of data centers and migrates to AWS

Old Mutual announces closure of data centers and migrates to AWS

June 22, 2023 Amazon AWS

Old Mutual Limited has announced that it has closed all of its on-premise data centers and moved its entire IT infrastructure to AWS. The company shared that through this move, it has been able to reduce downtime by 50 per cent. According to Old Mutual, which has been a customer of AWS since...

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Read ST Telemedia opens STT Jakarta 1 data center
ST Telemedia opens STT Jakarta 1 data center

ST Telemedia opens STT Jakarta 1 data center

June 21, 2023 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres has announced the launch of its STT Jakarta 1. This facility is the first building to be completed at the company's data center campus, which is being developed with Triputra Group and global investment company Temasek via a JV. At full build-out, the campus will...

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Read STT GDC Philippines will increase the capacity of three data centers
STT GDC Philippines will increase the capacity of three data centers

STT GDC Philippines will increase the capacity of three data centers

June 21, 2023 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

Globe Telecom announced on Tuesday that its joint venture with Ayala Corporation and Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centers would increase its capacity by 5.2MW by the end of the third quarter of this year. The expansion of ST Telemedia Global Data Centers Philippines (STT GDC...

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Read Sify to expand data center capacity in response to increasing demand
Sify to expand data center capacity in response to increasing demand

Sify to expand data center capacity in response to increasing demand

June 19, 2023 Sify Technologies

Sify has announced that it is expanding its data center capacity, outlining that it will add around 350 MW over the next few years. Already the company already has 11 facilities located in Chennai, Mumbai, Noida, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kolkata, together totaling 100 MW. However, now, in...

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Read Microsoft's Mount Pleasant data facility projected to produce 200 jobs during the first phase
Microsoft's Mount Pleasant data facility projected to produce 200 jobs during the first phase

Microsoft's Mount Pleasant data facility projected to produce 200 jobs during the first phase

June 16, 2023 Microsoft Azure

200 people are anticipated to work at the Microsoft facility in Mount Pleasant during its initial phase, according to an executive summary provided to the village's Plan Commission. When completed, the data center will provide 460 employees, including 330 first-shift positions and 130...

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Read NTT and Prestige to develop 100MW data center in Bangalore
NTT and Prestige to develop 100MW data center in Bangalore

NTT and Prestige to develop 100MW data center in Bangalore

June 13, 2023 NTT

NTT has announced that it has partnered with Prestige Group for a new 100 MW data center in Bangalore, India. The deal will see the company develop a one million square feet area spread across multiple buildings and constructed in three phases. According to the companies, the first building is...

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Read More data center proposals in Spotsylvania; AWS files for four rezoning requests for data centers
More data center proposals in Spotsylvania; AWS files for four rezoning requests for data centers

More data center proposals in Spotsylvania; AWS files for four rezoning requests for data centers

June 13, 2023 Amazon AWS

More data centers are set to arrive in Spotsylvania County, as applications continue to pile up. Amazon is one of the key drivers here, planning four new data center campuses in Virginia's Spotsylvania and Caroline Counties, equating to more than 10 million square feet of development. Amazon has...

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Read SES will offer satellite connectivity for the AWS modular data facility
SES will offer satellite connectivity for the AWS modular data facility

SES will offer satellite connectivity for the AWS modular data facility

June 12, 2023 Amazon AWS

SES released a satellite connectivity solution for Department of Defense (DoD) clients using the new modular data center product from Amazon Web Services (AWS). This week, SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned division of SES, announced that satellite-powered network connectivity is now...

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Read Microsoft announces its first cloud region in Italy
Microsoft announces its first cloud region in Italy

Microsoft announces its first cloud region in Italy

June 09, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced the availability of its first cloud region in Italy. Consisting of three data centers located in the Lombardy region, the company said it guarantees the highest levels of security, privacy and performance. The region is pegged to accelerate the digital transition of...

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Read Iron Mountain and Web Werks invest $170m in Navi Mumbai data facility
Iron Mountain and Web Werks invest $170m in Navi Mumbai data facility

Iron Mountain and Web Werks invest $170m in Navi Mumbai data facility

June 09, 2023 Iron Mountain

Web Werks and Iron Mountain plan to invest 170 million dollars in a data facility in Navi Mumbai, India. The envisioned facility, Mumbai-3, will have a 32MW capacity and be constructed to Tier III specifications. The JV already owns a five-acre parcel to develop the data center, which is...

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Read AWS' data center chief Chris Vonderhaar makes abrupt departure
AWS' data center chief Chris Vonderhaar makes abrupt departure

AWS' data center chief Chris Vonderhaar makes abrupt departure

June 02, 2023 Amazon AWS

Chris Vonderhaar, head of data center design, planning, construction, and operation, has made an abrupt departure from AWS. This announcement comes as AWS continues to invest in its data center footprint, pegged to invest $35 billion alone on new data centers in Virginia by 2040. AWS has also...

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Read Amazon signs PPA for wind energy in Finland
Amazon signs PPA for wind energy in Finland

Amazon signs PPA for wind energy in Finland

June 02, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon has announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with energy company Renantis for wind energy in Finland from its two Renantis' onshore wind farms when they're complete. The Mustalamminmäki and Koiramäki wind farms in Karstula, Central Finland, will have a combined...

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Read Airtel Intends for Nxtra to Establish Five Data Centers in Africa
Airtel Intends for Nxtra to Establish Five Data Centers in Africa

Airtel Intends for Nxtra to Establish Five Data Centers in Africa

June 02, 2023 Nxtra Data Ltd

Bharti Airtel plans to construct five data centers in Africa under the Nxtra brand. Nxtra Data Centers is one of the largest operators of data centers in India but has yet to expand internationally. Last year, Carlyle acquired a 24 percent stake in Nxtra for $325 million, creating a joint venture...

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Read STT GDC Will Make a $242m Investment in a Pair of Data Centers in Pune, India
STT GDC Will Make a $242m Investment in a Pair of Data Centers in Pune, India

STT GDC Will Make a $242m Investment in a Pair of Data Centers in Pune, India

June 01, 2023 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

STT GDC is adding two new data centers to its Pune, India campus. The company intends to invest $241.9 million in the expansion, which will add 40MW to the campus' total capacity of 80MW across five buildings. The new data centers are anticipated to go live in phases over the next 12 to 24...

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Read HRW reissues call to halt Microsoft's Saudi Arabia plans, along with 17 other human rights organisations
HRW reissues call to halt Microsoft's Saudi Arabia plans, along with 17 other human rights organisations

HRW reissues call to halt Microsoft's Saudi Arabia plans, along with 17 other human rights organisations

May 30, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Following Human Rights Watch’s call for Microsoft to suspend plans in Saudi Arabia, 17 more groups have now joined the campaign, citing human rights concerns. The human rights groups have highlighted the government’s track record of infiltrating technology programs for spying purposes and its...

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Read Criticisms launched at Amazon's $1 billion subsidy in eastern Oregon
Criticisms launched at Amazon's $1 billion subsidy in eastern Oregon

Criticisms launched at Amazon's $1 billion subsidy in eastern Oregon

May 30, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon's contentious $1 billion subsidy in Oregon is coming under fire from critics. The massive break was given the go-ahead following a unanimous vote by Port of Morrow's five commissioners which enabled the giant to secure the enterprise zone incentives. Locals were given just one day's notice...

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Read Geothermal PPA for Microsoft in New Zealand
Geothermal PPA for Microsoft in New Zealand

Geothermal PPA for Microsoft in New Zealand

May 27, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Contact Energy for geothermal energy in New Zealand. The 10-year PPA was reportedly signed in September 2022 and will see Contact provide Microsoft with all the renewable energy attributes generated by Contact's new 51.4MW Te Huka Unit 3...

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Read AWS Secures Land for a new facility in Navi Mumbai
AWS Secures Land for a new facility in Navi Mumbai

AWS Secures Land for a new facility in Navi Mumbai

May 26, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be leasing land in Navi Mumbai, India, for a new data facility. The Hindustan Times reports that Amazon Data Services (an Indian subsidiary) has subleased a 451,000-square-foot site in the TTC industrial area in Bonsari, Airoli, for 15 years to construct a data...

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Read Amazon Plans Four Data Centers in Sterling, Virginia
Amazon Plans Four Data Centers in Sterling, Virginia

Amazon Plans Four Data Centers in Sterling, Virginia

May 23, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon will demolish several office buildings it purchased in Sterling, Virginia, in 2022 and rebuild those structures with four data centers. Amazon Data Services has submitted to Loudoun County proposals to tear down and replace nine office buildings in three sites in Sterling with four data...

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Read Princeton Digital Group Intends to Construct a 150MW Data Facility in Johor, Malaysia
Princeton Digital Group Intends to Construct a 150MW Data Facility in Johor, Malaysia

Princeton Digital Group Intends to Construct a 150MW Data Facility in Johor, Malaysia

May 22, 2023 Princeton Digital Group

A new campus for data centers is being built by Princeton Digital Group in Johor, Malaysia. This week, the company announced that it had purchased 31 acres of land from JLand Group (JLG) to construct a 150MW campus in Sedenak Tech Park (SteP). The first 60MW phase, JH1, is expected to be...

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