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Read Digital Edge announces it has opted for Nortek’s StatePoint for new data center
Digital Edge announces it has opted for Nortek’s StatePoint for new data center

Digital Edge announces it has opted for Nortek’s StatePoint for new data center

May 19, 2022 Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge has announced it will be using Nortek's StatePoint liquid cooling technology in its new data center, the NARRA1, which is set to be the largest carrier-neutral facility in an operational capacity in the Philippines. The company said it has chosen this technology as part of its goal...

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Read AWS To Develop Third Campus in Hilliard, Ohio
AWS To Develop Third Campus in Hilliard, Ohio

AWS To Develop Third Campus in Hilliard, Ohio

May 19, 2022 Amazon AWS

BizJournal reports that Amazon Web Services is looking to develop a third data center campus in Hilliard, Ohio. Hilliard’s economic development director, David Meadows, told BizJournal, that AWS will start developing a 151-acre site located at 4120 Scioto Darby Road, near I-270. The planned data...

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Read New York Internet To Take Over Space at 60 Hudson After Equinix's Lease Ends
New York Internet To Take Over Space at 60 Hudson After Equinix's Lease Ends

New York Internet To Take Over Space at 60 Hudson After Equinix's Lease Ends

May 16, 2022 Equinix

According to a newsletter from Christian Koch’s Foundations, New York Internet (NYI) will be taking over a space in 60 Hudson Street carrier hotel currently occupied by Equinix. Equinix announced in May 2021 that it would be exiting some of its leased data centers in the US. One of those...

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Read Equinix and the plan for a district heating scheme in Blanchardstown, Dublin
Equinix and the plan for a district heating scheme in Blanchardstown, Dublin

Equinix and the plan for a district heating scheme in Blanchardstown, Dublin

May 13, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has announced its involvement in a new district heating system project in Blanchardstown, Dublin. The data center company is teaming up with Codema, the Dublin energy agency, which will begin by carrying out a feasibility study. The project will reportedly be based around Equinix's DB5, a...

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Read BDx Forms Data Center Joint Venture With Indonesian Companies
BDx Forms Data Center Joint Venture With Indonesian Companies

BDx Forms Data Center Joint Venture With Indonesian Companies

May 13, 2022 BDx Data Centers

Big Data Exchange (BDx) has announced that it has formed a data center venture with some companies in Indonesia. The company entered into an agreement with IT firm Lintasarta, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, and telecommunication company Starone Mitra Telekomunikasi (SMT). The companies are joining...

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Read Culpeper County sued by neighbors over rezoning
Culpeper County sued by neighbors over rezoning

Culpeper County sued by neighbors over rezoning

May 10, 2022 Amazon AWS

According to reports, residents in Culpeper County, Virginia, are suing the county board after it approved the rezoning of a 230-acre property for an AWS data center. The giant is seeking to build two six-story data centers, a 12-acre power station and new power lines, however, six landowners in...

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Read Microsoft signs 110MW PPA with AES
Microsoft signs 110MW PPA with AES

Microsoft signs 110MW PPA with AES

May 06, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it has signed a new PPA with AES for renewable energy to fuel its facilities in California. The PPA is a 20-year “highly customized agreement” which will see Microsoft partially match its load at its California-based data centers. The energy from AES will be sourced...

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Read NTT Launches New Facility in Navi Mumbai
NTT Launches New Facility in Navi Mumbai

NTT Launches New Facility in Navi Mumbai

May 05, 2022 NTT

NTT has announced the opening of a new data center in Navi Mumbai, India. It also opened another data center in Mumbai recently without fanfare. The Navi Mumbai facility is called NAV1A, located in the Mahape area. The eight-story data center spans 400,000 square feet, and it has 45MW in power...

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Read AWS Expanding Presence in Oregon with Four More Data Centers in Morrow County
AWS Expanding Presence in Oregon with Four More Data Centers in Morrow County

AWS Expanding Presence in Oregon with Four More Data Centers in Morrow County

May 05, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Service (AWS) has plans to develop up to four data centers in Boardman, Oregon. The company filed with Oregon’s Marrow County to develop a data center campus on a 127-acre site. The site is located on the west side of Bombing Range Road, a mile away from Interstate 84 Interchange and...

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Read Infrastructure Masons' new data center embodied carbon project
Infrastructure Masons' new data center embodied carbon project

Infrastructure Masons' new data center embodied carbon project

May 03, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Infrastructure Masons, a body for large data center builders, has announced the formation of a new group, the iMasons Climate Accord (ICA), to establish a standard for data centers' embodied carbon. So far, some of the hyperscalers involved in the project include AWS, Google, Meta, and Microsoft,...

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Read Amazon To Develop New Data Center in Chantilly, Virginia
Amazon To Develop New Data Center in Chantilly, Virginia

Amazon To Develop New Data Center in Chantilly, Virginia

May 03, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon is going to develop another data center in Chantilly, Virginia. The news was first broken by BizJournal. However, it has now been confirmed with local county records that the company has been granted permission to develop the data center at 3980 Virginia Mallory Drive. The filing didn’t...

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Read Microsoft shares data center PUE and WUE data for the first time
Microsoft shares data center PUE and WUE data for the first time

Microsoft shares data center PUE and WUE data for the first time

May 02, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has shared its data center power usage effectiveness (PUE) and water usage effectiveness (WUE) data for the first time. Overall, the giant achieved a high level of efficiency with regards to PUE, while when it came to WUE, it didn't quite meet its target, and there was room for...

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Read Planned AWS data center in Dublin to go ahead despite challenge
Planned AWS data center in Dublin to go ahead despite challenge

Planned AWS data center in Dublin to go ahead despite challenge

April 29, 2022 Amazon AWS

After a prolonged battle by charity An Taisce to defeat Amazon's Co Meath 48 megawatt (MW) data center proposal at the IDA Business & Technology Park, it has been announced that the giant's plans have been given the green light. The charity had opposed the facility based on environmental...

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Read AWS Given Green Light To Purchase Land For New Zealand Cloud Region cloud region
 AWS Given Green Light To Purchase Land For New Zealand Cloud Region cloud region

AWS Given Green Light To Purchase Land For New Zealand Cloud Region cloud region

April 29, 2022 Amazon AWS

It is good news for Amazon Web Services as it has been granted permission to acquire land for its planned data center development in New Zealand. In September last year, the company revealed plans to launch its new Cloud Region in the country in 2024. Consistent with Microsoft’s previous regions,...

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Read Microsoft Signs Agreement To Purchase Over 100-acres in Chelan County, Washington
Microsoft Signs Agreement To Purchase Over 100-acres in Chelan County, Washington

Microsoft Signs Agreement To Purchase Over 100-acres in Chelan County, Washington

April 28, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is set to buy over 100 acres in Malaga, Washington. According to the county's officials, the company will be using the land to develop data centers. Commissioners of the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority signed a sale and purchase agreement with Microsoft for 102.5 acres of land in...

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Read Microsoft signs another PPA in Canada
Microsoft signs another PPA in Canada

Microsoft signs another PPA in Canada

April 27, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced it has signed another PPA, this time, with ATCO Group. The PPA will enable the giant to procure solar energy in Canada from a 37MW Deerfoot solar project, which is adjacent to ATCO's 27-MW Barlow project. According to reports, the projects' construction will take place in...

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Read Microsoft To Develop Data Center on a 40-acre Site in Manassas, Virginia
Microsoft To Develop Data Center on a 40-acre Site in Manassas, Virginia

Microsoft To Develop Data Center on a 40-acre Site in Manassas, Virginia

April 27, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is looking to develop a new data center in Manassas, Northern Virginia. The company submitted a request to the US Army Corps of Engineers to build the MNZ01 Balls Ford Road Data Center. The project will involve Microsoft developing two three-story buildings, MNZ01 and MNZ02, on the...

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Read SK ecoplant and Digital Edge Partner To Develop 150MW Facility in South Korea
SK ecoplant and Digital Edge Partner To Develop 150MW Facility in South Korea

SK ecoplant and Digital Edge Partner To Develop 150MW Facility in South Korea

April 25, 2022 Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge and SK Ecoplant have formed a joint venture to develop a data center in Incheon, South Korea. The facility will be named Bupyeong data center. Per the agreement, the two firms will jointly develop and promote the 120MW hyperscale data center project. The facility will be located in...

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Read Amazon announces 37 new renewable energy projects globally
Amazon announces 37 new renewable energy projects globally

Amazon announces 37 new renewable energy projects globally

April 22, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon recently announced it has invested in 37 renewable energy projects across the globe. Located across the US, Spain, France, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates, these projects will total 3.5 GW, bringing its global renewable energy portfolio to 15.7GW. Included...

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Read Amazon announces plans for data center campus in California
Amazon announces plans for data center campus in California

Amazon announces plans for data center campus in California

April 19, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS is exploring the development of a new data center on a $31.3 million 56-acre plot in the City of Gilroy, California, which it bought in 2020. Documents have already been filed with the city and outlined that AWS wants to build two 49MW data centers buildings on the site. This would total...

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