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Read AWS Data Center Planned for Maintal, Germany
AWS Data Center Planned for Maintal, Germany

AWS Data Center Planned for Maintal, Germany

May 29, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled plans for a new data center in Maintal, Hesse, expanding its infrastructure footprint near Frankfurt. The 10.6-hectare (26-acre) site will include two data center buildings, a substation, and office space. AWS said the project is expected to create up to 100...

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Read EdgeConneX Plans a €3 Billion Investment in Data Centers in Italy
EdgeConneX Plans a €3 Billion Investment in Data Centers in Italy

EdgeConneX Plans a €3 Billion Investment in Data Centers in Italy

May 23, 2026 EdgeConneX

The government of Italy has described EdgeConneX’s €3 billion investment as being of “national strategic interest.” The EdgeConneX Campus Italia program, announced on May 14 during a council of ministers chaired by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, will develop three data center campuses in the...

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Read Armada Raises $230M ln Latest Funding Round
Armada Raises $230M ln Latest Funding Round

Armada Raises $230M ln Latest Funding Round

May 20, 2026 Edge Centres

Armada has raised $230 million in an oversubscribed Series B round, its largest funding to date, bringing total capital to nearly $500 million. The round was co-led by Overmatch, BlackRock, and 8090 Industries, with participation from investors including Johnson Controls, NightDragon, Mitsui, and...

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Read NextDC Launches Data Center Near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NextDC Launches Data Center Near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

NextDC Launches Data Center Near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

May 15, 2026 NEXTDC

Australian data center operator NextDC has launched KL1, its first international data center, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The facility is located in Seksyen 51a in Petaling Jaya, west of Kuala Lumpur.The facility is expected to deliver 65MW of capacity once fully completed, though NextDC has not...

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Read Amazon Purchases Leased Virginia Data Center for $65 Million
Amazon Purchases Leased Virginia Data Center for $65 Million

Amazon Purchases Leased Virginia Data Center for $65 Million

May 12, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon has purchased a data center in Manassas, Virginia, that it had previously been leasing. According to local property records cited by BizJournal, an affiliate of Menlo Equities sold the property at 7505 Mason King Court to Amazon Data Services for $65 million. The 110,000-square-foot...

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Read Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia
Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

May 12, 2026 Equinix

Equinix will build its fourth data center in Malaysia, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur. The US$190 million facility will house over 2,200 cabinets at full build-out, though its size and IT capacity were not disclosed. Equinix said the new data center will be located less than 1 km from its KL1 facility in...

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Read AWS footprint reaches 56.84 million sq ft in 2025
AWS footprint reaches 56.84 million sq ft in 2025

AWS footprint reaches 56.84 million sq ft in 2025

May 05, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) operated a total of 56.839 million square feet (5.28 million sqm) of data center and office space in 2025. According to its 10-K filing, the company owned approximately 28.37 million sq ft (2.64 million sqm) and leased a further 28.469 million sq ft (2.64 million...

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Read Amazon Buys Office and Data Center Site in Maryland from T. Rowe
Amazon Buys Office and Data Center Site in Maryland from T. Rowe

Amazon Buys Office and Data Center Site in Maryland from T. Rowe

May 05, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Data Services acquired a nine-acre property in Owings Mills in Baltimore County from T. Rowe Price Group. The companies have confirmed the transaction. The site, located at 11550 Cronridge Drive, sold for $15.2 million and includes 111,000 sq ft (10,310 sqm) of office space.T. Rowe has...

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Read Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India
Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India

Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India

April 28, 2026 Google

Google has broken ground on its $15 billion data center project in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 28 to mark the start of construction. The event was jointly hosted by Google, AdaniConneX, and Nxtra by Airtel, and was attended by...

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Read Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers
Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers

Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers

April 27, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon has partnered with French utility company Veolia to reduce water use and expand water-reuse technology across its data center operations in Mississippi. The collaboration will focus on using reclaimed water for cooling, with the first facility expected to come online in 2027. As part of...

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Read Google Starts Work on New Data Center in Austria
Google Starts Work on New Data Center in Austria

Google Starts Work on New Data Center in Austria

April 23, 2026 Google

Google has broken ground on its data center development in Kronstorf, Austria. The facility will be the company’s first self-built and owned data center in the country. Set to span 42,000 sqm (452,000 sq ft) on a 70-hectare site in central Austria, Google received planning permission for the...

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Read NextDC Begins Construction on 4.4MW Edge Facility in Geelong
NextDC Begins Construction on 4.4MW Edge Facility in Geelong

NextDC Begins Construction on 4.4MW Edge Facility in Geelong

April 22, 2026 Edge Centres

Australian data center firm NextDC has broken ground on a new Edge facility near Melbourne. “It's begun! Work on NextDC's GE1 4.4MW data center in Geelong has commenceIn thid, bringing new capability to the region,” Adam Gardner, head of Edge at NextDC, said on Linkedin this week.The 4.4MW...

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Read Google acquires Project Maize data center campus in Indiana
Google acquires Project Maize data center campus in Indiana

Google acquires Project Maize data center campus in Indiana

April 20, 2026 Google

Google has taken over the controversial Project Maize data center development in Michigan City, Indiana. The Michigan City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) confirmed that Google acquired the project, located at 402 Royal Road, last week.The project will redevelop a long-vacant building at...

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Read Google Secures Capacity at Nscale Facility in West London
Google Secures Capacity at Nscale Facility in West London

Google Secures Capacity at Nscale Facility in West London

April 15, 2026 Google

Google has reportedly agreed to take capacity at an Nscale data center in West London, UK. The facility is separate from those that OpenAI had previously been expected to lease from Nscale in the country.According to a Bloomberg report, citing a source familiar with the matter, the agreement will...

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Read AWS Eyes $430m Data Center Project in Navi Mumbai
AWS Eyes $430m Data Center Project in Navi Mumbai

AWS Eyes $430m Data Center Project in Navi Mumbai

April 14, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest $429.8 million in a data center near Taloja in Navi Mumbai, India. The cloud provider has applied to the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority for environmental clearance for the project, which is planned for a 49-acre site.According to...

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Read Google Advances Plans for its First French Data Center
Google Advances Plans for its First French Data Center

Google Advances Plans for its First French Data Center

April 13, 2026 Google

Google is reportedly moving forward with plans for its first data center in France, with a preliminary consultation set to assess the project’s environmental impact. The French National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP), which oversees public consultations for major infrastructure projects, has...

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Read Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India
Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India

Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India

April 07, 2026 Google

Google is set to begin work on its $15 billion data center projects in Andhra Pradesh later this month. According to Economic Times Telecom, the land has been handed over to Google’s subsidiary, Raiden Infotech India Private Limited, with groundbreaking expected on April 28, 2026.Google confirmed...

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Read Equinix Begins Construction on DB7x Data Center in Dublin
Equinix Begins Construction on DB7x Data Center in Dublin

Equinix Begins Construction on DB7x Data Center in Dublin

March 30, 2026 Equinix

Equinix has begun construction on a new $92 million data center in Dublin, Ireland. The DB7x facility will be located in Blanchardstown, near the company’s existing sites in the city. Equinix is allocating $78 million toward high-performance infrastructure for AI workloads and $14 million for its...

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Read Baker Hughes, Google Cloud Team on Data Center AI
Baker Hughes, Google Cloud Team on Data Center AI

Baker Hughes, Google Cloud Team on Data Center AI

March 27, 2026 Google

US energy firm Baker Hughes has partnered with Google Cloud to develop AI tools aimed at optimizing power use and improving data center sustainability. The collaboration targets growing energy demand driven by AI and cloud expansion, with both companies exploring how to better leverage industrial...

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Read Google Buys Land for Data Center in West Virginia for Billion Dollar Project
Google Buys Land for Data Center in West Virginia for Billion Dollar Project

Google Buys Land for Data Center in West Virginia for Billion Dollar Project

March 27, 2026 Google

Google plans to build a data center in Putnam County, West Virginia. Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that the company has purchased land and received approval for a multi-billion-dollar “High Impact Development Project.”The project is still in its early stages, with Google set to meet local...

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