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Read Digital Realty forms JW with Pembani Remgro to acquire Nigeria's Medallion Data Centres
Digital Realty forms JW with Pembani Remgro to acquire Nigeria's Medallion Data Centres

Digital Realty forms JW with Pembani Remgro to acquire Nigeria's Medallion Data Centres

October 27, 2021 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has announced that it has formed a joint venture with Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund to acquire Medallion Data Centres. Medallion is Nigeria’s top interconnection and colocation provider. The company operates two data centers in the country. One of the facilities is in Abuja,...

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Read Equinix and PGIM Real Estate form a $575 Million Joint Venture to Develop Hyperscale Data Centers in Australia
Equinix and PGIM Real Estate  form a $575 Million Joint Venture to Develop Hyperscale Data Centers in Australia

Equinix and PGIM Real Estate form a $575 Million Joint Venture to Develop Hyperscale Data Centers in Australia

October 19, 2021 Equinix

Equinix and PGIM Real Estate have formed a new $575 million joint venture with an aim to develop hyperscale data centers in Sydney, Australia. PGIM is the real estate investment and financing division of Prudential Financial. The facilities the companies will be developing under this JV are SY9x...

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Read Google's new 'green campus': What it is and what it means for the future of Google
Google's new 'green campus': What it is and what it means for the future of Google

Google's new 'green campus': What it is and what it means for the future of Google

October 19, 2021 Google

Google’s new Bay View campus, located east of the tech giant’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, will reportedly be opened to a select number of employees by January and is reportedly a representative of the company’s wider goals and vision. According to Google, the campus itself is a...

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Read Digital Realty makes strategic investment in AtlasEdge
Digital Realty makes strategic investment in AtlasEdge

Digital Realty makes strategic investment in AtlasEdge

October 15, 2021 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has reached an agreement to make a strategic investment in AtlasEdge Data Centres. The investment will also see Digital Realty’s Executive VP, Strategic & Business Segments, Giuliano Di Vitantonio, join AtlasEdge as CEO, starting January 2022. AtlasEdge delivers smooth,...

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Read Vantage is expanding into Johannesburg, South Africa
Vantage is expanding into Johannesburg, South Africa

Vantage is expanding into Johannesburg, South Africa

October 13, 2021 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers is expanding into Africa by breaking ground on a new 80MW campus in Johannesburg, South Africa. The campus will be developed in phases, with the first 16MW phase scheduled to be completed in 2022. The new facility is located in Waterfall City in Johannesburg. Also, the campus...

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Read Carbon offsets under the microscope: Greenpeace reasserts its position
Carbon offsets under the microscope: Greenpeace reasserts its position

Carbon offsets under the microscope: Greenpeace reasserts its position

October 11, 2021 NEXTDC

Following its scathing 'Hero to Zero' report, Greenpeace has hit out again at large companies using carbon offsets to meet sustainability targets. At the Reuters Impact conference, Greenpeace's Executive Director Jennifer Morgan said there's "no time" for offsets and that the climate emergency...

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Read STT GDC plans two data centers in Tokyo with 60MW capacity
STT GDC plans two data centers in Tokyo with 60MW capacity

STT GDC plans two data centers in Tokyo with 60MW capacity

October 08, 2021 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced that it plans to build two new data centers in Tokyo, Japan. STT GDC says the two data centers will be developed by and leased from Goodman Group. Goodman Group is an Australian property firm. The facilities will be located in Goodman...

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Read Google and Thales Partner to form French sovereign cloud service
Google and Thales Partner to form French sovereign cloud service

Google and Thales Partner to form French sovereign cloud service

October 08, 2021 Google

Google and Thales have announced a new Joint Venture that will offer a sovereign cloud service in France. The companies announced that they would develop a sovereign hyperscale cloud offering for France. The new company aims to provide cloud services to local private and public companies that...

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Read Google to move into Eagle Mountain, Utah?
Google to move into Eagle Mountain, Utah?

Google to move into Eagle Mountain, Utah?

October 05, 2021 Google

Google has reportedly purchased 300 acres in Eagle Mountain, Utah, which could potentially be home to a new data center. Google already has offices in the region, in Salt Lake City and Provo. The plot of land is located in the south on Pony Express Parkway, near Facebook’s 1.5 million-square-foot...

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Read AWS buys 42-acre of land in Warrenton for $40 million
AWS buys 42-acre of land in Warrenton for $40 million

AWS buys 42-acre of land in Warrenton for $40 million

September 30, 2021 Amazon AWS

According to Fauquier Now, Amazon Web Services has acquired a 41.7-acre land in Warrenton, Fauquier County, for $39.7 million. The land it acquired is on Blackwell Road, Lee Highway. With each acre costing $952,000, this is reportedly the biggest real estate transaction in the history of North...

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Read Google announces expansion plans in The Dallas, Oregon
Google announces expansion plans in The Dallas, Oregon

Google announces expansion plans in The Dallas, Oregon

September 29, 2021 Google

According to Oregon Live, Google plans to build more data centers in The Dalles, in Oregon’s Wasco County. The report shows that the search engine giant wants to build two more data centers in The Dalles. It is also looking to get access to more water and tax breaks. Google will be building one...

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Read AWS plans to open data center design facility in Zagreb, Croatia
AWS plans to open data center design facility in Zagreb, Croatia

AWS plans to open data center design facility in Zagreb, Croatia

September 28, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed that it wants to open a data center design facility in Zagreb, Croatia. The facility will support the development and operation of AWS Cloud services while focusing on product development, research, and data center design. AWS said it would be using local talent...

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Read Sustainable Finance: New way to address the environmental footprint of data centers
Sustainable Finance: New way to address the environmental footprint of data centers

Sustainable Finance: New way to address the environmental footprint of data centers

September 27, 2021 Equinix

Much has been said about how data centers adversely affect the environment. However, more data centers have begun to become 'Greener.' Besides, in order to leave a better environmental footprint, many data center companies are now spending more on green energy. Investors and data center financers...

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Read AWS to open New Zealand Cloud Region in 2024, to spend NZ$7.5 billion (US$5.3 billion)
AWS to open New Zealand Cloud Region in 2024, to spend NZ$7.5 billion (US$5.3 billion)

AWS to open New Zealand Cloud Region in 2024, to spend NZ$7.5 billion (US$5.3 billion)

September 24, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed its plans for a new Cloud Region in New Zealand in 2024. Consistent with AWS’s Regions, the new Asia Pacific Region in Auckland, New Zealand, will consist of three Availability Zones. In a statement by the Company, the new region will enable more...

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Read AWS to open third Edge location in Fortaleza, Brazil
AWS to open third Edge location in Fortaleza, Brazil

AWS to open third Edge location in Fortaleza, Brazil

September 24, 2021 Amazon AWS

The government of Ceará in North Brazil has announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) will launch an Edge facility in Fortaleza, Brazil. The facility will be AWS’s third facility in Fortaleza. Governor of Ceará, Camilo Santana, said it is the state’s wish to make Ceará the first 100% digital...

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Read Menlo Equities acquires four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley
Menlo Equities acquires four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley

Menlo Equities acquires four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley

September 24, 2021 Digital Realty Trust

Menlo Equities has completed the acquisition of four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley. The firm acquired the facilities for a combined $108.8 million. First, it acquired a facility at 4650 Old Ironside Drive in Santa Clara for $35.8 million. The facility has 124,400 square feet of...

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Read Edge Centres drives forward plans for solar-power edge data center site Australia
Edge Centres drives forward plans for solar-power edge data center site Australia

Edge Centres drives forward plans for solar-power edge data center site Australia

September 24, 2021 Edge Centres

Edge Centres has set its sights on Victoria to be home to its first edge data centers. The site in Bendigo, just outside of Melbourne, has been sought out as the first in a long line of prospective sights for development plans. Its data center designs have carbon-negative footprints, and the site...

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Read Greenpeace's 'The Hero to Zero' report explores the green work being done by the Australian tech industry
Greenpeace's 'The Hero to Zero' report explores the green work being done by the Australian tech industry

Greenpeace's 'The Hero to Zero' report explores the green work being done by the Australian tech industry

September 21, 2021 NEXTDC

Greenwashing is unfortunately prevalent in most industries these days. From McDonald's rolling out non-recyclable paper straws to Eni claiming that its palm oil-based diesel was 'green' - companies claiming they care about sustainability whilst failing to deliver on their promises is rife. As a...

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Read Dublin: Heat created by Amazon data center to heat housing
Dublin: Heat created by Amazon data center to heat housing

Dublin: Heat created by Amazon data center to heat housing

September 21, 2021 Amazon AWS

An Amazon data center based in Tallaght in South Dublin is set to heat homes in the local area as part of Tallaght's pilot District Heating Scheme. As part of Dublin's Climate Action Week, locals were invited to inspect the progress that has been made with the scheme. The project is expected to...

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Read Google data center in Bnei Zion, Israel faces protest from locals
Google data center in Bnei Zion, Israel faces protest from locals

Google data center in Bnei Zion, Israel faces protest from locals

September 14, 2021 Google

Residents of Bnei Zion, Israel, are protesting against the construction of Google’s data center in the town. The locals have petitioned the Lod District Court to revoke the approval for the data center. The residents are worried over the health and environmental impact of the center project....

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