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Read Vantage Data centers Launches Second Campus in London
Vantage Data centers Launches Second Campus in London

Vantage Data centers Launches Second Campus in London

September 17, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has launched its second data center campus in London, the UK, spanning 194,000 sq ft (18,000 sqm) of data center space. The site offers 20MW of IT capacity and is the result of £250 million ($340.1m) in investment from the company.“Our unrivaled ability to scale quickly, as...

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Read Microsoft Signs Ten Year Partnership with Shayp
Microsoft Signs Ten Year Partnership with Shayp

Microsoft Signs Ten Year Partnership with Shayp

September 17, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a ten-year partnership with Belgian water technology company Shayp to support the launch of its corporate water efficiency platform, Shayp 4IMPACT, designed to deliver verifiable and auditable water savings. It will commence with deployments across schools and public...

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Read EdgeConneX Partners with Ral Estate Firm Stockland
EdgeConneX Partners with Ral Estate Firm Stockland

EdgeConneX Partners with Ral Estate Firm Stockland

September 16, 2025 EdgeConneX

ASX-listed real estate firm Stockland announced it had formed an exclusive arrangement with EdgeConneX to establish a partnership to develop, own, and operate a data center portfolio, and was “exploring opportunities across Stockland’s logistics pipeline.”This partnership will combine...

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Read Microsoft to Build Data Center in Elsdorf, Germany
Microsoft to Build Data Center in Elsdorf, Germany

Microsoft to Build Data Center in Elsdorf, Germany

September 16, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is set to develop a data center on a 26-hectare site, around one kilometer (0.6 miles) south of Heppendorf, Germany.Elsdorf is in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis area in North Rhine-Westphalia, just west of Cologne. Positioned in the west of Germany, Microsoft is already developing data centers in...

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Read Digital Realty Signs 13.4MW Community Solar Deal
Digital Realty Signs 13.4MW Community Solar Deal

Digital Realty Signs 13.4MW Community Solar Deal

September 13, 2025 Digital Realty Trust

Global colocation data center developer Digital Realty has signed a solar supply agreement with US Independent Power Producer (IPP) Soltage for 13.4MW of capacity from a portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois. The deal is Digital Realty’s second community solar-linked agreement within...

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Read Vantage Raises $1.6bn for APAC Expansion
Vantage Raises $1.6bn for APAC Expansion

Vantage Raises $1.6bn for APAC Expansion

September 12, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has raised $1.6 billion to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, starting with the acquisition of Yondr Group’s data center campus in Johor, Malaysia.“This significant investment marks a pivotal milestone in our APAC growth journey,” said Jeremy Deutsch, president...

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Read Khazna Data Centers Secures $2.6bn Bank Financing
Khazna Data Centers Secures $2.6bn Bank Financing

Khazna Data Centers Secures $2.6bn Bank Financing

September 06, 2025 Khazna

Khazna Data Centers has secured $2.62 billion in bank financing from two of the country’s banks, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and First Abu Dhabi Bank, to grow its data center empire. “The criticality of our work is highlighted by the expanding scale, scope, and sophistication required to...

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Read Microsoft Agrees to $6bn Cloud Discount for US government
Microsoft Agrees to $6bn Cloud Discount for US government

Microsoft Agrees to $6bn Cloud Discount for US government

September 04, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has agreed to provide the US government with up to $6 billion in discounts over the next three years. The discounts will apply to Azure cloud computing services, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Dynamics 365, and cybersecurity tools. The first year alone could see the government saving up to...

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Read Digital Realty Breaks Ground on Rome Facility
Digital Realty Breaks Ground on Rome Facility

Digital Realty Breaks Ground on Rome Facility

August 29, 2025 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty this week announced that work on ROM1 has started. On schedule to be completed in 2027, the facility will offer 3MW of IT capacity at launch. Digital Realty said that the 22-hectare campus could total 2.3 million sq ft (213,676 sqm) at full build-out, making it one of the largest...

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Read EdgeConneX to Develop Second Facility in Japan
EdgeConneX to Develop Second Facility in Japan

EdgeConneX to Develop Second Facility in Japan

August 28, 2025 EdgeConneX

Data center firm EdgeConneX this week announced the acquisition of its second data center site in the Greater Osaka and Yawata areas of Japan. The new site will provide an additional 150MW upon completion, bringing EdgeConneX's total data center capacity in Japan to 350MW of utility power at full...

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Read Digital Realty Launches 2MW Data Center in Nigeria
Digital Realty Launches 2MW Data Center in Nigeria

Digital Realty Launches 2MW Data Center in Nigeria

August 26, 2025 Digital Realty Trust

Colocation giant Digital Realty this week announced the opening of its latest data center in Lagos, in the Lekki area of the city, adding nearly 2MW of IT capacity across nearly 1,205 sqm (13,000 sq ft) of data hall space. The facility will be interconnected with Digital Realty’s existing LKK1...

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Read QTS Plans Data Center in Forssa, Finland
QTS Plans Data Center in Forssa, Finland

QTS Plans Data Center in Forssa, Finland

August 20, 2025 QTS Data Centers

Data center firm QTS is expanding its European footprint with plans for a campus in Finland. The City of Forssa signed a preliminary agreement earlier this year with QTS for more than 100 hectares of land in Ratasmäki. "The interest of a large investor like Blackstone in Forssa is very good news....

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Read Vantage Plots 1.4GW Data Center Campus in Texas
Vantage Plots 1.4GW Data Center Campus in Texas

Vantage Plots 1.4GW Data Center Campus in Texas

August 18, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers is expanding in Texas with a new gigawatt-scale campus outside Abilene in Shackelford County, Texas. Situated on 1,200 acres, Vantage’s Frontier campus is set to be the largest across its global portfolio, with the project set to be its biggest investment to date, totaling...

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Read Equinix Signs Three Major Deals with Advanced Nuclear Firms
Equinix Signs Three Major Deals with Advanced Nuclear Firms

Equinix Signs Three Major Deals with Advanced Nuclear Firms

August 14, 2025 Equinix

US data center giant Equinix has expanded its commitment to nuclear energy, announcing three major agreements with advanced nuclear developers that together could provide up to 774MWe of power.The first deal was with Radiant, a microreactor company based in El Segundo, California. As part of the...

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Read QTS Breaks Ground on Data Center in Iowa
QTS Breaks Ground on Data Center in Iowa

QTS Breaks Ground on Data Center in Iowa

August 13, 2025 QTS Data Centers

QTS has officially announced plans for a new data center campus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The campus could support up to seven data center buildings at full build-out and see up to $10 billion invested.Tag Greason and David Robey, co-CEOs of QTS, said: “From day one, we believe in being a good...

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Read Microsoft Signs $236.4m Deal with Maybank
Microsoft Signs $236.4m Deal with Maybank

Microsoft Signs $236.4m Deal with Maybank

August 12, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Malaysian financial group Maybank has selected Microsoft Azure as one of its main cloud platforms in a five-year agreement. Valued at RM1 billion ($236.4m), the contract will see Maybank using Microsoft Azure for some of its "most strategic systems, functions, and data workloads."Dato’ Sri...

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Read Arjun Infrastructure Buys Stake in Data4
Arjun Infrastructure Buys Stake in Data4

Arjun Infrastructure Buys Stake in Data4

August 01, 2025 DATA4 Group

European data center firm Data4 this week announced Arjun Infrastructure Partners has acquired a stake in a stabilised data center portfolio (aka StableCo) operated by Data4 and featuring facilities in France, Spain, and Italy.Arjun secured a 30 percent stake in the StableCo portfolio, which...

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Read Microsoft Cuts Off Cloud Services to Nayara Energy
Microsoft Cuts Off Cloud Services to Nayara Energy

Microsoft Cuts Off Cloud Services to Nayara Energy

July 28, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has cut off cloud computing services to India's Nayara Energy, following EU sanctions on the oil refinery company. Nayara revealed it had initiated legal proceedings against Microsoft after the "abrupt and unilateral suspension of critical services," with Nayara claiming that Microsoft...

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Read Microsoft Signs 4.9 Million-tonne Carbon Removal Deal
Microsoft Signs 4.9 Million-tonne Carbon Removal Deal

Microsoft Signs 4.9 Million-tonne Carbon Removal Deal

July 24, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a 12-year carbon offtake agreement with Vaulted Deep that will see the removal of up to 4.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and enable Vaulted to expand its operations to new sites across the US."As carbon removal moves beyond pilots and prototypes, there is growing demand...

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Read Equinix to Pay $41.5m to Settle Malpractice Lawsuit
Equinix to Pay $41.5m to Settle Malpractice Lawsuit

Equinix to Pay $41.5m to Settle Malpractice Lawsuit

July 22, 2025 Equinix

Equinix has agreed to pay $41.5 million as a settlement with the plaintiffs in a class action that alleged it misled its shareholders. According to Hindenburg’s March 2024 report, Equinix overstated its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), a key profitability metric for REITs.It claimed that...

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