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Read New report reveals only 33 percent of operators have an adequate program to conserve water
New report reveals only 33 percent of operators have an adequate program to conserve water

New report reveals only 33 percent of operators have an adequate program to conserve water

September 20, 2022 Microsoft Azure

We are living in an era where water stress and water scarcity are serious global issues that are only worsening. A total of 25% of the world's population is facing water stress and scarcity, and it's forecast that by as early as 2025, this could increase to 50% and by ​​2050, as much as 75% of...

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Read Microsoft Azure's New Zealand data center powered by 100 percent renewable energy
Microsoft Azure's New Zealand data center powered by 100 percent renewable energy

Microsoft Azure's New Zealand data center powered by 100 percent renewable energy

September 06, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft recently announced that its data center region in New Zealand (specific location not yet disclosed), will be powered by 100 percent renewable electricity due to a partnership with Ecotricity, a sustainable electricity retailer. This means that the region will use solar, wind, and hydro...

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Read Vantage Plans To Develop Another Data Center Campus in Sterling
Vantage Plans To Develop Another Data Center Campus in Sterling

Vantage Plans To Develop Another Data Center Campus in Sterling

September 05, 2022 Vantage Data Centers

According to BizJournal, Vantage is looking to develop another data center campus in Loudoun County, Virginia. According to Loudoun property records, the company acquired 17 acres of land at 22318 Glenn Drive for $46m in October 2021. Per the documents filed by Loudoun County Economic...

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Read 1547 CSR Has Plans For a 150MW Facility in Pennsylvania
1547 CSR Has Plans For a 150MW Facility in Pennsylvania

1547 CSR Has Plans For a 150MW Facility in Pennsylvania

September 05, 2022 1547 Critical Systems Realty (fifteenfortyseven)

Fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) has plans for a large data center campus in Pennsylvania. The company partnered with Green Fig Land Company (GFLC), a real estate company, to acquire over 100 acres of land to develop a data center campus. The data center will span 2 million square...

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Read Microsoft To Develop a $215.9m Data Center in San Antonio, Texas
Microsoft To Develop a $215.9m Data Center in San Antonio, Texas

Microsoft To Develop a $215.9m Data Center in San Antonio, Texas

August 24, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has filed to develop a data center in San Antonio, Texas. The company is looking to develop the SAT15 facility at 3555 Westover Link in Bexar County, San Antonio. The new data center will span 245,000 square feet. Microsoft will also invest up to $215.9m in developing the facility....

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Read Microsoft Announces Launch of Qatar Azure Cloud Region
Microsoft Announces Launch of Qatar Azure Cloud Region

Microsoft Announces Launch of Qatar Azure Cloud Region

August 19, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced the launch of its first Azure cloud region in Doha, Qatar. The company said, “We are launching our newest data center region in Qatar. The new data center region includes Azure Availability Zones, which offer you additional resiliency for your applications by designing the...

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Read Figures around Microsoft's Holland data center water consumption cause concern
Figures around Microsoft's Holland data center water consumption cause concern

Figures around Microsoft's Holland data center water consumption cause concern

August 18, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft's data center in the province of North Holland has been exposed for its extreme water usage. It appears that the facility consumes significantly more water than original estimates, right as the country is faced with record temperatures. According to a report by local media company...

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Read Microsoft's hydrogen fuel test successful
Microsoft's hydrogen fuel test successful

Microsoft's hydrogen fuel test successful

August 10, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that its hydrogen fuel cell tests have been successful. The giant recently trialed the energy source for its backup generators to support its data center, in what has been called a “moon landing” moment for the data center industry. Microsoft director of data center...

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Read TierPoint announces completion of new data center in St. Louis, Missouri
TierPoint announces completion of new data center in St. Louis, Missouri

TierPoint announces completion of new data center in St. Louis, Missouri

August 05, 2022 TierPoint

TierPoint has announced that its St. Louis data center in Missouri, which was announced back in September 2021, is complete. The facility, spanning 23,000 sqft (2,100 sqm), is a Tier III-quality facility that offers 14,500 sq ft (1,350 sqm) of production or raised floor space. The facility saw an...

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Read Data Holdings Acquires Stack41
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Data Holdings Acquires Stack41

August 01, 2022 Data Holdings

Data Holdings has announced the acquisition of Stack41. Stack41 is a Data Center as a Service company with operations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Milwaukee. None of the companies revealed the terms of the transaction. Data Holdings owns a two-story data center located at 3135 W Highland Blvd....

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Read Vantage Data Centers opens Johannesburg Data Center
Vantage Data Centers opens Johannesburg Data Center

Vantage Data Centers opens Johannesburg Data Center

July 28, 2022 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has announced the ground-breaking of its first facility on its 80MW Johannesburg campus, a project which launched in 2021. The two-story facility called JHB11 reportedly offers 16MW of capacity of 130,000sqft square feet (12,000 square meters). According to the company, the...

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Read Microsoft Might Be Planning To Develop its First Data Center in Romania
Microsoft Might Be Planning To Develop its First Data Center in Romania

Microsoft Might Be Planning To Develop its First Data Center in Romania

July 25, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Romanian media Profit.ro reports that Microsoft plans to develop its first data center in the company. Microsoft buying a plot of land in the city of Otopeni is a major catalyst of this speculation. Microsoft did not deny or confirm the story reported by Profit.ro. However, the company said it...

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Read Vantage secures green loan for Virginia data enter
Vantage secures green loan for Virginia data enter

Vantage secures green loan for Virginia data enter

July 19, 2022 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has announced that it has secured a $300 million green loan for its upcoming 44MW sustainability-designed data center in Virginia. Structured and arranged by Societe Generale, the loan recognizes the facility’s sustainable features and will, according to the company,...

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Read Microsoft To Develop a Data Center campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Microsoft To Develop a Data Center campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Microsoft To Develop a Data Center campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

July 19, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has filed to develop three data center buildings in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The company wants to develop the buildings at a greenfield site in the County. The site is located at 210 Tunstall Road, Mecklenburg County. The data center buildings will be developed on a 132-acre site,...

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Read Microsoft teams up with Climeworks
Microsoft teams up with Climeworks

Microsoft teams up with Climeworks

July 18, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that its partnership with carbon removal specialists Climeworks is expanding with a new 10-year carbon removal offtake agreement. The new deal will make it Microsoft's first-ever long-term carbon removal supplier and is one of the largest direct air capture (DAC) deals to...

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Read StratCap Completes Acquisition of Data Center in Jacksonville, Florida For Undisclosed Fee
StratCap Completes Acquisition of Data Center in Jacksonville, Florida For Undisclosed Fee

StratCap Completes Acquisition of Data Center in Jacksonville, Florida For Undisclosed Fee

July 13, 2022 StratCap Data Centers

StratCap has announced the acquisition of a data center in Jacksonville, Florida. The company revealed that its data center real estate division, StratCap Data Centers bought a triple net leased data center for an undisclosed fee. The facility spans 2,400 square meters (25,600 square feet) and is...

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Read Alibaba strives to keep up with Microsoft, Amazon and Google with carbon counting
Alibaba strives to keep up with Microsoft, Amazon and Google with carbon counting

Alibaba strives to keep up with Microsoft, Amazon and Google with carbon counting

July 08, 2022 Microsoft Azure

In an effort to keep up with the likes of tech rivals like Microsoft, Google and Amazon, Alibaba has announced that it is launching Energy Expert, a so-called 'sustainability platform' which will facilitate the organization's measuring, analyzing and managing of carbon emissions. This global...

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Read Microsoft Azure data centers operating "with limited server capacity"
Microsoft Azure data centers operating "with limited server capacity"

Microsoft Azure data centers operating "with limited server capacity"

July 07, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure has announced that worldwide its data centers are now operating with a limited server capacity available to customers as a result of a global supply shortage. The company has over 200 data centers across the world, stretching across 60 regions - however, reports indicate that over...

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Read Microsoft To Launch New Azure Region in Qatar
Microsoft To Launch New Azure Region in Qatar

Microsoft To Launch New Azure Region in Qatar

July 01, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it will launch its Qatar Azure cloud region in two weeks. The general manager of Microsoft Qatar, Lana Khalaf, made this known at the launch of new offices in Doha, Qatar. He said: “In the coming two weeks we will be launching the region globally, but definitely the...

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Read Pantheon Invests $34.7m in Vantage Data Centers
Pantheon Invests $34.7m in Vantage Data Centers

Pantheon Invests $34.7m in Vantage Data Centers

July 01, 2022 Vantage Data Centers

Pantheon Infrastructure has announced that it will be investing $34.7m in Vantage Data Centers. The investment will be geared towards the data center company’s North American business for continued growth. Vantage has data center campuses in Quebec, Montreal, Phoenix, Ashburn, Quincy, and Santa...

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