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Read FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS
FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS

FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS

May 30, 2024 Amazon AWS

Insurance provider FWD Group has signed a five-year cloud agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) which will see AWS continue to host the company's core business applications including finance, customer, and insurance agent interfaces, as part of the company's ongoing cloud migration.Sandeep...

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Read AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa
AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa

AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa

May 29, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in partnership with Orange has revealed plans to launch a Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa, one of which will be in Morocco, where Oracle has confirmed plans for two new cloud regions. Jérôme Hénique, CEO at Orange Middle East and Africa, said: “The announcement...

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Read Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers
Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

May 28, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has now broken ground in Malaysia with two International Business Exchange data centers in Johor (JH1) and Kuala Lumpur (KL1) now serving the company’s customers in Malaysia and across. Jeremy Deutsch, president for Asia-Pacific at Equinix, said: “Malaysia is a cornerstone market and top...

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Read Amazon to invest billions into renewable energy projects in Spain
Amazon to invest billions into renewable energy projects in Spain

Amazon to invest billions into renewable energy projects in Spain

May 24, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services this week announced plans to invest €15.7 billion in Spain into its AWS Europe (Spain) Region. “We are committed to supporting Spain across multiple areas," said Suzana Curic, AWS country manager, Spain and Portugal. "Beyond direct investments and jobs supported, we plan to...

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Read Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud
Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud

Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud

May 20, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest €7.8 billion ($8.47bn) in its sovereign cloud infrastructure in Germany through 2040. The Sovereign Cloud region will be AWS' first and located in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is expected to launch by the end of 2025. “This investment reinforces our...

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Read Glass Lewis stands with Ted Miller against Crown Castle board
Glass Lewis stands with Ted Miller against Crown Castle board

Glass Lewis stands with Ted Miller against Crown Castle board

May 17, 2024 Crown Castle

Proxy firm Glass Lewis has publicly urged Crown Castle shareholders to vote for two activist director candidates, including the company's co-founder and former chief executive officer, Ted Miller, to the board, along with former CFO Charles Green. Furthermore, Glass Lewis also told shareholders...

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Read O2 Telefonica and Nokia selects AWS to host 5G standalone network
O2 Telefonica and Nokia selects AWS to host 5G standalone network

O2 Telefonica and Nokia selects AWS to host 5G standalone network

May 13, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been selected to host O2 Telefónica Germany's 5G Standalone (5G SA) network as the telco confirmed that it has launched its 5G Cloud Core, built entirely in the cloud, using technology from vendors Nokia and AWS. “We are building our network of the future. With the...

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Read AWS to build new data centers at energy park in Ireland
AWS to build new data centers at energy park in Ireland

AWS to build new data centers at energy park in Ireland

May 01, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon has revealed plans to develop data centers at a renewable energy business park in County Offaly, Ireland.AWS will become the first business to develop at the Bord na Móna Eco Energy Park in County Offaly, where it will leverage the energy produced by Bord na Móna's renewable developments...

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Read Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore
Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

April 29, 2024 Equinix

Colocation firm Equinix has signed long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy in Singapore fromSembcorp Industries. Following the agreements, Sembcorp Power will supply a maximum capacity of 75MWp from its solar assets and 30MW from its gas-power generation portfolio...

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Read AWS on track for annualized revenue run rate of $100 billion
AWS on track for annualized revenue run rate of $100 billion

AWS on track for annualized revenue run rate of $100 billion

April 29, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is set for an annualized revenue run rate of $100 billion as its first quarter has seen revenue of $25 billion, representing Year-on-Year (YoY) revenue growth of 17.2 percent, up from 13.2 percent in Q4 of 2023. CEO Andy Jassy told investors during the earnings call:...

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Read AWS announces new campus in Indiana
AWS announces new campus in Indiana

AWS announces new campus in Indiana

April 25, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed that it is behind a planned data center in Indiana. The state overnor Eric J. Holcomb this week announced plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center campus in north central Indiana – the largest capital investment announcement in Indiana’s history....

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Read Crown Castle reveals update on fiber business review
Crown Castle reveals update on fiber business review

Crown Castle reveals update on fiber business review

April 22, 2024 Crown Castle

Tower company Crown Castle recently revealed that it has been in talks with multiple parties regarding its fiber business in recent months. Miller, who was the company's CEO until 2001, wants to sell the fiber business and has previously said the assets could fetch as much as $15 billion. "The...

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Read Lumen secures new contract from GAO
Lumen secures new contract from GAO

Lumen secures new contract from GAO

April 15, 2024 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has secured a contract worth about $73.6 million from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) under the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program. This multi-million dollar contract will see Lumen modernize network, data, voice,...

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Read Edged Energy plans new data center in Texas
Edged Energy plans new data center in Texas

Edged Energy plans new data center in Texas

April 13, 2024 Edged Energy

Edged Energy announced this week that it was pressing ahead with building the data center in Irving. This comes after the Irving City Council voted unanimously in support of the development of a new data center campus in the Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas “Sustainability is at the core of our...

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Read Crown Castle announces new CEO
Crown Castle announces new CEO

Crown Castle announces new CEO

April 09, 2024 Crown Castle

Crown Castle has announced Steven J. Moskowitz as president and CEO, bringing an end to Crown Castle's search for a successor to former CEO Jay Brown, who announced his departure in December. Anthony Melone acted as interim CEO from January 16, 2024. “I have long admired Crown Castle’s quality...

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Read Amazon launches Deadline Cloud
Amazon launches Deadline Cloud

Amazon launches Deadline Cloud

April 05, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a cloud-based rendering service called Deadline Cloud which will enable users to deploy and scale up graphics and handle visual effects (VFX) rendering on AWS cloud infrastructure. This rendering service is aimed at customers in media and entertainment, and...

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Read Amazon invests additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Amazon invests additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic

Amazon invests additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic

April 01, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon has invested an additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic in a deal which marks the second round of funding provided by the cloud and eCommerce giant under a previously agreed plan to invest up to $4bn in the startup. Amazon made an initial investment of $1.25bn for a minority stake...

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Read Danske Bank signs new cloud agreement with Amazon
Danske Bank signs new cloud agreement with Amazon

Danske Bank signs new cloud agreement with Amazon

March 26, 2024 Amazon AWS

Denmark's Danske Bank has signed a multi-year cloud contract with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This will include systems for business, institutional and personal customers, and will see more than 16,000 physical and virtual servers, and 1,000 applications being migrated. Danske Bank said it will...

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Read Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations
Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

March 23, 2024 Equinix

Short seller Hindenburg Research has accused data center REIT Equinix of "major accounting manipulations." The investigative reporting and researching company claims that Nadaq-listed Equinix overstated its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), a key profitability metric for REITs, by at least...

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Read Amazon signs new wind PPA in the UK
Amazon signs new wind PPA in the UK

Amazon signs new wind PPA in the UK

March 22, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon this week announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Iberdrola to to procure the output of an offshore wind farm in the UK. The deal is to offtake 159MW from the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm – equivalent to 700GWh of energy annually. Sergio Hernández de...

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