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Read QTS Realty Trust launches new Smart Family of data center remote management solutions
QTS Realty Trust launches new Smart Family of data center remote management solutions

QTS Realty Trust launches new Smart Family of data center remote management solutions

June 01, 2021 QTS Data Centers

QTS Realty Trust has announced its new Smart Family of data center remote management solutions. The Smart Family solution is built on advanced tech, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and preemptive understanding into customers’ colocation environment.QTS Smart family solutions...

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Read Facebook releases Renewable Impact Study
Facebook releases Renewable Impact Study

Facebook releases Renewable Impact Study

May 27, 2021 Meta

A new study into the impacts of Facebook's renewable energy projects was recently released. The report, commissioned by Facebook, and conducted by RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, revealed the social media company's renewable energy efforts have had widespread positive economic...

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Read Sila agrees to sell all its data centers to Mapletree for $1.3bn
Sila agrees to sell all its data centers to Mapletree for $1.3bn

Sila agrees to sell all its data centers to Mapletree for $1.3bn

May 20, 2021 Mapletree Redwood Data Centre Trust

Sila Realty Trust announced that it has agreed to sell all its 29 data centers in the US to Mapletree Investment Trust for $1.3 billion. The 29 data centers are all the data centers in Sila’s portfolio which means upon completion; it will be an exit from the data center industry for Sila. CEO and...

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Read Google opens quantum computer data center and R&D lab, plans commercial system by 2029
Google opens quantum computer data center and R&D lab, plans commercial system by 2029

Google opens quantum computer data center and R&D lab, plans commercial system by 2029

May 19, 2021 Google

Google just opened its new Quantum campus, which houses its quantum computers and serves as a Research and Development lab for future developments. The latest data center campus is located in Santa Barbara County, California. Google is also planning to spend billions of dollars on building a...

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Read Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers
Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers

Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers

May 18, 2021 Google

Google will be moving workloads to data centers where renewable energy is available to boost renewable energy usage. Ross Koningstein, Co-founder of Google’s Carbon Intelligence Computing program, said that shifting compute tasks across locations is the Company’s first step in carbon-aware...

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Read Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity
Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity

Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity

May 15, 2021 Google

Google Cloud and SpaceX have announced that they have entered a new partnership which will see SpaceX's Starlink begin to locate its satellite ground stations within Google data centers. Together, through the partnership, the two firms will deliver cloud services, data and applications to...

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Read Digital Fortress announces new data center campus in Richmond, VA
Digital Fortress announces new data center campus in Richmond, VA

Digital Fortress announces new data center campus in Richmond, VA

May 12, 2021 Digital Fortress: Richmond

Digital Fortress has announced a new wholesale data campus in Richmond, Virginia. This 75-acre campus is now the largest data center in Digital Fortress’ eastern United States portfolio. The new data campus is Gold LEED-certified, and it is designed to Tier III standards with access to 4.2MW of...

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Read EdgeConneX Expands in 6 North American Markets
EdgeConneX Expands in 6 North American Markets

EdgeConneX Expands in 6 North American Markets

April 28, 2021 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it will add almost 20MW of new capacity across six of its data centers in North America. The facilities that will benefit from this expansion are Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Miami, Detroit, and Chicago. According to Phillip Marangella, Chief Marketing Officer at...

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Read Iron Mountain Completes Agreement to Expand footprint to India with JV with Web Werks
Iron Mountain Completes Agreement to Expand footprint to India with JV with Web Werks

Iron Mountain Completes Agreement to Expand footprint to India with JV with Web Werks

April 21, 2021 Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain is expected to invest $150 million over the next two years in a joint venture with Web Werks. Web Works is one of India’s top colocation data center providers. Iron Mountain, which is a storage and information management services company first announced its plan to invest on...

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Read DC BLOX secures $187 million in Financing
DC BLOX secures $187 million in Financing

DC BLOX secures $187 million in Financing

March 30, 2021 DC BLOX

DC BLOX has announced that they have secured $187 million for long-term financing of their operations. The funding was led by Post Road Group and Bain Capital Credit. Kevin O’Donnell, the Chief Financial Officer of DC BLOX, commented that the capital raised would support the growth of the...

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Read Mapletree acquires Bank of America campus in Richmond VA
Mapletree acquires Bank of America campus in Richmond VA

Mapletree acquires Bank of America campus in Richmond VA

March 26, 2021 Mapletree: 8011 Villa Park

Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT), a Singapore based REIT, acquired Bank of America’s campus at 8011 Villa Park Drive on March 12 for $208 million. The 46-acre campus in Richmond Virginia has five office buildings with a mix of office and data center space. The campus is 100 percent leased by...

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Read Digital Fortress Acquires Three Atmosera Facilities in Portland
Digital Fortress Acquires Three Atmosera Facilities in Portland

Digital Fortress Acquires Three Atmosera Facilities in Portland

January 19, 2021 Digital Fortress

Digital Fortress has announced that it has acquired three facilities in Portland from Atmosera. Atmosera will now focus on building its Microsoft Azure services. With the acquisition, Digital Fortress now has 10 facilities across the United States. Digital Fortress was formed in 2012 from the...

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Read EQT acquires EdgeConneX
EQT acquires EdgeConneX

EQT acquires EdgeConneX

August 19, 2020 EdgeConneX

The Swedish investment firm EQT AB has announced that it acquired the US-based colocation company EdgeConneX. EdgeConneX has a global footprint, operating over 40 facilities in 33 markets across North America, Europe and South America and continues to expand after being founded a decade ago. EQT...

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Read Mapletree Industrial Trustto Acquire Remaining 60% Interest in 14 Data Centres in the United States
Mapletree Industrial Trustto Acquire Remaining 60% Interest in 14 Data Centres in the United States

Mapletree Industrial Trustto Acquire Remaining 60% Interest in 14 Data Centres in the United States

June 23, 2020 Mapletree Redwood Data Centre Trust

SINGAPORE: DBS Trustee Limited, a trustee of Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT), has entered into agreements for the proposed acquisition of the remaining 60% interest in the 14 data centres in the United States of America currently held by Mapletree Redwood Data Centre Trust (MRDCT) at a purchase...

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Read DC BLOX hires David Armistead as VP of Sales
DC BLOX hires David Armistead as VP of Sales

DC BLOX hires David Armistead as VP of Sales

May 05, 2020 DC BLOX

DC BLOX has announced that it has hired David Armistead as their new Vice President of Sales.Armistead has spent 25 years in the industry at other companies in the industry including C Spire and SunGard. Links: Press Release David Armistead Linkedin

Read Google Slows Hiring for Remainder of 2020
Google Slows Hiring for Remainder of 2020

Google Slows Hiring for Remainder of 2020

April 15, 2020 Google

Google has announced a significant slow down in new staff hires. Bloomberg published an email from CEO Sundar Pichai which details its plan to recalibrate hiring because of the economic slowdown. In 2019, Google hired 20,000 people and had planned to hire an additional 20,000 employees. The...

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Read QTS is planning to expand Richmond site in Henrico County
QTS is planning to expand Richmond site in Henrico County

QTS is planning to expand Richmond site in Henrico County

November 19, 2019 QTS Richmond I DC1

QTS Data Centers is planning an expansion on 210 acres it owns in the White Oak Technology Park at 6020 Technology Blvd. in the county’s Sandston area. The proposed project, which was submitted to the county’s planning division earlier in November, would involve construction of about 1.2 million...

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Read Facebook will expand Henrico VA campus
Facebook will expand Henrico VA campus

Facebook will expand Henrico VA campus

September 26, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook expects to break ground early next year on the second phase of its eastern Henrico County data center development, which will total more than 2 million square feet when completed late in 2020, the company said Wednesday.The company will construct three (3) new 450,000 square foot...

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Read Chirisa acquires Piscataway facility from Equinix
Chirisa acquires Piscataway facility from Equinix

Chirisa acquires Piscataway facility from Equinix

August 16, 2019 Chirisa Investments

Chirisa Investments announced it has closed on Piscataway New Jersey facility owned by Equinix. The facility formerly known as Equinix NY12 was previously acquired in May 2017 in a large 28 data center deal with Verizon. The facility is located at 201B Centennial Avenue in Piscataway NJ and is a...

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Read QTS files plans to expand Richmond campus in White Oak Technology Park
QTS files plans to expand Richmond campus in White Oak Technology Park

QTS files plans to expand Richmond campus in White Oak Technology Park

March 13, 2019 QTS Richmond I DC1

A development plan was filed in March by an entity tied to QTS Data Centers for new two single-story data center buildings totaling 710,500 square feet on county-owned land in Sandston’s White Oak Technology Park, near Interstates 64 and 295. Dubbed in planning documents as “Project Isaac,” the...

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