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Read Amazon Purchases Leased Virginia Data Center for $65 Million
Amazon Purchases Leased Virginia Data Center for $65 Million

Amazon Purchases Leased Virginia Data Center for $65 Million

May 12, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon has purchased a data center in Manassas, Virginia, that it had previously been leasing. According to local property records cited by BizJournal, an affiliate of Menlo Equities sold the property at 7505 Mason King Court to Amazon Data Services for $65 million. The 110,000-square-foot...

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Read Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia
Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

May 12, 2026 Equinix

Equinix will build its fourth data center in Malaysia, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur. The US$190 million facility will house over 2,200 cabinets at full build-out, though its size and IT capacity were not disclosed. Equinix said the new data center will be located less than 1 km from its KL1 facility in...

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Read AWS footprint reaches 56.84 million sq ft in 2025
AWS footprint reaches 56.84 million sq ft in 2025

AWS footprint reaches 56.84 million sq ft in 2025

May 05, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) operated a total of 56.839 million square feet (5.28 million sqm) of data center and office space in 2025. According to its 10-K filing, the company owned approximately 28.37 million sq ft (2.64 million sqm) and leased a further 28.469 million sq ft (2.64 million...

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Read Amazon Buys Office and Data Center Site in Maryland from T. Rowe
Amazon Buys Office and Data Center Site in Maryland from T. Rowe

Amazon Buys Office and Data Center Site in Maryland from T. Rowe

May 05, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Data Services acquired a nine-acre property in Owings Mills in Baltimore County from T. Rowe Price Group. The companies have confirmed the transaction. The site, located at 11550 Cronridge Drive, sold for $15.2 million and includes 111,000 sq ft (10,310 sqm) of office space.T. Rowe has...

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Read Naver Eyes Saudi Arabia for Large-Scale Data Center Expansion
Naver Eyes Saudi Arabia for Large-Scale Data Center Expansion

Naver Eyes Saudi Arabia for Large-Scale Data Center Expansion

May 02, 2026 Naver Corp.

Cryptocurrency and HPC data center developer MARA Holdings has signed an agreement to acquire a 505MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Hannibal, Ohio, along with more than 1,600 acres of land suitable for a large-scale data center campus. MARA will acquire the Long Ridge Energy...

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Read Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers
Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers

Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers

April 27, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon has partnered with French utility company Veolia to reduce water use and expand water-reuse technology across its data center operations in Mississippi. The collaboration will focus on using reclaimed water for cooling, with the first facility expected to come online in 2027. As part of...

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Read Naver Raises $270m for AI Data Center Project in Sejong
Naver Raises $270m for AI Data Center Project in Sejong

Naver Raises $270m for AI Data Center Project in Sejong

April 24, 2026 Naver Corp.

South Korean AI cloud company Naver has secured a 400 billion won ($270 million) loan from the country’s Public Growth Fund to support the development of its AI data center in Sejong. Approved by the Financial Services Commission (FSC), the financing will fund the expansion of Naver’s Sejong...

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Read NTT to Develop 200MW Data Center Campus Near Tokyo
NTT to Develop 200MW Data Center Campus Near Tokyo

NTT to Develop 200MW Data Center Campus Near Tokyo

April 21, 2026 NTT

Japanese technology giant NTT has announced plans for a new data center outside Tokyo. NTT Data this week said that work has begun on a new data center development in the Inzai–Shiroi area of Chiba Prefecture, outside Tokyo.The facility is being developed through NTT Global Data Centers (NTT...

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Read AWS Eyes $430m Data Center Project in Navi Mumbai
AWS Eyes $430m Data Center Project in Navi Mumbai

AWS Eyes $430m Data Center Project in Navi Mumbai

April 14, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest $429.8 million in a data center near Taloja in Navi Mumbai, India. The cloud provider has applied to the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority for environmental clearance for the project, which is planned for a 49-acre site.According to...

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Read ESR Raises $850m in Equity to Support Data Center Build-out
ESR Raises $850m in Equity to Support Data Center Build-out

ESR Raises $850m in Equity to Support Data Center Build-out

April 09, 2026 ESR Group

APAC real estate firm ESR has secured fresh investment to support its data center expansion. The company this week announced it has raised $850 million in additional equity capital from existing shareholders.Phil Pearce, president of ESR, said: “ESR has entered its next phase of growth with a...

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Read Equinix Begins Construction on DB7x Data Center in Dublin
Equinix Begins Construction on DB7x Data Center in Dublin

Equinix Begins Construction on DB7x Data Center in Dublin

March 30, 2026 Equinix

Equinix has begun construction on a new $92 million data center in Dublin, Ireland. The DB7x facility will be located in Blanchardstown, near the company’s existing sites in the city. Equinix is allocating $78 million toward high-performance infrastructure for AI workloads and $14 million for its...

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Read Samsung Electronics Leases Space at Digital Realty Data Center in Seoul, South Korea
Samsung Electronics Leases Space at Digital Realty Data Center in Seoul, South Korea

Samsung Electronics Leases Space at Digital Realty Data Center in Seoul, South Korea

March 25, 2026 Samsung SDS

Samsung Electronics has become a colocation customer at Digital Realty’s data center in Seoul, South Korea.Samsung Electronics, the technology division of South Korean conglomerate Samsung, will host its enterprise IT workloads at Digital Realty’s ICN10 colocation data center in Sangam Digital...

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Read Digital Realty Plans New Data Center in Milan
Digital Realty Plans New Data Center in Milan

Digital Realty Plans New Data Center in Milan

March 24, 2026 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty is expanding in Italy with plans to develop a data center campus in Milan.The colocation giant this week announced its entry into the Milan market with the acquisition of two plots in Abbiategrasso, southwest of the city center. The company plans to develop an initial 8MW facility,...

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Read STT GDC Begins Construction on its Third Data Center Campus in Mumbai, India
STT GDC Begins Construction on its Third Data Center Campus in Mumbai, India

STT GDC Begins Construction on its Third Data Center Campus in Mumbai, India

March 18, 2026 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has broken ground on a new campus in Mumbai, India. STT GDC India this week announced construction has begun on the first facility at its Palava campus.Spanning 46 acres, the campus is planned to scale to 400MW of IT load, with an initial phase...

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Read Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, France
Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, France

Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, France

March 11, 2026 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, FranceWith server racks at the data center set to require 120kW each, presumably to host AI workloads, Digital Realty plans to install a new high-voltage power supply. This will run from power company RTE’s Realtor substation in Cabriès,...

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Read AWS Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi
AWS  Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi

AWS Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi

March 06, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly planning a $750 million data center project in Clinton, Mississippi. While the company has not been officially confirmed, WLBT3 reports that a quitclaim deed shows Amazon acquired the 99-acre site on February 13.The data center will be located at 1001...

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Read Digital Realty has Entered the Portuguese Market with the Acquisition of a Data Center in Lisbon
Digital Realty has Entered the Portuguese Market with the Acquisition of a Data Center in Lisbon

Digital Realty has Entered the Portuguese Market with the Acquisition of a Data Center in Lisbon

March 04, 2026 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has entered Portugal, acquiring a data center in Lisbon. Details on the facility, the seller, and terms of the deal weren’t shared in the release. However, in its recent Q4 2025 results, the company said it had acquired “a building and land” in the Carnaxide area of Lisbon for $8.3...

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Read Digital Edge has Signed an 83MW Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Hexa to Supply Renewable Energy to its Data Center in Navi Mumbai, India
Digital Edge has Signed an 83MW Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Hexa to Supply Renewable Energy to its Data Center in Navi Mumbai, India

Digital Edge has Signed an 83MW Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Hexa to Supply Renewable Energy to its Data Center in Navi Mumbai, India

February 27, 2026 Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Hexa Climate Solutions for 83MW of solar power to support the first phase of its 350MW BOM campus in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.“This 83MW PPA demonstrates how renewable energy can scale with the country’s digital economy, setting...

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Read ESR Plans to Develop a 60MW Data Center in Mumbai, India.
ESR Plans to Develop a 60MW Data Center in Mumbai, India.

ESR Plans to Develop a 60MW Data Center in Mumbai, India.

February 25, 2026 ESR Group

The company this week unveiled plans for a multi-story data center in the Rabale area of Mumbai, Maharashtra. The ESR Rabale MU1 Data Centre (MU1) will be developed on a 3.25-acre site and is designed to support up to 60MW of IT load. Total investment in the project is expected to reach $100...

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Read KKR and Singtel Fully Acquire Data Center Firm STT GDC
KKR and Singtel Fully Acquire Data Center Firm STT GDC

KKR and Singtel Fully Acquire Data Center Firm STT GDC

February 07, 2026 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

Investment firm KKR and Singaporean telco Singtel this week announced the signing of definitive agreements to fully acquire the data center firm from ST Telemedia (STT).The companies will acquire the remaining 82 percent stake in STT GDC from ST Telemedia for S$6.6 billion (US$5.1bn). Upon...

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