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Read Argo Infrastructure Partners Invests $500m in TierPoint
Argo Infrastructure Partners Invests $500m in TierPoint

Argo Infrastructure Partners Invests $500m in TierPoint

March 02, 2022 TierPoint

TierPoint has announced that Argo Infrastructure Partners has invested $500 million into its business. The move sees Argo Infrastructure Partners become the largest single equity investor in the firm. TierPoint will use the net proceeds from the transaction to expand the company and provide...

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Read AWS Reveals 32 Cities Where It Will Open Local Zones
AWS Reveals 32 Cities Where It Will Open Local Zones

AWS Reveals 32 Cities Where It Will Open Local Zones

February 18, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has announced the 32 cities where it plans to open Local Zones Edge locations. AWS’ Local Zones are Edge locations that host applications which need low latency to on-premises installations or end-users. Each Local zone offers specific services like database, storage, or...

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Read Amazon Files To Develop Two Data Centers in Culpeper County, Northern Virginia
Amazon Files To Develop Two Data Centers in Culpeper County, Northern Virginia

Amazon Files To Develop Two Data Centers in Culpeper County, Northern Virginia

February 18, 2022 Amazon AWS

According to Star Exponent, Amazon wants to develop two data centers in Stevensburg, Virginia. Per the report, Marvell Development- a subsidiary of Amazon Data Services has asked for 243 acres in Culpeper County, Virginia to be rezoned from agricultural use to light industrial use. The company...

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Read Amazon Data Services Acquires Three Office Buildings in Loudoun County for $26.4m
Amazon Data Services Acquires Three Office Buildings in Loudoun County for $26.4m

Amazon Data Services Acquires Three Office Buildings in Loudoun County for $26.4m

February 18, 2022 Amazon AWS

According to BizJournal, Amazon Data Services has completed the acquisition of office buildings in Sterling, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia. The buildings are located in the Loudoun Tech Center business park. The selling company is an affiliate of St. John Properties. In addition, the...

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Read AWS Buys Land and Data Center From IPI Partners After Selling Land To Its Subsidiary Stack
AWS Buys Land and Data Center From IPI Partners After Selling Land To Its Subsidiary Stack

AWS Buys Land and Data Center From IPI Partners After Selling Land To Its Subsidiary Stack

February 16, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has completed the sale of two plots of land in Prince William County, Virginia, to Stack Infrastructures. Interestingly, it also bought two parcels of land in Loudoun County, Virginia, from Stack Infrastructure’s owner, IPI Partners. According to BizJournal, AWS sold two plots...

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Read Frederick County and AWS: Deal falls through
Frederick County and AWS: Deal falls through

Frederick County and AWS: Deal falls through

February 11, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS plans for Frederick County in Maryland have fallen through; it has been reported. This announcement came after Amazon and the county government was unable to reach an agreement on the project’s timeline. Initial plans outlined that data centers would go to three communities in the south,...

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Read AWS Reveals The Size of Properties Under Its Control
AWS Reveals The Size of Properties Under Its Control

AWS Reveals The Size of Properties Under Its Control

February 11, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed that it has over 26 million square feet (2,415,500 square meters) under its control. The company announced this through its latest 10-K filing. The filing further showed that the company owns 11.9 million square feet (1,105,500 square meters) and leases 14.1...

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Read Amazon Receives $4.7bn In Subsidies From Global Governments For The Development of Facilities
Amazon Receives $4.7bn In Subsidies From Global Governments For The Development of Facilities

Amazon Receives $4.7bn In Subsidies From Global Governments For The Development of Facilities

February 10, 2022 Amazon AWS

According to Good Jobs First, Amazon has received at least $4.7 billion in federal and state subsidies over the past decade around the world. The subsidies support the development of warehouses, call centers, data centers, offices, and film production projects. The watchdog group compiled data...

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Read Amazon set to expand presence in Loudoun
Amazon set to expand presence in Loudoun

Amazon set to expand presence in Loudoun

February 03, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon’s data center unit, Amazon Data Services Inc, may be looking to expand its data center footprint in Loudoun County following the purchase of three buildings in Sterling, Virginia. The office buildings are located at 46000, 46010 and 46020 Manekin Plaza, and the deal closed for a total of...

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Read H5 Data Centers Completes The Acquisition of Seven Data Centers From vXchnge
H5 Data Centers Completes The Acquisition of Seven Data Centers From vXchnge

H5 Data Centers Completes The Acquisition of Seven Data Centers From vXchnge

February 01, 2022 H5 Data Centers

H5 Data Centers has announced that it has completed the acquisition of seven data center facilities from vXchnge across the United States. With this development, vXchnge has just one data center. With this agreement, H5 data centers has added over 250,000 square feet (23,200 square meters) of...

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Read The Dublin City Council Challenges AWS' Plans For Another Data Center
The Dublin City Council Challenges AWS' Plans For Another Data Center

The Dublin City Council Challenges AWS' Plans For Another Data Center

January 25, 2022 Amazon AWS

Plans for another Amazon Web Services data center in Dublin, Ireland, are at risk of being stopped by the local council. The council asked AWS for proof that another data center would not over-saturate the area. AWS plans to build some facilities in north Dublin near its existing data center...

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Read Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements
Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements

Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements

January 22, 2022 Verizon Enterprise

As it expands its usage of green energy, Verizon, has announced that it has signed seven new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy representing 910MW. The company's sustainability goals are to have carbon neutrality across all its operations (scope 1 and 2) by 2035. Renewable...

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Read USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract
USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

January 21, 2022 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has won a $1.2 billion contract from the US Department of Agriculture. Lumen is to deliver a fully integrated wide-area data transport service to over 9,500 US Department of Agriculture locations across the country and around the world. With this contract, Lumen will offer a...

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Read Verizon expands in Colorado Springs
Verizon expands in Colorado Springs

Verizon expands in Colorado Springs

January 18, 2022 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has announced that it is expanding its digital footprint with the addition of a second data center in Colorado Springs. The company has submitted a proposal for a 49,000 square-foot (4,500 sqm) data center on Arrowswest Drive in El Paso County, with plans for a potential second phase for...

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Read AWS continues to expand its local zones
AWS continues to expand its local zones

AWS continues to expand its local zones

January 14, 2022 Amazon AWS

Ever-growing and expanding its reach, AWS has announced that local zones are now available in Atlanta, Phoenix, and Seattle. This expansion means that the giant now has 17 Edge locations in 16 US metros. Its zones now include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Las...

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Read Amazon data center in store for Desoto?
Amazon data center in store for Desoto?

Amazon data center in store for Desoto?

January 11, 2022 Amazon AWS

Reports are circulating about Amazon's recent purchase of a 9-acre development site on Hampton Road south of Interstate 20 in DeSoto, southern Dallas County. This latest land acquisition has got people talking about whether the giant is planning another data center, considering its recent and...

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Read Leeward repowers wind farm supplying Amazon with renewable energy
Leeward repowers wind farm supplying Amazon with renewable energy

Leeward repowers wind farm supplying Amazon with renewable energy

January 07, 2022 Amazon AWS

Leeward Renewable Energy LLC has announced that it has completed the repowering of its 54.4-MW Crescent Ridge wind farm in Illinois, which will provide Amazon with renewable energy. This process involved decommissioning nine turbines, installing Vestas turbines, and replacing 24 legacy turbines....

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Read AWS expands data center footprint in Indonesia with significant investment
AWS expands data center footprint in Indonesia with significant investment

AWS expands data center footprint in Indonesia with significant investment

January 05, 2022 Amazon AWS

Further to AWS announcing that it is establishing its AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region, reports are now circulating that the giant will be investing an estimated $5 billion (IDR$71 trillion) in Indonesia across the 15 years through the region.According to reports, this investment will cover...

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Read H5 Data Centers expands in Ohio through a data center acquisition
H5 Data Centers expands in Ohio through a data center acquisition

H5 Data Centers expands in Ohio through a data center acquisition

December 15, 2021 H5 Data Centers

H5 Data Centers has completed the acquisition of a data center at 925 Dalton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. The 107,000 square feet (9,940 square meters) purpose-built data center was built to Tier III standards. It currently has a 2MW capacity, but it can be expanded to 6MW upon full buildout. H5...

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Read AWS: New Indonesian cloud region for Jakarta
AWS: New Indonesian cloud region for Jakarta

AWS: New Indonesian cloud region for Jakarta

December 15, 2021 Amazon AWS

AWS has announced the launch of a new cloud region in Jakarta, Indonesia, and has been created to support the 'fast-growing startup ecosystem, large Indonesian enterprises, and government agencies.' The region is now the tenth active in the Asia Pacific and mainland China after Beijing, Hong...

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