Month: February 2020

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Google Plans $10B for U.S. Offices and Data Centers

TARGETING 11 STATES Google has just announced plans to invest about $10 billion in its offices and data centers across the United States in 2020. As announced, the company will focus its new investments in 11 states which include Colorado,…

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Alibaba Gives Free Cloud Services in Coronavirus Aid

OFFERING $1,000 OF CREDITS TO CUSTOMERS The Cloud services arm of Alibaba is now supporting its customers whose business have been impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak with free credits to purchase its cloud service. To ensure business continuity, the cloud…

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Equinix Opens Its Fourth Data Center in Melbourne

29,300 SQUARE FEET OF COLOCATION SPACE Equinix has just announced the opening of its fourth International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Melbourne, Australia. The $77.5 million facility is code-named ME2 and it now offers more than 29,300 square feet…

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Microsoft plans Its First Cloud Region in Mexico

PART OF A $1.1B INVESTMENT PLAN Microsoft has announced a $1.1 billion investment plan to drive digital transformation in Mexico including the development of its first cloud region in the country. According to the company, the new cloud datacenter region…

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Google Cloud Opens New Seoul Region

THE FIRST GCP REGION IN SOUTH KOREA Google Cloud has announced the opening of its new Google Cloud Platform (GCP) region in Seoul, South Korea, designed to support the giant’s Korean customers. The Seoul region was first announced last year…

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TDCG and NLDC Merge to Rebrand as NorthC

ALEXANDRA SCHLESS IS NORTHC CEO A Netherlands data center providers’ merger between The Datacenter Group (TDCG) and NLDC (Netherlands Data Centers) has just announced NorthC as its new brand name. TDCG and NLDC were merged in July 2019 by their…

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QTS Starts Development on its 250+MW Hillsboro Campus

100% OF PHASE 1 HAS BEEN PRE-LEASED QTS Realty Trust has just announced it has commenced the development of a new mega data center campus on its 92-acre site in Hillsboro, Oregon. The current project targets the development of a…

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Google Closes $2.6B Looker Acquisition Deal

GOOGLE CLOUD BIGGEST ACQUISITION Google Cloud has just completed its acquisition of the California-based data analytics firm Looker. The deal is expected to boost Google’s cloud offering. This transaction is now the biggest acquisition by Google Cloud and a major…

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Digital Realty gets another 49% of Seattle’s Exchange

THE WESTIN BUILDING EXCHANGE Digital Realty has just reached an agreement with Clise Properties to acquire a 49% ownership interest in the Westin Building Exchange in Seattle, Washington. With this transaction, Digital Realty will have a majority stake in the…

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EdgeMicro Completes Customer Deal with Cloudflare

ANCHOR TENANT ACROSS 30+ SITES Edge colocation and micro data centers provider EdgeMicro, has entered into a customer agreement with Cloudflare that makes the latter an anchor tenant across more than 30 EdgeMicro’s facilities. These edge deployments are expected to…

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