T5 and QuadReal $2.5B Partnership T5 Data Centers and QuadReal Property Group have just unveiled a platform to develop, acquire and operate data centres with a joint commitment of $2.5 billion in investment. This partnership is a response to the…
Equinix Acquires Switch AMS1 The Amsterdam based colocation provider Switch Datacenter, has announced the acquisition of it’s Amsterdam Datacenter AMS1 by Equinix for $34 million (€30 million) in cash.AMS1 currently offers 89,500 square feet of total floor space with 250…
Microsoft Set for Arizona The tech giant Microsoft Corp. now has two new sites in Goodyear, Arizona and announced its plans for the construction of huge data centers and offices on both sites.“As part of our plans to support the…
Flipkart Opens Hyderabad DC The e-commerce company Flipkart, has announced the opening of its data center in Hyderabad, Telangana of Southern India. This is the company’s second data center in the country and the first in the state of Telangana.…
DataBank New Kansas DataCenter The datacenter and network provider DataBank, has announced the launching schedule of its just-completed data center KC3, in Kansas City. KC3 is DataBank’s third facility in the market of Kansas City. Sited in Lakeview Avenue of…
Microsoft Carbon Fee Hike Microsoft Corp. has announced its plans to almost double the company’s internal carbon fee to $15 per metric ton on all carbon emissions. This increase is focused on holding Microsoft’s business divisions financially responsible for reducing…
E-Shelter Second Datacenter in Berlin E-Shelter – a data center provider and subsidiary of NTT Group, has announced plans to develop its second Berlin Datacenter.The first phase of the 60,000 sqm data centre campus will be ready in Q4 2020.E-Shelter…
Prince William Data Center Tax Prince William County, Virginia is considering increasing the tax rate on data centers, shifting the rate from $1.25 per $100 of assessed value to $2 per $100 of assessed value. The Prince William County Board…
Kyocera Green Datacenter in Japan Kyocera Communication Systems has announced its plans to build a zero-emission data center in Ishikari City, Hokkaido, Japan. The facility is to be fully powered by wind, solar and biomass as well as snow-cooled. Construction…
UK Research Data Center SafePods The UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) awarded £1.5 million to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland for the creation and management of a network of remote Datacenter access points (SafePods Network or…
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