Weekly Data Centre News - 24/03/23
Andy Davis
Creator of Data Centre Club: Are you in? | Data Centre Recruitment | Host of Inside Data Centre Podcast | Writer Weekly Data Centre News
Weekly Update! Spring is drawing near (allegedly), the evenings are getting lighter, and the data centre sector continues to bloom!
Well done to everyone who was active on Data Centre Day, it was great to see so much content around the event.
What has happened this week?
Europe
Microsoft is moving ahead with the development of three data centres in Greece. Read here.
Rai Way Edge was officially launched at Datacenter Experience Milano 2023. Read here.
Cube has acquired control of Nordic data centre company Glesys. Read here.
Two Manchester-based firms have been selected to deliver a ￡30m state-of-the-art data centre facility at Daresbury. Read here.
Google launched a new cloud region in Turin, Italy. Read here.
Middle East & Africa
Data Center Firm Teraco plans to build 200 MW Of Solar PV To power its facilities In South Africa. Read here.
Damac Data Centres eyes expansion. Read here.
APAC
NTT invests US$90m to build largest data centre in Thailand. Read here.
Thailand Board of Investment Approves $1.64 Billion Investment Projects: 2 Data Centers Projects to be launched. Read here.
Cisco invests in new data centre in Chennai for cloud-delivered security. Read here.
Data center firm OVHcloud has launched a new facility in Mumbai, India. Read here.
Iron Mountain Data Centers (IMDC) Joint Venture, announced the launch of its first data center on their campus in Bengaluru, India. Read here.
领英推荐
Chinese cloud firm CapitalOnline Data Service has acquired a company that is set to build a 3,200-rack data center in Huaili County, China. Read here.
T4 Group's construction of a $50 million carbon-free data centre in Southland (New Zeland) is on track. Read here.
Chinese data centre operator VNET Group, Inc. has posted full-year revenues north of US$1 billion for the first time in the company’s history. Read here.
North America
Edge Centres announced the opening of EC102 St Louis. Read here.
Microsoft plans three data centers in Malaga, Washington. Read here.
Idaho lawmakers look to limit tax breaks on data centers. Read here.
H5 Data Centers has broken ground on a 42MW new data center in Ashburn, Virginia. Read here.
EQT-owned EdgeConneX has executed US$3.3 billion in sustainability-linked financing to be deployed in the development of critical digital infrastructure. Read here.
Other interesting articles
Harnessing the power of plants to decarbonise our data centres. Read here.
Perth to Continue Riding Wave of New Data Centre Expansions. Read here.
UAE’s Central Bank Digital Currency Strategy & why Data Centers should pay attention. Read here.
The dirty secret of artificial intelligence. Read here.
How to mitigate data centre supply chain delays in emerging markets. Read here.
Inside Data Centre Podcast
What do Data Centers and Major League Baseball have in common? Find out on this weeks Inside Data Centre Podcast where I talk data centres with Metify. Listen here.
Have a great week.
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10 个月Tate Bartlett
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1 年H?kan Bj?rklund
ACMA & ICT Trainer & Assessor. BICSI Data Center & Installation Courses Certified Trainer. ICT Industry Presenter/Trainer/Consultant/Advisor/Designer/Installer of ICT Systems & Infrastructure.
1 年Awesome update Andy
System Admin || Network Engineer || Cybersecurity Engineer
1 年Wow, it's amazing to see how the data center industry continues to thrive and evolve. With the growing demand for digital services and the increasing amount of data being generated every day, data centers have become an integral part of our technological infrastructure. It's great to see that this growth is being accompanied by a commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency, which will help ensure that the industry can continue to thrive in a responsible and sustainable way. Kudos to everyone involved in building and operating these critical facilities!!!