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Microsoft launches its first data center region in Poland

Microsoft has announced that it has opened its first data center region in Poland, which consists of three independent physical locations around Warsaw. The giant shared that this expansion is in response to the growing demand for high-performance computing (HPC) and fast and reliable access ...

April 27, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Equinix Plans 30MW+ Data Facility in Slough, UK

Equinix plans to construct a new 30MW+ data center in Slough Trading Estate, Berkshire, just outside of London. Late last year, as initially reported by the Royal Borough Observer, the corporation submitted a planning application for LD14. The Slough planning commission voted unanimously in...

April 27, 2023

Equinix

Stack Plans to Setting up Two San Jose Data Centers

Stack has applied for approval to expand its San Jose, California data center campus. This week, the San Jose City planning commission will consider Stack's request to construct two data centers at 2400 Ringwood Avenue and 1880 Fortune Drive in Santa Clara County, as first reported by SF Yimby...

April 26, 2023

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Empyrion DC Raises Funds For Gangnam Data Center Building

The intended construction of Empyrion DC's Gangnam Data Center (GDC) has been financed by three South Korean financial institutions. KEB Hana Bank, Hana Capital Co Ltd, along with the National Credit Union Federation of Korea will provide the loan, which KEB Hana Bank and Hyundai Asset Managem...

April 26, 2023

Empyrion Digital

Microsoft gains approval for construction in Hollands Kroon area

After what has been a long road, potted with controversy and setbacks, Microsoft has obtained construction permission for its data center in the Hollands Kroon area in the north of the Netherlands, after a protracted permitting process. While permission has now been granted, back in 2021, the ...

April 25, 2023

Microsoft Azure

EdgeConneX Increases the Size of Its Israeli Data Centers

The construction of a new facility in Rishon will allow EdgeConneX, an innovator in global Hyperlocal to Hyperscale Data Center Solutions, to increase its data center impact in Israel. The new data center will meet the region's growing demand from hyperscalers, cloud service providers, and bus...

April 25, 2023

EdgeConneX

Final approval: Microsoft's $1 billion data center receives green light in Racine County

In Racine County, Microsoft's $1 billion data center campus in Wisconsin has been given the go-ahead by The Racine County Board of Supervisors after initially receiving Village Board approval. As per the deal, the tech giant will begin the first phase of construction by July 2026, with the sec...

April 19, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Empyrion DC Secures Funding for Gangnam Data Centre Construction in Seoul

A syndicated loan has been obtained by Empyrion DC, a portfolio business of Seraya Partners, from KEB Hana Bank, Hana Capital Co Ltd, and the National Credit Union Federation of Korea to fund the development of the Gangnam Data Centre (GDC) in Seoul, South Korea. The funding from the loan w...

April 19, 2023

Empyrion Digital

Microsoft eyes expansion in Chicago, Illinois

Following news that Microsoft has acquired over 30 more acres of land in Chicago, Illinois, it is believed that the giant will be expanding its data center presence in the region. The land, purchased for $41.5 million, is reportedly set to house two 207,000-square-foot (19,230 sqm) data center...

April 18, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Human Rights Watch releases statement on Microsoft's Saudi Arabia plans

Microsoft's new cloud data center region in Saudi Arabia has faced criticism since the tech giant announced its plans in early February. Now, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for Microsoft to suspend its investment in the country until it can "clearly demonstrate" how it plans to mitigate ...

April 14, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Authomize Expands Cloud Security Services to Australian Businesses with Microsoft Data Centers Availability

Authomize, a leading cloud security and authorization platform, has announced that its services are now available in Microsoft data centers in Australia. This expansion brings Authomize's innovative platform closer to Australian businesses seeking advanced security solutions. According to the ...

April 14, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Submits Plans For a Six-Building Data Center Facility in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Microsoft has filed plans to construct a new data center in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. This week, the Norfolk District of the US Army Corps of Engineers got a joint license application for Federal and State clearances from the corporation. According to the application – labeled LYH03 Bailey...

April 12, 2023

Microsoft Azure

"Shut it all down": Machine learning researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky sounds alarm on AI evolution

As AI continues its rapid evolution, machine learning researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky is sounding the alarm, arguing that AI should not only be paused, as recommended by the Future of Life Institute, but stopped entirely. Yudkowsky has been a vocal critic of AI for over two decades, and says that...

April 11, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Astra Establishes a Partnership With Equinix For a Data Center in Jakarta

Astra has joined Equinix's plans to develop a data center in Jakarta, Indonesia. This week, Astra and the colocation company announced a new joint venture, with Equinix holding 75 % of the new endeavor. The initial proposal for this joint venture is to build and operate a JK1 International ...

April 11, 2023

Equinix

Equinix expands footprint in Canada

Equinix has announced plans for a facility in Montreal, Canada. Known as MT2, the new facility is projected to be operational in the second half of 2023. In the first phase of the project, the facility will offer 500 racks from Q3, phase two, meanwhile, will add a further 500 racks by the fou...

April 06, 2023

Equinix

All of Unilever's Workloads Are Moved to The Cloud, Mostly to Microsoft Azure

Unilever has finished moving to the cloud. The business has shifted workloads for its 400+ brands to the cloud, using Azure as its main cloud platform, in what it calls the "biggest and most difficult cloud migration in the consumer products market." With the aid of Accenture, Microsoft, an...

April 04, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Edge Centres Completes The Acquisition of Hyson International

Hyson, a US hosting company, has been bought by Edge Centres. Hyson International, located in Missouri, has been acquired by Edge, a company based in Australia, according to a report last week by M&A advisory firm Corum Group. The agreement's details weren't made public. As a supplier o...

April 04, 2023

Edge Centres

Equinix to expand Infomart building in Dallas, Texas

After acquiring the Infomart building in Dallas, Texas in 2018, Equinix has announced that it is expanding the property. This expansion will see $180 million injected into the 1990 N. Stemmons Freeway property.The addition will involve the company adding more than 211,000 square feet (19,600 s...

April 03, 2023

Equinix

Microsoft's $1bn Mount Pleasant facility receives Village Board approval

Microsoft has announced its plans to expand in Wisconsin, with a $1 billion data center campus in Mount Pleasant. The plan, discussed at a recent closed session meeting, outlined that the campus will be situated on a 315-acre parcel of land owned by the Village of Mount Pleasant. Microsoft is...

March 31, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft purchases carbon removal credits from CarbonCapture

Microsoft is the latest company to invest in the potential of carbon capture, with the recent announcement that it will buy "carbon removal credits" from CarbonCapture. The company is the owner of Project Bison, which is a direct air capture (DAC) plant in Wyoming, set to open next year. The ...

March 29, 2023

Microsoft Azure

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