NTT Global Data Centers Americas has spent the past two years entering new markets in Hillsboro, Chicago, Santa Clara and Phoenix. The company’s expansion is now shifting to adding capacity by building more data centers on its campuses.
As Supply Chain Concerns Grow, Cloud Players Scoop Up Data Center Space
Data center leasing has kicked into warp speed, as cloud players and social networks race to procure cloud capacity for long-term growth. The record leasing is driven by concerns about project delays from supply chain disruptions.
The Top 10 Data Center Stories for April 2022
Our Top 10 most popular stories for last month includes profiles on eight leading developers and service providers. If you’re seeking to understand the competitive landscape of the data center sector, it’s a pretty good reading list.
Iron Mountain Signs 72 Megawatt Lease at its Manassas Data Center
Iron Mountain Data Centers has signed a 72-megawatt lease for a tenant in Northern Virginia, the largest lease in the company’s history. The deal reflects the the super-sizing of cloud deals and data center campuses across Northern Virginia.
EdgeConneX Continues Global Expansion, Buying Indonesia’s GTN
EdgeConneX said today that it will further expand its presence in Asia with the acquisition of GTN Data Center in Jakarta. Indonesia is a fast-growing market for hyperscale operators.
Meta Using AI to Create Greener Concrete for its Data Centers
Can the servers inside a data center make the walls and floors greener? Researchers at Meta and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are using artificial intelligence to reduce the environmental impact of concrete.
Metaverse Building Boom: Meta Adds 3 Data Centers at Illinois Cloud Campus
Meta continues to prepare its digital infrastructure for the metaverse, adding three more data centers to its $1 billion cloud campus in Illinois. We look at Meta’s accelerating building boom and what it tells us about the future of data infrastructure.
Cloud Platforms, Data Center Builders Join iMasons Accord to Slash Carbon
Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Meta are among more than 70 companies joining the iMasons Climate Accord, which calls for new steps to track and reduce the environmental impact of the data centers that power the Internet.
Iron Mountain Raises its Game with Hyperscale Wins, ITRenew Acquisition
Iron Mountain is becoming a larger force in the data center business, building beyond its base of enterprise customers with recent hyperscale wins. The recent acquisition of ITRenew may boost Iron Mountain’s sustainability strategy.
New Data Center Players Enter the Greater Chicago Market
Interest in the Greater Chicago data center market is on the rebound, sparked by economic incentives and new projects in both the Downtown and Suburban Chicago markets. That includes new projects from Aligned and Skybox Datacenters.
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