AWS India buys land parcel near Mumbai
Amazon Data Services Pvt Ltd., has reportedly purchased a 38-acre land parcel in Palava, near Mumbai. According to local media reports, the land was purchased from Macrotech Developers (Lodha Group) for Rs 450 crores (US$ 53 million). AWS has two data center infrastructure regions in India – the AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region, launched in 2016, and […]
Microsoft unveils closed-loop liquid cooling design for data centers
Tech-giant Microsoft announced on Monday that it will start its “zero-water evaporated” liquid cooling systems operations for data centers in 2026. The design is said to optimize AI workloads and consume zero water with the use of a closed-loop design. Steve Solomon, Vice President, Data center Infrastructure Engineering, of Microsoft, said they applied the technology […]
Damac Group Expands Data Center Footprint into Southeast Asia
Dubai-based conglomerate Damac Group is expanding its global footprint into Southeast Asia’s burgeoning data center market. Through its subsidiary Edgnex Data Centers, the company plans to invest approximately $3 billion to develop data centers in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand over the next five years. Bloomberg reported that the company has acquired land for two more […]
Transforming data centre energy infrastructure: From consumption to contribution (Sydney CDC 12th September 2024)
As data centres continue to expand in scale and density, they are poised to become significant consumers of power globally. One of the key panels at the Sydney Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2024 explored strategies for data centres to not only manage their energy demands effectively but also to participate actively in energy markets and […]