Johor data center ordered to stop work, a first in the state
A data center site in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, has been ordered to stop work, the first time in the state, following numerous complaints, according to a video viewed by w.media. The 30-minute video which went viral yesterday, showed state housing and local government committee chairman Jafni Shukor conducting a site visit accompanied by officials, residents […]
Center3 earmarks US$ 10 billion for 1GW expansion by 2030
Center3, a provider of carrier-neutral data centers and international connectivity solutions in MENA, has announced that it is planning an expansion of its data center infrastructure by 1 GW by 2030. Center3 has earmarked US$ 10 billion for this purpose. The expansion is necessitated by the surging regional demand for AI, cloud, and hyperscaler services. […]
Meta to use Google cloud in US$ 10 billion deal
Meta Platforms has signed a six-year agreement with Google worth US 10 billion to use the latter’s cloud services to meet its AI workload demands, according to Reuters yesterday, quoting The Information which attributed the news to sources familiar with the matter. The cloud computing deal entails Meta using Google Cloud’s servers, storage, networking and […]