PIF, SITE and Microsoft sign MoU to explore sovereign‑cloud services in Saudi Arabia
Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE), and Microsoft, to explore the delivery of Microsoft’s sovereign-cloud services in Saudi Arabia. In a press release, PIF said that under the MoU, Microsoft will work […]
Morocco plans 500 MW green data center in Dakhla
Morocco has unveiled plans for a 500 MW mega AI data center, Igoudar Dakhla, which aims to position the southern city of Dakhla as a major digital transformation hub. The data center will serve domestic and international clients with hosting, storage and data-processing services, and the facility will be powered fully by green energy sources. […]
OVHcloud expands in Berlin with new a 3-AZ cloud region
OVHcloud, a French cloud and data center provider, has expanded its European infrastructure with the launch of a new three-Availability Zone (3-AZ) cloud region in Berlin, strengthening its long-standing presence in Germany, and reinforcing its push for European digital sovereignty. The announcement was made during the European Digital Sovereignty Summit and marks the company’s third […]
center3 and Sahara Net form strategic colocation partnership
center3, a digital infrastructure provider in the Middle East and Africa region, and Sahara Net, a Saudi Arabian ICT company, have entered a strategic colocation partnership under which Sahara Net will establish dedicated hosting services within center3’s state-of-the-art data center facilities across the Kingdom. In a press release, the companies said that the collaboration enhances […]
Penzance breaks ground on a new hyperscale data center in Northern Virginia
Penzance, a Mid-Atlantic real estate investment and development firm, has broken ground on a new 45 MW data center in Chantilly, Northern Virginia, in the United States. The 240,000 sq ft hyperscale facility located at 4151 Autopark Circle will be operated and staffed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) under a long-term lease. Construction is expected […]
Google launches TalayLink subsea cable connecting Thailand and Australia
Google Cloud today introduced TalayLink, a new subsea cable connecting Australia and Thailand which will establish a new, diverse path to Thailand via the Indian Ocean, west of the Sunda Strait, where many existing subsea cables currently route, states Bikash Koley, Vice President, Google Global Infrastructure, Google Cloud, in a press release. “Named after the […]
Vantage Data Centers completes purchase of Yondr’s 300MW data center in Johor; closes US$1.6B investment in APAC
Global provider of hyperscale data centers, Vantage Data Centers, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Yondr Group’s 300MW hyperscale data center campus in Johor as part of its US$ 1.6 billion equity investment into its Asia-Pacific platform. The equity investment was led by an affiliate of GIC, a global institutional investor, and […]