FLAP-D struggling with limited DC vacancy: Knight Frank Report
The Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin markets (FLAP-D) remain the central hubs for capacity expansion driven by deployment from the major global cloud hyperscalers, finds a report by Knight Frank. However, all these cities have extremely low vacancy, and that coupled with grid constraints, means digital infrastructure here is struggling to keep up with […]
Digital Realty partners BW Digital to rollout new subsea cable connecting Singapore, Batam
Digital Realty yesterday announced a partnership with BW Digital to jointly support the rollout of BW Digital’s Nongsa Changi Cable System (NCC), a new submarine system designed to connect Batam in Indonesia with Singapore. The firm, in a press release added that it is also overseeing its integration with Digital Realty’s SIN12 data centre on […]
Bitzero launches 1 GW green data center project in Finland
Bitzero Holdings Inc, which specializes in sustainable blockchain and high-performance computing (HPC) data centers, has launched Phase I development of its planned 100-hectare giga-scale data center campus in Kokemäki, Finland. In a press release Bitzero says Phase I will establish the initial power infrastructure required to begin operations. The campus is designed for a total […]
SC Zeus Breaks Ground on Flagship Japan Data Center — Setting a New Standard for AI-Ready Infrastructure in Osaka
SC Zeus Data Centers Pte. Ltd. (“SC Zeus”), a Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure developer, has officially broken ground on its first data center in Japan — ZEUS OSA 1, located in Nanko, Osaka Prefecture. The ceremony marks a major step in SC Zeus’s accelerated expansion across Asia-Pacific. Occupying 13,957 sqm, ZEUS OSA 1 will deliver IT load of 70 […]
HPE to deploy AMD Helios rack-scale AI platform in 2026
HPE will become one of the first original equipment manufacturers to adopt AMD’s Helios rack-scale AI architecture, with worldwide availability planned for 2026 as the companies position themselves to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in AI infrastructure. The collaboration, announced at HPE Discover, centres on AMD’s Helios platform, which combines the company’s EPYC CPUs, Instinct GPUs, Pensando […]
Beneath the waves: China’s bold bet on underwater data centers
Underwater data centers come with many advantages but can they replace land-based data centers? In June, China launched its first offshore wind-powered underwater data center (UDC) off the coast of Shanghai. With Hainan having already witnessed the successful commercial deployment of a UDC, what’s new about this project? The difference this time is that […]