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SPECIAL FEATURE | US data centers armtwisted in a precarious power play amidst record low vacancies
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (412+ words) Meanwhile, vacancy rates remain at historic lows, and utilities across several regions are facing long procurement timelines as a wave of greenfield proposals fills interconnection queues, leaving projects stalled even after financing and permits are secured. Pricing reflects the imbalance…...
Pure DC launches large-scale on-site data center microgrid in Dublin
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (327+ words) Pure DC launches large-scale on-site data center microgrid in Dublin'W.Media Pure DC launches 110 MW data center microgrid in Dublin Pure Data Centers Group (Pure DC), a London-based, privately owned hyperscale developer and operator, has deployed Europe's first large-scale, on-site 110 MW…...
How Bridge Data Centres is engineering a sustainable future
1+ week, 6+ day ago (471+ words) The data center sector currently sits at the beginning of one of the largest infrastructure investment supercycles seen in the modern era, according to JLL at the beginning of 2026. How do companies in the industry prepare for the elevated rate…...
ESR debuts in India with 60 MW data center near Mumbai
2+ week, 6+ day ago (336+ words) ESR debuts in India with 60 MW data center near Mumbai'W.Media ESR debuts in India with 60 MW data center near Mumbai According to the company, MU1 will support a facility load of up to 60 MW, providing scalability to support the continued…...
Cloudflare outage disrupts major websites and services
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (169+ words) UPDATE: On Tuesday, a spokesperson from the Cloudflare emailed w.media and clarified, "Cloudflare did not experience any outages this week: as per its shared logs, there was a very minor service issue that was shared for the purpose of transparency,…...
[Opinion] Revisiting the first data center protest in Malaysia
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (646+ words) Following the much-publicised protest last Saturday by a group of 50 residents demanding an end to dust pollution allegedly caused by the construction of a data center near their homes in Johor, the incident had brought up more questions that answers....
Sharjah signs tripartite MoU to develop data centers and AI infrastructure
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (622+ words) Sharjah signs tripartite MoU to develop data centers and AI infrastructure'W.Media Sharjah signs tripartite MoU to develop data centers and AI infrastructure The emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a three-way Memorandum of Understanding…...
Microsoft’s upcoming data center in Amsterdam raises power and land use concerns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (527+ words) Microsoft's upcoming data center in Amsterdam raises power and land use concerns'W.Media Microsoft's upcoming data center in Amsterdam raises power and land use concerns Microsoft has reportedly gained approval from local officials to construct a new data center in…...
AVAIO Digital to build US$6 billion data center hub in Arkansas
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (326+ words) AVAIO Digital Partners announced plans for a major new data center campus near Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Named AVAIO Digital Leo, the facility will support cloud computing and artificial intelligence applications with compute, networking, storage, and power infrastructure....
Empyrion Digital breaks ground on first Taiwan data center in Taipei
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (316+ words) Empyrion Digital breaks ground on first Taiwan data center in Taipei'W.Media Empyrion Digital breaks ground on first Taiwan data center in Taipei Empyrion Digital, a Singapore-headquartered data center developer and operator, today commenced groundbreaking for its first data center…...