Data center construction stories

According to CBRE, North American data centre construction rose 25% to a record high in the first half of 2023, driven by the growth of AI.

An IDC report suggests the Cloud IT infrastructure market in the country could reach US$1.86 billion in sales by 2025.

The $600 million facility, AKL02, will be built this year in the suburb of Albany.

“DC Matrix’s mission statement, ethos, leadership experience, and assets are a "perfect fit for Edge Centres’ key values and priorities”.

The limited liability partnership between Equinix and PGIM Real Estate will bring about the launch of the SY9x and SY10x data centers.

Edge Centres CEO and founder Jonathan Eaves says that the Traralgon data centre is key to its network deployment across Melbourne and Sydney.

NTT president and board director Masaaki Moribayashi says the pandemic has led to global dependence on online services and infrastructure.

Simply Energy will provide 10 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy for the NZ data centre through ‘demand flexibility’ technology.

The tech giant has announced it will aim to power all its global data centres and offices with zero-carbon energy by 2030. 

A 6.6 acre site has been selected for the build, and will be developed in phases to become a 575,000 square-foot data center campus.

The company also aims to build a portfolio of facilities in Japan with a combined 600 MW of power.

According to Cushman & Wakefield, Hong Kong is the third most attractive data center region in the entire Asia Pacific region.

The hyperscale facility will span 20,000 square meters and deliver 20 megawatts of power. 

DCI Data Centers has secured development approval for a new AU$400 million data centre in Sydney’s Eastern Creek.

Jason Casey, who is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building, previously worked as associate director within Ardmac’s cleanroom business unit. 

The company, which has invested £500 million into developing data centres over the next several years, states that it sees potential in the UK market.

Invercargill’s cool climate, land space, remote location and its renewable energy capabilities make it an attractive location for a data centre.

The US$144 million data center is a purpose-built facility that will increase cloud connectivity for enterprises. 

The top 10 costly locations in the world to build data centers include Zurich, Tokyo, Silicon Valley, New Jersey, London, Sydney, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Auckland, and Mexico City. 

The JB4 data centre, located in Ekurhuleni, will take just over a year to build as a standalone data centre, with completion slated for Q1 2022.

The data centre, which has a stage one investment of AU$85 million, will generate 43 megawatts of power to support Australian businesses, including the Federal Government.

ruba’s global data centre network is undergoing an expansion that will add two more facilities and upgrades to the company’s hydroelectric and photovoltaic plants in Italy.

AirTrunk TOK1 will be designed to support public cloud customers’ demand for growing capacity requirements in Japan.

Microsoft has been granted consent from the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office to advance its plans to open a datacenter region in Aotearoa New Zealand.