DDSP has secured $283 million in financing for a 45MW data center in Johor, Malaysia, which is reportedly pre-leased to a hyperscale customer.
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Mega-campus approvals signal massive capital deployment, enabling hyperscalers to navigate grid constraints by scaling infrastructure—from power/cooling to AI compute—even in strained markets, fundamentally reshaping network strategy and operational planning across the entire digital ecosystem.
Mistral AI is planning to deploy its artificial intelligence operations within a Digital Realty data center located in Paris, France, to expand its compute capacity.
The proposed 9 GW Stratos campus in Utah exemplifies a trend in artificial intelligence infrastructure development focused on proximity to dedicated energy systems, streamlined permitting processes, and direct management of power resources.
I Squared Capital has acquired 10 data centers with 53MW of capacity from Cogent across multiple US states, intending to establish a new US-based operator for these facilities.
Google has announced a $15 billion investment in New Florence, Missouri, which will encompass both data center and energy infrastructure development.
Chile's data center market has become inaccessible to single-asset capital due to a collapse in Santiago vacancy, a 2026 cooling baseline, hyperscale demand inversion, and an infrastructure-aligned entry window, with Terranova serving as a key case study.
Brookfield has acquired the data center facility in Sunnyvale, California, that is occupied by Equinix, making Brookfield the new landlord for the colocation giant.
A new data center model has been proposed for the EMEA region, offering a strategic framework designed for AI-ready data center deployments across the area.
The era of large-scale data center development, characterized by significant client acquisition, may be concluding.
The process of hyperscale data centers moving from site discovery to final investment decision involves numerous stakeholder roles, site selection criteria, utility interconnection processes, hyperscaler lease structures, EPC delivery, and complex capital sequencing.
Goldman Sachs has acquired QScale, a Canadian data center firm, following a strategic review of the company.
The CEO of Compass Datacenters stated that they are prepared to relocate a significant 12 million square foot project to a different site after deciding to abandon the current location.
Former QTS CEO Chad Williams has launched a new venture, QII, focused on data center powered land development with ambitions for multi-gigawatt projects, though details remain scarce.
Iren, a company formerly involved in cryptocurrency, has acquired Spanish data center developer Nostrum, marking a significant move in the European data center market.
365 Data Centers and Carter Funds plan to develop 200MW of data center capacity in the US, beginning with projects in Colorado and Kentucky.
A 706-acre data center development with a projected capacity of 1.2GW has been approved for construction outside San Antonio, Texas.
Hudson IX is expanding its facilities at 60 Hudson with a new 1 MW data hall and has plans to exceed 10 MW capacity.
Blackstone's QTS subsidiary has filed an appeal in an attempt to preserve its large data center campus in Virginia.
Microsoft has brought 1GW of data center capacity online in the latest quarter and is on track to double its footprint within two years.
Microsoft's Azure growth and a substantial backlog indicate that artificial intelligence demand is outpacing the capacity of data centers in terms of power, cooling, and construction.
Harrison Street and 1547 have reached full occupancy at their Orangeburg data center, with ongoing expansion plans.
Fabien Vieu of Sepia Infrastructure discusses the development of European hyperscale campuses, including land strategy, long-term asset management, and community engagement, in a DCD Studio interview.
Data center firm Kitebrook is targeting new projects in Norway, with financial backing from a co-founder of Carlyle Group, aiming to develop 500MW of capacity.
TikTok is investing over a billion dollars in a new data center in Finland as part of Project Clover, aiming to store European user data exclusively within the continent.
Prologis is planning $2.1 billion in new development, with a significant portion allocated to data centers, indicating a strategic investment in digital infrastructure.
A proposal for a 1.2-gigawatt data center campus spanning 1,000 acres has been put forward in Irwin County, Georgia.
Foresight has enabled a global data center portfolio to avoid $100 million in delays and reduce reporting overhead by 90%.
Blackstone has filed for a real estate investment trust initial public offering for a new unit focused on stabilized, newly-constructed data centers in Tier 1 markets.
Texas and the Midwest are projected to accommodate over half of the new United States hyperscale data center capacity, as artificial intelligence demand drives operators towards regions with abundant power resources.
Spectra Logic and Geyser Data have established a tape archive site in London, UK, which will provide tape-as-a-service offerings.
Real estate firm Stockland has filed plans to construct a 168-megawatt data center in Kemps Creek, Sydney, Australia.
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Nebius is planning the development of a 310-megawatt artificial intelligence data center facility in Lappeenranta, Finland, with initial capacity projected to be operational by 2027.
The $7 billion Halo Vista development has commenced construction near the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's campus in Phoenix.
This week's developments include Nscale and Microsoft's 1.35GW AI factory, Japan's significant $12 billion sovereign compute initiative, and Indonesia's $665 million green loan, reflecting key shifts in capital, power, and policy impacting global AI infrastructure.
QTS completed the acquisition of 1,700 acres of land in Pennsylvania, situated near Talen's nuclear plant and Amazon's planned campus, for future data center development.
Nscale has acquired the 8-gigawatt Monarch Compute Campus, securing a commitment from Microsoft for 1.35 gigawatts of compute capacity intended to utilize Vera Rubin NVL72 GPUs.
Nscale is reportedly in discussions to acquire the 8GW Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia, which has already cleared regulatory hurdles and secured necessary power equipment.
Goodman and CPP Investments have formed a $9 billion joint venture aimed at developing four new data center facilities across key European hubs including Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Paris.
Vantage has commenced construction on the massive $15 billion Stargate campus in Wisconsin, which is planned to encompass four distinct data centers spread across more than 650 acres.
Oracle, OpenAI, and DTE Energy have successfully obtained official approval for a substantial $14 billion, 1.4 GW data center project located in Saline Township, Michigan.