Microsoft is building a new data centre region near Atlanta

The East US 3 region will have a presence in Fulton and Douglas county , Georgia , and coincides with the purchase of a 90 acre parcel of land in Atlanta . The involvement of the mayors of three towns within Fulton and Douglas counties points to the data centres being located in East Point , Douglasville and Palmetto . and water shortages .

In Texas , data centres weather storm Uri

Oracle spins up its Jerusalem cloud bunker

When severe weather battered Texas and surrounding states in February , data centre operators like Equinix and Digital Realty demonstrated their facilities ’ resilience by keeping the lights on and services running , even as millions experienced blackouts and water shortages .

In partnership with Bynet Communications , Oracle opened up one of the Middle East ’ s most impenetrable data centres , and Israel ’ s first public cloud facility , 50 metres beneath the streets of Jerusalem .

12 April 2021