How QScale is rewriting data centre real estate $1bn at a time
Sitting along the banks of the Saint Lawrence River, Québec City is dubbed by many as North America’s most European spot. Its cobbled streets, fortified cit...
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Switzerland’s UBS loses sustainability head to Germany’s Aquila Capital
Hamburg-based Aquila Capital has appointed Angela Wiebeck as Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) effective 3 October 2022. In the newly created position, Wiebeck will be part of the company’s senior leadership team, advising on all aspects of sustainability and supporting all activities, invest...
October 06
Ep. 14 – ‘There’s a time when you need to give up doing some of the things you might be doing,’ says Dr Terri Simpkin – Great Business Minds
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Great Business Minds podcast, the definitive show for the business of digital infrastructure. I’m your host Joao Marques Lima and I use my experience as a digital infrastructure journalist to dig deep into business issues but also get to know those who build our digital world. Great Business Minds is brought to you by Por...
October 05
US data centre rents jump 5.9% amidst tight market conditions
Tight market conditions have caused average asking rents to increase in both US primary markets (5.9 percent to $127.50 per kW) and secondary markets (2.3 percent to $133.00 per kW) for the first time since 2017. Primary-market vacancy is expected to remain tight for the foreseeable future, as 73 percent (1,170 MW) of the 1,601.5 MW of the under-construction supply was prel...
October 05
STC launches $1bn infra business arm to cultivate Saudi Arabia’s data economy
Saudi Arabia’s largest telecom player Saudi Telecom Company (stc) (TADAWUL: 7010) has launched Center3 with an investment value of US$1 billion to promote data economy growth in the Kingdom. The new company will manage digital infrastructure assets owned by the STC group, including data centres, submarine cables, and internet exchange points (IXPs). Center3’s billion...
October 05
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