Microsoft promises to cut carbon emissions 75% by 2030 and hit Paris climate agreement targets Microsoft said this morning it plans to cut carbon emissions by 75 percent by 2030, taking another step in a… Read More
Irish prime minister makes the tech rounds in Seattle and calls for more business ties Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar touted the connections between his country and Seattle tech heavyweights such as Amazon and Microsoft… Read More
IBM opens four new data centers around the world as it chases cloud leaders IBM is set to open four new data centers in California, London, and Sydney, as it tries to stay competitive… Read More
Why the Pacific Northwest will be a data center powerhouse for years to come Abundant clean energy sources, business friendly tax incentives, and new undersea fiber-optic cables will keep the Pacific Northwest as one… Read More
Intel’s Diane Bryant, leader of its data center group, taking leave of absence Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced Wednesday that Diane Bryant, the executive in charge of Intel’s Data Center Group, is taking… Read More
Despite big quarter for cloud, slow quarter for Intel’s Data Center Group drags down Q1 earnings Intel’s data center chips have been a bright spot for the company over the last few years as PC demand… Read More
Apple will build a 200-megawatt wind farm for its Prineville, Ore., data center facility Apple signed a deal earlier this year to purchase 200 megawatts of wind power for its Prineville, Ore., data center,… Read More
Amazon Web Services to open data centers in Sweden in 2018, continuing global growth Amazon Web Services said it will open data centers in Sweden next year to serve customers in Nordic countries such as… Read More
Greenpeace parody slams Netflix over dirty energy use with a little help from ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘House of Cards,’ other originals In an appeal to binge-watchers everywhere, Greenpeace is using favorite Netflix characters to call out the streaming giant for its dependence… Read More
The Cloud in 2017: Seven key trends, from AWS and Azure to voice services and machine learning Here’s a no-brainer: 2017 will be a big year for the cloud. Cloud computing is an innovation rivaling the advent of… Read More
Google to achieve 100% renewable power next year, relying mostly on the wind With 2.6 GW (gigawatts) of renewable energy purchased, Google is on pace to reach 100 percent renewable energy next year,… Read More
Amazon Web Services pledges to power data centers with 50% renewable energy by end of 2017 Large-scale data centers consume huge amounts of power, but Amazon Web Services is making an effort to move more of… Read More
Inside look: Amazon ready to start warming office towers with recycled data center heat in Seattle It sounded crazy last year when Amazon first announced plans to warm its new office towers in Seattle with recycled heat from… Read More
Microsoft’s cloud initiatives demanding big investments under the sea Microsoft said today it has invested in three new deep-water cables designed to deliver data at higher speeds and greater capacity… Read More
Apple to spend almost $2 billion on two new European data centers Apple’s cloud is getting bigger. The company announced today that it will spend more than $1.9 billion (€1.7 billion) on… Read More
Amazon considers data center expansion in Oregon, lobbies to fix tax issue Amazon.com continues to expand its data center footprint all over the world, and the online retailing and cloud computing powerhouse… Read More
Microsoft calls out U.S. government for double standard in email warrant case Microsoft today made its case to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in a legal dispute between the company and… Read More
Ohio governor says Amazon committed to $1 billion data center Reports surfaced last month that Amazon.com planned to spend $1.1 billion on a new data center in Dublin, Ohio —… Read More
Amazon reveals plans to spend whopping $1.1 billion on Ohio data center Seattle-based Amazon.com is considering a big expansion in the Buckeye State, revealing plans to spend us much as $1.1 billion… Read More
How Amazon’s new Seattle office buildings will recycle ‘waste heat’ from nearby data centers The biodomes Amazon is planning for its new Seattle campus aren’t the only green aspects to the company’s expansion in the… Read More
Google is improving its data centers with the power of machine learning In its continuing quest to improve the efficiency of its data centers, Google has found a new solution: machine learning.… Read More
Stealthy data center infrastructure startup Igneous Systems raises $23.6M series A from NEA, Madrona and others Igneous Systems has been operating in stealth mode since the company was formed with a $3 million seed round last… Read More
Microsoft to open $1.1 billion ‘Project Alluvion’ data center in Iowa Microsoft is the company behind a $1.13 billion data center known as “Project Alluvion,” taking shape in West Des Moines,… Read More
Seattle data center operator AdHost acquired by Cequel AdHost, one of Seattle’s better known data center operators, has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed size by TierPoint… Read More
Apple investing $250 million in central Oregon data center The Pacific Northwest data center boom continues, with The Oregonian’s Mike Rogoway reporting last week that Apple has struck a… Read More
New datacenter coming to the old Isilon building Digital Fortress plans to open a new 25,000 square foot data center just north of downtown Seattle this July, adding… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Ex-Amazon and Boeing data center experts launch Vizualiiz Craig Kelly and Bob Cartwright have worked in the data center business for years, with Kelly spending more than a decade… Read More
Apple’s secretive project ‘Maverick’ may bring massive data center to Oregon Apple is considering building a massive new data center in Prineville, Oregon, next door to where Facebook opened its own… Read More
Data furnaces: The next big thing in home heating? Data centers produce massive amounts of heat, so much so that companies like Facebook have gone to extreme lengths to… Read More
Fisher sells Seattle HQ, data center for $160 million Hines Global REIT Inc. is paying $160 million to buy Fisher Plaza, a purchase that includes the headquarters building and… Read More
