Microsoft buys more land for Racine County data center campus in Wisconsin
Brings campus total to more than 1,600 acres
Brings campus total to more than 1,600 acres
Plus data center M&A deals forecasted to hit record levels
Microsoft is placing its bets on AI
Industry experts cite concerns around AI revenue
Details leak about its Microsoft Azure compute cluster
Cyclic Materials allows rare earth magnets to be taken out of hard drive before shredding
Company makes its off-grid satellite-connected modular data centers available to buy through Azure
Following launch of Madrid cloud region
Another big AI & cloud investment
Success off the back of AI
Deal with G42 includes $1bn development fund
Pods previously used for Bing Maps available as part of ‘ideal AI site’
Announcement comes 24 hours after $15m deal was unveiled
Bolstered by AI growth
Targets OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Anthropic
Agreement to last 10 years
But the pledge likely bundles in previously announced facilities
A big win for the chip company
Growth across the board, some more than others
Will likely fight the bill in court for years
As it looks to reduce its reliance on Nvidia
Cloud giant is restructuring its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal
Joining a growing cluster of data centers
Company doubles down to meet expected generative AI demand