DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Standards & Regulations, Will Calvert, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Indiana makes data center tax exemptions law
Data center operators must invest between $25m and $150m in the state over five years to take part in the scheme
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H5 Data Centers sues Grant County, WA over $116m data center assessment
The company is asking for a $450,000 refund on its 2018 property tax bill
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Illinois implements sweeping data center tax breaks
A new spending plan will bring in a sales tax exemption on computer equipment as well as a 20 percent income tax break for data center operators
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Senators propose $2.2 billion in funding for US national AI strategy
Five research centers could be built to aid in AI education and to learn more about algorithmic bias
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Autonomy's ex-CFO given five-year jail term for HPE sale fraud
As well as a $10 million fine
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Google's $600 million Minnesota data center clears energy hurdle
The data center might not open until 2021 and Xcel energy will provide 300MW of wind for the facility
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Fresh objections jeopardize $40 million floating Irish data center
Local business group pour cold water on Nautilus' Limerick barge facility project - again
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QuadReal and T5 Data Centers launch $2.5 billion platform
It's still going to be called T5 and its got some serious cash behind it
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Report: Telefónica considers selling 25 data centers for $669 million
El Confidencial reports that the deal could close in the next few weeks
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Microsoft promises its data centers will use 60% renewable energy by 2020
"Time is too short, resources too thin and the impact too large to wait for all the answers to act"
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Prince William County, Virginia proposes data center tax hike
Increased tax rates could raise $6 million a year for the county, but business leaders say it could stall data center development in the area
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Amazon employees call on top brass to release climate change plan
Employees who signed the letter opted to leave their name and job title open to the public, a rare move for a company known for its secrecy
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Amazon and Microsoft fight for Pentagon’s $10 billion JEDI cloud contract
IBM and Oracle eliminated from coveted race
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Stafford County, Virginia proposes tax cuts for data centers
In an effort to compete with neighboring counties for data center business
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DCD>Energy Smart: Greenpeace's Gary Cook wants you to hold utility suppliers to account
The data center industry can only reach its renewable commitments if it moves away from buying existing energy credits and into PPAs
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Indiana edges towards sweeping tax breaks for data centers
The state will soon get the final vote on whether to allow tax breaks that would exempt data center developers from certain taxes for up to 50 years
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Google gets 20 year data center tax break worth $7.8m in Minnesota
County officials voted unanimously to grant Google a tax break that will deny the area 20 years' worth of property taxes - but further tax break opportunities await
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$5 billion HPE fraud trial begins against Autonomy founder Mike Lynch
HPE has alleged that, without informing investors, Autonomy sold loss-making hardware contracts to pump up sales figures
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Proposed legislation could threaten data center construction near Atlanta BeltLine
Laws could be put in place to protect a future walking path, hindering data center development in the area
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BlackBerry pushes for more federal contracts, launches subsidiary
The Washington subsidiary to make the company FedRAMP compliant
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Looks like Facebook won't be building data centers in China
The move comes as Facebook has outlined a plan to transform the social network into a “privacy-focused platform”
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NextDC's Melbourne data center first to receive five star NABERS rating
NextDC's M1 data center achieved the excellent environmental rating using energy saving design elements