Data Centre Industry Update – 9th December

Globally, we are seeing a surge in data centre activity. This surge is largely brought about by remote working as a result of COVID-19. This is a turning point for work-management structures and the industry as a whole.

This seismic growth in online activity has created jobs in tech, engineering, construction and more as a result. The previous update included Oracle’s regional cloud centre in Dubai, Catalyst Cloud’s managed database in New Zealand and more.

Here are this edition’s updates:

Data Centre Industry Update – 9th December 2020

Estonian company Greenway Data Centers has acquired the largest data centre in the Baltics, to due open near Tallinn in 2021. It will have a maximum capacity of up to 20 megawatts.
Microsoft is to open a data centre by 2021 in Sweden, training 150,000 Swedish citizens in Microsoft-friendly digital skills, gifting the local communities with Microsoft software.
Caransa Group is set to build Amsterdam‘s first district heating centre – the first to supply waste heat to Amsterdam’s residential areas. It will be a 100,000 sq m facility.
CX firm Qualtrics aims to open a new data facility in Singapore as the company continues its expansion efforts in Southeast Asia, planning to grow its local team by at least 50% during 2021 to address the increased demand.
European Union lawmakers are preparing to address energy consumption in data centres with the implementation of new data centre energy regulation laws, aiming for climate neutrality by 2030.