Microsoft Ramps Up Data Center Push In Malaysia

Microsoft cloud growth constrained by data center shortage
Microsoft said its cloud-computing business will continue to grow slowly in the current quarter as the company struggles to build enough data centers to handle demand for its artificial intelligence products.
Microsoft Ramps Up Data Center Push In Malaysia With New Johor Land Deal
Microsoft is doubling down on its investments in Malaysia with the acquisition of an additional plot of land near the Singapore border from Crescendo Corp.—a real estate developer controlled by palm oil tycoon Gooi Seong Lim—as the U.
Peterson Cos. closes $302M data center land deal
Fairfax-based The Peterson Cos. recently sold a huge Northern Virginia data center site for $302 million, reflecting expanding and shifting demand outside of Loudoun and Prince William counties.
Microsoft buys 240 acres in Kenosha for new data center, farmers fear being pushed out
While local officials discuss the economic benefits, some farmers worry about the long-term impact on agriculture and rising costs.
Microsoft pays nearly $35 million for Kenosha land to build data center
Microsoft paid nearly $35 million for land in Kenosha where it plans to build a data center, according to public records posted online Wednesday. Of five properties totaling 233.5 acres, the largest was 79.
See how much Microsoft paid for land in Kenosha for data center
Microsoft paid a total of $34.8 million for approximately 240 acres in the city of Kenosha, where it plans a data center. It acquired six parcels across five separate transactions with different landowners.
Microsoft buys land for Kenosha data center: Lots of excitement, few details
By A.J. Bayatpour Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Business and political leaders announced Monday Microsoft is buying a large piece of land with the intention of building a data center in Kenosha County.
Data center operator DataBank nets $250M equity investment
Data center operator DataBank has raised $250 million in an equity investment and an additional $600 million in a secondary share sale.
Data centers galore? How do Ohio's data center numbers stack up against other states?
News about large data centers coming to Ohio and the Columbus area seems to never stop, but how many data centers do we have ...
The Wild West – Early Days of the Data Center
Discover how the data center industry emerged from a “wild west” era of trial and error. Learn how early pioneers tackled power, cooling, networking, and storage challenges to build the foundation of ...
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Multibillion-dollar data center projects to watch
In addition to Oracle and OpenAI's Stargate initiative, Amazon, Meta, Google and other tech giants are building facilities ...
The Current And Future Path To AI Inference Data Center Optimization
While training has been the focus, inference is where AI's value is realized. Training clusters need large amounts of power.
US power stocks plummet as DeepSeek raises data center demand doubts
Shares of U.S. power, utility and natural gas companies sold off on Monday in some of the biggest recorded one-day drops, as ...
Data Center Stocks Are Plunging -- Here's Why
The reason why these stocks are being beaten down is that the DeepSeek news is causing investors to question how much money ...
How the AI Data-Center Boom Is Helping Caterpillar
Caterpillar generators are a hot commodity among developers of computer data centers, despite challenges in some of the machinery maker's other business lines. Power-generat ...
Talen goes to court over FERC's Amazon co-located data center rejection
Talen Energy is asking a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on a decision by federal regulators last year to reject a power ...
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Intel Xeon Prices Fall Sharply to Head Off AMD Epyc
When Intel released its Xeon 6980P processor, it put the MSRP at $17,800. That price dropped to $12,460, making for a 30% cut in one move. By contrast, the 5th generation AMD Epyc 9654 has an MSRP of ...