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Reliance Industries, Brookfield enter into data centre partnership

The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to complete in around 3 months

Wipro, Pure Storage partner for Sustainable Technology in data storage

IT services major Wipro on Monday announced the partnership of its FullStride Cloud subsidiary with Pure Storage to drive sustainable technology in its data storage and data centres. The collaboration is aimed at providing efficient strategies to minimize the environmental impact, thus driving a more sustainable data centre footprint, according to the company's statement. The two companies will incorporate the best practices in sustainable technology by improving direct carbon emissions in data storage systems and increased power efficiency, it added. Stephanie Trautman, Chief Growth Officer at Wipro Limited said, Together with Pure Storage, we're helping to meet (customer) need in the area of data storage and in data centres." The company's approach involves assessing, identifying, implementing, and monitoring sustainable technologies that optimize resource utilization and manage down waste, emissions, and energy impacts, she added. Wipro launched its FullStride Cloud Services in

Subsidiary of Sify Technologies to expand data centres biz with KDCF fund

Sify Infinit Spaces Ltd, a subsidiary of Sify Technologies, an integrated ICT solutions and services provider has entered into an agreement with KDCF for the expansion of new data centres, a company official said on Monday. Following the agreement, KDCF would invest approximately USD 73 million in the form of compulsory convertible debentures of Sify Infinit Spaces Ltd. "Sify and Sify Infinit Spaces Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sify which operates its data centres have entered into an agreement with KDCF on July 20,2023, under which KDCF will invest upto Rs 6000 million (approximately USD 73 million) in the form of compulsory convertible debentures of SIS," Sify Technologies Group CFO and ED, M P Vijay Kumar said. Sify Inifinit Spaces Ltd would use the proceeds from the issue of the debentures for the expansion of new data centres, including land acquisition, investment in procuring alternate source of power and repayment of debt, he said in a company statement. Sify Technolog

NTT launches data centre campus, a new subsea cable system in Chennai

The company's data centre capacity now stands at 205 MW of IT power

AdaniConneX raises $213 mn for setting up 2 data centres in Chennai, Noida

Joint venture says Indian and international banks have committed financing for the project

Adani-EdgeConneX JV enters deal to raise $213 million for two data centres

The framework will finance two data centers with an aggregate capacity of 67 MW including one in Chennai with Phase 1 of 17 MW and another in Noida of 50 MW

AMD unveils updates for EPYC, AI, for next phase of data centre innovations

Chipmaker AMD on Tuesday announced various new products and strategies that aim at steering its next course of data centre innovation. AMD unveiled a new lineup for a series of updates to its 4th Gen EPYC family of multi-core microprocessors and shared details on next-generation AMD Instinct Accelerator and Software Enablement for Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence). With this AMD grows its leadership Data Center Portfolio with New EPYC CPUs and shares details on Next-Generation AMD Instinct Accelerator and Software Enablement for Generative AI. The semiconductor maker introduced the World's Most Advanced Accelerator for Generative AI. "AMD also revealed new details of the AMD Instinct MI300 Series accelerator family, including the introduction of the AMD Instinct MI300X accelerator, the world's most advanced accelerator for generative AI," it said. It also showcased the ROCm software ecosystem for data centre accelerators, highlighting the readiness and collaborations with ..

Colliers appoints Ramaiy Kapoor as MD for its data centre business in India

This comes at a time when the company has been increasing its focus on the data centre business in the country

Web Werks to invest Rs 1,400 crore to develop data centre in Navi Mumbai

The proposed facility will be a Tier-3 facility and will have a capacity of 32 MW of IT load and is projected to be operational in the second half of 2025

Priciest real estate, backbone of digital world: What are carrier hotels?

Located mostly in key cities, the carrier hotels allow the companies to collect, process, and then route the data in one place. Here is all you need to know about them

Mumbai emerges as third-biggest data centre market in Asia-Pacific: Report

Mumbai was ranked third on the list in terms of the total capacity of data centre services, according to the Q1 2023 report. The live capacity (operational capacity) stood at 270 MW

AWS to invest Rs 1.05 trillion to boost cloud infrastructure in India

Amazon's cloud computing unit said its long-term commitment in India will reach Rs 1.36 trillion by 2030

Adani Group joint venture in talks for 1st offshore loan since Hindenburg

AdaniConneX Private Ltd would use this $200 mn loan for capital expenditure, with a five year tenor under discussion

RailTel bags order worth Rs 34.91 cr for expansion of data centre in MP

Railtel Corporation of India Limited, a central public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways has bagged an order from the Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd

Adani Group to set up 2 new cement plants, data centre in Andhra Pradesh

Adani group will set up two new cement manufacturing plants, 15,000 MW of renewable power projects and a data centre in Andhra Pradesh as it looks to double down on its presence in the state, Karan Adani, founder family's scion, said on Friday. The apples-to-airport group plans to double the capacity of the two sea ports it operates at Krishnapatnam and Gangavaram in the state, he said at the Andhra Pradesh Global Investors Summit here but did not give investment numbers. The investments will be on top of the Rs 20,000 crore already invested in the state, which created more than 18,000 direct and 54,000 indirect jobs. Adani, who is the CEO of the group's port company Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd and the son of group founder and chairman Gautam Adani, said the group will set up cement plants with total capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum at Kadappa and Nadikudi in the state as well as a 400 MW data centre in Visakhapatnam. This is the first public appearance from the Adani family in

Investments worth Rs 1.5 trn likely on data centres in next six years: Icra

Current data centre capacity in India pegged at 870 Mw. Country likely to add 4,900-5,000 Mw; Mumbai, Hyderabad and NCR to hold 70-75% of overall installed capacity

India to see Rs 1.5 trn worth investment in data centres in next 6 years

Mumbai and Chennai have maximum landing stations, with the former being the preferred location for a data centre operator

Data centre capacities in India to rise six-fold in next six years: Icra

Mumbai, Hyderabad and the National Capital Region (NCR) will account for 70-75 per cent of the installed DC capacity

Kotak Bank arm raises $590 mn fund for data centre investments in India

Kotak Investment Advisors (KIA) said it plans to raise $800 million under the Kotak Data Centre Fund and this is the first close for the same, as per a statement

Japan's NTT says planning Rs 2,000 cr investment in Bengal data centres

Company has committed investing $2 billion in India, plans more data centres