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Melbourne overtakes Sydney in Australia data centre boom
Data Centres Australia has released the second edition of its Australian Data Centre Forecast Report, projecting national operational capacity will reach 3.9GW by 2030. Produced with DC Byte, the study says Australia currently has 1.6GW of operational data centre capacity across 163 facilities tracked for the report. It also says the development pipeline has expanded sharply over the past six months, with 5.2GW added to the total forecast since April.
Saudi Arabia among world’s fastest scaling data center markets as live IT power grows 57 percent
Saudi Arabia is emerging as one of the world’s fastest-scaling data center markets, with live IT power capacity increasing by 57 percent since 2024, according to Savills’ Impacts global thought leadership program. The rapid expansion places the Kingdom joint fourth globally alongside Finland, as investment in digital infrastructure accelerates in line with the ambitions of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
A Gulf Trade Agreement Could Accelerate UK Data Center Development
Data centers, like Amazon warehouses before them, are simultaneously springing up everywhere, vital to current consumer and business trends, and wildly unpopular with the public. But despite these objections, the construction of data centers is unlikely to slow down. Nations are competing for early AI advantage, which requires the kind of computing power that only vast facilities can provide.
The Short Report: August 26, 2026
CONTENTS: Government Funding & News Build a new and stronger Canada with the industries of AI, quantum and digital assets after collapse of trade talks with the U.S., say innovation experts Canada Foundation for Innovation invests more than $118 million to support 357 research projects at 68 postsecondary institutions Research, Technology & Innovation Eight Canadian cities make list of Top 50 North American tech employment markets VC, Private Investment & Acquisitions Sanja Fidler, former...
Indian Markets End Lower as IT Stocks and Reliance Weigh
Aug 26: Indian stock markets ended lower on Wednesday as investors remained cautious amid global uncertainty and weakness in technology stocks. The Sensex fell 183 points to close at 77,473, while the Nifty 50 declined 0.52% to finish at 24,208. The market had opened on a stronger note but lost ground as selling pressure increased during the session. IT stocks were among the biggest losers.
Short Trips, Big Growth: Pickyourtrail Data Shows 40 percentage Rise in Long Weekend Travel, Creates a Dedicated Hub
Chennai, Aug 19: Pickyourtrail, India's personalised travel platform, has launched a dedicated home for Long Weekends. It is built for anyone who's spent a Sunday night lost in fifteen open tabs and a group chat that's been "planning" a trip for three weeks with nothing to show for it. The space refreshes with new destinations and getaway options as each long weekend approaches, so travellers always have a shortlist ready the moment a holiday shows up on the calendar. No spreadsheets required.
Portugal ranks among fastest-growing data centre markets
Portugal ranks tenth among the world’s fastest-growing data centre markets since 2024, with installed capacity, measured in live IT power, increasing by 23%, according to Savills’ global trends platform Impacts. The analysis, based on data from DC Byte, places Portugal alongside four other EMEA markets in the global top 10. Finland and Saudi Arabia rank third and fourth respectively, both with 57% growth since 2024, while Denmark ranks sixth with 38% and France ninth with 28%.
Who are the Contractors Behind Nigerian Data Centres?
Bisi Adedun . 2 years ago airtel nxtra cappa and d'alberto Data Centres Digital Realty Huawei Data Centre Interkel Group itb nigeria ... Subscribe to our newsletter Article Summary: Nigeria has seen significant investment in data centres over the past 5 years, driven by growing tech adoption.
FemCare brand Healthfab acquires 2 acres land in Andhra Pradhesh to launch 2nd manufacturing facility for period care range of products; to invest Rs 15 crore
Bangalore 29th July:FemCare brand Healthfab has announced signing of MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Govt to acquire 2 acres of land in Kuppam, Chittoor District to launch their second manufacturing plant for a range of period care panties. The Company plans to invest Rs 15 crore in the unit with an aim to generate over 700 direct and indirect employment.
El colocation gana peso en la estrategia de los hiperescala
La capacidad hyperscale alojada en centros de datos de colocation se ha duplicado en los últimos ocho años, aunque los grandes proveedores cloud mantienen una fuerte apuesta por la construcción de infraestructuras propias. Así lo concluye el informe Trends in Hyperscaler Build Strategies elaborado por DC Byte, que analiza la evolución de las estrategias de despliegue de diez de los principales hyperscalers del mundo.
Hero MotoCorp Celebrates the Ultimate Bond of "My Dad, My Hero" in the New Hero Destini Campaign, "Hero Ka Scooter, Scooter Ka Hero"
“The more memorable ideas rarely begin with what a brand wants to say. They begin with something people already feel, but may not have found the words for. When a brand captures that truth, it stops feeling like advertising and starts feeling deeply familiar. Hero Destini expresses this in a simple but evocative manner.
Flipkart Minutes Crosses 1,000 Micro Fulfilment Centers in Under Two Years
Bengaluru, June 24: Flipkart Minutes, the quick commerce offering from Flipkart, India's homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has scaled to 1,000 micro fulfilment centers across 130+ cities and 8,000+ pincodes, a milestone achieved in under two years since its August 2024 launch. Orders on the platform have grown 5X since the network expansion.
Travel and Hospitality Spending Expected to Surpass Goods Purchases in India
June 22: A recent market outlook suggests that by 2030, consumers in India are likely to spend more on travel, hospitality, and experiential services than on physical goods, reflecting a major shift in lifestyle and consumption patterns. The report indicates that rising incomes, changing preferences among younger consumers, and increased access to digital travel platforms are driving stronger demand for experiences such as tourism, hotel stays, leisure activities, and curated travel services.
The Geography and Geopolitics of Hyperscale
Rising geopolitical competition over advanced technologies is reshaping how states approach the infrastructure that underpins digital power. This brief argues that hyperscale data centres, often treated as technical or commercial assets, are becoming increasingly central to geopolitical strategy, even as they face constraints in resource supply chains, physical infrastructure, and data governance regimes.
The Geography and Geopolitics of Hyperscale
Rising geopolitical competition over advanced technologies is reshaping how states approach the infrastructure that underpins digital power. This brief argues that hyperscale data centres, often treated as technical or commercial assets, are becoming increasingly central to geopolitical strategy, even as they face constraints in resource supply chains, physical infrastructure, and data governance regimes.
CPDL Engages with CRAWFED Members, Assures Reliable Power Supply and Enhanced Consumer Services
Chandigarh, June 17: As part of its ongoing consumer outreach programme, Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL) on Tuesday held an interaction meeting with members of the Chandigarh Residents Associations Welfare Federation (CRAWFED), led by its Chairman Hitesh Puri, to discuss issues related to electricity supply and initiatives taken by CPDL for improved consumer services in the city.
Pulla Reddy Institute of Pharmacy (PRIP) Integrates AI and Startup Incubation to Create Next-Gen Healthcare Founders
Home-Business-Pulla Reddy Institute of Pharmacy (PRIP) Integrates AI and Startup Incubation to Create Next-Gen Healthcare Founders BusinessManasi Praharaj16 Jun 2026 Hyderabad, June 16: Pulla Reddy Institute of Pharmacy (PRIP), governed by the Gayathri Educational Society, today announced the launch of its Entrepreneurship & Incubation Initiative.
SpaceX IPO Fever Meets AI Bubble Fears as Global Chip Stocks Whiplash
The artificial intelligence trade is ripping through global markets with a ferocity that is minting trillion-dollar giants, whipping semiconductor stocks into a frenzy, and forcing investors to weigh a historic infrastructure boom against the specter of a dot-com-style bust.
El enorme potencial de crecimiento que tienen los ‘data centers’ en España
El potencial de crecimiento de estas infraestructuras altamente especializadas y cada vez más necesarias, dado el proceso de digitalización, es muy alto en España, según admiten tantos los especialistas del ramo como la propia Administración central. Actualmente, la capital de España cuenta con centros con un consumo de 83 megavatios construidos con una ocupación del 84%.
India’s Global Trade Pivot: Mapping the Regions Powering the Nation’s Economic Rise
India’s trade diplomacy is entering a new era — one defined not by dependence on a single geography, but by diversified economic engagement across multiple global power centres. A recent visual released by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, captures this transformation by highlighting five major regions shaping India’s international trade ecosystem: NAFTA, Europe, ASEAN, NEA (North-East Asia), and WANA (West Asia & North Africa).
The Illusion of Digital Sovereignty (Part I) - Cloud Infrastructure, Survivability, and the Territorialization of the Internet
For centuries, political power has repeatedly attempted to territorialize systems whose operational logic depended upon openness, circulation, and coordination beyond borders. Maritime trade, telegraph networks, rail corridors, energy routes, financial systems, and global communications infrastructures all produced the same recurring tension: states sought sovereign control over systems whose survivability depended fundamentally upon interdependence.
CEE & Europe Webinar 2026: Overview of Central and Eastern Europe’s datacenter market
As part of our foray into Europe, we have kickstarted a special monthly webinar series showcasing the digital infrastructure industry across the continent. In the first episode of the webinar series, we took a deep dive into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Launched on April 29, 2026, this webinar focused on topics that are rapidly shaping the future of CEE’s data center market and the technological advancement such as new cloud infrastructure, emerging data center markets and AI hubs.
Australia Data Center Forecast Exposes Growth Uncertainty
Australia’s data center sector is entering a new phase of scrutiny, as industry body Data Centres Australia partners with market intelligence firm DC Byte to introduce independent forecasting aimed at addressing growing uncertainty around capacity growth, planning assumptions, and investment signals, with the first joint report projecting national capacity to more than double by the end of the decade. The headline number is straightforward.
The Forum Hotel & Convention Redefines Gujarat’s Hospitality Landscape
Ahmedabad, Apr 29: The Forum Hotel & Convention has opened in the city with 195 elegantly designed rooms and suites, seamlessly integrated with the adjoining Wyndham Ahmedabad Shela, which adds 192 upscale rooms along with wellness, fine dining, and leisure amenities. Together, the combined inventory of 387 premium rooms and suites adds to Gujarat’s growing capacity for large-scale weddings, exhibitions and corporate events.
Driving UK Export Growth in the Global Data Centre Sector
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The RAM Shortage Is a Transition, Not a Breakdown
By Jason Zhou, Analyst, DC Byte Abundant, cheap RAM is a thing of the past. Across the technology stack, pricing has surged, availability has tightened, and procurement has moved from a routine task to a complex strategic hurdle. While it is tempting to label this a systemic failure, that oversimplifies the reality. The market is shifting its memory priorities toward the workloads that are growing fastest. AI training and inference are pulling the centre of gravity away from general-purpose compute.
SPECIAL FEATURE | Modular systems and micro DCs could fetch US$ 48 billion by 2030: JLL
Annual sales of modular systems and micro data centers could reach a whopping US$ 48 billion by 2030, finds a recent report by real estate consulting and research firm JLL. It further finds that there will be a shift in the industry from “build-to-suit” development to “assemble-at-scale”. This represents a 35 percent revenue CAGR over five years. The report titled 2026 Global Data Center Outlook, highlights a structural shift toward modular and prefabricated development.
Southeast Asia rewired: Investing in the future of digital infrastructure
Southeast Asia’s digital landscape is as complex as it is compelling. The region’s geography – dominated by the Malay Archipelago, the world’s largest cluster of islands, including Indonesia and the Philippines – presents both a challenge and an opportunity for digital infrastructure development. With populations and economic activity spread across thousands of islands, the need for multiple localized exchange hubs has never been more critical.
the new battleground for African MNOs
Data at home: the new battleground for African MNOs For the past two decades, the defining challenge for African mobile network operators was coverage. The goal was to get signal to rural areas, to expand the radio network footprint, to scale backhaul capacity, and later to support the dramatic rise of mobile data. But as connectivity has become more pervasive, the competitive battleground has shifted.
Singapore DC-CFA2 Signals Major Shift in Data Centre Growth
Singapore has launched the second Data Centre Call for Applications (DC-CFA2), opening a new chapter for the country’s tightly regulated data centre market. This timely Market Spotlight provides a clear and concise view of how the new framework shapes upcoming capacity, sustainability requirements and Singapore’s long term role as a strategic digital hub. Data is drawn from DC Byte’s tracking of market activity as of December 2025.
AWS Introduces Trainium3 UltraServers for High-Density AI Workloads
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made its Trainium3 UltraServers generally available on Amazon EC2, adding a new generation of custom silicon aimed at large-scale AI training and inference. The systems are built around AWS’s first 3nm Trainium3 chip and are positioned as the company’s most capable accelerator for organisations running high-density model development.
Amazon and Google Launch Multicloud Service for Faster Connectivity
News Hub Written by Finbarr Toesland 3 minutes ago In a bid to improve connectivity in the cloud ecosystem, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud have announced a multi-cloud networking solution based on AWS Interconnect multicloud and Google Cloud’s Cross-Cloud Interconnect. It is no small feat to overcome the challenges of managing multi-layered networks across the globe, but this partnership is hoped to boost interoperability between cloud service providers.
Calls Grow for a UK AI Engineering Strategy to Support Innovation
News Hub Written by Finbarr Toesland 17 minutes ago A new report published by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) and software firm Autodesk have called on the UK Government to establish a national AI engineering strategy that prepares the country for the transformative power of advanced AI technologies.
London Committee Offers Recommendations for Data Centre Planning
News Hub Written by Nicole Cappella 43 minutes ago According to a recent report, the rapid expansion of data centres in London is placing mounting pressure on the city’s electricity grid. Unless policymakers intervene, housing in the city could become even more challenging for residents. However, the City is under pressure from the UK Government to support infrastructure growth to support the country’s global AI leadership goals.
Council Approves Equinix Slough Data Centre Campus
News Hub Written by Nicole Cappella 25 seconds ago Equinix has secured outline planning permission to redevelop a former paint factory into a three-building data centre campus in Slough. This decision clears the way for Equinix to convert unused industrial land into a modern digital infrastructure facility. The outline planning permission allows up to 90,000 sqm of data centre development.
DC Byte and SweDCI Partner to Enhance Swedish Data Centre Transparency
News Hub Written by Rebecca Uffindell 14 seconds ago DC Byte has announced a new partnership with the Swedish Datacenter Industry Association (SweDCI), a collaboration aimed at strengthening data transparency and evidence-based planning across Sweden’s fast-growing digital infrastructure sector. The agreement brings together Sweden’s leading industry association and one of the world’s most comprehensive data centre intelligence platforms.
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London, United Kingdom. Dec 3: DC Byte is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Swedish Datacenter Industry Association (SweDCI). This collaboration brings together Sweden’s leading industry organisation and the world’s most comprehensive data centre intelligence platform. The partnership supports both organisations’ shared goal of improving transparency, access to reliable data and informed decision making across Sweden and the wider Nordic region.
UK Government Sets Out Plan for AI to Power National Renewal
A raft of new investments and reforms has been announced by the UK Government to boost AI across the country. AI Growth Zones will be built in the UK, each equipped with £5 million ($6.6 million) in funding from the central government to help create opportunities for all communities. It is believed that thousands of jobs will be created as a direct result of these programmes, with £10 billion ($13.2 billion) flowing into the former Ford Bridgend Engine Plant to establish one AI Growth Zone.
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Canadian data center market to see exponential growth, pipeline almost 9GW - DC Byte
The Canadian data center market will see exponential growth in the coming years, sporting an almost 9GW development pipeline, according to a report by DC Byte. As of Q2 2025, DC Byte lists Canada’s total IT capacity as 10.3GW.
DC Byte: Georgia and Pennsylvania see dramatic data center market growth
Georgia and Pennsylvania have become prominent US growth markets, according to a report by data center intelligence firm DC Byte. Both states are located on America's eastern coast. In terms of total IT load, defined by DC Byte as the summation of projects that are live, under construction, committed, and early-stage, Georgia has jumped from 1.6GW in 2021 to around 19GW in 2025. In that same period, Pennsylvania has jumped from 231MW to around 7.8GW.
New Data Center Developments: August 2025
The demand for new data centers isn’t showing any sign of slowing. With new projects announced each week, keeping track of the latest data center developments is not always easy. To keep you informed about the latest data center news involving design, construction, and related developments, we bring you the highlights from the past month. This curated selection will help you stay on top of the latest data center development news with ease.
EMEA Hyperscale activity
Hyperscale Cloud Providers in EMEA: Mapping the Data Centre Footprint Cloud computing is a major driver of data centre demand across the EMEA region, powered by the rapid adoption of digital services, AI technologies, and enterprise cloud solutions. Leading this evolution are global hyperscale cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, and Alibaba Cloud, each of which has expanded significantly throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
PTC'26 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Jan 18-21, 2026
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Nuclear energy’s role in powering data center growth
Scaling nuclear energy Public opinion on nuclear power in the United States is complex and evolving, and so the path to scaling it for data center demand is not without challenges.24 However, these can be viewed as opportunities to innovate, collaborate, and accelerate growth.
Is AI supremacy going mainstream?
One thing we are increasingly discussing in the data center industry is transferable skills. Amidst a workforce and skills shortage, it is becoming more apparent that we need to welcome individuals from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise to drive innovation and expand our capabilities.
Episode 71 - AI in Australia with Ben Crowe, Vertiv
Australia is seeing its data center market grow rapidly. In this episode, we talk to Vertiv’s Ben Crowe about the trends they are seeing across the country, the impact that AI is having on the data center sector, and the role that the government can play in supporting the industry.
DCD Bali Bonus: Damon Lim, datacenterHawk
Rounding out our Bali event bonus content, we chat to Damon Lim, regional director for Asia Pacific at datacenterHawk
DCD Bali Bonus: Sumit Mukhija, STT GDC India
At our Bali event, we spoke to Sumit Mukhija, at the time the CEO of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres India
DCD Bali Bonus: Darren Webb, Evolution Data Centers
At our Bali event, we spoke to Darren Webb, co-founder and CEO of SE Asian market-focused Evolution Data Centers
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