Cloud giants Amazon, Google and Microsoft released their 2015 first quarter expenditure reports and proved all of the money they have invested into data centers is paying off.
In mid-November, Facebook announced the opening of its new Iowa data center, which utilizes a new pod-style network architecture.
At the beginning of August, IP Pathways announced plans to open an Iowa data center in Urbandale.
Data center services provider Involta recently received a total investment of $50 million from M/C Partners and Morgan Stanley.
The increase of risks like extreme weather and cybercriminals has created demand for decommissioned military bases and abandoned mines for use in housing storage facilities.
Just as Microsoft was looking forward to Iowa data center cost savings related to the state’s mild climate, the weather patterns seem to have shifted.
Nearly a year to the day after confirming its first Altoona, Iowa data center, Facebook announced plans to double its service footprint in the Midwest.
A number of experts have weighed in on what organization could be behind the mysterious Project Alluvion, but one source recently uncovered new information that shows Microsoft is backing the Iowa data center effort.
Greenpeace released its “Clicking Clean: How Companies are Creating the Green Internet” report on April 2, which showed how some organizations are taking great strides toward data center sustainability, and how some are falling behind in their efforts.
Iowa state officials are currently at a standstill pertaining to final approval for data center tax incentives for an unnamed organization planning an Iowa data center project.
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