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Swiss government opens CHF7bn cloud services procurement
Switzerland has opened its Swiss Government Cloud procurement, with a CHF7 billion optional purchasing ceiling over 14 years. The programme combines public cloud options with infrastructure operated in federal data centres.
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Zaragoza campus faces major grid capacity gap
O-Green is backing a proposed 570MW data centre campus near Zaragoza, but currently identified grid access is limited to an initial 90MW. Cooling, water supply and later phases remain unresolved.
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Portuguese health outage renews data centre scrutiny
Portuguese doctors have demanded answers after a power failure at a national health data centre disrupted clinical records and electronic prescriptions. Redundancy and electrical upgrades are now promised.
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DE-CIX adds diverse westbound routes into Frankfurt
DE-CIX has activated new links involving Sofia, Istanbul, and Frankfurt, offering operators three geographical paths towards European cloud and interconnection infrastructure, subject to actual routing and capacity arrangements.
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Nexans warns cable manufacturing could delay data centres
Nexans says limited power cable manufacturing capacity could slow data centre construction, with new XLPE production lines taking around three years and utilities extending supply agreements.
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Roubaix approves connection for OVHcloud waste heat
OVHcloud has secured approval to connect its Roubaix data centre campus to metropolitan Lille’s district heating network, advancing a heat recovery scheme whose delivered output has not yet been measured.
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Finnish regulator demands further safeguards at Muhos
Finland’s environmental regulator has demanded additional drainage safeguards for Google’s planned Muhos data centre and referred an undisclosed aspect of the project to police while environmental assessments remain unfinished.
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Lancom expands international peering access in Greece
Lancom has added GNM-IX access to its Greek telecommunications services through a 100G connection in Sofia, providing customers with additional international peering options.
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Fluke extends inspection access in fibre racks
Fluke Networks has introduced extended-reach MMC inspection tips for its FI-3000 fibre inspection platform, allowing technicians to inspect connectors in densely populated data centre racks.
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SEGRO confirms continuing West London negotiations
SEGRO says negotiations continue for its first fully fitted West London data centre through its Pure DC joint venture, with a hyperscaler pre-let expected but unsigned.