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AWS to invest $5.3 to build data centers in Saudi Arabia to bolster tech in the region

CIO Business Intelligence

billion in the Middle East kingdom to build data centers and a significant cloud presence in the region. Indeed, the kingdom is positioning itself as a global leader in digital technologies ahead of its hosting of the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh.

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Microsoft is a guinea pig for climate friendly concrete as it paves the way to greener data centers

GeekWire

Microsoft contractors mixed test slabs of lower-carbon concrete at the site of a new data center in Quincy, Wash. Dan DeLong Photo for Microsoft) Microsoft is building 120 new data centers this year alone, and operates more than 300 of the server hubs worldwide. So the Redmond, Wash.-based

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Saudi Vision 2030: Why the Kingdom is becoming a hub in EdTech education

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Proof of this is the KSA Cloud First Policy, announced in October 2020 by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and InformationTechnologies, after the launch of a cloud data center in the city of Jeddah, by Oracle. The importance of education in supporting the success of Saudi Vision 2030 cannot be overstated.

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IBM sets new climate goal for 2030

The Verge

IBM plans to get rid of its planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions from its operations by 2030, the company announced today. It plans to rely on renewable energy for 90 percent of its electricity use by 2030. Inside IBM Research Headquarters.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

With the paradigm shift from the on-premises data center to a decentralized edge infrastructure, companies are on a journey to build more flexible, scalable, distributed IT architectures, and they need experienced technology partners to support the transition.

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Apple aims to become carbon neutral by 2030

The Verge

The Montague wind farm in Oregon is one of Apple’s largest projects at 200 megawatts and powers Apple’s Prineville data center. To reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, it will slash its greenhouse gas pollution by 75 percent and then find ways to draw down the remaining 25 percent of its heat-trapping emissions.

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Accelerating sustainability to build stronger businesses

CIO Business Intelligence

We also recognize the importance of reducing power consumption and enhancing our sustainability leadership that stems from continued energy efficiency improvements at our data centers. Since 2011, Equinix has invested more than US$158 million in energy efficiency upgrades to reduce energy consumption within our data centers.