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floods in brazil
Brazilian telecommunications companies and data center operators have joined efforts to help those affected by one of the country's worst floods in 80 years.
More than 100 people have been killed and thousands left homeless since floods that hit Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul on April 29 and continued into early May.
The disaster severely impacted data and communication services across the region. As safety concerns continue, scala data center It said it had made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend operations at its SPOAPA01 data center in Porto Alegre.
The company said in a LinkedIn post this week that it will provide drinking water and food baskets, help rebuild affected areas, and support efforts to repair damaged infrastructure.
Elea Digital Data Center The company said its data center in Porto Alegre (POA1) is “fully operational” and supporting essential community services.
“We are leveraging our data center infrastructure to support organizations and relief efforts during this difficult time,” said Alessandro Lombardi, President and Chairman of Elea.
Elea's Porto Alegre Data Center Site 2 (POA2) was evacuated on Saturday, May 4 to ensure the safety of staff, the company said.
As the disaster continues, mobile phone companies have opened their networks to roaming, and some mobile phone companies are believed to be offering free internet to customers in the area.
According to the Latin American business information site BN Americasaccess is free for customers of any carrier if only one mobile network is available.
Catastrophic flooding affected the populated areas of Rio Grande do Sul, as well as the neighboring Uruguayan cities of Trinta y Torres, Paysandu, Cerro Largo and Salto.
More heavy rain is forecast for the weekend. CNN I will report.
industry optimism
With stable interest rates and expanding investment opportunities, data centers have become central to the commercial real estate (CRE) industry's 2024 market outlook.
DLA Piper's annual Real Estate Market Status Survey (PDF) highlights a notable shift in sentiment, with 37% of CRE leaders expressing a bullish view. This is in contrast to the 86% bearish sentiment observed in 2023.
Data centers have emerged as a shining star in the real estate market, with 53% of respondents considering them the most attractive asset class. This reflects a significant increase from his 32% favorability rating the previous year.
“As AI technology expands, the demand for processing and computing power is exploding, increasing the need for data centers,” said John Sullivan, U.S. head of DLA Piper's real estate practice. Masu.
“Especially as data center development expands beyond traditional markets like Northern Virginia into both rural and central cities, access to electricity has become the single most important factor in location selection. ”
future hub
On the real estate front, several new data center developments have been announced over the past week. meta platform plans to open an $800 million facility in Montgomery, Alabama that will support 100 jobs and complement the company's existing data center in Huntsville.
“Millions of people around the world use Meta's products every day, and our next-generation Alabama data center in Montgomery will soon help keep the company's popular platform running smoothly.” said Alabama Governor Kay Ivey.
Further north, T5 data center Announced that it will expand its footprint in Illinois with the development of a new data center campus in Grayslake. The 160-acre site supports up to 480 MW of critical IT capacity across multiple data center buildings.
In Virginia, tract has acquired 1,200 acres of land in Hanover County for the development of a “hyperscale data center campus.” Tract's Hannover Technology Park will support up to 2.4 GW of power capacity when fully constructed, and the company is targeting its site activation in 2028.
Go go, go!
And finally, the U.S. General Services Administration has ended its auction of retired vehicles.Cheyenne supercomputer.
As we reported last week, the 5.34 petaflops supercomputer in Cheyenne, Wyoming, ranked as the 20th most powerful in the world when it was installed in 2016.
The auction included 28 racks with 8,064 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 processors, but the system reportedly faces “maintenance limitations” due to erroneous quick disconnects causing water splashes. It has been reported.
Either way, one anonymous bidder became the proud owner of a Cheyenne supercomputer that sold for $480,085.
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