Intelligent Data Centres Issue 67 | Page 14

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365 DATA CENTERS AND MEGAPORT EXPAND PARTNERSHIP

365 Data Centers ( 365 ), a leading provider of network-centric colocation , network , cloud and other managed services , has confirmed the continued expansion of its partnership with Megaport , a global leading Network-as-a-Service provider ( NaaS ).

Megaport has broadened its 365 footprint by adding a Pointof-Presence ( PoP ) at 365 ’ s Boca Raton , Florida data centre , further enhancing public cloud and other connectivity solutions available to 365 ’ s South East customers .
365 customers now have additional , on-demand , connectivity options to all the major public cloud hyperscalers , such as Amazon Web Services ( AWS ), Microsoft Azure , Google Cloud Platform ( GCP ), Oracle Cloud and IBM Cloud .
“ Integrating Megaport ’ s advanced connectivity solutions into our Boca Raton data centre is a natural progression of our partnership and network-centric strategy ,” said Bob DeSantis , CEO , 365 Data Centers .
“ When added to Megaport ’ s presence in our Atlanta market data centre , this deployment fortifies our joint Infrastructureas-a-Service ( IaaS ) and Network-as-a-Service ( NaaS ) offerings in the South East and complements our partnership in several of our North East and South West market data centres . Megaport ’ s growing presence with 365 significantly enhances the public cloud connectivity options available to our customers ,” added DeSantis .
“ Our expanded partnership with 365 Data Centers reinforces both companies ’ commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction , ensuring that businesses of all sizes in all locations can leverage the latest network technology to stay competitive in today ’ s fast-paced digital landscape ,” said Michael Reid , CEO , Megaport .

CleanSpark , an American Bitcoin miner , has announced it has executed 75MW of power contracts and completed the acquisition of its first Bitcoin mining site in Wyoming .

The first site , with a power capacity of 30MW , is expected to add over 2 Exahashes per second ( EH / s ) to CleanSpark ’ s Hashrate once operational .
The Cheyenne location is planned to operate as a fully immersion-cooled site , becoming the second such facility in CleanSpark ’ s growing portfolio . Groundbreaking is planned for an immediate start with an expected operational date prior to the end of 2024 .
CleanSpark intends to deploy the all-new S21 immersion XPs , the most powerful and efficient generation of Bitcoin mining machines currently available . It is actively working to expand the available power at this site to further increase operational capacity .
With the energy contracts now executed , CleanSpark is progressing on the close of the underlying real estate of a second site , which will bring an additional 45MW online in Wyoming , expected to contribute an additional 3 EH / s to the company ’ s Hashrate .
This is the third state in CleanSpark ’ s owned-and-operated Bitcoin mining portfolio , now composed of 12 data centres in Georgia , three in Mississippi , one in Wyoming and co-locations in Tennessee and New York .
CLEANSPARK COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF BITCOIN MINING SITE IN WYOMING
It expects to continue building upon the existing operational Hashrate in Tennessee upon completion of the pending acquisition of GRIID Infrastructure . �
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