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Yahoo Leases DRT Data Center to go Green
May 29, 2008 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Digital Realty Trust (digitalrealtytrust.com) announced on Wednesday it has completed a turn-key data center lease agreement with Yahoo (yahoo.com).
As part of the deal, Yahoo will establish “an advanced corporate data center” in Digital Realty Trust’s turn-key data center facility and the two companies will target the project towards achieving LEED Gold certification status as a “green” data center.
“Yahoo! is committed to being an environmentally responsible business,” says Kevin Timmons, VP of operations at Yahoo. “We build our data centers based on a rigorous analysis of key components such as geographical location, climates, building materials, cost performance, and use of alternative-energy systems.”
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