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2019 AI Data Center Feed

Chronological feed for 2019 using the best public timeline year available for each tracked facility.

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Meta — Odense AI-Ready Data Center
Odense, Funen, Denmark
2019
Operational300 MW

Meta's Odense campus is one of the world's most advanced AI-ready data centers. In 2022, Meta pivoted its design for the facility to prioritize AI workloads, integrating liquid cooling systems and high-density power distribution to support

Microsoft Azure — UAE North (Dubai)
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2019
Operational200 MW

Microsoft Azure launched its UAE North region in Dubai in October 2019, making it the first global cloud provider to offer a dedicated UAE cloud region. The region pairs with Azure UAE Central in Abu Dhabi (operated in partnership with G42)

Google — Henderson, Nevada Data Center
Henderson, Nevada, United States
2019
Operational150 MW

Google's Henderson, Nevada data center is located in the Las Vegas metro area, approximately 15 miles southeast of the city center. The facility opened in 2019 and is one of Google's Western US data centers supporting Google Cloud's us-west

Oracle Cloud — UK South Region (London)
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
2019
Operational150 MW

Oracle Cloud UK South in London is Oracle's primary United Kingdom cloud region, launched in 2019 to serve UK enterprise, financial services, and public sector customers. The region hosts Oracle's full Infrastructure-as-a-Service stack incl

AWS — Hong Kong Cloud Region (AI Expansion)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2019
Operational100 MW

AWS has significantly deepened its AI-focused infrastructure in Hong Kong as part of a multi-billion dollar regional strategy. In May 2025, AWS and Cyberport launched a Joint Innovation Center (JIC) to accelerate AI adoption among local ent

Oracle Cloud — Japan East (Tokyo)
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
2019
Operational100 MW

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Japan East region in Tokyo is Oracle's primary cloud hub for the Japanese market. Japan is one of Oracle's largest enterprise markets globally, and the Tokyo region hosts Oracle Autonomous Database, OCI AI serv

Oracle Cloud — Japan East AI Region (Tokyo)
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
2019
Operational100 MW

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Japan East region (Tokyo) is one of OCI's major APAC deployments, offering GPU-intensive compute for AI training and inference workloads. Oracle has aggressively expanded its Japan presence — announcing a $8 bi

atNorth ICE02 AI Data Center
Keflavík, Southern Peninsula, Iceland
2019
Operational80 MW

atNorth's ICE02 campus near Keflavík, Iceland, offers more than 13,000 square meters of white space and scalable power beyond 80 megawatts for GPU-intensive tenants. The site pairs Iceland's 100% renewable hydro and geothermal grid with dir

Microsoft Azure — South Africa AI Region
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
2019
Operational80 MW

Microsoft Azure's South Africa regions (South Africa North in Johannesburg, South Africa West in Cape Town) are the continent's most significant cloud infrastructure investment. The Johannesburg region is the primary hub for AI workloads ac

Microsoft Azure — Switzerland North Region (Zurich)
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
2019
Operational80 MW

Microsoft Azure's Switzerland North region in Zurich launched in September 2019, alongside a companion Switzerland West region in Geneva. The regions were established to serve Switzerland's highly regulated financial services sector (bankin

Alibaba Cloud — Germany Frankfurt EU Region
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
2019
Operational70 MW

Alibaba Cloud operates its European hub in Frankfurt, Germany, hosting data center infrastructure that forms the backbone of the company's EU cloud region. Frankfurt was selected for its status as Europe's leading internet exchange (DE-CIX,

Amazon Web Services — Bahrain Middle East Region (me-south-1)
Manama, Capital Governorate, Bahrain
2019
Operational60 MW

Amazon Web Services launched its Middle East (Bahrain) region — me-south-1 — in July 2019, becoming the first major hyperscale cloud provider to offer a full region in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area. The region consists of three av

Microsoft Azure — South Africa North Region (Johannesburg)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
2019
Operational60 MW

Microsoft Azure launched its South Africa North region in Johannesburg in October 2019 alongside a companion South Africa West region in Cape Town — becoming the first major hyperscale cloud provider to establish full cloud regions on the A

Huawei Cloud — Europe Region (Frankfurt, Germany)
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
2019
Operational50 MW

Huawei Cloud operates its primary European region from Frankfurt, Germany — the continent's leading internet exchange hub. The region supports Huawei's international cloud business for European enterprise customers and provides the infrastr