Nebius signs 18MW lease with Merlin Properties at Spain data center - report
First entry in Spain market
The global demand for data center capacity, driven by AI and data growth, is pushing providers like Nebius to expand into new European markets such as Spain.
This expansion signifies continued investment in European digital infrastructure, crucial for supporting AI development and data localization efforts, reducing reliance on established hubs.
Spain gains a significant new data center presence, adding substantial compute capacity and potentially diversifying Europe's data infrastructure landscape.
- · Merlin Properties
- · Nebius
- · Spanish digital economy
- · European data center market
- · Legacy cloud providers (potentially)
- · Less developed European data markets
This lease provides significant new data center capacity in Spain.
Increased data center capacity in Spain could attract more AI and cloud services development to the region.
Growing data center footprint across Europe could contribute to decentralization of compute power from traditional hubs and foster digital sovereignty for member states.
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