Comms Lead EMEA Technical Infrastructure @google. Smiles + optimism + adventurer. Always speaking kindly to strangers. Book lover.

Antwerp, Belgium
Joined April 2009
Michiel Sallaets retweeted
Today @Google announced it is investing €13B in Finland—our largest single investment in Europe to date—to scale local data center infrastructure. Together with our partners, we’re driving long-term economic growth, clean energy resilience, and AI skills across the country. Read more on our blog: blog.google/innovation-and-a…
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Today, we announced a new €13 billion commitment to Finland’s digital and clean energy infrastructure over the next two years — our largest single investment in Europe to date. Building on 15+ years in Finland, this investment will expand our presence in Hamina and establish new infrastructure in Kajaani, Muhos, and Vaala. During construction, the project is projected to contribute an annual average of €3.6 billion to Finland’s GDP and support over 37,000 jobs nationwide.
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The game they love is run by an institution corrupted to its core FIFA, you don’t govern football, you disgrace it
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We’re announcing the landing in Bermuda of Sol and Nuvem, our transatlantic subsea cable systems connecting the U.S., Bermuda, the Azores, and Spain. These cables will bolster capacity and reliability to meet growing demand for @GoogleCloud and AI services around the world.
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Today we broke ground on a new data center in Horndal, Sweden, our first in the country, which will generate 100 direct jobs. We’re also launching a €5 million fund for community initiatives focused on education, sustainability and workforce development.
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Today we broke ground on Google’s new data center in Horndal, Sweden 🇸🇪 The facility will help support growing demand for Google Cloud, Workspace, Search & YouTube while contributing to local jobs, clean energy investments and Sweden’s digital future → goo.gle/4dVnUYr
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Google Cloud en Accenture openen soevereine AI- en cloudhub in Brussel tijd.be/ondernemen/technolog…
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Google is now the first cloud provider to integrate 1 GW of flexible demand into long-term utility contracts. Our ability to shift or reduce our energy demand when it’s needed can help utility companies balance supply/ demand and plan for future capacity needs. This is a big milestone for responsible data center growth and helps keep costs lower for local communities. blog.google/innovation-and-a…
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