Google today confirmed it is the mystery hyperscaler behind one of Europe's largest datacenter campuses as it cut the ribbon on a facility situated on the outskirts of the M25 in Hertfordshire.

Last year, The Register revealed that a cloud giant was building a 2 million sq ft bit barn that cost £3.75 billion to construct. A company called DC01 UK Ltd had submitted the plans for the site, which is situated to the north of London, next to the A1 road and the M25 motorway.

Google has now outed itself as the owner of the "Waltham Cross" datacenter ( though it's closer to Potters Bar ) in a blog post published on Tuesday, claiming the site will be used to run AI-powered services, including Google Cloud, Workspace, Search, and Maps.

In a statement, CFO Ruth Porat said: "With today's announcem

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