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DC BLOX commits $785m to huge data center campus in Alabama
DataCentre infrastructure

DC BLOX commits $785m to huge data center campus in Alabama

The company says the campus will unquestionably be their flagship property, capable of scaling to over 200,000 square feet of data center space.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jul 2018
Report finds the on-prem data centre isn't dying – it's flourishing
Network Infrastructure

Report finds the on-prem data centre isn't dying – it's flourishing

When cloud computing stormed onto the scene there were many that believed the traditional on-premises data centre had met its match - not to be.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018
DDN steps in at final hour to salvage Tintri trainwreck
Hyperscale

DDN steps in at final hour to salvage Tintri trainwreck

On its day of admitting bankruptcy, Tintri can now be brought back from the brink after Data Direct Networks made a bid for acquisition.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018
Critical infrastructure protection market to skyrocket in coming years
Hyperscale

Critical infrastructure protection market to skyrocket in coming years

With crime comes the need for protection and it's certainly no different for critical infrastructure within data centers, a new report finds.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
Strong demand cause for new Global Switch data centre in Frankfurt
DataCentre infrastructure

Strong demand cause for new Global Switch data centre in Frankfurt

The company says the new €115 million facility will also accompany a makeover of its existing data centre in Frankfurt.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
Alibaba Cloud partners with Siemens to foster industrial IoT in China
Internet of Things

Alibaba Cloud partners with Siemens to foster industrial IoT in China

Alibaba Cloud partners with Siemens to boost industrial IoT in China, with MindSphere to be available on Alibaba Cloud in 2019.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
Tech Data seals deal to distribute Gemalto suite in ANZ
Partner Programmes

Tech Data seals deal to distribute Gemalto suite in ANZ

Tech Data has invested heavily into ANZ since it entered the market in early 2017 and this latest distribution deal is no exception.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
HPE to provide supercomputer for Swiss brain research initiative
DataCentre infrastructure

HPE to provide supercomputer for Swiss brain research initiative

HPE has won a supercomputer bid for a Swiss brain research initiative that employs futuristic data centre technology.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
Iron Mountain to spend $430m in Phoenix data center campus expansion
DataCentre infrastructure

Iron Mountain to spend $430m in Phoenix data center campus expansion

Iron Mountain has undergone rapid expansion this year and has now announced a massive investment in Phoenix to meet increasing demand.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
Submarine cable project connecting Asia and the US signed off
Network Infrastructure

Submarine cable project connecting Asia and the US signed off

A consortium of global heavyweights has signed a contract with an Asian company to lay a high performance submarine cable spanning almost 16,000 km.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
Uganda data centre raided, operator 'held hostage'
Data Protection

Uganda data centre raided, operator 'held hostage'

Concerning news has emerged of a data centre in Uganda that was raided forcefully without warning by government officials.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
Equinix to open new data centre in Oman, connecting EMEA
DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix to open new data centre in Oman, connecting EMEA

Equinix is partnering with a local telco to launch a new data centre in an attempt to connect the region that sits between Europe, Africa and Asia.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
Kokam says days are numbered for lead acid batteries in the data centre
Hyperscale

Kokam says days are numbered for lead acid batteries in the data centre

The battery solutions provider says the lead acid option is unwieldy, require heavy maintenance, lasts less than 5 years, and has a large footprint,.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 7th Jul 2018
Pi DATACENTERS designs solution for Swiss-based Crypto Exchange
Hyperscale

Pi DATACENTERS designs solution for Swiss-based Crypto Exchange

Pi DATACENTERS asserts it's designed a solution for crypto exchanges toiling with frequent downtime due to heavy data usage.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018
Africa's largest data centre to get even larger with big investment
Hyperscale

Africa's largest data centre to get even larger with big investment

Teraco has announced its largest infrastructure project to date with the expansion of its Teraco Islando Campus (JB1) in South Africa.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018
McLaren CIO reveals how Dell has transformed data centre practices
Network Infrastructure

McLaren CIO reveals how Dell has transformed data centre practices

McLaren were in a pickle as they had skyrocketing amounts of data being produced & a data centre that had to be set up & then packed up every weekend.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018
US company opens Amsterdam data centre to adhere to GDPR​
DataCentre infrastructure

US company opens Amsterdam data centre to adhere to GDPR​

In response to the imposition of GDPR, First Advantage has opened a 'state-of-the-art' data centre in Amsterdam to ease growing customer concerns.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Subsea cable system to be deployed connecting the Pacific to Australia
Network Infrastructure

Subsea cable system to be deployed connecting the Pacific to Australia

Vocus Group and ASN have signed a contract to deploy the cable and provide a significant upgrade to the countries' infrastructure.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018