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India's external storage market in good stead, despite Dell's decline
Storage

India's external storage market in good stead, despite Dell's decline

Dell managed to hang onto the biggest share of the market, but has HPE nipping on its heels after Dell's decline - here's a forecast.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Jul 2018
Basefarm's new recruit shares insights on EU data centre industry
Hyperscale

Basefarm's new recruit shares insights on EU data centre industry

Basefarm's SVP Petter Tømmeraas discusses the surge in European data centres, highlighting the shift towards managed IT services and cloud partnerships.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Jul 2018
Exclusive: A tour of Interxion's London campus that's actually in London
DataCentre infrastructure

Exclusive: A tour of Interxion's London campus that's actually in London

In this interview, Interxion's MD took us through his data centre campus inside an old brewery, on top of various bars, cafes, and a vinyl shop.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Wed, 4th Jul 2018
Tech consultancy warns cloud due to peak, followed by slump
Digital Transformation

Tech consultancy warns cloud due to peak, followed by slump

An independent technology consultancy has warned digital transformation will soon collapse into digital disillusion with many implications.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
Schneider Electric appoints new VP for UK IT division
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric appoints new VP for UK IT division

A Schneider Electric veteran has been appointed the role to steer the company's interests in an industry increasingly dependent on the data centre.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
'Significant demand' drives Wasabi to open new data center on west coast
DataCentre infrastructure

'Significant demand' drives Wasabi to open new data center on west coast

The media and entertainment industry is fuelling Wasabi's expansion at the moment, with the new facility connecting Hollywood and Silicon Valley.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
Epsilon & DCConnect partner to open up interconnectivity in China
Network Infrastructure

Epsilon & DCConnect partner to open up interconnectivity in China

A first for China, the integration will provide customers and partners with extended access to hundreds of data centers & cloud providers.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
PHOTO GALLERY: McLaren and Dell EMC host data centre event
Storage

PHOTO GALLERY: McLaren and Dell EMC host data centre event

McLaren and Dell EMC held an event to display the recently launched PowerMax storage array and talk about the former's data centre practices.

By Ashton Young • 1 min read • Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
Alibaba Cloud makes intentions clear with new EMEA partner program
Cloud Services

Alibaba Cloud makes intentions clear with new EMEA partner program

Alibaba Cloud has expanded its reach in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) with the launch of a new partner program.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
Exclusive: Schneider Electric CTO stirs data centre disruption debate
DataCentre infrastructure

Exclusive: Schneider Electric CTO stirs data centre disruption debate

Kevin Brown says the last ten years has seen huge gains in the data centre industry, but now we need to start innovating for the next ten years.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Sat, 30th Jun 2018
Healthy growth for converged systems market – but what's driving it?
Virtualisation

Healthy growth for converged systems market – but what's driving it?

From the surface the converged systems market looks to be in good stead - but it's a different story when you delve deeper within.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018
Ensono nearly doubles in size with data centre company acquisition
Hyperscale

Ensono nearly doubles in size with data centre company acquisition

By acquiring a global hosted data centre services business, Ensono hopes to strengthen its presence in the UK and US, and establish one in India.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018
Megaport opens up Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in London
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Megaport opens up Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in London

Megaport recently announced the availability of dedicated and private access to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (FastConnect) in London.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018
Dell and HPE share the lead in India's surging server market
Network Infrastructure

Dell and HPE share the lead in India's surging server market

The server market in India is in a very good place with digital transformation driving huge growth both now and in the foreseeable future.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018
Purpose-built backup appliance market erupting in EMEA
Disaster Recovery

Purpose-built backup appliance market erupting in EMEA

IDC's latest research shows a very healthy PBBA market in EMEA with vendor revenue surging upwards in some areas more than others.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Jun 2018
'Radical' cloud services transforming Philippines IT outsourcing market
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

'Radical' cloud services transforming Philippines IT outsourcing market

The IT outsourcing market in the Philippines is in the midst of a fundamental shift caused by cloud services that are key to its growth.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Jun 2018

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CMI celebrates construction of huge Singapore data center
Network Infrastructure

CMI celebrates construction of huge Singapore data center

China Mobile International (CMI) recently celebrated the construction commencement of its new data Singapore data center.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jul 2018