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Microsoft announces first cloud investment in Norway data centres
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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Microsoft has made its first data centre investment in the Norway after revealing plans to add two cloud data centres to its Nordic footprint.
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Basefarm CEO puts HPE award down to storage investment
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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Ohlsén shares his thoughts on taking home the Northern Europe Service Provider of the Year Award - check out the full EMEA Awards list here.
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Flexenclosure polishes off CenturyLink's new Ecuador data center
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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The custom-designed data center was pre-fabricated, pre-integrated and fully tested in Sweden before being shipped to Ecuador.
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Colt activates network in US, joins 870 data centers in Asia & EU
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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Colt Technology Services (Colt) has officially announced the launch of its software-driven network in the US that already includes 13 cities.
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SwiftStack adds multi-cloud features to its platform
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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Designed to facilitate private data centers & public cloud, they have been added to the open source community in the newly created 1space project.
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Visa’s cockup put down to ‘very rare’ data centre crash
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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51.2 million Visa payments failed to process on Friday 1 June (just in time for after-work drinks) and the company says it all came down to a switch.
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ENGIE launches new service in Singapore to reduce data center complexity
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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ENGIE has launched the first digital outcome-focused service in Singapore to make the lives of data center operators easier.
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StorageCraft claims to be disrupting storage silos
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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StorageCraft sees strong momentum as channel partners and customers embrace the company's approach to data storage and protection.
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Dropbox deploys Western Digital large-scale cloud infrastructure
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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Western Digital has made major strides in the data center industry with the announcement that Dropbox has deployed its newest innovation.
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“Unusual' growth in public cloud infrastructure market - here's why
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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Public cloud provider spending on data center infrastructure surged forward in 2018's first quarter, the highest growth figure seen in nine quarters.
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HPE leaping ahead in exascale race with world's largest Arm supercomputer
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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​Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced a major stepping stone in its path to exascale computing with a new supercomputer for the U.S. DOE.
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Vertiv extends partnership with Russian data centre IXcellerate
Mon, 18th Jun 2018
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The relationship between the companies has extended for more than five years,with Vertiv gaining more input over time.
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Digital Realty turns old printing plant into third Toronto data center
Sat, 16th Jun 2018
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Digital Realty has converted what was once Toronto's largest newspaper facility into one of the most efficient and reliable data centers in the area.
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EXCLUSIVE: Rick McElroy shares how he’d breach an enterprise
Sat, 16th Jun 2018
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Carbon Black’s Rick McElroy asserts at the end of the day, cyberwar is not about systems but rather humans vs humans as they are the weakest link.
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Industry cloud market among best opportunities over next decade
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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IDC says worldwide spending on industry cloud is undertaking a huge surge this year, led by healthcare providers but with growth in all other sectors.
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Two Kiwis make the cut for Coca-Cola Amatil startup programme
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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Coca-Cola Amatil has announced the short-list of startups who have earned their place in the inaugural ‘Xcelerate’ programme.
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Equinix to connect SG & AU data centers with new subsea cable
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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Equinix is expanding its reach in Singapore and Australia with the addition of the Australian Singapore Cable (ASC) to its data centres.
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Google buys plot of land in NL, but will there be a data centre?
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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Google has purchased 70 hectares of land in Noord-Holland for an undisclosed amount but says it is keeping its options open.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Datacloud Europe 2018 a crowd-puller in Monaco
Thu, 14th Jun 2018
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Datacloud Europe 2018 wraps up today in Monaco - here's some photos from the exhibition floor and keynote speakers to ogle at.
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Exclusive: Vertiv CEO reveals company’s bets for the future
Thu, 14th Jun 2018
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​At this year’s Datacloud Europe event in Monaco, we were able to sit down with Vertiv CEO Rob Johnson to discuss some of what is to come.