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Basefarm CEO puts HPE award down to storage investment
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Basefarm CEO puts HPE award down to storage investment

Ohlsén shares his thoughts on taking home the Northern Europe Service Provider of the Year Award - check out the full EMEA Awards list here.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018
Flexenclosure polishes off CenturyLink's new Ecuador data center
Hyperscale

Flexenclosure polishes off CenturyLink's new Ecuador data center

The custom-designed data center was pre-fabricated, pre-integrated and fully tested in Sweden before being shipped to Ecuador.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018
Colt activates network in US, joins 870 data centers in Asia & EU
Network Infrastructure

Colt activates network in US, joins 870 data centers in Asia & EU

Colt Technology Services (Colt) has officially announced the launch of its software-driven network in the US that already includes 13 cities.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018
SwiftStack adds multi-cloud features to its platform
Private Cloud

SwiftStack adds multi-cloud features to its platform

Designed to facilitate private data centers & public cloud, they have been added to the open source community in the newly created 1space project.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Jun 2018
Visa's cockup put down to 'very rare' data centre crash
Network Infrastructure

Visa's cockup put down to 'very rare' data centre crash

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.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Jun 2018
StorageCraft claims to be disrupting storage silos
Storage

StorageCraft claims to be disrupting storage silos

StorageCraft sees strong momentum as channel partners and customers embrace the company's approach to data storage and protection.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018
Dropbox deploys Western Digital large-scale cloud infrastructure
Storage

Dropbox deploys Western Digital large-scale cloud infrastructure

Western Digital has made major strides in the data center industry with the announcement that Dropbox has deployed its newest innovation.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018
“Unusual' growth in public cloud infrastructure market - here's why
Virtualisation

“Unusual' growth in public cloud infrastructure market - here's why

Public cloud provider spending on data center infrastructure surged forward in 2018's first quarter, the highest growth figure seen in nine quarters.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018
HPE leaping ahead in exascale race with world's largest Arm supercomputer
DataCentre infrastructure

HPE leaping ahead in exascale race with world's largest Arm supercomputer

​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.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018
Vertiv extends partnership with Russian data centre IXcellerate
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv extends partnership with Russian data centre IXcellerate

The relationship between the companies has extended for more than five years,with Vertiv gaining more input over time.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2018
Digital Realty turns old printing plant into third Toronto data center
Hyperscale

Digital Realty turns old printing plant into third Toronto data center

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.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 16th Jun 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Rick McElroy shares how he'd breach an enterprise
Malware

EXCLUSIVE: Rick McElroy shares how he'd breach an enterprise

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.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Sat, 16th Jun 2018
Industry cloud market among best opportunities over next decade
Manufacturing

Industry cloud market among best opportunities over next decade

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.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jun 2018
Equinix to connect SG & AU data centers with new subsea cable
Network Infrastructure

Equinix to connect SG & AU data centers with new subsea cable

Equinix is expanding its reach in Singapore and Australia with the addition of the Australian Singapore Cable (ASC) to its data centres.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jun 2018
Google buys plot of land in NL, but will there be a data centre?
DataCentre infrastructure

Google buys plot of land in NL, but will there be a data centre?

Google has purchased 70 hectares of land in Noord-Holland for an undisclosed amount but says it is keeping its options open.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jun 2018
PHOTO GALLERY: Datacloud Europe 2018 a crowd-puller in Monaco
Hyperscale

PHOTO GALLERY: Datacloud Europe 2018 a crowd-puller in Monaco

Datacloud Europe 2018 wraps up today in Monaco - here's some photos from the exhibition floor and keynote speakers to ogle at.

By Ashton Young • 1 min read • Thu, 14th Jun 2018
Exclusive: Vertiv CEO reveals company's bets for the future
Hyperscale

Exclusive: Vertiv CEO reveals company's bets for the future

​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.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Jun 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Two Kiwis make the cut for Coca-Cola Amatil startup programme
Entrepreneur

Two Kiwis make the cut for Coca-Cola Amatil startup programme

Coca-Cola Amatil has announced the short-list of startups who have earned their place in the inaugural 'Xcelerate' programme.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jun 2018