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CBRE finds record levels of investment in APAC data centers

Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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CBRE's new report finds direct investment in the sector more than doubled in 2021, surpassing investment volumes for the past four years combined.
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APAC region could generate 6,000 terabits of data per second by 2025 - Equinix report

Fri, 22nd Oct 2021
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Interconnection bandwidth across major global and Asia Pacific metros are expected to continue their growth to record levels.
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Vantage Data Centers to launch in APAC via PCCW & Agile Data Centers acquisitions

Fri, 10th Sep 2021
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The expansion will see Vantage Data Centers offer services across Tokyo and Osaka in Japan, as well as, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, and Melbourne, Australia.
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INAP selects Radware for DDoS protection and cloud web application security services

Fri, 6th Aug 2021
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Radware's North America vice president Bob Simpson says that there has been a rapid shift to cloud - and more sophisticated cyber attacks to go with it.
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Singapore sovereign wealth fund backs $3.9b Equinix data center portfolio expansion

Wed, 16th Jun 2021
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The joint venture agreements will help to build out the xScale data center portfolio across 32 different facilities around the world.
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Equinix welcomes former Telstra exec Cyrus Adaggra to leadership team

Mon, 3rd May 2021
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Adaggra will lead the company's growth strategy in the region, spanning the company's existing and new markets.
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Oracle launches second Gen 2 Cloud region in India

Wed, 1st Jul 2020
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Oracle's second Gen 2 Cloud region in India is live in Hyderabad, expanding support for over 15,000 customers amid a global cloud region expansion.
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World's best city for WiFi speed and 5G revealed

Tue, 9th Jun 2020
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London has emerged as the global leader for internet accessibility, topping Business Fibre's list of best cities for free WiFi and 5G availability.
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Nutanix expands Xi Frame support across additional APAC data centers

Mon, 16th Mar 2020
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Nutanix has bolstered its virtual desktop services, Xi Frame, across five more data centres in Asia Pacific, raising the total to 25, amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Japan rolls out more facial recognition gates at airports

Mon, 23rd Sep 2019
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More airports around Japan will soon be rolling out automated facial recognition gates for travellers passing through immigration and passport control.
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Second Akamai scrubbing centre opens in Melbourne

Wed, 21st Aug 2019
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Akamai bolsters its DDoS defences in the ANZ region with the opening of a second scrubbing centre in Melbourne, enhancing cybersecurity resilience.
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Equinix reveals investment plans for 2019 – and there's a lot

Thu, 9th May 2019
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The colocation giant has revealed its plans for the year that contains significant amounts of investment for expansion and new facilities.
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Interconnection abound: Equinix to launch its ECX Fabric to APAC

Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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Later this year Equinix will roll out its Cloud Exchange Fabric across Asia Pacific to meet surging demand for inter-metro and private connectivity.
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Google's Partner Interconnect service now generally available

Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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Partner interconnect allows customers to link their on-premises resources to the GCP through a supported service provider.
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Equinix adds support for new Google Cloud platform

Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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Equinix partners with Google Cloud to offer global connectivity, expanding access to Google Cloud Platform and Dedicated Interconnect services.
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Google to open second cloud data center in Japan

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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Google is set to open a second cloud data centre in Osaka, Japan in 2019, enhancing its services and infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region.
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Accelerating global interconnection with the acquisition of Metronode

Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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This US$792 million acquisition of Metronode will see us expand our reach in the country, which has been called for by a number of our customers.
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Equinix connects global data centers to create inter-metro connectivity fabric

Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Any Equinix customer will be able to request connections to any of the more than 1,000 participants on ECX Fabric today.
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Facebook, Amazon & NTT Com build Japan - Philippines subsea cable

Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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NTT Com's Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE), Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) and Pacific Crossing-1 (PC-1) cables will connect with Jupiter cable.
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Sydney charges ahead as a global FinTech leader, Melbourne not far behind

Wed, 13th Sep 2017
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FinTech Australia welcomes strong performance by Sydney and Melbourne in latest Global Financial Centres Index.