Stories by Ashton - Page 27
Scandinavia dominating wind market for big data centre operators
Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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power / energy
Renewable energy is a hot topic among data centre circles, and Scandinavia has seized the opportunity to make the most of it.
DC BLOX commits $785m to huge data center campus in Alabama
Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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The company says the campus will unquestionably be their flagship property, capable of scaling to over 200,000 square feet of data center space.
Report finds the on-prem data centre isn’t dying – it’s flourishing
Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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network infrastructure
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dc
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.
VMware launches virtual cloud network to boost Malaysia's digital adoption
Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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virtualisation
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dc
VMware revealed its plans for the ‘future of networking’ at its recent annual Evolve Forum held in Kuala Lumpur.
DDN steps in at final hour to salvage Tintri trainwreck
Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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tintri
On its day of admitting bankruptcy, Tintri can now be brought back from the brink after Data Direct Networks made a bid for acquisition.
Critical infrastructure protection market to skyrocket in coming years
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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dc
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risk & compliance
With crime comes the need for protection and it’s certainly no different for critical infrastructure within data centers, a new report finds.
Strong demand cause for new Global Switch data centre in Frankfurt
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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dc
The company says the new €115 million facility will also accompany a makeover of its existing data centre in Frankfurt.
Alibaba Cloud partners with Siemens to foster industrial IoT in China
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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iot
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industrial iot
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partner programmes
Alibaba Cloud partners with Siemens to boost industrial IoT in China, with MindSphere to be available on Alibaba Cloud in 2019.
Tech Data seals deal to distribute Gemalto suite in ANZ
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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channel development
Tech Data has invested heavily into ANZ since it entered the market in early 2017 and this latest distribution deal is no exception.
HPE to provide supercomputer for Swiss brain research initiative
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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healthtech
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hpe
HPE has won a supercomputer bid for a Swiss brain research initiative that employs futuristic data centre technology.
Iron Mountain to spend $430m in Phoenix data center campus expansion
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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dc
Iron Mountain has undergone rapid expansion this year and has now announced a massive investment in Phoenix to meet increasing demand.
Submarine cable project connecting Asia and the US signed off
Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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network infrastructure
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digital signage
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hyperscale
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.
Uganda data centre raided, operator ‘held hostage’
Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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data protection
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dc
Concerning news has emerged of a data centre in Uganda that was raided forcefully without warning by government officials.
Equinix to open new data centre in Oman, connecting EMEA
Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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dc
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.
Kokam says days are numbered for lead acid batteries in the data centre
Sat, 7th Jul 2018
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power / energy
The battery solutions provider says the lead acid option is unwieldy, require heavy maintenance, lasts less than 5 years, and has a large footprint,.
Pi DATACENTERS designs solution for Swiss-based Crypto Exchange
Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
Pi DATACENTERS asserts it's designed a solution for crypto exchanges toiling with frequent downtime due to heavy data usage.
Africa’s largest data centre to get even larger with big investment
Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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dc
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colocation
Teraco has announced its largest infrastructure project to date with the expansion of its Teraco Islando Campus (JB1) in South Africa.
McLaren CIO reveals how Dell has transformed data centre practices
Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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network infrastructure
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data analytics
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martech
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.
US company opens Amsterdam data centre to adhere to GDPR
Thu, 5th Jul 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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dc
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.
Subsea cable system to be deployed connecting the Pacific to Australia
Thu, 5th Jul 2018
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network infrastructure
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undersea cables
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vocus group
Vocus Group and ASN have signed a contract to deploy the cable and provide a significant upgrade to the countries' infrastructure.