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AXA IM acquires DATA4 and its 15 data centres across Europe
Hyperscale

AXA IM acquires DATA4 and its 15 data centres across Europe

The company has held a 37 percent stake in DATA4 since 2012 and has now completed a 100 percent acquisition with international expansion on the cards.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Jul 2018
Darktrace's rapid global expansion paying off to tune of $1.25b
AI Security

Darktrace's rapid global expansion paying off to tune of $1.25b

Five-year-old cybersecurity firm Darktrace has ended its financial year with more than US $400 million worth of contracts.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Jul 2018
Why a cybersecurity awareness week is just not enough
Opinion

Why a cybersecurity awareness week is just not enough

From personal privacy to online scams, it seems almost every IT security-related issue now has its very own awareness week.

By Phil Kernick • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Jul 2018
Digital Realty opens up IBM Cloud access in 70 global data centres
Hyperscale

Digital Realty opens up IBM Cloud access in 70 global data centres

Digital Realty today announced that it will be expanding its dedicated access to the IBM Cloud in 15 major metropolitan areas around the globe.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Jul 2018
Operation Warenagent arrests 15 online fraudsters across Europe
Email Security

Operation Warenagent arrests 15 online fraudsters across Europe

The scam network is thought to be responsible for more than 35,000 cases of fraud and has caused more than EUR 18 million in damage.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Jul 2018
New 17 acre data centre campus opens for business in London
DataCentre infrastructure

New 17 acre data centre campus opens for business in London

Virtus has announced two data centres have officially gone online with another on the near horizon, burgeoning its IT capacity in the region.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
Mercedes F1 head of IT discusses data storage – and the woes of backup
Storage

Mercedes F1 head of IT discusses data storage – and the woes of backup

Matt Harris has been with the team for 20 years and here he shares its incredible data history - including a data outage he will take to his grave.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
Scammers spoof UK university domains as part of massive fraud campaign
Marketing Technologies

Scammers spoof UK university domains as part of massive fraud campaign

Action Fraud UK is warning people to be wary of any emails they receive that look like they belong to UK university email addresses.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
New MIX PoP launched at Aruba's Global Cloud Data Center​
DataCentre infrastructure

New MIX PoP launched at Aruba's Global Cloud Data Center​

Aruba has secured a PoP deal with the Milan Internet eXchange (MIX) to establish new interconnections from its modern (and huge) data centre campus.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
Google invests in massive subsea cable connecting U.S. and Europe
Network Infrastructure

Google invests in massive subsea cable connecting U.S. and Europe

The tech giant has invested in a huge private subsea cable project across the Atlantic Ocean to expand its global cloud network.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018
Construction begins on EU-funded 'best data centre in the world'
DataCentre infrastructure

Construction begins on EU-funded 'best data centre in the world'

A consortium of vendors has celebrated construction commencement of a project designed to test and validate the feasibility of new data centre tech.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018
AvantiGas opts for UK-based Six Degrees in multi-cloud transformation
Hyperscale

AvantiGas opts for UK-based Six Degrees in multi-cloud transformation

The deal will see Six Degrees building and hosting the international company's data and IT services on a multi-cloud platform across 16 countries.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Jul 2018
DE-CIX partners with euNetworks to launch 'Project Reach'
Hyperscale

DE-CIX partners with euNetworks to launch 'Project Reach'

The point of the Project is to reach into more data centres and expand the locations where customers can connect to the DE-CIX peering platform.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Jul 2018
Orange acquires Basefarm for €350m to strengthen European cloud reach
Hyperscale

Orange acquires Basefarm for €350m to strengthen European cloud reach

Orange says the acquisition will reinforce its position in the cloud computing services market across the continent.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Jul 2018
Mimecast acquires cybersecurity training firm Ataata
EduTech

Mimecast acquires cybersecurity training firm Ataata

Ataata's security awareness training and cyber risk management platform will be integrated with Mimecast's cyber resilience for email.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Jul 2018
Photo Gallery: Interxion celebrates London expansion with LON3 launch
DataCentre infrastructure

Photo Gallery: Interxion celebrates London expansion with LON3 launch

Last night Interxion hosted an event on the top floor of the City Hall with 360 degree views to mark the launch of its third London data centre.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Jul 2018
Opinion: Why data centres are migrating from the suburbs to the CBD
Unified Communications

Opinion: Why data centres are migrating from the suburbs to the CBD

Data centre operators used to desire large plots on the fringes of city metros, but AU-based Charles Fortin says this ideal is beginning to change.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jul 2018
Scandinavia dominating wind market for big data centre operators
Hyperscale

Scandinavia dominating wind market for big data centre operators

Renewable energy is a hot topic among data centre circles, and Scandinavia has seized the opportunity to make the most of it.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Jul 2018
Report finds the on-prem data centre isn't dying – it's flourishing
Network Infrastructure

Report finds the on-prem data centre isn't dying – it's flourishing

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.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018