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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
DDN steps in at final hour to salvage Tintri trainwreck
Hyperscale

DDN steps in at final hour to salvage Tintri trainwreck

On its day of admitting bankruptcy, Tintri can now be brought back from the brink after Data Direct Networks made a bid for acquisition.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018
Strong demand cause for new Global Switch data centre in Frankfurt
DataCentre infrastructure

Strong demand cause for new Global Switch data centre in Frankfurt

The company says the new €115 million facility will also accompany a makeover of its existing data centre in Frankfurt.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
HPE to provide supercomputer for Swiss brain research initiative
DataCentre infrastructure

HPE to provide supercomputer for Swiss brain research initiative

HPE has won a supercomputer bid for a Swiss brain research initiative that employs futuristic data centre technology.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
Uganda data centre raided, operator 'held hostage'
Data Protection

Uganda data centre raided, operator 'held hostage'

Concerning news has emerged of a data centre in Uganda that was raided forcefully without warning by government officials.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
Equinix to open new data centre in Oman, connecting EMEA
DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix to open new data centre in Oman, connecting EMEA

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.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
Kokam says days are numbered for lead acid batteries in the data centre
Hyperscale

Kokam says days are numbered for lead acid batteries in the data centre

The battery solutions provider says the lead acid option is unwieldy, require heavy maintenance, lasts less than 5 years, and has a large footprint,.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 7th Jul 2018
Europe's data centres need more brains than brawn to tackle energy efficiency
DataCentre infrastructure

Europe's data centres need more brains than brawn to tackle energy efficiency

Honeywell's Daniela Pandrea delves into the issues around data centre energy efficiency and asserts the solution is really quite simple.

By Daniela Pandrea • 6 min read • Sat, 7th Jul 2018
Africa's largest data centre to get even larger with big investment
Hyperscale

Africa's largest data centre to get even larger with big investment

Teraco has announced its largest infrastructure project to date with the expansion of its Teraco Islando Campus (JB1) in South Africa.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018
McLaren CIO reveals how Dell has transformed data centre practices
Network Infrastructure

McLaren CIO reveals how Dell has transformed data centre practices

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.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018
HPE and Red Bull Racing extend hyperconverged infrastructure partnership
Hyperscale

HPE and Red Bull Racing extend hyperconverged infrastructure partnership

HPE has been providing data centre solutions for Aston Martin Red Bull Racing since 2015 when they were at a crossroads with their 'creaky' IT system.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018