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Energy hog Google just bought enough renewables to power its operations for the year
Recently, Google announced that it has purchased a whopping 3 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity — equal to what all of its offices and data centers around the world use on an annual basis.
Maintaining data center operations, come hell or high water
Throughout history, the Asia-Pacific region has been hit with its share of floods, earthquakes, landslides and typhoons. Regional utilities, governments and businesses can be crippled when disasters like these compromise mission-critical facilities.
Getting Uptime accredited in Southeast Asia
The strong demand seen by Uptime Institute is a testament to the beehive of data center and cloud-related activity in Asia Pacific
New Certification Program For Prefabricated And Modular Data Centers
Uptime Institute has announced its TIER-Ready Program for equipment manufacturers, aimed at easing the planning process for data center facility managers.
More Uptime Institute in the News
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Location, Location, Location
2018-05-21
The Australian Securities Exchange outlines key considerations for firms weighing up their choice of co-location facility. Read full information on external site
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Rack centre bags ICT infrastructure, data centre provider awards
2018-05-18
Rack Centre, Africa’s premium data centre provider has won two awards at the 2018 Beacon of ICT Awards. Read full information on external site
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London event explores a new dawn for EU data centers
2018-05-17
DCD>London event to discuss the dynamic European IT infrastructure landscape on 5-6 November at Old Billingsgate in London Read full information on external site
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Coker: Data Centre Operations Will Enhance Growth
2018-05-10
The managing director of Rack Centre, Mr. Ayotunde Coker, spoke with Emma Okonji on the importance of data centre operations to business growth and economic development. Read full information on external site
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Bridge finalises acquisition of two data centres in Malaysia
2018-05-10
Bridge Data Centres (Bridge), a regional data centre services provider headquartered in Singapore, completed its acquisition of two data centres located in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, from Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), a Malaysian Government Pension Fund. Read full information on external site
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Risky business: You'd better have a plan for tech to go wrong
2018-05-09
Power outages, automation, rollback... and more Read full information on external site
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Upcoming data center in a nuclear bomb shelter gets Tier IV design certification
2018-05-07
The Uptime Institute has awarded American data center operator Data Shelter a Tier IV Design certificate for its sole project, a planned former-nuclear-bunker-turned-data-center of the same name. Read full information on external site
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Data: Local hosting to save Nigeria 60bn yearly loss
2018-05-07
In what appears to be a gain amidst several negative impacts of the current foreign exchange rate in the country, Nigerians are beginning to patronise local data centres to host their servers in the country in a twist that is capable of saving Nigeria N60 billion hitherto lost yearly to foreign web hosting, New Telegraph has learnt. Read full information on external site
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Decommissioning is Part of Disaster Recovery Planning
2018-05-04
More moving parts mean more chance of failure. Replace “moving parts” by “comatose IT servers” and the adage still holds true. Read full information on external site
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Data center combines fabric, sheet metal for efficient HVAC design
2018-05-03
There are dozens of data center cooling methods. But multitenant, shared location data center operator Involta LLC said it believes its HVAC design team has developed one of the industry’s most efficient concepts. Read full information on external site
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Data Center Logs A Low PUE Via Air Distribution Design
2018-05-03
Involta Northpointe, a recently-opened, 40,000-sq-ft data center in Freeport, PA, is already recording a 1.3 power usage effectiveness (PUE). Read full information on external site
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Can Your Colocation Provider Ensure Maximum Uptime?
2018-05-02
From physical location to network integration, there are important elements to consider when placing your hardware with a colocation data center. Read full information on external site
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MainOne Data Centre, MDXI Wins Most Connected Nigerian Data Centre Award
2018-05-01
Premier data centre operator in West Africa, MDXI (a MainOne Company) won the most Connected Tier III Data Centre award at the Beacon of ICT Awards (BoICT), organized by the Nigerian Communications Week over the weekend. Read full information on external site
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How to Improve Data Center Energy Usage
2018-04-26
Data centers are notoriously energy intensive, but business can take many different measures to reduce such energy usage, including using a containment system, virtualizing servers and storage and simply turning off idle equipment. Read full information on external site
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Understanding the Role of Data Centers in Modern Business
2018-04-26
As the cloud continues to expand and more organizations rely on data to run their businesses, it’s important that we seek to understand the role of data centers and why they’re necessary in today’s landscape (as well as in the future). Read full information on external site
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Hyperscale and hybrid IT will be the key drivers in Southeast Asia
2018-04-25
DCD>Southeast Asia promises to give a sharp insight into the growth of services in the region Read full information on external site
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Arm Mbed Simplifies IoT Security, Development and Device Management
2018-04-23
For Arm, enabling a world of a trillion connected devices requires more than designing the industry’s most efficient and secure chips. Read full information on external site
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Africa Data Centers opens new floor at Nairobi data centre facility
2018-04-20
Africa Data Centres,part of the pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has today opened a new floor at East Africa Data Centre (EADC) in Nairobi, Kenya. Read full information on external site
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DCD launches 2018 Singapore event
2018-04-20
Over 80 industry professionals celebrate advances in the data center industry with an interactive panel session launching DCD>South East Asia Read full information on external site
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Africa Data Centres expands its Nairobi facility
2018-04-20
Africa Data Centres, part of pan-African group Liquid Telecom, has expanded facilities at its flagship East Africa Data Centre (EADC) in Nairobi, Kenya. Read full information on external site
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Africa Data Centres expands flagship facility in Nairobi, Kenya
2018-04-20
Adding enough space for another 160 racks Read full information on external site
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Enabling Reliable Data Center Growth in an Era of Water Scarcity
2018-04-20
As people and industries continue to shift to cloud and IoT-based solutions, the cloud computing market is experiencing exponential growth. This expansion, along with the growing global population, will lead to greater demand for goods, services, and natural resources–notably water. Read full information on external site
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Telin Singapore enters partnership with SGIX
2018-04-19
Telin Singapore has teamed up with the Singapore Internet Exchange (SGIX) to enhance internet connectivity for business customers. Read full information on external site
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Uptime Institute Focuses on Hybrid Infrastructure at DCD>Enterprise
2018-04-18
Global Data Center Authority delivers deep dive for enterprises on hybrid IT strategy at the East Coast’s largest data center conference in New York, May 1-2 Read full information on external site
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NextDC to build data centers in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth
2018-04-18
Planning to add 100MW of capacity Read full information on external site
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Digital Transformation to hit the energy wall
2018-04-18
Digital transformation is leading toward an “always on” paradigm Read full information on external site
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Four Data Center Trends To Watch In 2018
2018-04-17
Significant developments, both internal and external, are impacting data center facilities. Read full information on external site
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Addressing the Data Center Skills Shortage
2018-04-17
With many seasoned data center employees reaching retirement age in an that industry that doubles in size every four years, data center operators face staffing problems. Read full information on external site
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Hablamos Con...Lee Kirby
2018-04-17
La inversión en colocation, telecomunicaciones y centros de datos prefabricados está en alza, afirma el presidente de Uptime Institute Read full information on external site
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Web Werks Opening Up The Road To Cloud 4.0, India's First Web-based On-demand Utility Cloud Hosting Service.
2018-04-17
Web Werks, the leading cloud hosting provider in India recently announced the release of Web Werks Cloud 4.0 enabling associations to enhance proficiency, reduce costs, and recognize new sources of income through advanced tracking of resources, laborers, and vehicles; real-time issue discovery; and prescient analytics. Read full information on external site
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Telin opens first Hong Kong data center
2018-04-13
Its first in the Pearl River estuary Read full information on external site
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T5 Data Centers Celebrates 10 Years Of Data Center Excellence
2018-04-06
March marked the 10-year anniversary for leading provider of enterprise-scale, custom-built data centers. Read full information on external site
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Carrenza expands data centre presence
2018-04-05
Agreement expands data centre footprint and enables Carrenza to work with Crown Hosting to extend multi-cloud services to public sector. Read full information on external site
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GovDC's success celebrated at Innovation Show
2018-04-05
Last week’s Public Sector Innovation Show in Canberra was a highly successful event, attracting around 800 attendees to hear local and international experts convey the latest news, developments and learnings in the ICT space. Read full information on external site
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Colocation and Interconnection Services Company Cologix Achieves Tier III Certification for Data Center
2018-03-29
Colocation and interconnection services company Cologix Inc. (Cologix) has achieved Tier III certification for one of its data centers. Cologix has headquarters in Denver, Colorado, United States. Read full information on external site
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Data centre market sees fast growth in Romania
2018-03-29
A significant growth of the data centre market is expected in Romania in 2018, as several expansion and upgrade projects will be conducted. Read full information on external site
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Cologix Columbus Data Center Earns Prestigious Tier III Certification From Uptime Institute
2018-03-29
DENVER – Cologix™ a network and cloud neutral interconnection and data center company announced that the Uptime Institute awarded the coveted Tier III certification of Constructed Facility to the new COL3 data center in Columbus, Ohio. Read full information on external site
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Grupo Gtd acquires Falabella data centre in Chile
2018-03-21
Grupo Gtd, the Chilean telecoms operator, has acquired a data centre in Santiago de Chile owned by department store chain Falabella. Read full information on external site
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Cloud Exchange to build first Tier IV Data Center
2018-03-20
Cloud Exchange West Africa, a virtual computing and end to end IT solutions company, has announced its receipt of Uptime Institute Certification for Tier IV data center design. Read full information on external site
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Vertiv helps NEXTDC achieve Tier IV Data Centre Certification
2018-03-20
Recognising the growing value of reducing energy consumption and maximising energy efficiency, Australian data centre provider NEXTDC selected a cooling solution from Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, for its new facility in Melbourne. Read full information on external site
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Vertiv ramps up the energy efficiency of NEXTDC's Melbourne data center
2018-03-19
Australian data center provider NEXTDC will rely on Vertiv to cool its new facility in Melbourne. Read full information on external site
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SightLogix protects Telecom Italia Mobile’s data center
2018-03-15
SightLogix smart thermal cameras are providing data center physical security for Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) in Acilia Rome, Italy. Read full information on external site
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DataCenterNews-NEXTDC's Sydney data center wins gold for operational sustainability
2018-03-12
NEXTDC’s S1 Sydney data center has been awarded Uptime Institute Tier III Gold Certification for Operational excellence, which is the highest possible certification of this kind from Uptime Institute. Read full information on external site
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NEXTDC's Sydney data center wins gold for operational sustainability
2018-03-12
One of Australia’s top Data-center-as-a-Service providers has been recognized for the operational sustainability of its facilities. Read full information on external site
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Vivo invests BRL 125 million in data centre expansion
2018-03-12
Vivo Empresas, the B2B unit of Telefonica Brasil, announced an investment of BRL 125 million for the expansion of the Tambore I data centre by around 2,300 square metres, with the capacity to install up to 900 racks. Read full information on external site
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Risky Business No More
2018-03-11
When Hurricane Sandy hit the Eastern seaboard in 2012, it left more than 8 million businesses and households without electricity. Read full information on external site
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T5 Data Centers: Mission critical data centers you can count on
2018-03-06
Achieving an array of awards from the Uptime Institute, T5 Facilities Management has proven itself time and time again to be the top critical facility management company for data center owners who demand 100% uptime. Read full information on external site
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How Edge Computing Is Transforming IT Infrastructure
2018-03-01
New technologies such as IoT and cloud architectures are driving computing to the edge. Companies must embrace this trend in order to survive. Read full information on external site
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The state of edge computing in Asia
2018-02-28
Asia is expected to see dramatic edge computing growth in the next three to five years. Read full information on external site
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DCD>Indochina 2018 reveals changes to IT strategies
2018-02-26
Technology leaders found how to keep IT strategies and infrastructure up to date at DCD’s 4th annual conference and expo in Bangkok Read full information on external site
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DCD>Energy Smart highlights fuel cells in the data center
2018-02-23
Stockholm event on 13 March will hear how NREL improved data center efficiency with hydrogen fuel cells. Could they replace the grid? Read full information on external site
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Computer World HK: Uptime Institute rolls out new hybrid resiliency assessment for data centers
2018-02-23
Uptime Institute has unveiled its new Hybrid Resiliency Assessment service, which is designed to reduce the risks associated with business service delivery when the underlying infrastructure spans multiple data centers, co-locations sites and the cloud. Read full information on external site
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Communications Today: Uptime Institute Rolls Out New Hybrid Resiliency Assessment For Hybrid Infrastructures
2018-02-23
Uptime Institute has unveiled its new Hybrid Resiliency Assessmentservice, which is designed to reduce the risks associated with business service delivery when the underlying infrastructure spans multiple data centers, co-locations sites and the cloud. Read full information on external site
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Uptime Institute rolls out new hybrid resiliency assessment for data centers
2018-02-23
Uptime Institute has unveiled its new Hybrid Resiliency Assessment service, which is designed to reduce the risks associated with business service delivery when the underlying infrastructure spans multiple data centers, co-locations sites and the cloud. Read full information on external site
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Dubai Forum: Dubai Airports opens world’s first Tier III modular data center
2018-02-23
Dubai Airports has opened a modular data center at Dubai International, built by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. Read full information on external site
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Dubai Airports opens world’s first Tier III modular data center
2018-02-21
Built with hardware from Huawei Read full information on external site
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Uptime Institute deploys new hybrid resiliency assessment for hybrid infrastructures
2018-02-21
The Uptime Institute has unveiled its new Hybrid Resiliency Assessment service, which is designed to reduce the risks associated with business service delivery for multiple data centres, co-location sites and the cloud. Read full information on external site
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MDXi invests $6.58m in Lagos expansion
2018-02-21
Urges federal government to classify data centers as ”critical national assets” Read full information on external site
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Uptime Institute unveils Hybrid Resiliency Assessment
2018-02-21
The Uptime Institute has unveiled its new Hybrid Resiliency Assessment service, aimed at reducing the risks associated with business service delivery when the underlying infrastructure spans multiple data centers, co-locations sites and the cloud. Read full information on external site
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Uptime Institute introduces Hybrid Resiliency Assessment
2018-02-20
New service to help fight complexity of hybrid IT Read full information on external site
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NetworkAsia: Uptime Institute rolls out new hybrid resiliency assessment for hybrid infrastructures
2018-02-20
Uptime Institute has unveiled its new Hybrid Resiliency Assessment service, which is designed to reduce the risks associated with business service delivery when the underlying infrastructure spans multiple data centers, co-locations sites and the cloud. The new offering provides an independent evaluation of an organization’s hybrid infrastructure and its ability to deliver specific IT services over the expected range of operating conditions. Read full information on external site
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Uptime Institute to start testing hybrid IT resiliency
2018-02-15
Uptime Institute’s new Hybrid Resiliency Assessment service is an independent evaluation of an organization’s hybrid infrastructure and its ability to deliver specific IT services over the expected range of operating conditions. Read full information on external site
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Opus Interactive completes 90kW expansion in Infomart's Portland facility
2018-02-14
Opus Interactive, a provider of cloud hosting solutions, has completed a 90kW expansion of its footprint within Infomart Data Centers’ facility in Portland, Oregon. Read full information on external site
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Hong Kong multi-tenant datacenter market continues to edge out Singapore
2018-02-14
451 Research, a top five global IT analyst firm and sister company to datacenter authority Uptime Institute, has published Multi-tenant Datacenter Market reports on Hong Kong and Singapore, its fifth annual reports covering these key APAC markets. Read full information on external site
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Uptime Institute Rolls Out New Hybrid Resiliency Assessment For Hybrid Infrastructures
2018-02-13
New service evaluates business risks and expected performance for IT services spanning traditional data centers, colocation facilities, and cloud environments. Read full information on external site
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Dubai Airports’ new Modular Data Centre Complex a ‘world first’
2018-02-13
Dubai Airports today announced the successful completion of the world’s first Tier III certified Modular Data Centre Complex (MDCC)* at Dubai International (DXB) following a tour of the new facility by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports. Read full information on external site
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Vic Falls data expo generates collabo interest
2018-02-09
THE Data Centre Africa Expo conference, which ends today in Victoria Falls, has generated a lot of interest towards the need for collaboration among service providers worldwide. Read full information on external site
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Making the Digital Thailand plan a reality
2018-02-07
Thailand has a plan to make government data centers more efficient. How’s it coming along? Read full information on external site
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Meltdown, Spectre Create Data Center Dilemma
2018-02-07
CPU flaws raise capacity and cost concerns for data center operators. Read full information on external site
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Leading the Digital Age
2018-02-02
Etisalat Group active to lead the digital age with advancements in 5G and Enterprise Services Read full information on external site
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Why Data Centers Still Dominate Tech Deployments
2018-02-01
Despite the growing presence of the cloud, the majority of IT assets are still deployed at enterprise-owned data centers, according to the Uptime Institute's seventh annual "Data Center Industry Survey." Read full information on external site
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Hub of activity
2018-01-31
Across Africa, there is a massive shortage of data centres – giving huge scope for the continent’s leading IT companies. Read full information on external site
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DCD>Indonesia Pre-event Launch highlights direction for the industry
2018-01-31
Over 40 industry leaders came together on the afternoon of 23rd January over an exclusive networking lunch to share valuable insights on the latest data center and cloud infrastructure trends and innovations in Indonesia. Read full information on external site
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DCD>Indochina to Shed Light on Infrastructure Transformation
2018-01-30
DCD>Thailand & Indochina 2018 at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre on February 13 2018 to explore the effects of 5G, AI, Robotics in the data center space Read full information on external site
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DreamWorks infrastructure chief to speak at Cloud & DC Edge 2018
2018-01-25
DreamWorks Animations' vice president of platforms and infrastructure Justin Decker is set to reveal the company's data centre architecture and strategies at Cloud & DC Edge 2018 on 13–15 March on the Gold Coast. Read full information on external site
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1547 and CIM Group buy I.C.E data center near Toronto
2018-01-25
Partially leasing it back to the previous owner Read full information on external site
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Sabey Data Centers’ Intergate.East Facility Receives Uptime Institute’s M&O
2018-01-24
The company received the “Gold Standard” Management & Operations Stamp Of Approval. Read full information on external site
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DataLine completes deployment of data centre in Moscow
2018-01-22
Russian hosting services provider DataLine has completed the final part of the construction and deployment of the engineering infrastructure for the Nord-4 datacentre in Moscow, reports Cnews.ru. AMD Technologies deployed the cooling system for the data centre. Read full information on external site
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Getting Uptime accredited in Southeast Asia
2018-01-22
The strong demand seen by Uptime Institute is a testament to the beehive of data center and cloud-related activity in Asia Pacific Read full information on external site
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CorpCloud taps NEXTDC for network boost
2018-01-17
Brings points-of-presence to Perth and Melbourne data centres Read full information on external site