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DCD>Magazine Issue 28 - Land of the Giants
The hyperscale giants operate in a league of their own - behemoths like Google, Amazon and Microsoft have had to overcome challenges others have never even imagined. We talk to the big three about their data center designs, their capacity planning efforts, and what they expect from the future.
The Future of Data Center Management: From DCIM to DMaaS
The parable of the four blind men describing an elephant could be applied to data center management, as can the proverb about divide-and-conquer: too often, disparate constituencies monitor data center performance through the limited prism of their own operational area.
How to Keep Data Centers Running Optimally
Storing your data in the cloud doesn’t mean it’s floating around somewhere miles above the earth—it just means another server somewhere in the world is holding onto that data. With the proliferation of cloud storage, and the expansive increase in data that needs to be stored, data centers have become the center of attention for many companies.
Infomart Data Centers finishes first of six Ashburn data center suites
Infomart Data Centers said that it has finished a new data center suite at its Ashburn, VA facility. The data center suite is the first of six 10,000-square-foot suites with resilient power capacity of as much as 3 MW.
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Pi DATACENTERS Is Poised To Be The Digital Transformation Partner For Enterprises
2018-07-16
As a datacenter and cloud service provider, we operate in a $2.2 billion space, where the transformation is driven by the market dynamics and market sustenance for the enterprises. Read full information on external site
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China Mobile launches Singapore data center
2018-07-06
The mainland giant is expanding across the region Read full information on external site
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Data Center Management as a Service Promises to Be Disruptive
2018-07-06
The next phase in data center management is data center-management as-a-service, or DMaaS, according to some industry experts. Read full information on external site
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MDXI achieves TCCF, now most certified data center in Nigeria
2018-07-06
Mainone’s Data Centre subsidiary, MDXI has received its Tier III Constructed Facility certification (TCCF) from the Uptime Institute. Read full information on external site
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MDXI bags Uptime Institute’s certification
2018-07-05
MainOne’s Data Centre subsidiary, MDXI, has received its Tier III Constructed Facility certification (TCCF) from the Uptime Institute. Read full information on external site
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MainOne’s MDXI Obtains Tier III Constructed Facility Certification
2018-07-05
This TCCF certification is awarded by the Uptime Institute as a performance-based evaluation of a data centre’s concurrently maintainable site infrastructure. Read full information on external site
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MainOne’s MDXI Becomes Most Certified Data Center in Nigeria, Achieves TCCF
2018-07-03
MainOne’s Data Centre subsidiary, MDXI has just received its Tier III Constructed Facility certification (TCCF) from the Uptime Institute. Read full information on external site
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Flexenclosure receives two new orders for eCentre in South America
2018-07-02
Prefabricated data centre specialist Flexenclosure has received two new orders for eCentre data centres in Nicaragua and Honduras, following recent projects in Paraguay, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile. Read full information on external site
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MainOne’s MDXI becomes most certified Data Center in Nigeria
2018-07-02
MainOne’s Data Centre subsidiary, MDXI has just received its Tier III Constructed Facility certification (TCCF) from the Uptime Institute. Read full information on external site
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Flexenclosure to build two new data centres in Nicaragua and Honduras
2018-07-02
Sweden-based prefabricated data centre provider Flexenclosure has received two new orders to build data centres from unnamed customers in Nicaragua and Honduras. Read full information on external site
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MainOne’s MDXI achieves TCCF… now most certified Data Center in Nigeria
2018-07-02
MainOne’s (www.MainOne.net) Data Centre subsidiary, MDXI has just received its Tier III Constructed Facility certification (TCCF) from the Uptime Institute. Read full information on external site
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Flexenclosure to install eCentres in Nicaragua, Honduras
2018-07-02
Both will be built in the countries’ respective capitals Read full information on external site
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Well, clouds sprint on Data Centers!
2018-06-29
A Data Center (DC) is a provision used to lodge digital systems like workstations, personal computers and various other correlated units such as storage and network components. Read full information on external site
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China, Already a Fifth of the World’s Online Population, Presents a Tremendous Opportunity for Multinational Enterprises
2018-06-29
Nearly 800 million people in China have internet access, a number that is expected to increase to more than one billion within the duration of the next Five Year Plan. China, a nation of 1.4 billion people, is an enormous market, representing more than 20 percent of the world’s online community. Read full information on external site
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C Spire Buys Cloud Company
2018-06-29
C Spire has acquired Birmingham, Alabama-based TekLinks, a resell, cloud, managed and professional services provider. Read full information on external site
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MainOne’s MDXI attains new certification
2018-06-29
MainOne’s Data Centre subsidiary, MDXI has received its Tier III Constructed Facility certification (TCCF) from the Uptime Institute. Read full information on external site
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MainOne’s MDXI achieves TCCF, now most certified Data Center in Nigeria
2018-06-28
Lagos – MainOne’s Data Centre subsidiary, MDXI has just received its Tier III Constructed Facility certification (TCCF) from the Uptime Institute. Read full information on external site
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DCD>Africa to focus on major data center and cloud disruptors
2018-06-28
DCD>Africa will bring together leaders of Liquid Telecom, Nestle, MainOne, Rack Centre and many more in Johannesburg on 24 July at the Hilton Sandton to discuss how digital transformation in the enterprise is disrupting regional data center markets. Read full information on external site
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Turkcell launches Izmir data center
2018-06-26
Plans another two facilities in Ankara and Corlu Read full information on external site
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AzInTelecom joins American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan
2018-06-25
AzInTelecom LLC, which operates under the Ministry of Transport, Communication and High Technologies, has joined the American Chamber of Commerce ("AmCham Azerbaijan"), where influential companies are represented. Read full information on external site
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DCD>Middle East event explores new wave of data centers
2018-06-22
Event to discuss data center evolution in the region on the 27th November 2018, Hyatt Regency. Dubai. Read full information on external site
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Rack Centre wins Datacloud awards in Monaco
2018-06-22
Rack Centre, Africa’s Premium Data Centre and the leading carrier neutral Tier III constructed facility certified colocation data centre provider has been honoured with the prestigious Datacloud Award for regional excellence in the Data Centre Geographical Location category. Read full information on external site
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Flexenclosure deploys eCentre in Ecuador for CenturyLink
2018-06-21
Modular data center manufacturer Flexenclosure has completed the deployment of one of its eCentre facilities in Quito, Ecuador’s capital city, on behalf of US communications giant CenturyLink. Read full information on external site
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Data Centers on the Edge: Stay Ahead of DCI
2018-06-21
Rack Centre -- which connects to more than 27 major carriers and ISPs in Africa, as well as all undersea cables serving the nation's south Atlantic coast -- must stay ahead of technological advances in order to serve customers via its Tier III data center. Read full information on external site
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Rack Centre wins Datacloud Award in Monaco
2018-06-21
Rack Centre, Africa’s Premium Data Centre, has been honoured with the prestigious Datacloud Award for regional excellence in the Data Centre Geographical Location category. Read full information on external site
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For Ultimate Data Center Security, Technology Alone is Not the Answer
2018-06-21
The security of data – and in particular people’s personal data – has been a hot topic in recent months. The EU’s rollout of new GDPR regulations; the Cambridge Analytica scandal; or the seemingly weekly revelations of financial institutions or consumer service providers which have had their databases hacked are all examples most of us will be aware of. Read full information on external site
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New eCentre data centre in Ecuador
2018-06-21
CenturyLink is now beginning operations at its new Ecuadorian data centre, offering colocation, hosting, cloud computing, security, collaboration, communication and managed services to its clients. Read full information on external site
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Rack Centre, Data Centre Provider Recognized as Winner @ Datacloud Awards
2018-06-21
Rack Centre, Africa’s Premium Data Centre and the leading carrier neutral Tier III constructed facility certified colocation data centre provider has been honoured with the prestigious Datacloud Award for regional excellence in the Data Centre Geographical Location category. Read full information on external site
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Infomart Data Centers finishes first of six Ashburn data center suites
2018-06-13
Infomart Data Centers announces completion of new Ashburn data center capacity. Read full information on external site
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Istanbul event to focus on data center & cloud infrastructure growth
2018-06-13
DCD>Turkey conference to discuss the dynamic regional IT infrastructure landscape on 4 December 2018 at Wyndham Grand Istanbul Levent Read full information on external site
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Viva Bahrain data centre achieves Uptime Institute Tier III certification
2018-06-13
Viva Bahrain's data centre has become the first Uptime Institute Tier III-certified facility in the country. Read full information on external site
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VIVA DataCenter, first in Bahrain to achieve International Tier III certification
2018-06-11
VIVA DataCenter ensures 24/7 readiness and high-quality operations Read full information on external site
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Infomart Unveils Ashburn Data Center, Retooled for the Future
2018-06-11
Northern Virginia has a long history as a crossroads for the Internet. One of the data centers that has played a key role in the region’s past is now ready for the next phase of growth in Data Center Alley. Read full information on external site
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Hybrid, edge, and 5G to spearhead debate at DCD>Colo+Cloud
2018-06-07
Hyatt Regency, Dallas to host the national conference for colo, cloud, and telco operators on October 30 Read full information on external site
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Ixcellerate opens doors and reveals tech to largest data hall in Russia
2018-06-07
IXcellerate has announced the official opening of the largest data hall in Russia and the third expansion of its Moscow-based data centre campus. Read full information on external site
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Saudi Telecom opens Riyadh data center
2018-06-06
Making the company the largest operator in the Middle East Read full information on external site
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STC inaugurates data centre in Riyadh
2018-06-04
Saudi operator STC has inaugurated its new data centre in Riyadh, which it says has international standards. Read full information on external site
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How to keep data centers running optimally
2018-05-31
Check out some tips to save money and energy with your data centers. Read full information on external site
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Sonda to Build Chile’s First Tier-4 Data Center
2018-05-31
This new data center is an apparent bid from Sonda to protect its market share from the likes of Amazon Web Services, which is expanding rapidly in the Andean country. Read full information on external site
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Why Rack Centre Leads The Market For Data Centre
2018-05-29
Ayotunde Coker, Managing Director of Rack Centre, the only Tier III-constructed facility certified data centre in Nigeria, shares with IT Edge News, Oluwatobi Opusunju and Chinedu James, the challenges and opportunities in building and promoting a data centre in a market that is young and perpetually in transition. Read full information on external site
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Training on cloud technologies held in Baku for media representatives
2018-05-25
A training on the topic ‘Access to cloud technologies and their application in business’ for representatives of media outlets was held by the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Hi-Tech with the steering support of AzInTelecom LLC on May 25. Read full information on external site
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DCD>Africa tracks the growth of the African colo and cloud markets
2018-05-22
Senior IT experts will discuss the cloud and data center landscape in Africa, on 24 July at DCD>Africa in the Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg, Read full information on external site
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Gartner Data Center Conference Yields Few Surprises
2018-05-22
Gartner’s 2012 Data Center Conference in Las Vegas is noted for not yielding any major surprise. Read full information on external site
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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