Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data centre campuses, has announced that it has raised US$1.25 billion in incremental equity capital from its existing investors, led by Digital Colony. This funding will be used to fuel ongoing expansion and development across North America and Europe.  “Hyperscale data centre market demand remains strong, […]

Kaspersky has announced the completion of major Global Transparency Initiative milestones by moving data storage and processing activities from Russia to Switzerland and by opening the company’s fifth Transparency Centre in North America. Alongside increased transparency, the company calls for more collaborative efforts to enhance the security and integrity of modern software products. It’s been […]

Apstra, a pioneer of Intent-Based Networking (IBN) and multinational software company, has updated its industry-leading data centre network automation, validation and analytics software with significant SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud) operational and feature enhancements. The software enhancements eliminate the deployment complexities and operational challenges that were barriers to entry for SONiC. Apstra […]

Kao Data, a specialist developer and operator of advanced, carrier neutral data centres for high performance colocation, has announced a new partnership with Vorboss to expand its low-latency, resilient connectivity capabilities at its Harlow campus. Vorboss, a leading London-based connectivity provider is continuing to engineer its wholly owned fibre network, which offers resilient high-capacity connectivity […]

NTT, a world-leading global technology services provider, has announced its Global Data Centres division in EMEA has started the construction of its first data centre in the Spanish market in Madrid. The new site, Madrid 1 Data Centre, will be a key strategic addition to NTT’s data centre portfolio, which operates one of the largest […]

Macquarie Telecom Group is pleased to announce that its Macquarie Data Centres business has entered into a contract for the provision of approximately 10MW of capacity (IT Load) at its Macquarie Park data center campus. As a result of the customer win, Macquarie’s total CAPEX is expected to increase by AU$40 to AU$50 million this […]

CyrusOne is one of the largest data centre providers in the US, providing enterprise colocation solutions. Simon Ford, AVP EMEA, CyrusOne tells Intelligent Data Centres about his most memorable achievement in his career and about his style of management. What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the data centre industry? I’ve spent my […]

Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS), a leading provider of highly-available, cloud connected infrastructure in North America and Europe, and Megaport, a global leader in Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) providers, has announced a new partnership that will enable Sungard AS data centres worldwide with Software-Defined Cloud Interconnection (SDCI) capabilities. These Connected Infrastructure Hubs offer on-demand, scalable and secure […]

Leeds City Council has awarded Keysource, data centre and critical environment specialists, a major cooling upgrade project for its facility in Leeds, following a competitive tender. Under the terms of the deal, Keysource will be responsible for the full mechanical and electrical installation of a replacement data centre cooling system to increase efficiency, improve airflow […]

In response to growing demand in 2020 for colocation and cloud services, Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS), a leading provider of highly-available, cloud-connected infrastructure in North America and Europe, has announced significant expansion of its data centre footprint in Woking. The company’s newly expanded Technology Centre 3 (TC3) data hall is now open for use, […]