Macquarie Telecom Group has announced that its cloud services have been ‘Certified Strategic’ by the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) under its Hosting Certification Framework. The certification makes Macquarie the first company to have all its data centres and cloud services Certified Strategic, a key feature of the DTA’s Whole-of-Government Hosting Certification Framework. It follows the certification of […]

Elea Digital, a Brazilian Edge data centre ecosystem, has announced a R$ 200 million sustainability-linked bond to significantly reduce water usage in its operations, reaching ambitious targets that will place the company among the more efficient in the world. Elea Digital will invest in more advanced and sustainable equipment that allows a more efficient use […]

Vertiv, has introduced the Liebert XDU, a new generation of thermal management systems that supports liquid-cooled servers and enables the control of liquid quality, flow and pressure. As high-density computing applications such as data analytics and Machine Learning increase, rack densities and temperatures are exceeding the cooling capabilities of traditional air-cooled units and require more […]

DigitalBridge Group has announced the acquisition of an ownership stake in AIMS Group, from TIME dotCom Berhad, by funds affiliated with DigitalBridge Investment Management and the formation of an edge data centre platform focused on the high-growth markets of the Southeast Asia region. AIMS is a leading operator of highly connected ecosystem-centric data centres based […]

Vertiv has announced that it has supported MEEZA – an established end-to-end managed IT services and solutions provider that aims to transform the lives of Qatari people – to design, build and install its new data centres in Qatar. Vertiv was selected as MEEZA’s vendor of choice due to the company’s expertise in providing end-to-end […]

Today there is a growing energy crisis across Ireland. Data centres have been positioned as large consumers of power, causing potential disruption to consumer supply amid warnings of ‘blackouts’. Yet to tackle the problems in energy generation and supply, we must face up to the realities of the situation. Marc Garner, VP Secure Power Division […]

Alviva Holdings, one of Africa’s largest ICT products and services providers, has invested in a robust, cloud-based Disaster Recovery (DR) and backup solution. Partnering with Routed, the distribution giant is reaping the rewards of a consumption-based DR-as-a-Service (DRaaS) solution hosted on VMware cloud at two of the company’s data centres. The implementatino has been so […]

Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies a pan-African technology group, has announced it has secured a piece of land adjacent to its existing data centre in Nairobi, Kenya, and plans to expand the facility up to an extra 15MW of IT load. The build will be completed in the first half of 2024 […]

The European Investment Bank (EIB), has granted OVHcloud, a European leader in cloud computing, dedicated funding for its investments in Europe. This €200 million credit facility demonstrates the EIB’s determination to actively support European digital players. This commitment is in line with the EU’s priorities for strategic autonomy in the field of new technologies. Complementary […]

As Europe looks to fire up coal power plants as an alternative to the increase in natural gas prices, atNorth’s Chief Commercial Officer, Gisli Kr, warns of the detrimental impact this will have on CO2 emissions globally and argues that this is not the answer, but merely plastering over the cracks without looking at the […]