The Smart Data Summit Plus & the Future Datacentres and Cloud Infrastructure Summit 2022 took place on the 16 & 17 November 2022 at the Mövenpick Grand Al Bustan in Dubai, UAE. The summit brought together senior IT & tech experts to explore advances in technology, network and drive business conversations. The event also hosted […]
Neil Templeton, VP, Marketing, Console Connect, investigates Africa’s data centre landscape over the course of the year as well as how it is set to evolve in 2023. He considers the potential of cloud technology for accelerating data centre investment across the continent. While the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted businesses and the economy, one silver lining […]
Cologix, one of North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale Edge data centre companies, has announced the addition of a fourth Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute onramp in Canada and additional capacity at an existing ExpressRoute onramp at its TOR1 digital Edge data centre with speeds up to 100 Gbps. “We are happy to expand our collaboration with Microsoft […]
Node4 has announced the expansion of its country-wide Managed Azure Hybrid Cloud solution. Launched in February 2022, the service was initially accessed via the company’s Northampton data centre (serving the UK central region), but increased demand from northern businesses prompted Node4 to upgrade its Leeds data centre (serving the UK north region) and deliver the service in […]
Datalec Precision Installations (DPI), a provider of world-class data centre design, supply, build and support services to deliver seamless, integrated and unified end-to-end solutions for data centre operators, has continued its commitment to expand and become a leader in Ireland. Datalec’s continued investment into the Republic of Ireland demonstrates a commitment to extending its geographical […]
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced that it has partnered with National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore in the development of a state-of-the-art data center testbed facility. Vertiv has provided racks, rack power distribution (rPDU), and high-density cooling solutions to demonstrate advanced thermal management technologies to […]
Officially supported by the Saudi Cloud Computing Association, Trescon’s World Cloud & Data Center Show is hosting global front-runners of the cloud and data center industries. An event to commemorate the bigwigs of cloud, the World Cloud & Data Center Show will be held on the 28 – 29 November at InterContinental Riyadh in Saudi […]
The Raxio Group, a leading pan-African data centre developer and operator, held a ground-breaking ceremony marking the start of construction of its fifth – and Côte d’Ivoire’s first – Tier III carrier-neutral colocation data centre, located at the Village of Innovation and Technology (VITIB) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This facility marks the group’s anticipated entry […]
Data centre supply in secondary cities has grown by over 300% in five years. Knight Frank, one of the largest independent global property advisors, has released the latest insights from its Q3 2022 Data Centre Report. The report focuses on nine rapidly emerging markets in Asia Pacific – Osaka, Melbourne, Jakarta, Manila, Hanoi, Taipei, Hyderabad, New […]
Accelerating its decarbonisation strategy, Volkswagen AG has set itself the ambitious goal to make its data centres net carbon-neutral by 2027. This would be three years earlier than foreseen in the European Green Deal, under which European data centre operators agreed to make their data centres climate-neutral by 2030. To achieve this goal, Volkswagen has […]
