Microsoft has opened its first cloud data centre region in Qatar as it adds tens of thousands of jobs to the country’s economy, The National has reported. The US technology company said it is the first hyperscale cloud provider to deliver enterprise-grade services in Qatar, and its data centres are open for business with Microsoft […]
On the heels of strategic leadership shifts and appointments, Involta announces the expansion of its Independence data centre in the sought-after Cleveland market. The industry-leading hybrid IT, cloud computing and data centre services company has added 14,000 square feet of space and an additional 1MW of much-needed power to the facility to meet the increasing […]
Cologix, a leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data centre company, has announced its second investment in the Columbus Region with a more than US$150 million expansion to its existing campus. The company plans to create an additional 15 jobs in the Region, once construction is complete. The expansion at its existing Worthington Woods Boulevard […]
NEC Corporation has been contracted by Seren Juno Network Company to build a trans-Pacific subsea fiber-optic cable connecting California with Chiba prefecture and Mie prefecture in Japan. The JUNO Cable System will provide the largest data capacity between the US and Japan, spanning a total distance of approximately 10,000km, and is expected to be completed by […]
Panduit explains how to improve metrics and costs at Colombian data centers. Becoming sustainable is one of the priorities for global companies. Aiming at the UN Agenda 2030, there has been a business trend towards adopting intelligent and sustainable solutions that contributes to Digital Transformation while preserving and caring for the environment. This increase in […]
SONDA, a major integrator of technology solutions in Latin America, has updated its infrastructure with Dell Technologies to enhance its offer of solutions and services aimed at solving the transformation and digitization needs of organizations throughout the region. For more than four decades, SONDA has been focused on transforming and making available technological solutions and […]
atNorth, a leading pan-Nordic colocation, high-performance computing and Artificial Intelligence service provider, has announced the appointment of Stephen Donovan to its Executive Leadership Team as Chief Development Officer. The news follows several recent additions to atNorth’s Board of Directors and other strategic hires, including the recent appointment of Ásdís Ólafsdóttir who leads the company’s ESG […]
DC Byte, a leading data centre research and analytics platform, has shared insights from its Q1 2022 data centre report, published in partnership with Knight Frank, a leading global property adviser. For 2022, DC Byte and Knight Frank have adopted a fresh approach for the report, focusing on a larger number of markets, reflecting the dynamic […]
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has drawn down the first tranche of US$83 million out of the US$300 million strategic investment from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) approved in 2021. This initial tranche is being applied towards expanding ADC’s data centres in South Africa. Subsequent […]
Video Intelligence Platform provider, VisualCortex, teams-up with Firmus’ Supercloud to make enterprise-wide visual computing initiatives environmentally and economically sustainable. Video Intelligence Platform, VisualCortex, has partnered with Firmus – builders of Supercloud, the hyper energy efficient computational cloud – to reduce computer vision emissions by 50%. The partnership will make large-scale video analytics environmentally sustainable and […]
