The popularity of indirect free cooling of data centres in the Nordics region could place facilities at risk of corrosion if conditions are not correctly controlled this summer, according to temporary solutions specialists Aggreko. According to a recent market report by Arizton, the Nordic region can facilitate up to 8,400 hours of data centre free […]

Streamlined connectivity and integrations with VMware NSX-T and SONiC help customers to automate and assure the operations of IT, cloud and telco data centres. Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, has announced version 4.0 of Apstra software, the intent-based networking solution acquired earlier in the year. Juniper Apstra helps organisations to minimise the […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has announced that it plans to open an infrastructure region in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first half of 2022. The new AWS Middle East (UAE) Region will consist of three Availability Zones and become AWS’s second region in the Middle East with the existing AWS […]

Equinix has announced a strategic collaboration with GNX, a global provider of managed underlay and WAN networks, to bring bespoke connectivity solutions to Equinix’s enterprise clients in its International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre HH1 in Hamburg. GNX is now an official Reseller Partner within the Equinix Partner Program. Companies deploying at HH1 and utilising […]

CyrusOne, a premier global REIT, has announced it has achieved 100% renewable energy across its full European portfolio, nine years ahead of the 2030 target outlined in the self-regulatory Climate Neutral Data Center Pact, of which CyrusOne is a founding member. With London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Dublin operating on a renewable tariff, CyrusOne’s entire operational portfolio […]

Equinix has announced agreements for additional joint ventures in the form of limited liability partnerships with GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, which when closed and built out will bring the xScaledata centre portfolio to greater than US$6.9 billion across 32 facilities globally. xScale data centres add to Equinix’s global platform of more than 220 International […]

CNet Training’s President and CEO, Andrew Stevens, discusses the benefits of CNet Training’s Live instructor-led Remote Attendance capability. The way in which individuals can learn is constantly evolving. There are now more ways than ever to enhance skills and expand on knowledge that are easily accessible and convenient to the learner and employer. There is […]

In this edition of our Deep Dive series, Charbel Khneisser, Regional Director – Technical Sales, META at Riverbed talks about starting out in the industry, his style of management philosophy and the current hot talking point within the data centre space. What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the data centre industry? […]

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has announced plans to provide new data centres in Montreal, Canada, in July; Sydney, Australia, in August; and Tokyo, Japan, in September. Sophos already has data centres in the United States, Ireland and Germany. The planned new data centres will provide critical additional regional capacity to address the […]

Organisations across the Middle East are increasingly looking to technology such as AI and IoT to optimise processes as they digitalise. This means the data centres that power these operations are expanding at an unprecedented rate. Guolingbing (Jake Guo), Data Centre Solution Manager, Huawei ME, tells us how Huawei’s FusionPower2.0 is helping to address some […]