Cyxtera, a global leader in data centre colocation and interconnection services, has announced that the company is expanding its services ecosystem, by extending the capabilities of its SmartCabs solution to deliver dedicated, on-demand IT infrastructure resources to OEMs and technology service providers, significantly reducing deployment schedules and accelerating time-to-solution.   By leveraging Cyxtera SmartCabs, companies, like Dell Technologies and PacketFabric gain immediate access […]

Pulsant, a leading hybrid cloud specialist and operator of one of the UK’s leading Edge Computing platforms, has announced it has completed the acquisition of a Manchester data centre and associated clients from M247 Limited. Located in one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the UK and Europe, the acquisition supports Pulsant’s strategy of geographic expansion, enabling the company to extend its Edge […]

John Hall, Managing Director – Colocation, Proximity Data Centres, discusses the practicalities, pros and cons of housing hybrid cloud environments in colocation data centres. By combining public and private clouds together, hybrid clouds can optimise available compute, connectivity, bandwidth and storage capabilities which enhances applications responsiveness, user experience and productivity. However, if the hybrid cloud […]

Global Technical Realty (GTR) has broken ground on its first 40.5 MW IT load UK data centre campus – GB One. GTR, a US$1 billion European build-to-suit data centre platform, agreed to lease the site at Slough Trading Estate, London’s premier data centre hub in June 2021, partnering with estate owner, SEGRO, which will be developing the […]

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced a new partnership with RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, a leading research institute and innovation partner owned by the Swedish state and supported by EU funds. Vertiv is entering the partnership programme for data centre system technologies at the platinum level, joining […]

Making global data storage predictions in the face of an ongoing, highly dynamic pandemic, might at first glance appear akin to reading tea leaves. We asked a number of experts to identify the biggest drivers in the 2022 data storage market, and trends related to six technologies have emerged: cybersecurity; data sovereignty; Artificial Intelligence; cloud; […]

An exciting day in the Global Technical Realty (GTR) journey as the company broke ground on its first 40.5 MW IT load UK data centre campus – GB One. GTR, a US$1 billion European build-to-suit data centre platform, agreed to lease the site at Slough Trading Estate, London’s premier data centre hub in June 2021, […]

Quantum Corporation has announced its role in accelerating all-terrain autonomous vehicle research at the Centre for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) at Mississippi State University (MSU), one of the premier university automotive research centres in the world. CAVS collects vast amounts of unstructured data using Quantum R-Series Edge Storage, a high-performance, ruggedised solution purpose-built for capturing massive data volumes in […]

Future Facilities has launched Release 16 of its industry-leading Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software and digital twin technology, 6SigmaDCX. The updates will deliver improved performance, accuracy and speed to support a broad range of data centre teams in decision-making and achieving sustainable success.  The new 6SigmaDCX offers a range of features to enhance data centre […]

Khazna Data Centers, one of the UAE’s largest data centre providers, has achieved the Uptime Institute’s Tier III certification of Constructed Facility for its Apollo 3 and Apollo 4 data centres.  In meeting today’s data centre demands, innovative requirements come in the form of speed, higher density, modularity, energy efficiency, sustainability and scalability, while remaining […]