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NTT Ltd launches new Global Data Centers division

NTT Ltd, a leading global technology services provider, has announced the launch of its new Global Data Centers division, which incorporates e-shelter, Gyron, Netmagic, NTT Indonesia Nexcenter, RagingWire and other data centre companies that formerly sat under the NTT Communications brand. The division operates one of the largest data centre platforms in the world with […]


Schneider Electric appoints Pankaj Sharma, Executive VP of Secure Power Division

Schneider Electric, a leader in Digital Transformation for energy management and automation, has promoted Pankaj Sharma to succeed Dave Johnson as Executive Vice President of its Secure Power Division which was effective from January 1, 2020. Sharma, who was previously Senior Vice President, Home & Business Networks, Schneider Electric, has held leadership roles in the […]


Renewables, EVs, flexibility and sulphur hexafluoride – top energy predictions for the year ahead

This year is set to once again bring focus to the ongoing transition of the energy industry. Responding to the public’s concerns around the progress of climate change and the industry’s push to adopt green technologies will be two major drivers for the year ahead. It is increasingly clear that government leaders must take a […]


Teraco welcomes VMware Cloud to Cape Town and Johannesburg data centres

Teraco has announced that VMware Cloud is now available via VMware Cloud Verified service providers in the Cape Town (CT1) and Johannesburg (JB1) data centre facilities. VMware Cloud provides a fast and easy way to migrate existing enterprise application workloads to the cloud and, when you see the VMware Cloud Verified logo, you’ll know you […]


Experts discuss importance of a collaborative approach to sustainability

On November 11, 2019, BRE Global announced the release of the Data Centre Annex Pilot which is to be used alongside the BREEAM New Construction International manual. Developed with feedback from several key stakeholders, the Annex provides data centre buildings with the ability to assess and improve their sustainability and environmental performance against the current BREEAM […]


Infinidat expert on what to expect in data storage this year

Eran Brown, EMEA CTO, Infinidat, gives his predictions for data storage for 2020. Last year saw significant changes in the cloud and nothing tells the story better than a quick straw poll survey. At every event I spoke at in the last year, across Europe, I asked these questions: Do you see your business units […]


Cabling market outlook 2020: Insights into developments in public, data centre and LAN

Reichle & De-Massari (R&M), the globally active Swiss developer and provider of cabling systems for high-quality network infrastructures, presents its market outlook for 2020. Nabil Khalil, Executive Vice-President of R&M Middle East, Turkey and Africa, provides us with his insights. Until relatively recently, the public, data centre and LAN cabling segments existed side by side […]


Nokia and Angola Cables trial first direct optical connection between USA and Africa

Angola Cables is trialling Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset for the first direct optical connection between the USA and Africa. The route provides direct, low-latency trans-Atlantic routing and greatly simplifies the turn-up of services to better serve rapidly growing data consumption markets in Africa. Subsea fibre-optic cables form the backbone of the global […]


Node4 selected by RedEye as key infrastructure partner

The comprehensive strategy, expertise and infrastructure offering from Node4 means RedEye can rapidly scale, as well as free up more time to focus on clients. Node4, the cloud, data centre and communications solutions provider, has been selected by RedEye, a leading AI-driven marketing automation company, to host its key IT infrastructure and services, including servers, […]


Batelco expands its Cloud Connect Solutions by introducing Google Cloud Interconnect

Batelco (Bahrain Telecommunication Company), the leading digital solutions and telecommunications provider in Bahrain, has expanded its cloud connect solutions portfolio with the introduction of Google Cloud Interconnect. The development strengthens Batelco’s cloud services which also includes AWS Direct Connect and Microsoft Express Route and boosts the company’s global connectivity solutions by offering a secure, reliable […]


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