Europe (European) stories - Page 54
New MIX PoP launched at Aruba’s Global Cloud Data Center
Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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Aruba has secured a PoP deal with the Milan Internet eXchange (MIX) to establish new interconnections from its modern (and huge) data centre campus.
Google invests in massive subsea cable connecting U.S. and Europe
Wed, 18th Jul 2018
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network infrastructure
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public cloud
The tech giant has invested in a huge private subsea cable project across the Atlantic Ocean to expand its global cloud network.
Construction begins on EU-funded ‘best data centre in the world’
Wed, 18th Jul 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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cleantech
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sustainability
A consortium of vendors has celebrated construction commencement of a project designed to test and validate the feasibility of new data centre tech.
AvantiGas opts for UK-based Six Degrees in multi-cloud transformation
Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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The deal will see Six Degrees building and hosting the international company's data and IT services on a multi-cloud platform across 16 countries.
DE-CIX partners with euNetworks to launch ‘Project Reach’
Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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partner programmes
The point of the Project is to reach into more data centres and expand the locations where customers can connect to the DE-CIX peering platform.
Orange acquires Basefarm for €350m to strengthen European cloud reach
Mon, 16th Jul 2018
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multi-cloud
Orange says the acquisition will reinforce its position in the cloud computing services market across the continent.
Mimecast acquires cybersecurity training firm Ataata
Fri, 13th Jul 2018
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edutech
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email security
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risk & compliance
Ataata's security awareness training and cyber risk management platform will be integrated with Mimecast’s cyber resilience for email.
Photo Gallery: Interxion celebrates London expansion with LON3 launch
Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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Last night Interxion hosted an event on the top floor of the City Hall with 360 degree views to mark the launch of its third London data centre.
Opinion: Why data centres are migrating from the suburbs to the CBD
Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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Data centre operators used to desire large plots on the fringes of city metros, but AU-based Charles Fortin says this ideal is beginning to change.
Scandinavia dominating wind market for big data centre operators
Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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power / energy
Renewable energy is a hot topic among data centre circles, and Scandinavia has seized the opportunity to make the most of it.
Report finds the on-prem data centre isn’t dying – it’s flourishing
Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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network infrastructure
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When cloud computing stormed onto the scene there were many that believed the traditional on-premises data centre had met its match - not to be.
DDN steps in at final hour to salvage Tintri trainwreck
Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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tintri
On its day of admitting bankruptcy, Tintri can now be brought back from the brink after Data Direct Networks made a bid for acquisition.
Strong demand cause for new Global Switch data centre in Frankfurt
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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The company says the new €115 million facility will also accompany a makeover of its existing data centre in Frankfurt.
HPE to provide supercomputer for Swiss brain research initiative
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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healthtech
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hpe
HPE has won a supercomputer bid for a Swiss brain research initiative that employs futuristic data centre technology.
Uganda data centre raided, operator ‘held hostage’
Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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data protection
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hyperscale
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dc
Concerning news has emerged of a data centre in Uganda that was raided forcefully without warning by government officials.
Equinix to open new data centre in Oman, connecting EMEA
Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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Equinix is partnering with a local telco to launch a new data centre in an attempt to connect the region that sits between Europe, Africa and Asia.
Kokam says days are numbered for lead acid batteries in the data centre
Sat, 7th Jul 2018
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power / energy
The battery solutions provider says the lead acid option is unwieldy, require heavy maintenance, lasts less than 5 years, and has a large footprint,.
Europe’s data centres need more brains than brawn to tackle energy efficiency
Sat, 7th Jul 2018
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Honeywell's Daniela Pandrea delves into the issues around data centre energy efficiency and asserts the solution is really quite simple.
Africa’s largest data centre to get even larger with big investment
Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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colocation
Teraco has announced its largest infrastructure project to date with the expansion of its Teraco Islando Campus (JB1) in South Africa.
McLaren CIO reveals how Dell has transformed data centre practices
Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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network infrastructure
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data analytics
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martech
McLaren were in a pickle as they had skyrocketing amounts of data being produced & a data centre that had to be set up & then packed up every weekend.