Europe (European) stories - Page 45
World's first carbon-positive data centre due to be powered on
Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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EcoDataCenter will be launching its new facility in Sweden that not only has no carbon emissions, but also promotes the reduction of them.
Exclusive: Aruba lays bare its data centre cooling operations
Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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Aruba's Lorenzo Giuntini says data centres have an obligation to adopt free cooling systems to improve energy efficiency.
Hitachi Vantara updates cloud platform to improve governance and data protection
Thu, 27th Sep 2018
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storage
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data protection
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edge computing
Hitachi Vantara updates its Content Platform, enhancing data governance, security, and cost-efficiency for cloud and multicloud environments.
Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres
Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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power / energy
Iron Mountain celebrates 100% renewable energy milestone at its EU data centres, improving sustainability in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK.
Orange reveals goal to become global player in multi-cloud services
Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
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microsoft
Fresh off its acquisition of Basefarm, the France-based integrated comms provider is looking to make waves around the world in multi-cloud services.
Equinix: Interconnection between businesses to grow 10x the internet
Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
There are a number of reasons for the meteoric growth of private connectivity between businesses, all of which Equinix has highlighted in its latest study.
Survey finds Nordic data centre market full of promise – and naivety
Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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cloud services
DigiPlex has released the results of its IDC survey that found despite huge progress in data centre operations, ignorance still exists.
Interxion rolling out the big bucks to keep up with demand
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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colocation
The company has increased its 2018 CAPEX guide range to €425m-€450m to cater for several data centre expansions.
Expert says data centres are investments with almost guaranteed profits
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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payment technologies
Data centres offer long-term contracts and recurring revenues like conventional property, but they come with the added bonus of rapid growth prospects.
Digital Realty lures in two new senior exec job appointments
Fri, 14th Sep 2018
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microsoft
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digital realty
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blue shield
In another game of tech company musical chairs, Digital Realty has poached execs from Microsoft and Blue Shield to fill in its CIO and CISO roles.
Data centre infrastructure revenue at all-time high – hybrid cloud the driver
Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
Dell EMC, Microsoft, HPE, and Cisco (among others) are all profiting from a burgeoning market that has no signs of slowing.
Exclusive: Marseille is THE interconnection market to target says Interxion MD
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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colocation
Marseille is Europe's fastest growing interconnection hub, driven by its location as the gateway between Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.
Google continues renewable rampage with new wind farm investment
Tue, 11th Sep 2018
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power / energy
Google's goal with this Finland investment is to buy enough renewable energy to match the power consumed across its global operations.
City Network to base cloud services in DigiPlex data centre
Wed, 5th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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iaas
City Network will be basing its cloud services in DigiPlex's Stockholm data centre as it looks to expand its presence in the area.
Telcos moving 'manically' to replicate cloud services provider model
Tue, 4th Sep 2018
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uc
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hyperscale
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dc
IDC says the telco industry is scrambling to convert entire data centres from vertically integrated stacks to software-defined infrastructure.
DDN's acquisition of Tintri expected to wrap up in coming days
Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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virtualisation
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devops
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apm
It's taken a while, but DDN says it expects the acquisition of Tintri to be complete within the next few days - here's the details of the agreement.
CyrusOne shells out $442m to break into Europe data centre market
Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
The US data centre provider has acquired a hyperscale data center provider in Europe to make its expansion into Europe.
OVH Group appoints new CEO to tackle next strategic plan
Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
The company has created 12 data centres since February 2017 and is confident this growth will only accelerate with this appointment.
Hyperscale data centre CAPEX up 59% - but dominated by usual suspects
Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
In the first half of this year more than US$53b has been spent on hyperscale data centre development, with the bulk of that from just 5 companies.
Former Cisco CEO joins Rubrik as advisor to the Board
Sat, 25th Aug 2018
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virtualisation
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it automation
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multi-cloud
The tech industry is a bit like musical chairs with executives seemingly being poached left, right and centre.