Digitalisation World

Microsoft, Amazon and Google dominate hyperscale market

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting DC Facilities + Colo Hosting + Colocation

New data from Synergy Research Group shows that the total number of large data centers operated by hyperscale providers increased to 597 at the end of 2020, having more than doubled since the end of 2015.

NEWS

Host in Ireland expands to 40 partners

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting DC Facilities + Colo Hosting + Colocation

The strategic global initiative grows by 33% for 2021 in order to better represent the diverse and rich ecosystem of the Irish data centre industry.

NEWS

Equinix invests €32m in Finland

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting DC Facilities + Colo Hosting + Colocation

The new investment supports growing customer demand in Finland and Equinix’s broader commitment to the Nordics.

NEWS

IT spending to grow by over six percent

Published in AIOps Colocation/Hosting Datacentre + Network Security Design + Optimisation Digital Business Everything AI Infrastructure Infrastructure Infrastructure Networking Software Software-as-a-Service Storage Technology

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.9 trillion in 2021, an increase of 6.2% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. Worldwide IT spending declined 3.2% in 2020 as CIOs prioritized spending on technology and services that were deemed “mission-critical” during the initial stages of the pandemic.

NEWS

Two thirds of international business leaders to scrap business transformation strategy

Published in Cloud Colocation/Hosting Digital Business Everything AI Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure Infrastructure Platform Software

Fujitsu has just launched new research of 750 business leaders and IT decision-makers internationally, which found that the vast majority of businesses are now consigning their business strategies to the dustbin to become more adaptable and more agile.

NEWS

DigiPlex acquires land near Oslo

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting DC Facilities + Colo Hosting + Colocation

DigiPlex has acquired a plot of 60,000 m2, with an option to purchase an additional 100,000 m2 in Treklyngen industrial park in Ringerike municipality outside of Oslo. The seller is Follum Eiendom AS. The site has been prepared for the establishment of a data center and an agreement with Ringerikskraft ensures the necessary power supply for the first development phase.

Actis investee Rack Centre announces $100m expansion to create West Africa’s largest data centre

Rack Centre, the leading carrier neutral data centre operator in West Africa, has announced an...

RMS launches first global data centre

Verne Global and Datapipe deliver renewably powered high-performance computing for RMS’...

EfficientIP launches SOLIDserver DNS Cloud

First DDI solution provider to utilise Amazon Web Services Route 53 for cloud-based DNS.

FLAP markets on track to record 200MW of colocation take-up for the second consecutive year

The data centre sector is one of the best protected in the current downturn. The fundamentals of...

Leeds Building Society selects HP

HP virtual private cloud solution delivers efficiency, regulatory compliance and the ability to...

Companies wasting £1 billion a year on underused Cloud capacity

Market figures show that IaaS customers are regularly paying full price for servers that are less...

Latest Video

The most secure data centre in Scandinavia?

Hidden deep in a mountain, Green Mountain’s data centre is cooled by the cold waters of a Norwegian fjord. Working with nature, Green Mountain is saving energy and protecting the environment — leading the way to cutting data centre energy use by a third.

Read more

Cloud + MS

Latest Video