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Equinix opening second data centre in Bulgaria early 2019

Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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The company has sunk around US$19 million into the new facility that will be located in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia.
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World's first carbon-positive data centre due to be powered on

Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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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.
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Huge vulnerabilities in software supply chain being exploited

Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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A very exposing report has revealed breaches are rising and response times are falling, largely due to shoddy software development practices.
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Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise

Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.
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Digital Realty launches new global command center

Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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The facility is set to optimize customer experience by providing stability and rapid response capabilities for its customers around the world.
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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.
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More than half of UK organisations struggling to use data

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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Over half of UK firms struggle to utilise collected data, with 51% finding it hard to make informed decisions, reveals a Claranet report by Vanson Bourne.
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Azure used to 'learn' when epilepsy patients will have a seizure

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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A new project is using data analytics and machine learning to predict when a patient will have a seizure and warn them in advance.
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Stirling University opts with APT for data centre upgrade

Mon, 24th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
After converging the campus' IT infrastructure from three data centres to two, the University of Stirling looked into a power upgrade.
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Brewery breach: Not even beer is safe from ransomware

Sat, 22nd Sep 2018
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There were no pints enjoyed at this Scottish brewery this week as it fell victim to a crippling ransomware attack.
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Study finds “huge variations” in Europe data centre prices

Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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Data centre rack space rates among the more expensive nations are more than triple those at the other end of the scale.
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Datacentres Ireland shedding light on the nation's €5.7b industry

Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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Participants of the event will be able to meet the professionals powering Ireland's data centre industry with invaluable opportunities for networking.
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Survey finds Nordic data centre market full of promise – and naivety

Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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DigiPlex has released the results of its IDC survey that found despite huge progress in data centre operations, ignorance still exists.
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Expert says data centres are investments with almost guaranteed profits

Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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Data centres offer long-term contracts and recurring revenues like conventional property, but they come with the added bonus of rapid growth prospects.
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90% of organisations to demand IaaS & PaaS from same provider

Sat, 15th Sep 2018
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Gartner predicts 90% of organisations will seek integrated IaaS and PaaS by 2022, driving substantial growth in the cloud services market.
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Frankfurt to pinch London's crown as Europe's data centre king

Fri, 14th Sep 2018
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The future is certainly looking rosy for the data centre market in not just the common cities like London and Frankfurt, but the whole of Europe.
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Digital Realty lures in two new senior exec job appointments

Fri, 14th Sep 2018
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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.
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Teraco: Digital transformation will be defined by the race to the edge

Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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Edge computing is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of choice within data centre circles at the moment – up there with AI, IoT, and gender imbalances.
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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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Dell EMC, Microsoft, HPE, and Cisco (among others) are all profiting from a burgeoning market that has no signs of slowing.
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Charles Meyers takes the reigns at Equinix – effective immediately

Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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Charles Meyers steps in as the new President and CEO of Equinix, succeeding interim CEO Peter Van Camp, to lead the company's next growth phase.