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The data centre sector is one of the best protected in the current downturn. The fundamentals of being in lockdown at home, for both work and personal life, mean that this digital infrastructure is more crucial than ever.

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Equinix expands Canadian operations

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

Equinix, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a portfolio of 13 data centers across Canada from BCE Inc. (“Bell”) for US$750 million (CA$1,041 million) in an all-cash transaction.

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Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) appoints APAC head to drive hyperscale growth in the region

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Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has appointed Hiroshige Sugihara as Vice President, Head of Asia-Pacific. This announcement comes as Colt DCS continues its commitment to hyperscale builds and expansion within the region; including the scheduled completion of Tokyo’s Inzai 3 data centre later this year.

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Irish data centre emissions will level off

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Host in Ireland Q1 2020 Quarterly Report shows the carbon impact of data centres to level off at 2.2% of Ireland’s total emissions by 2025 despite strong growth in data centre capacity.

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KKR commits $1 billion to form Global Technical Realty

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New platform to build and operate data centres for large technology clients across Europe as demand for data continues to grow.

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Schneider Electric and EcoDataCenter partner for 'climate positivity'

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

Schneider Electric partners with EcoDataCenter to build an ultra-low-carbon-footprint data centre at the heart of their HPC colocation in Falun, Sweden.

BTS and BBIX form peering partnership

The partnership will accelerate the deployment of international peering services that support...

Colt promotes best-in-market latencies on critical European PrizmNet routes

Lowest-latency connections between key liquidity hubs and exchanges.

Vertiv and University of Bologna collaborate on research and skills development

Vertiv partners with the University of Bologna to drive digital infrastructure advancement and...

Interxion expands in Zurich

Interxion has begun construction on a major expansion project in Zurich. The new facility will be...

Vertiv launches AI-powered predictive maintenance for data centres

Vertiv’s Next Predict service uses AI to monitor data centre equipment and provide predictive...

Online roundtable: Data centres: The energy innovation opportunity

Free Online Roundtable with ENEL X, DCA & Host in Ireland, 12th November 2020 at 14:00 GMT.

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Elektrobit Case Study: Enable Immense Data Intake to Support Autonomous Driving

Automated vehicles record and process massive amounts of data daily with simulations and high capacity sensors. For Elektrobit, a global supplier of connected software for the automotive industry, the biggest challenge was how to securely store, transfer and process these large amounts of data. The interconnection-first approach, deployed on Platform Equinix®, provided Elektrobit the fastest and most stable option available. Find out how Equinix, with its global data centers and digital edge presence, boosted efficiency, performance, reliability and security for Elektrobit.

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