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Pressing data centre challenges necessitate immediate actions

Published in Cloud Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

Ensuring viable green energy technologies and alleviating risks from fluctuating power and unplanned downtime remain vital priorities for data centre professionals building hyperscale and edge data centres, according to new insights from temporary utilities specialist Aggreko.

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Namsos and Keysource move to edge investment phase

Published in Design + Optimisation Hosting + Colocation

Namsos Datasenter (NDS), in partnership with Keysource, the global datacentre and critical environment specialists, have completed their edge/colocation datacentre blueprint and associated business plan. The next stage will involve discussions with investors, with a planned build completion date of 2023.

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BCS launches 2022 apprenticeship programme

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

These are exciting, yet challenging times in the industry, as we move away from the direct disruption of the Covid 19 pandemic into bow wave of supply shortages of materials and labour plus hyperinflation and the ongoing sustainability and efficiency drive. Business Critical Solutions (BCS), the specialist business dedicated to optimising digital infrastructure across the globe, has started recruiting for this year’s apprenticeship programme.

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Interxion France qualifies new synthetic fuel

Published in Hosting + Colocation Power & Cooling

By replacing the diesel in its generator sets with hydrotreated vegetable oil, HVO100, Interxion France aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to this carbon emission item by 90%.

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Knight Frank boosts data centres team with two Associate appointments

Published in Hosting + Colocation

Global real estate advisor Knight Frank has appointed James Smith and Oliver Weston as Associates in its data centres team.

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Kao Data expands UK data centre footprint with 16MW facility in Slough

Published in Hosting + Colocation

16MW data centre significantly expands Kao Data’s platform, supporting immediate growth for hyperscale, cloud and enterprise organisations within west London and the M4 corridor.

Portus Data Centers partners with Megaport

New Point of Presence at Munich data centre boosts connectivity options.

Gulf Bridge International (GBI) extends partnership with Equinix

GBI (Gulf Bridge International), a global cloud, connectivity and content enabler, and 2Equinix,...

BSO expands into South America with 10 new data centre locations

Company strengthens LATAM connectivity, partners with EdgeUno and Seaborn.

Vantage Data Centers expands EMEA portfolio to Dublin

52MW Ireland campus will help meet customer demand for digital infrastructure in one of Europe’s...

HireHigher and CyrusOne unlock secrets of data centre careers

As part of its campaign to address the ongoing skills shortage in the data centre industry,...

Epsilon extends remote peering to South Africa

The partnership enables Epsilon customers across the globe to efficiently expand their network...

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