Equinix has officially opened its state-of-the-art data center in Salalah, Oman, establishing a significant new interconnectivity hub that will transform global data flows. Strategically located in the coastal city of Salalah, the new data center – SN1 – is built in cooperation with Omantel, a regional leading telecom and technology provider in the Middle East. […]
Keppel has announced that its private fund, Keppel Data Centre Fund II (KDCF II), has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Digital Decarbonization Solutions Platform (DDSP), a digital infrastructure and decarbonised energy delivery company to develop an 80 MW Tier III-equivalent greenfield data centre campus (Taiwan DC Campus) in North Taiwan. KDCF II will […]
New data from Synergy Research Group shows that after a relative lull in 2023, data center-oriented M&A deals in 2024 are once again poised to pass the $40 billion milestone. Total topline numbers show that 2021 and 2022 were the peak in terms of the aggregate value of all deals formally closed. In both years […]
In an exclusive interview with DC Post MEA, Ilyas Mohamed, COO at AmiViz, discusses cyber-attack types data centers face, the cybersecurity solutions offered, collaboration with data centers, and how they ensure their solutions are future-proof against evolving threats.
Johnson Controls has created a dedicated Global Data Center Solutions organisation, focused specifically on operationalising Johnson Controls’ global scale to provide integrated solutions to data centre customers around the world in support of the company’s business segments. Todd Grabowski, president, Global Data Center Solutions, will lead the Global Data Center Solutions organisation, reporting directly to […]
MainOne, an Equinix Company, has announced the launch of their expanded open access, carrier-neutral, Uptime Tier III standards Data Center, AB1.2, in VITIB, Grand Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), in November 2023. MainOne is West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center solutions provider. From the landing of its submarine cable to the launch of the […]
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, virtualisation and the energy transition has heightened the critical need for data centre operators to effectively manage technology assets and resource consumption. Today, intelligent power management company Eaton announced it is helping these operators accelerate digital transformation with its new portfolio of digital solutions designed to further […]
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has announced its strengthened partnership with Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye) region. The new agreement will see du providing Emirates NBD with a secure and robust hosting environment with state of the art Tier III data centre to […]
Digital Realty has announced its expansion into the Italian market following the acquisition and pre-development planning of land in Rome. Digital Realty’s expansion into Rome will further strengthen its position as the leading provider of digital infrastructure capacity in the Mediterranean region, building on its existing presence in Athens, Marseille, and Zagreb, as well as hubs currently under development in Barcelona, Crete, and Tel Aviv. […]
The Data Center 2030 report was released by Huawei at HUAWEI CONNECT 2023. Aiming to guide the innovative development of the industry, the report shares insights into the future of data centers, defines key features involved, and proposes a new reference architecture. With the intelligent era around the corner, computing power has become the top […]
