According to a recently published report from market research firm Dell’Oro Group, global data center capex is on track to reach $400 billion by 2027. The research firm predicts hybrid cloud will generate data center market growth opportunities for both the hyperscale and enterprise markets. “While the cloud hyperscalers will account for half the data […]
Data Center-as-a-Service pioneer ECL has announced the world’s first modular, sustainable, off-grid data center that uses green hydrogen as its primary power source. ECL will deliver data centers in 1MW blocks with 99.9999 percent uptime. The company also announced $7M in seed financing co-led by Molex Ventures and Hyperwise Ventures. Lily Yeung, Vice President at […]
Schneider Electric has released White Paper 281, “How Modern DCIM Addresses CIO Management Challenges within Distributed, Hybrid IT Environments” and a supporting TradeOff Tool, both available for immediate use. The new White Paper focuses on Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software and takes a close look at the rapidly-changing role of the Chief Information […]
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco has announced a strategic partnership with Zoom and an increase in funding for Wa’ed Ventures. The announcements were made at the second edition of LEAP, a major international technology conference held annually in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The strategic partnership with Aramco aims to build Zoom’s first global data center in […]
Prime, a global provider of hyperscale and wholesale data centers, has announced plans to expand its EMEA footprint to Denmark with a 124-megawatt campus. Located at Energivej in Saeby, Prime Denmark features three hyperscale data centers and will be marketed to international cloud providers, Internet businesses, AI, and the Global Fortune 500. “Denmark represents a […]
Frost & Sullivan has recognized Siemens with the 2022 Company of the Year Award for its innovative and leading approach in the data center industry. By tracking, analyzing, and understanding market mega trends, Siemens capitalizes on market opportunities and keeps innovating to influence future developments in the data center industry. This forward-thinking spirit has led […]
Managing consumption and carbon footprint driving trends toward regulation, standardization, and the search for generator alternatives, according to Vertiv Data centers will experience increased regulation and third-party oversight in 2023 as the world continues to grapple with the industry’s rising energy and water consumption against the backdrop of ongoing climate change. The intensified focus on […]
Equinix has announced plans to enter the South African market with a US$160 million data center investment in Johannesburg that augments its current footprint on the African continent in Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The new data center is expected to open mid-2024. With its South Africa expansion, Equinix is entering one of the largest […]
Cloud4C has unveiled a new in-country cloud data center in the Arab Republic of Egypt in collaboration with Telecom Egypt, the country’s primary telecom provider.
DigitalOcean has announced it is expanding its global presence with a new data center in Sydney, Australia (SYD1). This new facility will better support DigitalOcean’s current and prospective customers who are based in or have end-users in Australia and New Zealand. Sydney is the ninth global region to house a DigitalOcean data center and the […]
