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DCI Data Centers to build 40MW facility in Auckland
Tue, 25th Jan 2022
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auckland
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data center planning
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data center construction
DCI Data Centers is set to construct a second data center in Auckland, with the $600m facility expected to be operational in mid-2022.
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Submarine cable investments to reach $8bn, TeleGeography map shows
Tue, 15th Jun 2021
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undersea cables
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data center planning
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telegeography
TeleGeography launches its 2021 Submarine Cable Map, revealing $8bn in cable investments over the next three years.
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DCI Data Centers one step closer to building NZ facility in Auckland
Tue, 8th Jun 2021
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auckland council
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data center planning
DCI Data Centers receives consent to build its first New Zealand data center in Auckland, with plans for more facilities to meet growing demand.
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University commits 10 years to uncovering 'data centre of the future'
Thu, 4th Feb 2021
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power / energy
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data centre maintenance / management
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energy consumption
Researchers say about 1% of the world’s energy is used to power data centres - but that number will climb to as much as 8% by 2030.
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Teraco breaks ground on South African data centre
Mon, 9th Nov 2020
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data center planning
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teraco
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data center construction
The JB4 data centre, located in Ekurhuleni, will take just over a year to build as a standalone data centre, with completion slated for Q1 2022.
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Orient Link onboards NEC to develop MIST submarine cable
Wed, 26th Aug 2020
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undersea cables
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monitors
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pro av
NEC and Orient Link are collaborating on a new subsea cable system, the MIST Cable System, to connect Asian countries and deliver over 216 Tbps capacity. .
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Digital Realty announces Hong Kong data center build
Fri, 3rd Jul 2020
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colocation
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data center planning
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digital realty
The HKG11 data center will span 21,000 square metres and deliver 24 megawatts of IT capacity, to be in Kwai Chung, a developing data center cluster.
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Mines, underwater, outer space - the weirdest data centers on Earth and beyond
Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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data centre cooling
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dci
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data centre maintenance / management
Scandinavian wartime sites and mines transform into innovative data centres to meet global data demands.
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Huawei’s solution for streamlining data centre construction
Mon, 2nd Mar 2020
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it in manufacturing
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colocation
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data centre maintenance / management
The company’s new offering provides services to support the design, build and operation of Tier-4 data centres.
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Data Holdings joins Independent Data Center Alliance
Wed, 31st Jul 2019
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colocation
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data center planning
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data holdings
Milwaukee-based data center firm Data Holdings has joined the Independent Data Center Alliance to meet growing demand for connected services.
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Lendlease announces US$1 billion data center partnership
Thu, 4th Jul 2019
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infrascale
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data center planning
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sydney
Lendlease in major APAC data centre venture, plans $1bn investment with an institutional partner.
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Katalyst to build new subsurface data centre in Malaysia
Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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colocation
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multi-cloud
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servers
Katalyst Data Management to launch a new data centre in Kuala Lumpur, expanding its global reach in Asia Pacific.
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Equinix splashes out $85m for fourth Singapore data centre
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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colocation
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dci
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data centre operators
Today Equinix revealed its plans for a new data centre in Singapore, which will be the global interconnection giant’s fourth facility.
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Why cloud-based computing is here to stay
Mon, 1st Oct 2018
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colocation
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outsourcing
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opinion
Colocation and cloud services can work together to provide businesses with a strategic advantage and improved agility.
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Apple’s €850m Irish data centre project goes up in smoke
Fri, 11th May 2018
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apple
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colocation
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technology gifts
​After fighting a seemingly never ending battle with campaigners, Apple has thrown its €850m Ireland data centre project into the ‘too hard basket’.
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Schneider Electric: Good decision making is crucial in data center planning
Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
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schneider electric
In data center planning, meticulous decisions are pivotal—Schneider Electric's tools help forecast the impact of key choices.
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Edge computing - set to significantly impact data center planning, report says
Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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bi
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big data
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cloud services
The significance of edge to an organization depends on how much they outsource data hosting/processing needs. Understanding this is critical for data.
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Data centre cures
Thu, 1st Jul 2010
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data center management
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cloud data center
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data center planning
Data centre managers often struggle to get a clear picture of their facility’s capacity, energy usage or availability.
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Data centres – Part three: power and protection
Sat, 1st Nov 2008
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cloud services
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dr
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gartner
As natural disasters loom, 40% of businesses hit could collapse within 5 years, spotlighting the critical need for robust data centre disaster recovery plans.