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Güntner names Yan Evans to lead global data centre

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Güntner taps former FläktGroup executive Yan Evans to unify its data centre push as AI-fuelled demand drives cooling expansion.
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Veolia launches global data centre resource service

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Veolia targets booming data centre buildout with a single service to cut water use, waste and energy strain as regulators tighten scrutiny.
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TenPeaks appoints Whineray as Independent Chairman

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TenPeaks taps Fraser Whineray as independent chairman as the New Zealand data centre operator readies a 130MW expansion pipeline.
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Aligned Data Centres secures USD $2.58 billion facility

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Aligned Data Centres lands USD $2.58 billion revolving credit line as institutional lenders back US build-out amid AI-driven demand.
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Vertiv & SUSE warn AI data centres face energy strain

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AI-ready data centres risk hitting an energy wall, Vertiv and SUSE warn, as Australia's hyperscale expansion strains power and cooling.
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Vertiv unveils compact double-stack busway for AI power

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Vertiv launches a double-stack PowerBar Track busway to boost AI data centre power density, preserving white space and enabling live changes.
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How optimisation is helping to tackle the data centre efficiency challenge

Wed, 13th Aug 2025
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Optimising existing data centre infrastructure boosts performance and sustainability amid rising AI demands and shrinking space, budgets, and energy resources.
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Exclusive: New Zealand's most connected data centre eyes rapid growth

Mon, 23rd Jun 2025
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Datacentre220, Auckland's most connected data centre with 90 network partners, plans rapid national expansion to meet soaring demand for edge connectivity.
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FLOW Digital Infrastructure appoints Sanjay Goel as CEO

Tue, 22nd Apr 2025
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FLOW Digital Infrastructure appoints Sanjay Goel as CEO to spearhead growth in Asia Pacific's data centre market, supported by new commercial and operations chiefs.
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Servers.com expands Data Centre footprint globally

Wed, 13th Nov 2024
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Servers.com has launched a new data centre in Miami and expanded operations at five global sites to meet rising customer demand.
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Leading Edge Data Centres appoints Matt Holden as COO

Wed, 1st Mar 2023
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Matt Holden joins Leading Edge Data Centres (LEDC) as COO to drive growth in edge data centre ecosystem, expanding channel partners and customers.
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AWS invests NZ$7.5 billion in Aotearoa with new data centre region in Auckland

Thu, 23rd Sep 2021
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The company estimates that, over the next 15 years, the new infrastructure region will add over $10 billion to New Zealand's GDP.
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Singapore sovereign wealth fund backs $3.9b Equinix data center portfolio expansion

Wed, 16th Jun 2021
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The joint venture agreements will help to build out the xScale data center portfolio across 32 different facilities around the world.
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Seagate brings modular data architecture to ANZ

Thu, 11th Jun 2020
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In partnership with Dicker Data, the Exos and Nytro modular system are designed for simplicity while retaining performance.
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Data center cooling firm STULZ expands Oceania subsidiary

Mon, 10th Feb 2020
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STULZ, a global specialist in data center cooling technology and mission-critical air conditioning, is expanding its Australia and New Zealand subsidiary.
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Chorus partners with Nlyte, expands edge data centre offerings

Thu, 16th May 2019
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Chorus announced today that it is going ahead with expanding its Chorus EdgeCentre Colocation product to three sites across New Zealand.
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Datacom celebrates $52m expansion of NZ data centres

Thu, 9th May 2019
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Datacom has completed a NZD $52 million expansion of its NZ data centres, relaunching its Gloucester centre in Christchurch with a USD $9.7 million upgrade.
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Equinix reveals investment plans for 2019 – and there's a lot

Thu, 9th May 2019
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The colocation giant has revealed its plans for the year that contains significant amounts of investment for expansion and new facilities.
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5GN takes over Melbourne Data Centre for $5.7m

Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
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In a move it says is 'another completion of the infrastructure puzzle', 5G Networks (5GN) has announced the acquisition of Melbourne Data Centre (MDC).
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Equinix drops US$11m into Perth data centre expansion

Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
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Equinix is adding 225 cabinets and more than 550 sqm of colocation space to its Perth data centre where the Australia Singapore Cable terminates.