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ORIX acquires Faction; names new CEO

January 15, 2024
Philbert Shih

Faction named Derek Pilling its new CEO and confirmed completing an acquisition and financing transa...

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M&A, MSP, managed public cloud, investments, expansions, AI

January 15, 2024
Philbert Shih

The sector got the new year off to a busy start, with notable M&A activity, significant levels ...

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Vantage Data Centers to enter Taiwan market with new build

January 12, 2024
Philbert Shih

Vantage Data Centers recently entered the Taipei, Taiwan market, expanding its APAC footprint to eig...

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Google Cloud removes egress fees for outbound transfer

January 11, 2024
Philbert Shih

oogle Cloud confirmed plans to eliminate its egress charges. The move allows end users to move in an...

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Lemongrass Consulting helps Cintas move SAP footprint to Google Cloud

January 10, 2024
Philbert Shih

Lemongrass Consulting completed a significant migration of infrastructure to Google Cloud for Cintas...

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Accenture to acquire Navisite; bolster managed infrastructure arm

January 10, 2024
Philbert Shih

Accenture confirmed an agreement to acquire MSP and managed infrastructure provider Navisite, based ...

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RapidScale adds direct connectivity support for Azure

January 4, 2024
Philbert Shih

Managed public cloud provider RapidScale recently added support for direct fibre connectivity to the...

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Aptum partners with Bridgepointe Technologies for managed cloud services

January 2, 2024
Philbert Shih

Managed public cloud provider Aptum partnered with Bridgepointe Technologies. ...

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MI: Materialization of AI demand is still a work in progress

December 29, 2023
Philbert Shih

In the world of AI, there continues to be a gap between demand and inquiry and its materialization i...

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MI: Less favourable data centre locations increasingly being considered for AI

December 29, 2023
Philbert Shih

Data centres in less favourable locations continue to see an uplift in demand from AI-oriented workl...

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MI: Hyperscalers pivoting, shifting self-build strategies; anticipation versus speculation

December 29, 2023
Philbert Shih

We are starting to hear more chatter around hyperscalers shifting back to colocation in markets wher...

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MI: Managed public cloud providers pushing forward with AI expertise

December 29, 2023
Philbert Shih

Managed public cloud providers continue to transform and evolve and they are now making a concerted ...

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