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Google pledges investment in Africa, but no word on data centres

November 1, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

Google plans to invest $1b in Africa over five years. ...

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Oracle exploring opening Serbia region in government data centre

November 1, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

Oracle signed an MoU with the Serbian government to explore the feasibility of opening a regional da...

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Megaport reports another strong quarter with 1QFY22 results

November 1, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

Megaport released its financial results for 1QFY22 ending September 30, 2021. ...

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Equinix to build fifth Manchester data centre, updates on London expansions

October 29, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

We caught up with Equinix management in the UK as it announces its fifth data centre in Manchester, ...

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Digital Realty making moves in Africa with JV and acquisition

October 27, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

Digital Realty is ramping up its presence in Africa with an acquisition in Nigeria and a new build i...

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DE-CIX Barcelona launches in multiple data centres

October 26, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

First announced last November, DE-CIX Barcelona is now live and available in Equinix, EdgeConneX and...

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Vantage discusses expansion to South Africa and updates on progress in Europe

October 25, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

We caught up with management at Vantage EMEA to get insight into its expansion into South Africa and...

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AtlasEdge to get investment from Digital Realty, strikes deal with Zayo, completes leadership team

October 22, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

There were a number of developments from AtlasEdge Data Centres, the JV set up by Digital Colony and...

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Equinix launches first xScale facility in LATAM

October 21, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

Equinix opened its first xScale data centre in Latin America, located in Sao Paulo in Brazil. ...

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Microsoft launches AZs in South Africa

October 20, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

Microsoft made Azure availability zones generally available in its South Africa North region based o...

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Facebook, Google acquire land in Denmark for data centre development

October 18, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

Google and Facebook acquired land in Denmark. They both already have data centres in the country and...

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Oracle outlines new cloud regions for EMEA, LATAM, APAC; dual markets, colocation impact

October 18, 2021
Sacha Kavanagh

Oracle continues to roll out new cloud regions, now aiming to hit 44 by the end of 2022. ...

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