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INFINIDAT raises $95m in Series C round

November 27, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

Data storage firm INFINIDAT raised $95m in Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs. ...

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Connexin building new UK data centre

November 22, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

Hull-based Connexin secured up to £10m from Digital Alpha Advisors. ...

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Microsoft previews new managed Kubernetes service

November 20, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

Microsoft rolled out a preview of a managed Kubernetes service that builds on the Kubernetes support...

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IBM launches Cloud Private to accelerate hybrid cloud adoption

November 20, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

IBM introduced Cloud Private, a software tool designed to allow legacy apps to be run on-premise and...

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Datto and Autotask to merge; enhancing value proposition for MSPs, service providers

November 16, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

Vista Equity Partners agreed to acquire Datto, which will then be merged with Autotask. ...

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Apple’s new Ireland data centre not yet out of the woods

November 15, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

Apple’s plans for a new Ireland data centre could yet be scuppered despite the recent green light ...

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brightsolid names new CEO

November 15, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

Elaine Van Der Berg will become brightsolid’s new CEO in January. ...

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Microsoft strikes new wind power deal for Amsterdam data centre

November 14, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

Microsoft agreed to buy the entire output of a 180MW wind farm 60km north of Amsterdam to power its ...

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euNetworks to get new majority owner; fibre, networks, data centres and the edge

November 14, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

New York-based PE firm Stonepeak Investment Partners will invest an undisclosed amount for an undisc...

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Global Switch outlines London upgrade, expansion plans

November 13, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

We met with Global Switch’s UK management team and toured its data centre campus in London Docklan...

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Datacom in major upgrade to boost New Zealand capacity by 40%

November 10, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

New Zealand’s Datacom Data Centres is investing NZ$45m ($31m) to upgrade its four data centres. ...

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Microsoft extends Texas data centre footprint

November 10, 2017
Sacha Kavanagh

Media reports Microsoft paid an undisclosed amount for a 202k sqft data centre on a 34 acre plot in ...

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