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DE-CIX exchanges in Norway Bulk Data Centers go live

DE-CIX has announced that its new DE-CIX IXs are now available in Bulk data centers in Oslo (OS-IX) and Kristiansand (Campus N01). Its InterconnectionFLEX service will be available via the partnership with Bulk Infrastructure Group, through which customers will be provided with an interconnect...

May 05, 2023

Norway

Data Center Fire Causes Zenith Bank Disruption in Nigeria

Per a report by TechCabal, the power backup system at Zenith Bank in Nigeria was damaged by fire, which resulted in a blackout at the data center. The outage began at seven in the morning, affecting customers, and majority of the bank's services were down. According to TechCabal, the bank did ...

May 04, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Nigeria

GPX Global Systems INC Expands its Cairo Data Center

GPX Global Systems Inc., the leading provider of carrier-neutral data center offerings in Africa, and Redcon Group have announced a new investment of approximately $90 million to expand the Cairo 2 data center in Cairo, Egypt. The development will add an extra 12 MW of power and 9,000 M2 of sp...

May 03, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Africa

Vultr expands in Tel Aviv with new data center location

Vultr has announced that it is expanding its global footprint with a new data center location in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company shared that this is part of a wider expansion plan to democratize access to cloud infrastructure. This addition means that the company now offers full-stack infrastr...

May 02, 2023

Israel

BNP Paribas To Relocate Some Services To AtNorth's Swedish Data Facility

BNP Paribas, a long-time client of atNorth, is still shifting some of its operations to the Nordic region. By doing so, BNP Paribas will be able to meet the increasing need for high-performance, data-intensive IT workloads. BNP Paribas' drive to update and expand its high-performance computing...

May 02, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

atNorth Stockholm SWE01

Denv-R to deploy its first prototype floating data center in Nantes

French startup Denv-R has released an update on its prototype floating data center in Nantes. The company is reportedly on the precipice of deploying its river-based facilities. The prototypes will utilize river water to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, and are equipped with solar ...

May 01, 2023

France

Despite Data Center Closures, UK Ministry Of Defence Payroll Shift To Oracle Cloud Proceeds.

In an effort to move its legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to the cloud, the British Ministry of Defense has awarded Deloitte $2.5 million. The MOD intends to close its data center and migrate to Oracle Cloud, but the transition has been difficult. First reported by The Stack, t...

May 01, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

SSDs For Data Centers Are Now Being Sold by Samsung Electronics Poland

According to Samsung Electronics Poland, the company has begun selling data center SSDs in the nation. Both the PM893 solid state drive, which is based on SATA technology, and the PM9A3 SSD, which uses MVMe, are now accessible to consumers. Both TD Synnex and AB are carrying out their activiti...

April 30, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Poland

Data center proposal for SDC Piperstown in Dublin, Ireland, pulled

The Dublin, Ireland, two-story data center developing application has been retracted. SDC Piperstown II Ltd submitted a request to Fingal County Council on January 17, 2023, for permission to build a data center on a 20-acre site in Piperstown, Dublin. But this has since been dropped, for no ...

April 30, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Dublin

VodafoneZiggo to connect Tilburg data center to new district heating scheme

VodafoneZiggo has announced a new project to supply the new Tilburg district heating scheme with residual heat from its nearby data center. The company is partnering with real estate developer SDK Vastgoed to establish the sustainable energy system in the new residential area of Smariuskade in...

April 28, 2023

Netherlands

Rai launches Edge data center network

In Italy, Rai has announced the launch of its Edge data center network, the Rai Way Edge project, to reduce latency speeds. Through the project, the company offers a platform of 18 Edge data centers covering 20 Italian regions, with a combined IT capacity of 3.4MW. This will be supplemented by...

April 27, 2023

Italy

Tech giants secure gas hook ups for 11 new data center generators in Ireland

According to a report, nearly a dozen data centers in Dublin have secured permission to get hooked up to the Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) pipeline in the wake of grid restrictions in Ireland and de facto moratorium put in place by EirGrid. In total, eleven data centers will be connected to the g...

April 27, 2023

Republic of Ireland

European data center operators raise concern around energy supply

Across Europe, data center operators are raising concerns around energy supply availability, a new study by Agrreko has found. The company gathered responses from 700 data center professionals across seven European countries, including the UK, France, and parts of Scandinavia, and found that o...

April 24, 2023

Europe

Free/Jaguar of France to Grow the Rockefeller Data Center in Lyon

Iliad-owned One of Free's data centers in Lyon, France, is growing. The Rockefeller data center in Lyon has doubled its hosting area, according to a recent LinkedIn post by Free Pro. Additional IT space with a capacity of roughly 460 racks will be available, totaling more than 9,690 square fee...

April 24, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Free Pro: Lyon

France's Lyon facility of Euclyde Data Centers is Being Expanded

The Lyon data center of French operator Euclyde Data Centers is growing. The business announced this week that it is adding two new data halls to its DC5 data center in Villeurbanne, as first reported by DCmag.fr. According to the statement, the project, which will house more than 140 racks, w...

April 24, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Euclyde Data Centers

Goodman plans for 100MW powered shell in Frankfurt, Germany

Goodman has announced its plans to develop a data center in Frankfurt, Germany, following the purchase of a 4.5-hectare brownfield plot that used to be a newspaper printing plant. Located in Neu-Isenburg, south of Frankfurt, the development would see the creation of a 100MVA-powered shell faci...

April 21, 2023

Germany / Deutschland

Key Point and Rostelecom Partner to Build New Data Center on Sakhalin Island

Key Point and Rostelecom are teaming up to build a new data center on Sakhalin Island, off the east coast of Russia, north of Japan. In September 2022, Key Point signed an agreement with Sakhalin Oblast Governor Valery Igorevich to construct a data center in the Sakhalin Region, without provid...

April 19, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Russia / Россия

Key Point Technologies Begins Construction on Siberia's Largest Data Center in Novosibirsk, Russia

Key Point Technologies, a Russian data center operator, has broken ground on a new facility in Novosibirsk. The data center is set to be one of the largest in Siberia, with a total capacity of 8MW. The Tier III quality facility will provide 8MW at completion. First announced in 2022, the fi...

April 18, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Russia / Россия

New Hybrid Data Center to Boost Student Learning in Nigeria

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has commissioned a new hybrid data center at the Delta State Polytechnic, Oghara. The new facility is expected to provide students with access to the latest technology and help improve their learning experience. According to the President...

April 18, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Nigeria

iXAfrica to Expand Services as Lion Investment Bidco Acquires Majority Stake

Lion Investment Bidco, a subsidiary of a private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in iXAfrica, a data center operator in Kenya. The transaction was completed for an undisclosed amount and marks Bidco's entry into the data center industry. XAfrica was founded in 2018 and operates data...

April 13, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Africa

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