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Read Kao Data to open access to Harlow data center to Jisc
Kao Data to open access to Harlow data center to Jisc

Kao Data to open access to Harlow data center to Jisc

December 09, 2023 KAO Data

UK operator Kao Data has partnered with Jisc to give the latter's customers access to its Harlow data center capacity. Through this partnership, users of Janet (the UK's national research and education network) will enable Jisc's 18 million+ user base to access capacity at the Harlow data campus....

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Read Kao Data’s second Harlow facility now ready for operation
Kao Data’s second Harlow facility now ready for operation

Kao Data’s second Harlow facility now ready for operation

December 01, 2023 KAO Data

Kao Data recently completed work on its second data center in Harlow, UK and has noted that the facility is now ready for operations. According to a LinkedIn post shared by the company on November 28, the KLON-02 is a 10MW data center that has been designed and built "to the highest standards of...

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Read Ridge purchases UK data center consultancy Concert
Ridge purchases UK data center consultancy Concert

Ridge purchases UK data center consultancy Concert

November 18, 2023 London

Building consultancy Ridge recently acquired London-based Concert, a data center-focused consulting company, to boost its business in that sector. Both companies finalized this acquisition on November 3, but the terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Concert will operate under its current...

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Read UK gov pours $36 million into district heating system to heat 10,000 homes
UK gov pours $36 million into district heating system to heat 10,000 homes

UK gov pours $36 million into district heating system to heat 10,000 homes

November 07, 2023 United Kingdom

The UK Government has awarded £36 million to a district heating system in West London, which will share data center waste heat with up to 10,000 new homes. The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) will be paid this fund to create the heating system to harness waste heat between...

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Read Telecom Group purchases wireless network operator Luminet
Telecom Group purchases wireless network operator Luminet

Telecom Group purchases wireless network operator Luminet

October 25, 2023 United Kingdom

Specialist alternative asset manager Telecom Group confirmed on Wednesday that it has completed the purchase of London-based wireless network operator Luminet, effectively expanding its footprint across the UK. The Manchester-based Telecom already provides fiber networks to Manchester, Leeds,...

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Read Atos signs IT contract with Special Olympics
Atos signs IT contract with Special Olympics

Atos signs IT contract with Special Olympics

October 24, 2023 England

Atos has signed an agreement with non-profit sports organization Special Olympics Games for the provision of IT services until 2027. Atos is now in charge of handing and maintaining the organization’s Games Management System, its software, IT security services and innovations; infrastructure...

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Read ICG completes £125 million purchase of London DC portfolio
ICG completes £125 million purchase of London DC portfolio

ICG completes £125 million purchase of London DC portfolio

October 23, 2023 London

Asset management firm Intermediate Capital Group recently completed a £125 million purchase of offices and data center portfolio in London leased to UK telco Vodafone. The 260,000 square feet portfolio comprises five data centers which was initially acquired from British Land who announced the...

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Read Local council grants permission for new DC campus outside Middlesbrough, UK
Local council grants permission for new DC campus outside Middlesbrough, UK

Local council grants permission for new DC campus outside Middlesbrough, UK

October 17, 2023 United Kingdom

Redcar & Cleveland Council granted Wilton Data Center an outline consent for a new data center campus at the Wilton International Park, just outside Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, UK. Wilton intends to construct 150,000 square meter of data center space on a 32-acre plot. The company did...

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Read CGI unveils digital twin platform CGI DataTwin360
CGI unveils digital twin platform CGI DataTwin360

CGI unveils digital twin platform CGI DataTwin360

October 10, 2023 United Kingdom

CGI recently announced the launch of its new digital twin platform dubbed the CGI DataTwin360, which creates virtualized models of companies' hosting platforms. This twin platform helps users understand and reduce the carbon footprint of hosting platforms by providing real-time data and carbon...

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Read British Land Sells DC Portfolio for £125 million
British Land Sells DC Portfolio for £125 million

British Land Sells DC Portfolio for £125 million

September 29, 2023 United Kingdom

UK real estate firm British Land has exchanged contracts to sell a portfolio of data centers and offices in London for £125 million. This deal represented an initial net yield of 4.6 percent, delivering an internal return rate of 8.2 percent per annum since its acquisition in 2007. The company...

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Read Varonis Opens Data Center in the United Kingdom to Serve SaaS Customers
Varonis Opens Data Center in the United Kingdom to Serve SaaS Customers

Varonis Opens Data Center in the United Kingdom to Serve SaaS Customers

August 29, 2023 United Kingdom

Varonis Systems, Inc., an industry leader in data security, has announced the opening of its first data center in the United Kingdom to support customers migrating to its SaaS offering. Varonis customers will be able to show compliance with national data protection laws and utilize Varonis'...

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Read DataQube, a UK Edge data center firm, enters insolvency
DataQube, a UK Edge data center firm, enters insolvency

DataQube, a UK Edge data center firm, enters insolvency

August 29, 2023 United Kingdom

Edge data center company DataQube Global Ltd of the United Kingdom has declared bankruptcy. Creditors convened today, August 29th, to deliberate a nomination of liquidators and, if necessary, appoint a liquidation committee. DataQube reps did not acknowledge requests for comment regarding the...

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Read A consortium of UK universities is looking for vendors for a data center contract
A consortium of UK universities is looking for vendors for a data center contract

A consortium of UK universities is looking for vendors for a data center contract

August 18, 2023 United Kingdom

This month, seven of the United Kingdom's Higher Education purchasing consortia (UKUPC), managed by the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC), issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a new data center framework. The contract runs from January 2024 until January 2027 and is...

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Read UK Gov't cloud & data center bids close at $152.76m
UK Gov't cloud & data center bids close at $152.76m

UK Gov't cloud & data center bids close at $152.76m

August 18, 2023 United Kingdom

Bids for a $152.76 million cloud services and data center management deal with the United Kingdom government closed last week. The contract, which was published for the first time on June 23, calls for a variety of services that can be categorized as cloud hosting and support services, cloud and...

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Read The UK government to commit an additional $51 million for 5G
The UK government to commit an additional $51 million for 5G

The UK government to commit an additional $51 million for 5G

July 31, 2023 United Kingdom

The British government has committed $51 million to nationwide 5G innovation. The government announced on July 31 that funding applications are now being accepted. According to the government, the investment is intended to accelerate innovation in industries such as advanced manufacturing,...

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Read Thames Water considers restricting London data centers' water usage
Thames Water considers restricting London data centers' water usage

Thames Water considers restricting London data centers' water usage

July 27, 2023 London

Thames Water has announced that it is considering restricting data center water-use in London. The measure could reportedly include charging operators more at peak times and adding flow restrictors to pipes.Initially, the private utility undertook an assessment to get insight into how much water...

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Read Application filed for Oxfordshire data center stirs up controversy amongst locals
Application filed for Oxfordshire data center stirs up controversy amongst locals

Application filed for Oxfordshire data center stirs up controversy amongst locals

July 12, 2023 United Kingdom

De Montalt Life Sciences is planning to build a campus comprising seven 25m high buildings, a data center, and two multi-story car parks on the outskirts of an Oxfordshire town in the UK. Planned at the former Wicklesham Quarry in Faringdon and spanning 42,286 sqm (455,163 sq ft), the proposal is...

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Read 98MW data center facility planned outside Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire
98MW data center facility planned outside Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire

98MW data center facility planned outside Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire

July 05, 2023 London

Greystoke Land Ltd has applied to the Three Rivers District Council to demolish extant structures on a 33-hectare site north of Mansion House Farm through Bedmond Road in Abbots Langley to construct a data center campus. The company intends to construct two data center structures totaling up to...

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Read UK’s Loughborough University renovates its two data centers
UK’s Loughborough University renovates its two data centers

UK’s Loughborough University renovates its two data centers

June 23, 2023 United Kingdom

UK's Loughborough University has announced that it has completed its renovation project, upgrading two of its data centers in Leicestershire. Schneider Electric delivered the data center modernization on the Haslegrave and Holywell Park data centers, adding EcoStruxure Row Data Center, InRow...

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Read IT disruptions at the Guernsey government caused by data center cooling and power issues
IT disruptions at the Guernsey government caused by data center cooling and power issues

IT disruptions at the Guernsey government caused by data center cooling and power issues

June 22, 2023 United Kingdom

The States of Guernsey in the United Kingdom discovered that a series of IT disruptions were caused by the inability of backup systems and the use of outdated equipment. Between November and January, the authorities of the British Isles experienced four disruptions, rendering the state's website...

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