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Read Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution
Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution

Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution

January 01, 2025 Equinix

Equinix and Dell Technologies are teaming up to offer a private AI solution that enables customers to train AI models on public and private clouds deployed on-premises. Using the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia which combines Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with Nvidia GPUs, the Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet...

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Read Equinix to acquire BT Group's Irish data center business for €59 million
Equinix to acquire BT Group's Irish data center business for €59 million

Equinix to acquire BT Group's Irish data center business for €59 million

December 26, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has agreed to acquire BT Group's Irish data center business for €59 million ($61.3m). The transaction, expected to be completed in H1 of 2025, includes two operational data centers in CityWest and Ballycoolin, Dublin. BT's decision to divest is part of a broader strategy to transition...

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Read Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution
Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution

Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution

December 20, 2024 Equinix

Equinix and Dell Technologies are teaming up to offer a private AI solution that enables customers to train AI models on public and private clouds deployed on-premises. Using the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia which combines Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with Nvidia GPUs, the Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet...

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Read Equinix signs new PPA in Singapore
Equinix signs new PPA in Singapore

Equinix signs new PPA in Singapore

December 04, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Sembcorp Power for 58.5MW of power which is tol be delivered from a solar installation on 60 hectares of vacant land and the rooftops of five JTC Corporation buildings, including the Jurong Rock Caverns above-ground facilities and Jurong...

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Read Mercury delivers Equinix's FR13 data center in Germany
Mercury delivers Equinix's FR13 data center in Germany

Mercury delivers Equinix's FR13 data center in Germany

November 30, 2024 Equinix

Mercury delivers Equinix's FR13 data center in Frankfurt, Germany. Located within Equinix’s Frankfurt North-East campus, the facility spans 5,295 sqm (57,000 sq ft) with a total capacity of 7.75MW across two data halls on three floors. “The expansion of our North-East campus with FR13 is key to...

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Read Equinix breaks ground on Singapore data center
Equinix breaks ground on Singapore  data center

Equinix breaks ground on Singapore data center

November 26, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced its sixth International Business Exchange (IBX) facility in Singapore, to be named SG6. With an initial investment of $260 million, the facility will provide liquid cooling capabilities to support high-density workloads. Yee May Leong, managing director, Singapore,...

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Read Colt signs $1.7bn joint venture in India
Colt signs $1.7bn joint venture in India

Colt signs $1.7bn joint venture in India

November 19, 2024 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services and family-owned alternative asset owner RMZ this week announced a 50:50 joint venture to invest $1.7 billion in the Indian data center market. The companies this week said the investment will initially focus on expediting development at Colt’s existing sites in Navi...

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Read Equinix launches data center in Oman with Omantel
Equinix launches data center in Oman with Omantel

Equinix launches data center in Oman with Omantel

November 08, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week officially opened Salalah in partnership with local telco Omantel with a facility known as SN1. This facility is to be commercially and operationally managed in full by Equinix as a carrier-neutral and open-access Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data center.Kamel...

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Read Equinix opens second data center in Istanbul, Türkiye
Equinix opens second data center in Istanbul, Türkiye

Equinix opens second data center in Istanbul, Türkiye

November 02, 2024 Equinix

US colocation giant Equinix this week opened its second International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Istanbul, known as IL4. The new facility is located on the same campus as Equinix’s existing Istanbul facility, IL2 and it offers capacity for 1,125 cabinets across 3,045 sqm (32,775 sq...

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Read NTT Data to use Oracle Alloy for sovereign cloud in Japan
NTT Data to use Oracle Alloy for sovereign cloud in Japan

NTT Data to use Oracle Alloy for sovereign cloud in Japan

November 01, 2024 NTT Data

NTT Data has selected Oracle Alloy to enhance its sovereign cloud services in Japan. The company will deploy Oracle Alloy in its data centers, giving customers access to more than 150 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services, including its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings.“The aim of our...

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Read Vantage unveils New Albany data center in Ohio
Vantage unveils New Albany data center in Ohio

Vantage unveils New Albany data center in Ohio

October 31, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has broken ground on a new data centre campus located 70 acres outside Columbus in New Albany. OH1 will provide a total of 192MW of IT capacity across more than 1.5 million square feet (139,355 sqm). The company said more than $2 billion will be invested in the project, with...

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Read Equinix to invest in two data centers in Bangkok, Thailand
Equinix to invest in two data centers in Bangkok, Thailand

Equinix to invest in two data centers in Bangkok, Thailand

October 30, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced an intention to invest approximately $500 million in Thailand in phases over the next ten years, including the recent acquisition of land in Bangkok for approximately $34m. The newly acquired land in the Bangna area of Bangkok will be used to establish two Equinix...

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Read NTT Data and Gaia-X partner on Digital Clearing House deployment
NTT Data and Gaia-X  partner on Digital Clearing House deployment

NTT Data and Gaia-X partner on Digital Clearing House deployment

October 11, 2024 NTT Data

NTT Data has partnered with Gaia-X to deploy a testbed for a Gaia-X Digital Clearing House in Japan, which is the first outside of Europe, which is the first outside of Europe. Gaia-X is a European initiative seeking to establish a federated European cloud platform that is big enough to challenge...

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Read The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a colocation contract to Equinix.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a colocation contract to Equinix.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a colocation contract to Equinix.

September 25, 2024 Equinix

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Equinix a contract for colocation services for its Homeland Security Enterprise Network. Published on SAM.gov on September 17, the tender called for "power, connectivity and related operations and maintenance," adding that the services will...

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Read Equinix becomes one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers after issuing $750m in green bonds
Equinix becomes one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers after issuing $750m in green bonds

Equinix becomes one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers after issuing $750m in green bonds

September 17, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has now become one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers in the market, issuing $750 million in green bonds across two offerings. The company says it will use the proceeds to advance sustainability initiatives across its business. Equinix said the funding will be towards initiatives...

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Read NTT selected to deploy Private 5G in Brownsville, Texas
NTT selected to deploy Private 5G in Brownsville, Texas

NTT selected to deploy Private 5G in Brownsville, Texas

September 10, 2024 NTT

NTT Data has been selected by the City of Brownsville in Texas to deploy private 5G wireless connectivity across the city. It will build and manage a turnkey private 5G network with high-speed and low latency. In addition, NTT’s Smart Solutions will be deployed to deliver data analysis,...

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Read NTT acquires land in Johor for new data center
NTT acquires land in Johor for new data center

NTT acquires land in Johor for new data center

August 31, 2024 NTT Data

NTT this week revealed that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Tropicana Firstwide Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tropicana Corporation Berhad for the purchase of freehold land in Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru. The 68.457-acre plot was acquired for a cash consideration of...

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Read Equinix explores deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at Dublin data center
Equinix explores deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at Dublin data center

Equinix explores deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at Dublin data center

August 17, 2024 Equinix

Colocation firm Equinix is exploring deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at its data center in Dublin, Ireland. A spokesperson for the company noted that while a temporary demonstration pod was deployed at one of the company's sites on tour from ESB and GeoPura, is not a permanent deployment. Peter...

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Read Equinix surpasses $1bn EBITDA for Q2
Equinix surpasses $1bn EBITDA for Q2

Equinix surpasses $1bn EBITDA for Q2

August 09, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has surpassed a $1 billion EBITDA in Q2 2024 for the first time, reaching $1.036bn. The company Equinix has surpassed a $1 billion EBITDA in Q2 2024 for the first time, reaching $1.036bn. Furthermore, the quarter's results saw operating income up 20 percent compared to the previous...

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Read Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers
Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

July 23, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced that it will be entering into the Philippines market after purchasing three facilities from Total Information Management, a local technology solutions provider. This deal comprises three carrier-neutral and interconnection-rich data centers with more than 1,000...

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