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Read AWS Planning 3 new data centers in San Antonio
AWS Planning 3 new data centers in San Antonio

AWS Planning 3 new data centers in San Antonio

July 13, 2021 Amazon AWS

Planning documents recently revealed that Amazon is developing three data centers in Texas. The documents disclosed the project’s name as “Rockfish” and unveiled a plan to build a $56 million, 109,600 sqft (10,100 sq m) data center located on 11625 Old Corpus Christi Highway. This is not the only...

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Read AWS launches Local Zones in Philadelphia and Texas
AWS launches Local Zones in Philadelphia and Texas

AWS launches Local Zones in Philadelphia and Texas

July 08, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services just launched its new Local Zones in Philadelphia and Texas. Customers can now deliver applications that need single-digit millisecond latency to both on-premises installations and end-users in Philadelphia and Dallas with these local zones. AWS Local Zones are infrastructures...

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Read Evoque Data Centers acquires Foghorn Consulting
Evoque Data Centers acquires Foghorn Consulting

Evoque Data Centers acquires Foghorn Consulting

July 06, 2021 Csquare

Evoque Data Center Solutions has completed the acquisitions of Foghorn Consulting, a cloud consulting and engineering services company based in Silicon Valley. Evoque said acquiring Foghorn will help it serve its customers’ cloud needs better. With the acquisition, Evoque has expanded its...

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Read Amazon overtakes Google to become largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the US after announcing 14 new renewable projects
Amazon overtakes Google to become largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the US after announcing 14 new renewable projects

Amazon overtakes Google to become largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the US after announcing 14 new renewable projects

June 23, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon has overtaken Google as the largest corporate buyer of green energy in the United States. It also holds the title of being the largest renewable energy buyer in Europe. This comes after the Company announced its fourteen new green energy projects in the Us, Spain, Finland, and Canada. With...

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Read AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers
AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers

AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers

June 17, 2021 Amazon AWS

The Fauquier Times reports that Amazon Web Services is planning to buy 41.7 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if the town finally changes its rules to allow the construction of data centers. At a Warrenton Planning Commission, it was proposed that the rule be changed and data centers...

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Read Evoque Data Center Solutions partners with four additional network service providers
Evoque Data Center Solutions partners with four additional network service providers

Evoque Data Center Solutions partners with four additional network service providers

June 07, 2021 Csquare

Evoque Data Center Solutions has announced partnerships with four Network Service Providers (NSPs). It looks to use the partnership to expand its vendor-neutral approach to offering state-of-the-art connectivity to its customers. The new NSPs include Bandwith IG, Everstream, United Private...

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Read AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)
AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)

AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)

May 28, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has announced plans to build a new data center region in UAE. The new zone will have three Availability Zones, and it will be open before the mid of 2022. Upon completion, the region will be AWS’s second region in the Middle East after opening a Bahrain region two years ago....

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Read Tom Marx joins Evoque as Chief Revenue Officer
Tom Marx joins Evoque as Chief Revenue Officer

Tom Marx joins Evoque as Chief Revenue Officer

September 28, 2020 Csquare

Tom Marx will join Evoque as Chief Revenue Officer. Marx, who is based in Denver, spent the majority of his career at tw telecom subsequently Level3/CenturyLink via acquisition. Evoque Press Release on Sept 28, 2020:DALLAS – Evoque Data Center Solutions™, one of the world’s 20 largest data center...

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Read Andy Stewart becomes Evoque's new CEO
Andy Stewart becomes Evoque's new CEO

Andy Stewart becomes Evoque's new CEO

June 16, 2020 Csquare

Evoque Data Center Solutions has appointed Andy Stewart as CEO, effective immediately. Stewart brings more than 15 years of senior management experience, including a decade of strategic development and execution, to Evoque. He previously served chief strategy officer at TierPoint, where he was...

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Read TierPoint Raises $320 Million from Consortium of Investors (PR)
TierPoint Raises $320 Million from Consortium of Investors (PR)

TierPoint Raises $320 Million from Consortium of Investors (PR)

March 24, 2020 TierPoint

ST. LOUIS – TierPoint, a leading provider of secure, connected data center and cloud solutions at the edge of the internet, announced it has reached an agreement that will result in new, preferred equity investments totaling $320 million, which the company expects to be closed and funded by...

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Read Macquarie Infrastructure Partners Acquires Netrality
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners Acquires Netrality

Macquarie Infrastructure Partners Acquires Netrality

September 04, 2019 Netrality Properties

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has acquired Netrality Data Centers in partnership with the US data centre owner’s management team. Macquarie Infrastructure Partners IV (MIP IV), a fund managed by MIRA said it has bought Netrality from funds managed by Abrams Capital Management...

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Read Contegix Appoints Joe Deney as Chief Operations Officer (PR)
Contegix Appoints Joe Deney as Chief Operations Officer (PR)

Contegix Appoints Joe Deney as Chief Operations Officer (PR)

August 21, 2019 Contegix

RESTON, Va.- Contegix, the leading Managed Service Provider for digital applications, has announced that it has named Joe Deney as its new chief operations officer. Deney is responsible for driving increased customer satisfaction and is charged with evolving the company’s support organization,...

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Read Contegix Appoints Elizabeth Clor as Chief Marketing Officer (PR)
Contegix Appoints Elizabeth Clor as Chief Marketing Officer (PR)

Contegix Appoints Elizabeth Clor as Chief Marketing Officer (PR)

June 27, 2019 Contegix

Reston, VA - Contegix, the leading Managed Service Provider for digital applications, has announced that it has named tech marketing expert Elizabeth Clor as its new chief marketing officer. Clor, who joined Contegix on May 22, brings two decades of experience in growing B2B technology companies...

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Read Contegix Names Brad Hokamp as Chief Executive Officer (PR)
Contegix Names Brad Hokamp as Chief Executive Officer (PR)

Contegix Names Brad Hokamp as Chief Executive Officer (PR)

January 23, 2019 Contegix

Reston, Virginia – Contegix, a leading cloud application service provider, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Brad Hokamp as Chief Executive Officer. Hokamp takes over from David Turner who partnered with Strattam Capital to complete an investment in Contegix in 2016....

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Read TierPoint Launches Cloud Connect Express for connections to Azure and AWS from All TierPoint Locations
TierPoint, a leading provider of secure, connected data center and cloud solutions at the edge of the internet, today announced the launch of its new Cloud Connect Express (CCX) service.

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TierPoint Launches Cloud Connect Express for connections to Azure and AWS from All TierPoint Locations

October 16, 2018 TierPoint

TierPoint, a leading provider of secure, connected data center and cloud solutions at the edge of the internet, today announced the launch of its new Cloud Connect Express (CCX) service. Leveraging TierPoint’s network assets and Zayo’s CloudLink solution, CCX provides TierPoint customers with...

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Read Light Edge Acquires OnRamp (PR)
Light Edge Acquires OnRamp (PR)

Light Edge Acquires OnRamp (PR)

July 17, 2018 LightEdge Solutions

DES MOINES, IA – LightEdge expands its geographical reach and redundancy and invests further into the company’s world-class compliant cloud solutions as it acquires Austin, Texas-based OnRamp. “LightEdge is thrilled to announce the expansion of our secure and compliant hosting and colocation...

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Read Equinix Completes Acquisition of 29 Data Centers from Verizon [Press Release]
Equinix Completes Acquisition of 29 Data Centers from Verizon [Press Release]

Equinix Completes Acquisition of 29 Data Centers from Verizon [Press Release]

May 01, 2017 Verizon Enterprise

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of 29 data centers and their operations from Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ). The U.S. $3.6 billion...

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