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Read eStruxture receives $145 million in fresh funding from CDPQ and Fengate
eStruxture receives $145 million in fresh funding from CDPQ and Fengate

eStruxture receives $145 million in fresh funding from CDPQ and Fengate

August 05, 2019 eStruxture

eStruxture now has fresh funding to continue its expansion. The company has already announced the acquisition of the Shaw data center in Calgary. Let's see what's next. Links: CDPQ Press Release Yahoo Finance Article Infrastructure Investor article

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 Equinix Appoints Jon Lin as President, Americas
Equinix Appoints Jon Lin as President, Americas

Equinix Appoints Jon Lin as President, Americas

June 17, 2019 Equinix

Congrats to Jon Lin who was promoted by Equinix to President of the Americas. Jon will oversee existing operations in North and South America. Equinix Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that it has...

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Read Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)
Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)

Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)

April 25, 2019 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, and Ascenty, a market leader in data center services in Latin America, announced today a long-term, multi-megawatt agreement with a leading global cloud provider to build a new facility...

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Read Eugene Henegouwen is Appointed as President of EMEA for Equimix
Eugene Henegouwen is Appointed as President of EMEA for Equimix

Eugene Henegouwen is Appointed as President of EMEA for Equimix

April 15, 2019 Equinix

Equinix has appointed Eugene Bergen Henegouwen as the new President of EMEA. Eugene has been at Equinix since 2013. Since that that time, he has held the role of SVP of Sales in the EMEA region, overseeing the tripling of revenue in the region over the last 6 years. Before joining Equinix,...

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Read Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden
Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden

Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden

March 25, 2019 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is reportedly building two new datacenters in Sweden, according to Swedish Newspaper Gefle Dagblad (via MSN). It was previously reported in December that the company had acquired 130 hectares of land in the municipalities of of Gävle and Sandviken, near the Swedish capital Stockholm....

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Read CentriLogic Names Chris Dorment as Chief Revenue Officer, Expanding its Leadership Team
CentriLogic Names Chris Dorment as Chief Revenue Officer, Expanding its Leadership Team

CentriLogic Names Chris Dorment as Chief Revenue Officer, Expanding its Leadership Team

February 11, 2019 CentriLogic

TORONTO, ON – CentriLogic, a global provider of managed IT solutions, today announced the hiring of Chris Dorment as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). This addition to CentriLogic’s leadership team, following a strategic equity investment, further demonstrates the company’s commitment to...

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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 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE announces the Combination of Data Center Assets to create a new company
STACK INFRASTRUCTURE announces the Combination of Data Center Assets to create a new company

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE announces the Combination of Data Center Assets to create a new company

January 15, 2019 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

DENVER, CO – STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (“STACK” or the “Company”), the data center company built from the ground up to address the technology infrastructure needs of rapidly scaling enterprises and hyperscale companies, today announced the launch of its newly established platform and strategy....

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Read Laura Ortman (CRO) and Dawn Smith (COO) join Cologix
Cologix, a network and cloud-neutral interconnection and data-center company, today announced it has added two new executives to its leadership team as the company prepares to rapidly expand its da...

Laura Ortman (CRO) and Dawn Smith (COO) join Cologix

November 12, 2018 Cologix

Cologix, a network and cloud-neutral interconnection and data-center company, today announced it has added two new executives to its leadership team as the company prepares to rapidly expand its data center colocation and interconnection services. Laura Ortman joins Cologix as President and Chief...

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Read IX Reach expands partnership with eStruxture
IX Reach has partnered with pan-Canadian data centre solutions firm eStruxture to offer connectivity solutions across the North America market.

The two firms are strengthening an existing partne...

IX Reach expands partnership with eStruxture

November 05, 2018 eStruxture

IX Reach has partnered with pan-Canadian data centre solutions firm eStruxture to offer connectivity solutions across the North America market. The two firms are strengthening an existing partnership by offering customers access to major IXPS through a single port, including access to optimised...

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Read Infomart Data Centers Appoints Brian Cox as Chief Executive Officer
Infomart Data Centers, a leading provider of wholesale data center solutions focused on the unique requirements of hyperscale and enterprise customers, today announced the appointment of distinguis...

Infomart Data Centers Appoints Brian Cox as Chief Executive Officer

November 03, 2018 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Infomart Data Centers, a leading provider of wholesale data center solutions focused on the unique requirements of hyperscale and enterprise customers, today announced the appointment of distinguished data center executive Brian Cox as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors....

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Read Digital Realty, IBM Expand Cloud Connections
Digital Realty, a global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions and an IBM Business Partner, announced today it will expand dedicated, private access to the IBM Cloud in ...

Digital Realty, IBM Expand Cloud Connections

July 24, 2018 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty, a global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions and an IBM Business Partner, announced today it will expand dedicated, private access to the IBM Cloud in 15 major metropolitan areas around the world. These on-ramps help ensure efficient and secure access...

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Read Digital Realty considering $1bn Acquisition of Ascenty
Digital Realty is in talks about buying Ascenty, which operates eight data centres in Brazil and is planning six more.

A still unconfirmed report says that Digital Realty is talking to Great Hil...

Digital Realty considering $1bn Acquisition of Ascenty

July 10, 2018 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty is in talks about buying Ascenty, which operates eight data centres in Brazil and is planning six more. A still unconfirmed report says that Digital Realty is talking to Great Hill Partners, the private-equity owner of Ascenty. None of the partners are commenting on the report from...

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Read Equinix Says Its New Wholesale Data Center Business is Much Bigger Than Previously Thought
Equinix is in the sweet spot to capture a bigger share of the wholesale data center market, which are generally deployments larger than 1 megawatt. Equinix's Interconnection ecosystems are a strong...

Equinix Says Its New Wholesale Data Center Business is Much Bigger Than Previously Thought

July 09, 2018 Equinix

Equinix is in the sweet spot to capture a bigger share of the wholesale data center market, which are generally deployments larger than 1 megawatt. Equinix's Interconnection ecosystems are a strong magnet, even for larger compute deployments. The mid-point of guidance for Equinix’s new wholesale...

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Read Infomart hires Phil Koen as Interim CEO
Infomart Data Centers, a national wholesale carrier-neutral data center provider, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Phil Koen as a new member. Mr. Koen will also serve as th...

Infomart hires Phil Koen as Interim CEO

July 05, 2018 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Infomart Data Centers, a national wholesale carrier-neutral data center provider, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Phil Koen as a new member. Mr. Koen will also serve as the company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Infomart’s founder and former President,...

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Read CIM Group Acquires Datacenter in Toronto Area
CIM Group Acquires Datacenter in Toronto Area

CIM Group Acquires Datacenter in Toronto Area

January 23, 2018 Cologix TOR5

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIM Group, in partnership with fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (“1547”), today announced the acquisition of a 42,000-square-foot operating datacenter situated on 3.5 acres in Markham, ON which is part of the Greater Toronto Area. I.C.E Datacenters...

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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 Equinix

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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Read CSE deploys Matching Engine to Equinix's TR2 in Toronto
> REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  and TORONTO, Ontario—September 29, 2016 — The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) and Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today ...

CSE deploys Matching Engine to Equinix's TR2 in Toronto

November 21, 2016 Equinix Toronto TR2

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and TORONTO, Ontario—September 29, 2016 — The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) and Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that the CSE has selected Equinix as its primary data center provider. The CSE will be...

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Read Rogers Communications Acquires BLACKIRON Data from Primus Telecommunications Group (PR)
Rogers Communications Acquires BLACKIRON Data from Primus Telecommunications Group (PR)

Rogers Communications Acquires BLACKIRON Data from Primus Telecommunications Group (PR)

April 17, 2013 Rogers Communications

TORONTO, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Rogers Communications announced today that it has purchased BLACKIRON Data from Primus Telecommunications Group for cash consideration of $200 million, subject to certain adjustments. BLACKIRON Data, a pure-play provider of data centre and cloud computing...

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