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Recently, Internet giant Google decided to design and build a new data centre in the Irish capital of Dublin. As it turns out, Google is not alone. Dublin is quickly becoming one of the technology capitals of Europe thanks to a variety of different factors. One of those factors, at...
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), arguably one of the world's most important entities for securities trading, announced last week the launching a brand-new data centre in Singapore. The new facility is the latest in the corporation's portfolio, which also includes data centres in the Netherlands and the U.S....
In 2010 European IT services company Tieto constructed a 19,680-ft.² data centre in Espoo, Finland. Now, the latest datacentre news coming out of the company comes by way of announcement that they plan to double the capacity of that facility in 2013. The expansion is in response to increased demand...
Late last week UK IT services and cloud provider ServerSpace announced the launching of a brand-new data centre in Enfield. The new data centre is a state-of-the-art, 71,500 square-foot facility purposely located outside of London for better disaster recovery support. At the same time, it is just 10 miles from...
Some of the most exciting cloud computing news in recent memory has just come out by way of a December 17, 2012 announcement from Abiquo, a cloud computing company focused on enterprise-level deployments. The announcement paves the way for big things in the area of data centre virtualisation. According to...
Knowing who has entered your premises is of vital importance, you may think you have this covered with your traditional fob or card access control system, however, this can sometimes only provide part of your company’s entrance security. Cards can be lost or stolen, even biometric systems cannot prevent the...
Every year the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA list ranks the fastest growing technology companies in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Making this list greatly enhances the company's public profile and boosts business. UK-based C4L is proud to announce they have made the 2012 list for the fourth...
A U.S. company, and one that is pioneering the area of big data, announced earlier in December that their European expansion plans which include headquarters in the UK. Cloudera confirmed long-standing rumours that they would be opening UK operations through last week's announcement. The company raised some USD $65 million...
According to several reports from a local newspaper out of St. Asaph, Wales, Hosting UK has been acquired by iomart Group. Though the news did not break until early December the transaction apparently took place back in October. Why it took so long for the news to get out is...
I have often had the opportunity to make decisions about which vendors or contractors to use during my career and, like many, I chose the easy way out – I just extended the contract or agreement. In hindsight, I have to say, I missed a great opportunity. I continued to...
US-based Dropbox, a five-year-old cloud storage company, has recently announced the establishment of its first facility outside of the U.S. The facility is destined for Dublin, Ireland alongside other technology companies including Google, Apple, FaceBook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Dropbox specialises in cloud storage, file synchronisation, and other commercial IT services...
The latest datacentre news on the Tier 4 front comes by way of cloud and co-location specialist Pulsant. The company just announced the completion of a major expansion project as its Tier 4 data centre in Milton Keynes. The expanded centre, which is approximately 45 miles north of London, now...