Stories by Ashton - Page 9
Hawaiki cable connecting the US and the Pacific gets turbo boost
Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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network infrastructure
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hawaiki cable
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ciena
The Hawaiki subsea cable, linking Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, and the US, will boost speed to 67 terabits per second with Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme.
Azure used to 'learn' when epilepsy patients will have a seizure
Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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data analytics
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public cloud
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martech
A new project is using data analytics and machine learning to predict when a patient will have a seizure and warn them in advance.
Equinix beware: Digital Realty throws down gauntlet with new $1.8b acquisition
Mon, 24th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Digital Realty challenges Equinix with a USD $1.8 billion acquisition of Brazil's Ascenty, aiming to dominate in South America's colocation market.
Intel and Alibaba Cloud look to the edge with new partnership
Fri, 21st Sep 2018
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edge computing
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iot
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ai
The two companies have released an aptly named 'Joint Edge Computing Platform' in the hopes to encourage the concept among enterprises.
Alibaba Cloud and VMware team up to offer hybrid cloud solutions
Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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virtualisation
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
Hybrid cloud deployments are certainly the flavour of the times at the moment and it's an area these two companies are investing in.
Facebook seals 20 year deal to supply Singapore data centre with solar power
Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
After recently announcing its plans for the largest data centre Singapore has ever seen, Facebook has revealed its first renewable energy partner in Asia.
Orange reveals goal to become global player in multi-cloud services
Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
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microsoft
Fresh off its acquisition of Basefarm, the France-based integrated comms provider is looking to make waves around the world in multi-cloud services.
Equinix: Interconnection between businesses to grow 10x the internet
Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
There are a number of reasons for the meteoric growth of private connectivity between businesses, all of which Equinix has highlighted in its latest study.
Flexenclosure strengthens stranglehold on Pacific market
Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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network infrastructure
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southern cross cable
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undersea cables
The edge computing and cable landing company has received orders in two new Pacific countries, bringing the total to five in the last 18 months.
Survey finds Nordic data centre market full of promise – and naivety
Tue, 18th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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cloud services
DigiPlex has released the results of its IDC survey that found despite huge progress in data centre operations, ignorance still exists.
Interxion rolling out the big bucks to keep up with demand
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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colocation
The company has increased its 2018 CAPEX guide range to €425m-€450m to cater for several data centre expansions.
Expert says data centres are investments with almost guaranteed profits
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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payment technologies
Data centres offer long-term contracts and recurring revenues like conventional property, but they come with the added bonus of rapid growth prospects.
90% of organisations to demand IaaS & PaaS from same provider
Sat, 15th Sep 2018
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paas
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public cloud
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iaas
Gartner predicts 90% of organisations will seek integrated IaaS and PaaS by 2022, driving substantial growth in the cloud services market.
Digital Realty lures in two new senior exec job appointments
Fri, 14th Sep 2018
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microsoft
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digital realty
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blue shield
In another game of tech company musical chairs, Digital Realty has poached execs from Microsoft and Blue Shield to fill in its CIO and CISO roles.
Teraco: Digital transformation will be defined by the race to the edge
Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
Edge computing is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of choice within data centre circles at the moment – up there with AI, IoT, and gender imbalances.
Data centre infrastructure revenue at all-time high – hybrid cloud the driver
Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
Dell EMC, Microsoft, HPE, and Cisco (among others) are all profiting from a burgeoning market that has no signs of slowing.
Charles Meyers takes the reigns at Equinix – effective immediately
Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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equinix
Charles Meyers steps in as the new President and CEO of Equinix, succeeding interim CEO Peter Van Camp, to lead the company's next growth phase.
Exclusive: Marseille is THE interconnection market to target says Interxion MD
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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colocation
Marseille is Europe's fastest growing interconnection hub, driven by its location as the gateway between Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.
Flexential nearly doubles data center size with $32m expansion
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Flexential has nearly doubled its Portland data centre size with a USD $32m expansion, enhancing global connectivity and cutting-edge IT infrastructure.
Azure outage postmortem: Microsoft reveals what happened and why
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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devops
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Headlines around the world have been shouting about Azure's outage - here's MIcrosoft's postmortem on the matter.