Data center campus stories

The new local HQ will propel Vantage’s growth and aligns with its commitment to invest and bolster its presence in Asia Pacific.

Vantage Data Centers has announced its entrance into London with the development of a 48MW 500 million campus.

"The second campus project marks yet another milestone in Chayora’s journey of green data centre development."

NTT president and board director Masaaki Moribayashi says the pandemic has led to global dependence on online services and infrastructure.

“With a diverse mix of emerging and mature markets, the region is now experiencing sharp demands for cloud as more companies digitalise to meet the increase in digital consumption."

According to Cushman & Wakefield, Hong Kong is the third most attractive data center region in the entire Asia Pacific region.

The two data centers will complement Digital Edge’s regional footprint, bringing the total number of data centers to six.

Data Centre 220 announced half a million dollars worth of investment into its technical resources at the Chorus Live event last month.

STT Defu 3, which will span seven levels and more than 14,500 square metres, will be completed by the third quarter of 2022.

“Network designers and managers need to take a lot of factors into consideration such as office proximity, cost and connectivity. This can be a very timely and costly process without the right tools.”

While the company aims to strengthen its presence in the Texas state, Digital Realty states it will maintain a significant presence in the ‘technology hub’ of San Francisco.

DCI Data Centers has secured development approval for a new AU$400 million data centre in Sydney’s Eastern Creek.

The data center was previously owned by Geneseo Communications.

The company, which has invested £500 million into developing data centres over the next several years, states that it sees potential in the UK market.

Chayora, the operator of several hyperscale data center campuses in China, has received Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents, and OCP Ready certification.

Chayora Limited develops and operates data center campuses in China, including the TJ1 facility that serves the Greater Beijing region in Tianjin.

The data centre, which has a stage one investment of AU$85 million, will generate 43 megawatts of power to support Australian businesses, including the Federal Government.

The partnership will bring connections to new long haul fiber routes, cloud on-ramps, and several submarine cables that connect to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific.

AirTrunk TOK1 will be designed to support public cloud customers’ demand for growing capacity requirements in Japan.

The need for more flexible options is driving enterprise away from on-premises deployments to cloud-based technology, writes Hyland country manager for ANZ Jamie Atherton.

A new partnership between real estate investment firm Cromwell and data centre group Stratus has fast-tracked plans for new data centres in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo and beyond.

“Enhancing regional connectivity is of strategic importance to Australia’s digital infrastructure upgrade."

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