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Data Centers need personnel and infrastructure to be able to operate effectively. Data Center Operators are companies or individual entities who take care of day-to-day operations of a data center. Responsibilities can include upkeep, maintenance and client relations.

Operators are responsible for installing and maintaining network resources, ensuring data center security and monitoring systems that take care of power and cooling.
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NextDC blocks 360 Capital bid for Asia Pacific Data Centres

Wed, 6th Sep 2017
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Asia Pacific Data Centre Group has rebuffed an improved offer from 360 Capital to acquire it after NextDC refused to support the takeover.
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What Southeast Asia stands to gain from digital disruption

Tue, 5th Sep 2017
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Southeast Asia's digital leap, thanks to a surge in users, may reshape its $50bn internet economy as local firms edge out giants.
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Equinix Singapore to host SK Infosec's managed security services

Fri, 1st Sep 2017
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According to SK Infosec's partnership with Equinix will combine the strengths of both companies and will enable Equinix to provide managed security.
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NEXTDC names FY17 'most significant year in history'

Fri, 1st Sep 2017
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From $1.8 million profit in 2016 to $23 million profit in 2017, NEXTDC is naming it as the most significant year in its history.
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Canberra Data Centres to invest more than $500m in one region

Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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Canberra Data Centers (CDC) is building a new 20 MW data center in Fyshwick, Australia, with an investment exceeding $150m.
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How to create a security inspection zone at the digital edge

Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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Today, application performance with reduced latency depends on fast, proximate interconnections among component infrastructures.
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Ireland to become 'go-to location' for businesses to interconnect in Europe

Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Startling findings from Equinix reveal bandwidth used in private data exchange between businesses to be 6x that of the public internet by 2020.
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Aims - the only Malaysian data center operator included in Asia leaderboard

Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Aims, the only Malaysian data centre operator, secured a spot in Cloudscene's Asia leaderboard, moving up to 7th place in Q2.
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Scale or fail: Private data exchange between businesses to outpace public internet

Fri, 18th Aug 2017
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The Asia Pacific region is expected to grow more than fourfold between 2016 and 2020, making it the second fastest growing region after Latin America.
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euNetwork's Manchester investment provides access to 12 interconnected data centres

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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​euNetworks has made further investment in Manchester with a new density fibre network covering over 40 route kilometres in the city.
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The Kiwi connection to Microsoft's new Canberra cloud regions

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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These two new regions in Canberra will complement Microsoft's existing cloud services currently delivered from Sydney and Melbourne.
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Distributed data centers: Equinix on Gartner's edge manifesto

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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The need for distributing IT resources to the edge of a company's network is critical and growing, according to a report by Gartner analyst Bob Gill.
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Equinix opens new $32 million data center in Hong Kong

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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Equinix to bolster Hong Kong's digital transformation with a $32m state-of-the-art data centre, aiding local innovation and growth.
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Equinix talks how to handle the subsea cable building boom

Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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It took the world a couple decades to reach a zettabyte in annual traffic, but Cisco projects we'll more than double that by 2020.
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What is interconnection? Everything you need to know to succeed at digital business

Sun, 13th Aug 2017
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Our data centers are where we deliver that interconnection globally. But exactly what do we mean by interconnection, and why does it matter?.
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Equinix delivers direct access to SAP Cloud from Sydney data center

Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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Equinix is partnering with SAP to deliver direct and private access to the SAP Cloud portfolio from multiple global locations, including Sydney.
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Singapore data center company gets latest executive from Amazon

Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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Slaven joins AirTrunk from Amazon, where he held the position of senior construction manager since early 2014.
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Are you ready to migrate your data center to the cloud?

Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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Embarking on a cloud migration? Enterprises find strategic planning key to maximise benefits and minimise impact on operations.
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Equinix appoints company veteran to oversee next phase of growth

Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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Meyers will lead the strategic business teams driving the company's next phase of growth as it focuses on the future needs of customers and partners.
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NEXTDC continues on mission to acquire remainder of Asia Pacific Data Centres

Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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Today, NEXTDC logged a higher and now unconditional, all-cash, off-market takeover offer at $1.87 cash per security.