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Data Centre Operators stories - Page 30

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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IBM expands global presence with two new data centres in London

Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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IBM has expanded its global presence with four new IBM Cloud data centres – two in London, one in San Jose and one in Sydney.
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Visa expands global presence with not one, but TWO new data centres

Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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​Visa has announced expanded transaction processing capabilities in two new data centres – one in Singapore and one in the United Kingdom.
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Equinix, Digital Realty, China Mobile...the vendors fuelling the colocation market

Wed, 26th Jul 2017
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Enterprises with the budgets to build their private facilities are also moving toward colocation facilities for the benefits of rapid deployments.
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Japanese internet exchange company moves into Equinix's Osaka data center

Wed, 26th Jul 2017
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Japan Internet Exchange expands its reach with a strategic move into the Equinix Osaka data center, enhancing Asia-Pacific connectivity.
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Land restrictions force Singapore's data centers underground & up high

Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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The second memorandum will see KDCH collaborate with the Infocommunications Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) and Huawei.
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Alpha DC Fund obtains 70% stake in Singapore data centre in new deal

Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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The agreement will see the transfer of the entire share capital of Keppel Data Center Singapore 4 (KDC SGP 4) for approximately S$170 million.
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How to secure clouds, apps & data without a performance hit

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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Organizations are collaborating and conducting digital business globally via hybrid and multicloud, and they're interacting over social networks.
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Singapore data center company plans $500m investment in India, wider APAC next

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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Bridge Data Centers to invest $300-400m in India's data center market over the next two years, with plans for further investments in Asia Pacific.
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4 things you need to know about Equinix in Australia

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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While we might be seen as the 'land down under' to the rest of the world, in reality, Australia is right in the heart of activity.
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A $42 million investment - Equinix expands Sydney data center

Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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The investment is the latest in a series of expansions for Equinix in APAC, with other recent expansions in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Cloudscene: The world's most influential data center operators

Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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Global Switch accompanied Equinix as the only other service provider to be ranked across more than two leader boards.
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Equinix invests €80m in new flagship data centre in Germany

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Equinix expands in Germany with opening of new data center in Frankfurt, offering low-latency connectivity and meeting enterprise needs.
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Technavio: Here are the top 8 data center vendors in Southeast Asia

Fri, 7th Jul 2017
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Many growing enterprises in Southeast Asia are considering the construction of data center facilities to maintain competitiveness.
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Equinix & Oracle - now offering direct access to Oracle Cloud in Sydney

Thu, 6th Jul 2017
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67% of the Australian organisations surveyed are embracing cloud, using public or private cloud for more than one or two applications or workloads.
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Zadara Storage launches third Europe AWS region, headquartered in London

Fri, 30th Jun 2017
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Zadara Storage expands its Storage as a Service platform in Europe, launching a new AWS region in London to meet growing demand, in partnership with Equinix.
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How to speak like a data center geek: Software containers

Thu, 29th Jun 2017
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We'll define orchestration as the way individual containers are deployed and managed so they can function in harmony.
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Aussie companies shine at Equinix Asia Pacific Partner Awards

Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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Telstra and VMtech have added to their trophy cabinets, each garnering several awards at Equinix's Asia Pacific Partner Awards.
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Equinix achieves Microsoft Gold Cloud Platform status

Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
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Equinix currently offers direct connections to Microsoft Azure via the Equinix Cloud Exchange in 20 locations around the world.
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Equinix: Alibaba scales-up global cloud and digital services

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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The company that started out as a B2B portal now touches almost every aspect of the internet and eCommerce sectors.
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Equinix partners with Aussie company Reekoh to offer new IoT platform

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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In Australia specifically, security and privacy concerns are the biggest perceived inhibitors for deployment of IoT solutions.