Shares of data center developer CyrusOne jumped Friday following media reports that the company has received takeover interest from private investors.
Data Center Jobs: New Positions in Northern Virginia
The August data center job spotlight from Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza Critical Facilities Recruiting, includes three new positions in Northern Virginia, including a data center facility operations director position.
Frontier Spotlight: The Top 10 Data Center Stories for July 2019
The top data center news from July included headlines on cloud computing outages, 5G wireless infrastructure, Compass Data Centers, Google, Equinix, Databank and more.
The Role of Multi-Tenant Data Centers for Enterprise Cloud Connectivity
Cloud connectivity is becoming mission-critical for many enterprises, leading some to explore options for private, direct connections into the cloud. A new report from Cyxtera and 451 Research explores how multi-tenant data centers (MTDCs) and colocation providers can connect the enterprise to many clouds, SaaS providers and service providers
Amazon Continues its Cloud Expansion in Northern Virginia
Amazon Web Services continues to lease large amounts of new data center space in Northern Virginia, and may be boosting the size of its data centers.
Compass Acquires ROOT to Enter Montreal Data Center Market
Compass Datacenters has completed the acquisition of ROOT Data Center, boosting Compass’ presence in hyperscale computing and providing an entry into the fast-growing Montreal market.
The Cloud’s Worst Week: Will Outages Slow Enterprise Momentum?
Last week’s cluster of outages for major Internet brands raises fresh questions about the reliability of online service delivery, especially for the enterprise customers that represent future growth for colo & cloud providers.
Going xScale: Equinix, GIC Partner on Hyperscale Data Centers in Europe
Equinix will form a joint venture with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC to build six new hyperscale data centers in Europe. The JV will target the FLAP markets of Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris.
STACK Infrastructure Expands Chicago Data Center Campus
STACK Infrastructure has announced a significant expansion of its Chicago data center campus, with plans to add at least 20 megawatts of capacity.
Making Sense of It All: What Migrating Workloads Really Means
With cloud computing growing in popularity, as the amount of big data continues to explode, efficient data and workload migration is becoming more critical to success and staying competitive across a variety of marketplaces. A new white paper from Digital Realty focuses on best practices for workload migration, which can get complex quickly, and what it actually means for today’s businesses.
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