Cloud pushes spending to new heights. Synergy Research Group reports that worldwide spend on data center hardware and software grew by 17 percent in 2018,… Read More »Synergy: Data center hardware, software spending hits $150 billion in 2018
Planning permission has been granted for Nautilus’ floating data center in Ireland. Limerick council approved the scheme, despite complaints from local businesses that worried the… Read More »Limerick council approves floating Nautilus data center
Canadian data center operator Cologix has acquired Montreal-based infrastructure provider Metro Optic. With this acquisition, Cologix adds an interconnection hub in Montreal, hyperscale capacity in… Read More »Cologix acquires Metro Optic
The US Air Force has deployed four new computing clusters, with the most powerful clocking in at 4.87 peak petaflops of performance. The first with… Read More »US Air Force deploys four supercomputers
The cloud giant has opened its first African data centers in Cape Town and Johannesburg to make Azure Cloud locally available. Microsoft has opened two… Read More »Microsoft opens Azure Cloud data centers in South Africa
Facebook is planning a 275 mile high-capacity fiber cable which will connect data centers in Ashburn, Virginia, and Columbus, Ohio. The 600-mile long-haul fiber route… Read More »Facebook is laying 275 miles of fiber across West Virginia
