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NTT Corp Subsidiary Secure-24 Acquires Symmetry

SECURE-24 ACQUIRES SYMMETRY NTT Communications Corporation announced today that its subsidiary Secure-24, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the whole of US-based Symmetry Holding Inc. Secure-24, provides mission critical application hosting, managed IT, and cloud services to enterprises…

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Giga Data Centers Opens New North Carolina Facility

GIGA OPENS 60MW CAROLINA FACILITY Atlanta-based data center provider Giga Data Centers, LLC has announced the opening of its new 60MW data center facility CLT-1, in Mooresville, North Carolina. According to the company, CLT-1 leverages a highly energy-efficient modular design…

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Microsoft Outruns AWS and Google to Open Cloud Regions in the Middle East

AZURE OPENS IN UAE BEFORE RIVALS Microsoft has announced today, the official opening of its first Middle Eastern cloud regions which are located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE. These new facilities bring Microsoft’s Azure global regions to 54, across…

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David Shepard Joins GIGA Data Centers as New CRO

GIGA EXPANDS EXECUTIVE TEAM Former Baselayer and IO Data Centers Executive David Shepard, has today joined Giga Data Centers as Chief Revenue Officer. This new appointment puts David in charge of all revenue-generation strategy and execution in Giga Data Centers.…

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Intel to Acquire Barefoot Networks for Improved Cloud Experience

INTEL ADDS BAREFOOT NETWORKS The chip manufacturer Intel, has signed an agreement to acquire the 3 years old developer of programmable Ethernet Switch Silicon for Data Centers, Barefoot Networks. According to Intel, California-based Barefoot Networks will support its end-to-end cloud…

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Google Cloud to Make Biggest Acquisition on Looker at $2.6B

GOOGLE ACQUIRES LOOKER FOR $2.6B Google Cloud has announced entering into a definitive agreement to acquire data analytics firm Looker for $2.6 billion. This will be the biggest acquisition by Google Cloud and a major one under its recent CEO,…

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Microsoft and Oracle Partner to Interconnect Cloud Services

MICROSOFT AZURE AND ORACLE CLOUD TEAM UP Cloud giants Microsoft and Oracle has just announced a cloud interoperability partnership. This alliance enables customers to explore Microsoft Azure and Oracle cloud services from either network or environment. As announced by both…

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Rebel Capital to Acquire Pittsburgh Data Center for $32M

REBEL CAPITAL MOVES FOR PITTSBURGH DC Rebel Capital Inc. has announced its intention to acquire a 91,790 square feet data center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for $32million. The data center and associated properties sit on an approximately 7.65 acre site. The…

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EcoDataCenter and Fortlax Merge to Become a Nordic Giant

EcoDataCenter and Fortlax Merge Swedish data center developer EcoDataCenter, has just signed a merger agreement with the owners of the data center firm Fortlax. According EcoDataCenter, this agreement represents the first step in the company’s strategic plan to consolidate the…

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Servers.com Opens New Data Center in London

SERVERS.COM NOW IN LONDON To address Brexit concerns, the global hosting firm Servers.com has announced the opening of its new data center in one of Europe’s largest data center hubs, Slough Trading Estate, London. In addition to addressing data sovereignty…

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