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West Thurrock to become the 'new Slough' for data centres

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GVA Connect, the agent for London’s 50MVA Gateway Data Centre in West Thurrock reveals that new connectivity to the site via Zayo networks puts the entire West Thurrock site at the centre of both pan-European and US fibre networks - seeding the area as the second major outer London data centre park to eventually rival Slough.

Published in BC/DR DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Storage + Servers

European provider of self-storage solutions reduces data centre footprint by 40% with move to Colt data centre in the Netherlands.

Datacentred sponsors Open Stack Foundation

Relationship will enable DataCentred to further develop its core competency in OpenStack.

Published in Cloud + MS Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Data Analytics Datacentre + Network Security DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Identity/Access Management Infrastructure Security Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service Software Storage

Alert Logic, a leading provider of Security-as-a-Service for the cloud, has announced the completion of its European Data Centre, now generally available for partners and customers.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Data Analytics DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure Platform Security Software Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Economic impact of a data breach almost tripled by increased use of cloud services; phenomenon known as the “cloud multiplier effect”.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Data Analytics DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure Platform Security Software Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Rackspace has named Taylor Rhodes to be the company’s chief executive officer as well as a member of the board, effective immediately. Rhodes is a Rackspace veteran who has served in a variety of leadership positions within the company since 2007, including several roles directly responsible for delivering Rackspace’s renowned Fanatical Support® to customers globally. He retains his previous role as president and remains responsible for the company’s operations worldwide....

UK cloud company iomart Group makes biggest acquisition

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New benchmarking studies reveal how users can get up to 60 per cent more performance from any existing infrastructure

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