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Secure-24 opens new data center in Michigan, creates 250 jobs
A new data center was opened for managed hosting services and disaster recovery provider Secure-24. The data center, which was named the Wayne County Technology Resource Center is located in Plymouth Township. An 18,000 square-foot facility will increase the attractiveness of the region and create over 250 jobs.
GoDaddy to open a data center in Netherlands
Data Center Knowledge reports that Go Daddy is opening a new data center in Netherlands. It is designed to improve the experience of European users that browse their hosted websites.
Playing host to the recession
As the global recession continues to ebb and flow, the hosting sector fluctuates also, bringing us stories of great loss and unexpected buy-outs alongside stories of unimaginable growth and continued investment. Between the recent halt on construction of Amazon’s huge Oregon data center to the acquisitions and general company growth plans issued this week, the […]
Equinix buys GI Partners data center in Frankfurt
The Frankfurt data center that belonged to GI Partners has been sold by the company to Equinix (Holding) BV. It is GI’s last remaining Fund 1 property which consists of 96,000 net square feet. GI’s debut fund is now valued at over $1 billion in cash from an investment of $280 million. The company is […]
This week in hosting
Like any niche, the hosting sector generates more and more interesting news during some weeks than others and this has been one of those weeks. Here is a recap of the most attention-grabbing stories, from a legal battle over an internet meme to the most unique use of Twitter yet seen in the industry.
Microsoft launches new data center to support Windows Azure
Microsoft has announced the launch of a new 50,000-square-foot data center located in Redmond, Washington. It will support Windows Azure which is the new cloud-computing platform of the company. The DC went online in early July but it was not powered at full capacity. The new data center will hold 35,000 to 50,000 servers and […]
There’s green and then there’s not so green
With our recent look at the greening of the hosting industry and the growing concerns involving ethics among everyone from hardware manufacturers to data center designers, two news stories emerged this week that deserve a bit of attention under the same light. There is a huge effort taking place where these trends are concerned but, […]
Data Center World 2009
The details of the upcoming Data Center World 2009 event have been announced. Virtual data center tours will be offered as well as customer stories and case study presentations from Microsoft, State of Vermont, and University of Pennsylvania professionals. The presentations will also include trends around the cloud, consolidation, and energy efficiency.
SureWest’s third data center opens in Lenexa, Kansas
The data center of SureWest Communications in Lenexa, Kansas is now complete. This marks the company’s third data center. It is power- and fire-protected. The floor space has been modified by adding infrastructure and special environmental conditioning. The company has been recording a 15 percent increase in revenue year after year.
NTT America is building its third DC in the Bay area
A new data center in Silicon Valley will be opened according to a Data Center Knowledge report. Owned by NTT America, the new San Jose location will be the same size as its Santa Clara DC. This will mark company’s third data center in the Bay area.
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