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Pure Storage And CERN openlab To Evaluate Benefits Of Flash For Scientific Research
Pure Storage has announced a partnership with CERN (the European Laboratory for Particle Physics) which aims, through the CERN openlab collaboration, to accelerate the development of cutting-edge ICT solutions for the Large Hadron Collider. The partnership will explore how Pure Storage’s DirectFlash technology can support the needs of future scientific research. CERN openlab’s High Performance Com...
Vertiv Enhances Pre-Engineered Data Centre Solution For Edge Computing In EMEA
Vertiv has announced a significant upgrade to its Vertiv SmartAisle solution, designed specifically for edge computing applications up to 180 kW. Now available across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), this complete pre-engineered system combines power, cooling, racks, and advanced management and monitoring capabilities in a single integrated unit, designed to simplify and quicken edge co...
Rack Centre Commissions LGS2 12MW Data Centre
The newly commissioned LGS2 12MW IT Load Data Centre built by Rack Centre-West Africa’s leading Tier III carrier and cloud neutral data centre, has been described as the best-in-class and a game changer that would revolutionise Nigeria’s digital landscape. The Chairman, Rack Centre, Maher Jarmakani, disclosed this during the official commissioning of the data centre held at the company’s head offi...
Schneider Electric’s Go Green Competition Returns In 2025
Schneider Electric opened registration for their 2025 Schneider Go Green Competition. Backed by Schneider Electric’s Youth Education & Entrepreneurship and Access to Energy programs, this challenge invites teams of students and young entrepreneurs from around the world to create solutions that promote reliable energy access, enhanced wellbeing, and greater cost savings for communities. This ye...
AI Set To Drive Surging Electricity Demand From Data Centres
A groundbreaking new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) reveals that artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the energy sector in the coming decade, driving a surge in electricity demand from data centres around the world while also unlocking significant opportunities to cut costs, enhance competitiveness and reduce emissions. The IEA’s special report Energy and AI o...
NetApp Announces New Google Cloud Capabilities
NetApp and Google Cloud have announced new capabilities for Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, a fully managed file storage service, that reduce complexity and increase performance for cloud storage workloads, while fully integrating into the Google Cloud service ecosystem. Customers will be able to effortlessly scale high-performance enterprise apps and databases, including workloads with petabyte-scal...
Vertiv To Participate In DCD>Connect MENA 2025 In Dubai
Vertiv will participate as a founding partner at DCD>Connect | MENA 2025, taking place on April 15-16, 2025 in Dubai. This participation reflects Vertiv’s dedication to advancing the region’s digital infrastructure and shaping the future of data centers throughout the Middle East. Vertiv will share its expertise through two speaking sessions during the two-day event. Tassos Peppas, regional dir...
Atos Appoints Pierre-Yves Jolivet As Head Of Eviden
Atos Group has announced that Pierre-Yves Jolivet is appointed Executive Vice-President and Head of Eviden. Pierre-Yves will also serve as Head of Cybersecurity business, overseeing both cybersecurity services and products strategy and portfolio. Pierre-Yves is a recognized tech executive who brings a deep knowledge of the cyber, defense, and public sectors. Previously at Thales, he held positions...
Iron Mountain Appoints Gary Aitkenhead As EVP & GM, Data Centers
Iron Mountain has announced that Gary Aitkenhead has joined the company as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Data Centers. Gary will lead commercial and operational activities for the Data Centers business globally, reporting to Mark Kidd, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Asset Lifecycle Management & Data Centers, and joins Iron Mountain’s Executive Team. William L. Me...
Gartner: NVIDIA Is Market Leader In Chip Market
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $655.9 billion in 2024, up 21% from $542.1 billion in 2023, according to final results by Gartner, Inc. NVIDIA climbed to the No. 1 position, overtaking Samsung Electronics and Intel for the first time. “The position shift among the top 10 semiconductor vendor revenue ranking is due to large demand for AI infrastructure buildout and an increase of 73.4% in m...
Vertiv Upgrades Its SmartAisle Solution
Vertiv has announced a significant upgrade to its Vertiv SmartAisle solution, designed specifically for edge computing applications up to 180 kW. Now available across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), this complete pre-engineered system combines power, cooling, racks, and advanced management and monitoring capabilities in a single integrated unit, designed to simplify and quicken edge co...
IBM Introduces Software-Defined Storage Solution, Storage Ceph As A Service
IBM has announced the addition of IBM Storage Ceph as a Service to its emerging portfolio of flexible as a service solutions for on-premises infrastructure. The portfolio includes IBM Power delivered as a service, which already offers the distributed compute platform in new form factors and flexible consumption options. An IDC study underscores this shift, revealing that by 2028, 80% of IT buyers ...