Vantage Data Centers has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to form an Investment Partnership with a consortium of investors led by funds affiliated with the investment management platform of DigitalBridge Group, MEAG and Infranity. The transaction values the Investment Partnership, which is related to certain stabilized European assets, at approximately €2.5 billion (approx...
VMware has announced new capabilities across the VMware Tanzu and VMware Aria platforms to empower customers with the capabilities to take a cloud-smart approach to modern application delivery across any cloud. “Our customers across the enterprise are engaged in a cumbersome balancing act — juggling multiple tools, teams, clouds, and operating models while at the same time keeping developers...
AVEVA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Petrofac. The new agreement will see AVEVA cooperate with Petrofac towards: Digital transformation of the end-to-end supply chain system process, including engineering cataloging, procurement, site material control and construction planning Supporting the delivery of Petrofac’s net-zero targets using AVEVA’s sustainable engineering solution...
AVEVA will reveal at Hannover Messe 2023 how industrial intelligence as a service will be instrumental in addressing the energy trilemma and enabling industries to rise to the challenges of market disruption, resilience, and growth. Global energy demand is predicted to increase by 47% over the next 30 years. Tackling the trilemma – energy security and affordability while ensuring operational...
NetApp has released the 2023 Cloud Complexity Report, a global survey exploring how technology decision makers are navigating cloud requirements coming from digital transformation and AI initiatives and the complexity of multicloud environments. The report found that 98% of senior IT leaders have been impacted by increasing cloud complexity in some capacity, potentially leading to poor IT performa...
NTT Ltd. and SES, a leading global content connectivity service provider via satellite, have announced a multi-year partnership to use SES satellites to deliver NTT’s Edge as a Service to enterprise customers. The collaboration will bring together NTT’s expertise in networking and enterprise managed services with SES’s unique satellite capabilities to deliver reliable connectivity to enterprises t...
IBM has unveiled new single frame and rack mount configurations of IBM z16 and IBM LinuxONE 4, expanding their capabilities to a broader range of data center environments. Based on IBM’s Telum processor, the new options are designed with sustainability in mind for highly efficient data centers,
Google has launched a new cloud region in Doha, Qatar. The new Doha region is now part of Google’s global network of 37 regions and 112 zones that bring Google Cloud services to over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Google has announced that its new Google Cloud region in Doha is now open. “Businesses in Qatar and the region need the capacity to run mission-critical applications at t...
By John Schmidt, Senior Vice President, Building & Data Center Connectivity, CommScope The last few years have introduced unprecedented business conditions for every industry, but among the most heavily affected are cloud-based services that are run by the global network of data centers. The business model has changed to accept new realities and fulfill new obligations—and extrapolating this r...
Colt Technology Services is continuing to expand its longstanding collaboration with Equinix. Businesses now have access to Colt’s On Demand infrastructure interconnecting with Equinix Fabric in Singapore and Hong Kong, in addition to Spain, Italy, Sweden, UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands. The extended collaboration between Colt and Equinix deepens their long running commitment to a global ...
Dataiku has joined the NVIDIAs DGX-Ready Software program. Dataiku has been selected for the exclusive, invite-only program because of its tested and certified solutions that pair with NVIDIA DGX systems to simplify AI deployment and management, allowing NVIDIA customers and partners to easily implement advanced analytics and AI. Already a member of the NVIDIA AI Accelerated program, Dataiku has a...