Laing O’Rourke, a UK-based contractor, has reportedly been appointed by UAE-based Khazna to design, build and fit-out data centre pods 4, 5 and 6 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi for doubling its data centre capacity.
Tarek Helmy on how FTTO can transform future data centres
Tarek Helmy, regional director, Nexans cabling solutions, highlights next-gen data centre and FTTO (Fibre-to-the-Office) solutions.
Nexans to highlight data centre innovations and FTTO solutions
At GITEX Technology Week, Nexans will place the spotlight on its data centre innovations and Fibre-to-the-Office (FTTO) solutions. In addition …
Amazon Web Services announces 2019 GCC data centre launch
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it plans to open an infrastructure region in the Middle East by early …
Why boardrooms will prioritise innovation, data centres and security in 2018
The Middle East’s shift to digital business has created a dilemma for the regions CIOs. They need to innovate and implement change, while also retaining levels of control and management.
Cloudscene reveals most influential data centre operators
Cloudscene, a global directory of colocation data centres, cloud service providers and network fabrics, has revealed the top ten data centre operators in North America, EMEA, Oceania and Asia for the second quarter of this year.
eHosting DataFort invests in data centre upgrades
Managed hosting and cloud infrastructure services provider eHosting DataFort (eHDF) has announced investments over AED 20 million in its T3 …
Apple builds China data centre to comply with cybersecurity law
Apple is reportedly setting up its first data centre in China, in partnership with a local Internet services company.
Intel launches new Xeon chips to boost data centre business
Intel Corp has recently announced a new line of microprocessors for data centres, which it said will have a big boost in performance.
Equinix opens new data centre in Frankfurt
Equinix has announced an expansion of its presence in the Frankfurt market with the opening of its latest data centrd. Known …
Lenovo product barrage targets data centres
Lenovo is taking on Dell EMC and HPE with its biggest portfolio refresh since it acquired IBM’s x86 server business …
CommScope forms ‘Multi-Tenant Data Centre Alliance’
CommScope has announced a Multi-Tenant Data Center (MTDC) Alliance as part of the PartnerPRO Network.
Google, Microsoft & Uber warn of data centre skills shortage
The data centre industry must find ways to attract new talent to solve engineering challenges such as the need for more environmentally friendly and energy efficient facilities, key industry figures have claimed.
Sejel Technology selects HPE for data centre transformation
With over 70% of registrations being completed within the first 12 hours as the Haj season approaches each year, the e-service needs to be able to handle extreme spikes of traffic.
BA flight chaos caused by data centre power surge
A major British Airways crash has highlighted the importance for businesses of testing backup systems and disaster recovery procedures to …
SAP announces Saudi public cloud data centre
SAP has announced a plan to build a public cloud data centre in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the Ministry …
Extreme to buy Brocade’s data centre networking business
Extreme Networks continued to amass a nice nest of data centre technology saying it would buy Brocade’s data centre networking …
Alibaba Cloud expands HK data centre
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, t has expanded its data centre in Hong Kong by more …
ManageEngine opens data centres in Amsterdam and Dublin
ManageEngine has announced the opening of its two new ISO 27001-certified data centres in the EU — one in Amsterdam, Netherlands and another in Dublin, Ireland.
Ajman Bank revamps data centre to enhance business operations
Compelled to propel the bank into the digital age and make it a technology beacon for the northern emirates, Ajman Bank sought wholesale changes in its data centre to enable the young organisation to deliver on its long-term goals.