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Data Centre Operators stories - Page 9

Data Centers need personnel and infrastructure to be able to operate effectively. Data Center Operators are companies or individual entities who take care of day-to-day operations of a data center. Responsibilities can include upkeep, maintenance and client relations.

Operators are responsible for installing and maintaining network resources, ensuring data center security and monitoring systems that take care of power and cooling.
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New 17 acre data centre campus opens for business in London

Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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Virtus has announced two data centres have officially gone online with another on the near horizon, burgeoning its IT capacity in the region.
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Alibaba Cloud to team up with two-time F1 champion

Wed, 18th Jul 2018
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Alibaba Cloud has announced a partnership with former Formula One (F1) champion Fernando Alonso to provide cloud infrastructure.
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How brick-and-mortar retail is becoming a leader in edge computing

Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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Schneider Electric's Dave Johnson says few industries feel the disruption of new digital business models more than traditional retailers.
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US biggest player in $12b data center market – but APAC's catching up

Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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The global data center transformation market is in a good place for all those involved in the industry – and this trend is set to continue.
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New $300m fund launched by Apple for a cleaner China

Fri, 13th Jul 2018
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Apple has launched a jointly funded initiative to promote renewable energy in China in an attempt to reduce the effects of electronics manufacturing.
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AirTrunk appoints two new recruits – says focus is on APAC expansion

Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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AirTrunk hires Dana Adams as new COO and William Nicholson as technical director of critical environments to expand its presence in Asia Pacific.
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Scandinavia dominating wind market for big data centre operators

Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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Renewable energy is a hot topic among data centre circles, and Scandinavia has seized the opportunity to make the most of it.
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DDN steps in at final hour to salvage Tintri trainwreck

Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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On its day of admitting bankruptcy, Tintri can now be brought back from the brink after Data Direct Networks made a bid for acquisition.
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Pi DATACENTERS designs solution for Swiss-based Crypto Exchange

Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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Pi DATACENTERS asserts it's designed a solution for crypto exchanges toiling with frequent downtime due to heavy data usage.
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5 data center ideas that would never have been imagined 50 years ago

Thu, 28th Jun 2018
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From power backup to predictive maintenance, modern data centers have come a long way. Embracing new technology is key for businesses to stay competitive.
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Colt extends relationship with IBM to enable private network connectivity

Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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The partnership will enable customers to establish a private network connection from within their data centers or office locations to IBM Cloud.
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DDN acquires Lustre business from Intel, significant investment to come

Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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DDN acquires Intel's Lustre File System business, aiming to boost its HPC, analytics, and cloud portfolio with substantial investment in new features.
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AT&T offloads 31 data centers to trim $1.1b off colossal debt

Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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The giant telco reportedly has $189 billion of debt, and the data center sale (18 in the US and 13 international) is a move to reduce that.
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“Painful blindspot” addressed by ThousandEyes' new multi-cloud solution

Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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The meteoric rise of multi-cloud environments has seen demand for more visibility, as well as a significant change in the traditional data centre.
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Huge money being made in U.S. data center real estate

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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A real estate investment trust has revealed the value of two recent data center sales, with the total sum exceeding $85 million.
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Flexenclosure polishes off CenturyLink's new Ecuador data center

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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The custom-designed data center was pre-fabricated, pre-integrated and fully tested in Sweden before being shipped to Ecuador.
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SwiftStack adds multi-cloud features to its platform

Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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Designed to facilitate private data centers & public cloud, they have been added to the open source community in the newly created 1space project.
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StorageCraft claims to be disrupting storage silos

Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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StorageCraft sees strong momentum as channel partners and customers embrace the company's approach to data storage and protection.
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Equinix, EBRC, EvoSwitch, & SAP Cloud ERP among 2018 Datacloud Awards' winners

Wed, 13th Jun 2018
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Last night saw the 11th Datacloud Awards take place in Monaco with many companies and individuals gracing the stage - check out the full list here.
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Equinix: Is GDPR overhyped?

Fri, 25th May 2018
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As GDPR's May 25th debut causes anxiety about compliance, Equinix asserts its vital role in aiding firms navigate the new data protection landscape.