Month: March 2020

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Microsoft to acquire Affirmed Networks for 5G cloud

CLOUD AND 5G CONNECTIVITY Microsoft has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based virtualized mobile network company Affirmed Networks to strengthen its 5G cloud offerings. According to Microsoft, the acquisition of Affirmed will provide an advancement in its 5G network…

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AWS to Quickly Build 3 Data Centers in Loudoun

MEETING THE SURGE IN DEMANDS Amazon Web Services (AWS) has submitted an application to build three new data centers in Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, and looks forward to fast-track the approval. Totaling about 300,000 square feet, the three data centers…

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Facebook Halts Irish Construction for Covid-19

SUSPENDS DATA CENTER EXPANSION Facebook has just suspended construction work at its Clonee data center in Co. Meath, Ireland due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in the country. The social network company is said to have made this decision with…

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Equinix Opens Its Fourth Data Center in Singapore

PARTNERS WITH TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES Equinix has just announced the opening of its fourth data center (SG4) in Singapore, a converted seven-story building located in Tai Seng Industry Estate. With the new data center, the company is providing an initial…

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CyrusOne Unveils First Net-Positive Water Data Center

A COURSE TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY US-headquartered data center services provider CyrusOne, has announced the launch of its first net-positive water data center campus in Arizona. According to the company, its 57-acre colocation campus in Chandler, Arizona; incorporates proprietary technology that significantly…

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NTT to Open its Second Munich Data Center

LAUNCHES UK-HEADQUARTERED CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION Japanese global data center provider NTT Ltd, has just completed the shell of its second building within its Munich 2 (MUC2) data center campus, Bavaria. Once the facility is fully built and goes online as…

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IBM UK Plans to Layoff 263 of Its GTS Employees

1,248 EMPLOYEES NOW AT RISK IBM is on the verge of laying-off up to 263 employees in its UK Global Technology Services (GTS) division, placing a total of 1,248 employees at the risk of losing their jobs. Recently, the company…

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Avignon Capital acquires Amsterdam Data Center

AN AMSTERDAM FACILITY FOR €11.55M European investment and asset management group Avignon Capital has acquired a data center in Amsterdam for €11.55 million ($12.7 million). The facility purchased by the London-based firm is a 7,450 square meter building which is…

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Bill Gates Steps Down From Microsoft Board

MORE TIME TO PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES Co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates, has just stepped down from the company’s Board of Directors, as well as leaves the board of Berkshire Hathaway. Gates was CEO until 2000 and handed over the role to…

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UK to Introduce a Digital Services Tax from April

UK GOVERNMENT PLANS 2% TAX The UK HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) tax office has confirmed the government’s plan to introduce a Digital Services Tax from next month on all UK and foreign companies. This implies that tech companies…

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