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DIGITAL REALTY TO PROVIDE GLOBAL FINANCIAL TRADING HUBS FOR GMEX TECHNOLOGIES

The international data centre provider, Digital Realty has announced a deal with GMEX Technologies, to establish a number of global hubs for financial trading exchanges in its data centres. GMEX provides services covering the major asset classes (Equities, Derivatives, FX, Commodities and Debt), developed to help tackle the numerous problems facing global financial markets. The first hub will be located in London at Digital Realty’s Chessington data centre, reported Datacentres.com.

GMEX Group stakeholders include Deutsche Börse AG, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking and FTH Investments LLP. “Building on our established capital markets expertise, this is an exciting extension to our business model of delivering true partnerships with exchanges in emerging markets, with the aim of bringing them to liquidity,” commented Hirander Misra, CEO of GMEX Technologies and Co-Founder of GMEX Group. “We can offer our cloud-enabled trading and clearing market infrastructure ecosystem paired with the best talent, connectivity, technology, operational excellence, and business expertise facilitated by the technical infrastructure provided by Digital Realty.”

GMEX Tech will host servers running the various emerging market exchanges it partners with globally in Digital Realty’s London data centre. GMEX Tech will also provide the latest central counterparty (CCP) and central securities depository (CSD) market infrastructure and offer such as a managed service.

Digital Realty’s network ecosystem will enable GMEX Tech to create cloud-enabled points of presence (PoPs) for all current and future market participants across the world and enable easy access to the trading hub. The hub is also expected to drive enhanced data centre colocation utilization from both established and new market participants.

“Our network platform, with interconnectivity to key market operators and communities across the globe, is what GMEX Tech needs in order to execute a trading hub of this nature,” added Robert Bath, VP of Global Solutions at Digital Realty. “But more importantly, we’re able to provide a gateway for GMEX Tech to facilitate growth in emerging economies by forging stronger links to established financial ecosystems in Europe, and subsequently in the United States and Asia Pacific.”

The London hub will be available from early October 2015. Plans for additional hubs in Chicago and Singapore are expected to be announced in 2016 (supporting Central/South American and Asian markets respectively). n

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IBM LAUNCHES NEW IOT BUSINESS UNIT IBM has announced two new business units that will apply the company’s considerable strengths in Big Data, advanced analytics and cognitive computing to the Internet of Things and Educations markets, respectively. Harriet Green, formerly CEO and executive director of the Thomas Cook Group and of Premier Farnell plc, has joined the company as vice president and general manager for the new units, and will be responsible for developing these and other new growth businesses, reported a Company press release.

“Harriet brings to IBM a strong, proven track record as a transformative leader,” said John E. Kelly, senior vice president, solutions portfolio and research.

“Throughout her career, across multiple geographies and cultures, she has consistently shown a deep understanding of the needs of her customers and clients, and how to help them achieve their goals and aspirations. Her creativity and vision will help organizations transform themselves to take fuller advantage of emerging data and cognitive technologies.”

IBM announced in March 2015 that it will invest US$3 billion over the next four years to deliver new industry-specific cognitive computing technologies, cloud data services and developer tools to help clients and partners integrate data from an unprecedented number of sources across the Internet of Things. Ms. Green will lead a team that will soon comprise more than 2000 consultants, researchers and developers dedicated to helping clients unlock value in new insights. IBM has helped thousands of organizations to deploy IOT solutions, working with leading partners such as The Weather Company, ARM, AT&T and others to make cities smarter and safer, to transform automobile and electronics manufacturing, and to safeguard food and water supply chains, among other applications.

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TENCENT TO INVEST US$1.5 BILLION IN CLOUD COMPUTING Tencent, the Chinese ISP has said that it will invest more than US$1.5 billion over the next five years in its cloud-computing business.

According to a Wall Street Journal report the investment will include construction and operation of data centres in China, Hong Kong and North America, and promote cloud services

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The company, whose annual revenue stood at US$12.4 billion last year, will invest US$315 million in the cloud business every year for the next five years.

Earlier this summer, it was reported that Tencent’s Tianjin data centre was damaged in the blast that took place at Chemical storage warehouse in that

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Chinese city. A report in the Business Standard claimed that the damage apparently included serious damage to its server room. This caused the temporary delay of some animated video content that the centre had been slated to release. n

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DATA CENTRE INVESTMENT FORECASTS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH FOR NORDIC REGION THROUGH TO 2017

The Nordic region is set to benefit from significant data centre investment over the next three years, of an estimated €3.3billion with more than 49% derived from overseas Internet players, reported Datacentres.com.

Findings of a new report by BroadGroup, Data Centre Nordics, covering Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, and 112 operators, suggest that the market in third party data centres will increase by almost two and a half times in m2 space and triple MW power requirements from current levels by the end of 2017.

Denmark benefits hugely through the construction of a vast new Apple data centre in Viborg, central Jutland.

The region’s attractiveness as a data centre location relies on a mix of lower cost and taxes for an abundance of renewable energy particularly hydro-electric and wind power, incentives offered by inward investment agencies, highly educated workforce and standards of governance.

Industrial electricity pricing in the Nordic Region remains the lowest in the EU-28 countries. The report finds that energy providers range as low as Euro €0.03 per kW Hour, excluding taxes, with the Nord Pole (Ulea) region in Northern Sweden and Western Norway offering the lowest electricity costs for Data Centre facilities.

Overseas investment by the likes of Google, Apple, Yandex and Facebook have strongly impacted the region and in some cases influenced the emergence of digital eco systems. However the recent announcement by Norwegian operator Lefdal which proposes a 120k m2 facility underlines investment by local players can be substantial and is likely to continue.

With business models largely focused on delivering colocation, hosting and cloud services, the number of wholesale providers remain rare. Telcos still dominate in terms of number of facilities but as new players and entrants build out through to 2017, their market share, with the exception of TeliaSonera, will diminish.

“The Nordic Region is set for growth with new demand, build and market entrants,” commented Philip Low, managing director, BroadGroup. “Lower power costs, abundant resources of green energy, local and international investment, connectivity, taxation incentives, and natural cooling efficiencies present a formidable argument for consideration in the international IT deployment plans of any global enterprise.” n

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JISC DATA CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH GAINS MOMENTUM In the 12 months since the first shared data centre for research and education was launched by Infinity SDC and Jisc, many of the country’s top universities, colleges and research institutions have joined to improve efficiency, decrease costs and advance collaboration on world-leading research, reported Datacentres.com.

A year ago research in the UK was given a boost when the first shared data centre was created to support the requirements for academic research; becoming the first shared data centre of its type in the world. It is offered by specialist data centre provider, Infinity, through a framework agreement with digital technologies charity Jisc.

Now, eleven leading UK institutions are utilising the facility for high performance computing and core IT infrastructure; resulting in increased collaboration with significant research projects, improved efficiency across core IT and on-premise data centre facilities being repurposed for teaching.

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University College London, Francis Crick Institute, King’s College London, London School of Economics, The Sanger Institute, Imperial College London, Brunel University, Queen Mary University, University of Surrey, as well as the data centre’s first further education tenants, Liverpool City College and The Higher Education Funding Council for England, have all moved into the facility.

For researchers, being directly connected to the core of Jisc’s Janet network, the high capacity network for education and research, allows the quick and secure linking of large data storage and high performance computing facilities at national and international levels.

“In the short time since launching, the shared data centre has proved a great success. Conversations with the sector show it to be in full support of the initiative, seeing it as an important step in allowing universities and colleges to be more efficient, effective and increasing collaboration that push the

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boundaries of research. The fact that eight of the UK’s leading institutions have already moved into the facility is further support for the data centre and we are in talks to welcome more tenants before the end of 2015.”said Jeremy Sharp, director strategic technologies Jisc.

Commenting on why they selected the data centre, Nick Leake, CIO at King’s University College says, “Power flexibility was a very important reason for us moving into the facility. We required a data centre to provide a range of power densities per rack, as well as the flexibility to change the power allocation within the data hall when needed to meet the processing power required for biomedical research. The facility certainly helps us with this and is a vast improvement over our previous on premise data centre.” n

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GOOGLE BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF DUBLIN DATA CENTRE

CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON GIANT NORWAY DATA CENTRE

In February last year, plans were revealed for a new Google data centre to be located at Profile Park in West Dublin, the company’s second in the city, reported the Journal.

Now the search engine giant has begun construction on the new facility.

Approximately 400 jobs will be created during the construction, which is expected to cost Google €150 million.

The new two-storey centre will be built alongside Google’s existing data centre which opened in 2012, alongside that, the company completed the purchase of 31 acres adjacent to these facilities, which could mean further expansion if the company requires it.

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VODAFONE TO INVEST €7 MILLION IN DATA CENTRE SERVICES As part of Vodafone’s plan to build its cloud and hosting business in Europe, Vodafone Ireland is set to invest some €7 million as it seeks to bring new data centre services to customers, according to an Irish Times report.

The company are set to have the new services – including colocation, managed hosting, private cloud and infrastructure as a service (IaaS), running in October.

Capacity in Vodafone’s data centre in Ireland, which serves Vodafone Europe, and leased capacity in two other sites in the Dublin area to provide the services, is set to increase.

Vodafone Ireland enterprise director Anne Sheehan told the Irish Times €25 million had been invested in the data centre before the latest announcement.

“We put a further €7 million into it for enhanced capacity that we feel we need for the enterprise customers,” she said. “There’s no downside to this investment for us.” n

VODACOM DEPLOYS MOBILE DATA CENTRE In an African first, Vodacom has developed and successfully deployed a mobile recovery solution to ensure its network is even more resilient in the case of an unforeseen catastrophic incident, reported a Company press release.

Vodacom has successfully launched and tested its Radio Access Network (RAN) Mobile Recovery Solution. Essentially two mobile data centres on wheels, the solution gives Vodacom the ability to restore functionality at any of its Mobile Telephone Exchange (MTX) sites within 48 hours. This is a major step in ensuring the company is prepared for any unexpected network crises.

A crucial part of the network, Vodacom’s country-wide MTX sites link the radio access network (base stations) to Vodacom’s core network. Each site is dependent on transmission infrastructure to route voice and data traffic between subscribers, devices and systems.

The testing of the new solution required Vodacom to simulate the recovery of its entire Midrand MTX site. This site provides connectivity to hundreds of thousands of customers in the southern and central parts of Gauteng.

To further ensure the company is able to meet their 48 hour turnaround time two solutions were commissioned. The first, based in Pretoria, services the northern part of the country, while the second is based in Bloemfontein to ensure quick access to the southern parts of South Africa. Each recovery solution consists of complete power backup with on-board generators, fire suppression, air conditioning, raised flooring, building management systems, security systems, and network equipment. n

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Construction has stared on a large new Norwegian data centre which when complete will support a capacity of 200 MW of power, with some 120,000 sq m of white space, reported Datacentres.com.

Located in in Maloy, the facility in a former mine, underneath a mountain on the west coast of Norway, is known as the Lefdal Mine Datacenter and will see the first stage of construction at the facility set to be completed, next year.

The first phase will include a capacity of 30 MW at an investment of 250 million Norwegian kroner.

IBM and Friedhelm Loh Group subsidiary Rittal already poised to take space in the facility which in all comprises 75 chambers across six levels.

Once work on the facility is finished, IBM will move and start offering cloud services to its clients. The company has already been actively involved in shaping the facility’s design.

“Lefdal Mine Datacenter provides a strategic option for secure storage of large volumes of data and IT operations in an efficient and environmentally friendly way in Norway. We think this solution will resonate well among both our Norwegian and international clients,” said Arne Norheim, country general manager of IBM Norway.

“We as a company are driven by making things faster and better.

Standardizing will lead to higher quality and more competitive prices. The technology used at Lefdal Mine Datacenter is in itself a paradigm shift. The advantages given by nature are unique, and Norway as location with a surplus green power production and low energy costs – is leading in Europe. We will not only get a high quality datacenter solution, but a highly cost effective one as well. We are confident that other European companies will find the Lefdal Mine Datacenter solution very attractive”, said Andreas Keiger, Executive Vice President Sales Europe at Rittal.

The facility is set to be one of the largest such facilities in Europe upon completion. In contrast, Facebook’s plant in Luleå in Sweden has capacity of some 120 MW and Apple’s planned centre in Denmark, where speculation in a capacity of between 100 and 144 MW. Lefdal come also to benefit from the fact that the Norwegian government has announced tax relief for the consumption of power to the centre. It comes after both Norwegian business community and the political opposition has been pressing for lower taxes on a Nordic level. n

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DATA4 HOSTS NEW IBM CLOUD CENTRE IN ITALY DISRUPTION AHEAD FOR DATA CENTRE SECTOR The UK data centre company Zenium has released research findings which strengthen the argument that cloud computing will continue to be a disruptive force in the data centre sector in 2016. Interviewing senior level IT professionals across three territories (the UK, Germany and Turkey), Zenium found that 91% are using a cloud solution of some sort, with private cloud being the most popular (55%). An overwhelming 89% of respondents said that they plan to introduce, and use, other cloud solutions in the next 12 months and even 45% of those that do not currently use a cloud computing technology expect to do so in the next 12 months, predominantly focusing on private cloud technologies (30%),a Company press release reported.

The report entitled “Managing Growth, Risk and the Cloud” suggests that growing data volumes are fuelling the migration of corporate data to the cloud and this is certainly the case in Turkey 78%, compared to the UK 65%.

However it also appears that outsourcing in this way provides an alternative route to achieving “green targets.” Indeed, 33% of those interviewed said that green credentials were among their top three most important criteria when choosing a data centre operator partner. Those that already outsource data centre services are also motivated by ensuring resilience/uptime (54%), freeing up IT staff (51%) and ensuring future scalability (41%).

The data centre procurement process overall is being impacted as a result of changing business demands, and whilst cost (62%) is still a critical component to be considered, those that already outsource data centre services are also motivated to find an operator that can deliver physical security (50%) and well as displaying knowledge and experience levels (49%). They also regard expansion (32%), resilience (29%) and geographical location of the facility 27% as important.

These findings link in with the disruptive factor (big cloud provider dominance) that Gartner predicted would drive changes in the data centre market, by the close of 2016. In fact, Gartner suggested that this factor itself could signal the end of growth for traditional data centre vendors. n

DELEN PRIVATE BANK CHOOSES ICTROOM FOR NEW ANTWERP DATA CENTRE ICTroom, experts in the delivery of customised data centre solutions, has announced it has been selected by Delen Private Bank, one of the largest private banks in Belgium, to design and build a new Tier III corporate data centre in Antwerp. This contract comprises the full spectrum of data centre facilities and room infrastructure including power, cooling, security and racks. Part of a large campus renovation project at the bank’s Antwerp headquarters, the data centre building is due for completion by the end of this year and ICTroom’s installations will begin in early 2016, reported Datacentres.com.

Delen Private Bank, which has a long and solid reputation as a safe harbour and low risk banker, believes that advanced IT and computer technology are a fundamental basis for its success. The bank chose ICTroom as its data centre partner in line with this ethos, as ICTroom consistently optimises IT performance for customers by creating a data centre infrastructure in which maximum availability and security is guaranteed.

This contract win is a testimonial to the continuing grwowth strategy of ICTroom in Belgium and Luxembourg; Delen Private Bank is one of the largest independent private banks in Belgium and part of the Ackermans & van Haaren (AvH) group, a major Belgian investment company listed on the BEL-20 stock exchange and with a turnover of €5.9 billion in 2014. n

IBM Cloud’s new cloud data centre in Milan, which was announced in June, is being hosted by the European data centre solutions specialist DATA4.

Powered by SoftLayer infrastructure, the new data centre provides a local facility where IBM Cloud customers can easily manage, run, and store data and workloads in the country, key for many Italian clients in regulated industries, reported Datacentres.com.

DATA4 provided IBM Cloud with a location, facility, and customized infrastructure. On 1 April 2015, DATA4 delivered the first phase of 1,575 kilowatts (kW), and IBM Cloud has already committed to a second phase of 1,225 kW in April 2016. This brings IBM Cloud’s total commitment to the site to 2.8 megawatts of power.

This contract is part of DATA4’s expansion in Europe, driven by the quality and performance of its hosting solutions. DATA4’s campus in Italy opened in 2013, and features 6,800 m² of IT space across three buildings, for a total power capacity of 11 MW. The campus of data centres covers an area of 8 hectares, and with 60MVA available to the site it has the scope to build out further facilities that could host more than an additional 100,000 servers.

With an expanding cloud footprint throughout Europe and around the world, IBM Cloud has more than 40 total data centres – 24 of which are SoftLayer facilities. IBM works with trusted data centre builders and operators for each of its SoftLayer locations worldwide.

“We worked very closely with SoftLayer to adapt our building design to meet their requirements. Delivery was achieved in a very aggressive timeframe whilst never compromising on the quality on which DATA4 has built its reputation” said Adam Levine, Chief Commercial Officer, DATA4. n

RUSSIA DELAYS DATA CENTRE LAWS FOR LARGE TECH FIRMS The Wall Street Journal has ported that Russian officials have told Facebook, Google and Twitter that they don’t plan to check until at least January whether the companies are in compliance, with a new law requiring the companies use Russian data centres.

The three companies have so far either told officials they won’t have new data centres in Russia in the immediate future or haven’t made clear whether they plan to comply, some of the executives said. Russian officials provided a reprieve when they said these companies weren’t on the list of those the Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor was planning to check before 2016.

The Russian regulator says it intends to enforce the law on data sovereignty against small and medium-size domestic and foreign companies with offices in Russia. n

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NGD IN FASHION AT SUPERGROUP Next Generation Data has announced that multichannel fashion retailer SuperGroup is using NGD’s data centre in support of its global growth strategy. The company behind the Superdry fashion brand required a resilient, scalable and flexible facility capable of future proofing its rapid business expansion, reported a Company press release.

SuperGroup’s Technical Services Manager, Paul Burgess commented: “NGD is providing us with a flexible, scalable and secure facility supporting business growth both now and in the future.”

Nick Razey, NGD’s CEO said, “We are delighted that SuperGroup rely on our secure and flexible data centre infrastructure which fulfils an essential role as their business undergoes rapid growth and international expansion.”

The awarding of the contract followed an extensive evaluation process including several other potential colocation providers. NGD was selected due to its technical capability and flexible approach to scoping and designing the support infrastructure required. n

INTEROUTE IMPROVES INFRASTRUCTURE WITH BELGIAN DEFENSE NETWORK Interoute, the European cloud services platform owner operator, has added to its network infrastructure by signing a 20 year contract that will give it access to the Belgian defense ministry‘s fibre-optic network, reported Telecom Paper.

The contract gives it access to around 1,600km of fibre along the route Ghent-Brussels and the new connections Ghent-Courtrai-Lille, Datanews reports.

A new research report The Emerging Market Data Centre Report – 2015 to 2020 says that the largest country data centre market is Russia, which is forecast to have over 59,000 sq m of raised floor space as of the beginning of 2015.

The increased capacity will boost its capacity between Amsterdam and Paris, supporting its network of data centres and providing additional back-up capacity. The ministry will profit from an improved connection with the French armed forces while remaining owner of the infrastructure. n

This Emerging Market Data Centre Report initially produced in mid-2011 with an update in 2013 has been updated and expanded in 2015. In 2011, a total of 76 data centre providers were covered; in 2013, 102 data centre providers and for this edition we identified 126 data centre facilities with approximately 164 identified data centre facilities across the 11 countries surveyed.

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The report reveals that the largest country data centre market is Russia, which is forecast to have over 59,000 sq m of raised floor space as of the beginning of 2015 – which now accounts for 51% of total raised floor space in the 11 country survey – due in part to the growth in new carrier neutral and carrier based data centre space in Russia from 2012 and into 2013 – and have continued deploy new space. Countries covered include: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and the Ukraine. n

Interoute, the European network and a global cloud services provider which encompasses 12 data centres, 14 virtual data centres and 31 colocation centres, with connections to 195 additional third-party data centres across Europe, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire European managed services provider Easynet, subject to certain customary closing conditions. The transaction places an enterprise value of £402 million on Easynet, reported Datacentres.com.

The acquisition will enable enterprise, government and service provider customers of the merged group to access a full suite of the combined companies products and services. In addition to increased products and services, the acquisition will bring an enhanced and expanded set of skills and capability to serve both companies’ existing customers and new prospects across the world.

Interoute provides a range of Unified Connectivity, Computing and Communications products and services to multinational and national enterprises, such as UEFA, the European Space Agency, SCA and Saxo Bank, global telecommunications operators and internet content providers. Easynet has an impressive client base spanning global enterprises and public sector entities, as well as national clients. n

METRONET (UK) EXPANDS DATA CENTRE FOOTPRINT WITH TELEDATA UK ISP Metronet (UK) has announced details of its expansion into a third data centre location by partnering with TeleData UK Ltd; owners and operators of South Manchester data centre and colocation facility, Delta House, a Company press release reported.

Metronet (UK) is a business only Internet Service Provider that combine wireless and fibre network services with specialist hosting platforms to deliver complex IT solutions to customers throughout the UK. The company boasts over 1200 customers from SMEs, to blue chip organisations such as Manchester City Council, ao.com, Bruntwood, MediaCityUK and Intu.

Operating since 2007 and located within one of Manchester’s Airport City Enterprise Zones, services provided at the data centre include colocation, cloud, managed and hybrid IT solutions, all specifically designed to optimise the delivery and performance of its customer’s IT and technology resources.

The partnership allows Metronet (UK) to build additional resilience into their existing data centre portfolio and to secure large scale growth capacity to keep pace with significant and sustained client acquisition. n

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BILLIONAIRE PLANS US$355 MILLION SIBERIAN DATA CENTRE Last January, the Russian billionaire, Oleg Deripaska, president and the biggest shareholder of Russia’s largest aluminium producer United Co. Rusal outlined his intention to set up a series of data centres in Siberia designed to utilise the areas natural resources - notably hydropower - to power the facilities.

Now Deripaska has outlined further developments in his plan with Deripaska’s En+ Group and partners

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including Huawei Technologies planning to invest more than US$355 million to build a data centre in Siberia, reported Bloomberg.

The facility will serve Russian and Asian clients. The companies signed an accord in Beijing as President Vladimir Putin was visiting China’s Xi Jinping.

According to a company statement an initial US$55 million facility with 1,800 computer racks is set to be built by 2018, En+ Group said. The project is set to be extended by 8,000 racks by 2024, requiring an additional investment of more than $300 million.

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IO LONDON PARTNERS WITH LINX IO, a US headquartered data centre services company, has announced its partnership with the London Internet Exchange (LINX) to provide a direct route for its customers to local networks, reported Datacentres.com.

The partnership means that IO will become one of just four LINX vPoPs in the UK, providing a direct route to the main LINX exchange points for customers.

IO customers and prospects will benefit from improved Internet connectivity, latency and performance.

LINX is a mutually governed Internet exchange point (IXP) which operates peering hubs for over 650 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and network operators. This provides its member networks with the facility to peer their Internet traffic between one another. LINX helps distribute peering within the UK with multiple sites including regional exchanges in Edinburgh, Manchester and Cardiff, which allow ISPs and network operators to keep their traffic local. The partnership with IO London comes into effect immediately.

According to Nigel Stevens, IO’s UK Managing Director, this “transforms the data centre into a connected asset rather than a standalone house of data.”

He said: “Extending our network connectivity into such a rich community of ISPs providing an extensive range of peering services is very exciting for us, and our customers. It will bring best-in-class performance, latency and control options to both our existing and prospective customer base.

“With the Internet dominating both our work and personal lives, Internetbased content is so viral in our society. Because of this, the measure of a good data centre is what it’s connected to rather than what’s in it.”

LINX’s CEO, John Souter said: “We’re delighted that IO has joined the growing number of LINX Virtual PoP partners. By becoming a LINX member via IO Data Centres, networks will have the ability to exchange traffic with the rest of LINX’s expanding community of ISPs and network operators in an efficient, and cost-effective, way.”

IO launched its London data centre earlier this year. With more than 10,000 sq m the Slough-based facility features highly resilient power, a dedicated substation and houses the first international deployment advanced ECO modules. This delivers ultra efficient performance by using free, outside air, backed by traditional chilled water technology.

The company operates six facilities across three continents, and two of the largest data centres in the world. It is a global leader in software-defined data centres, pioneering the next generation of deployments in this field. n

TNS STRENGTHENS GLOBAL NETWORK WITH PRESENCE IN FRANKFURT’S FR2 Transaction Network Services (TNS) is strengthening its global financial connectivity network by establishing a new point-of-presence within Frankfurt’s FR2 data centre and setting up a low-latency route through to London’s LD4 data centre, reported Business Wire.

The FR2 POP means TNS now has a presence at one of the world’s most carrier-dense data centres, a status due largely to Frankfurt being a focal point for Europe’s financial community.

Alex Walker, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of TNS’ Financial Services Division, said: “We’re delighted to have established a POP within the FR2 data center with opportunities for co-location. On top of the latency benefits, this also means our customers can now establish small footprints without having to enter into complex contracts, acquire racking or stacking space or install cabling.

“The new LD4 to FR2 route enables TNS to facilitate transactions both ways directly between the two data centres where large concentrations of our clients trade. This offers advantages such as reduced costs for our clients and the potential for them to trade more profitably, and as this route is not assetspecific it will appeal strongly to all types of trading organizations.” n

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NTT Communications has announced the immediate availability of its Enterprise Cloud solution in two new locations in Europe - Paris and Madrid.

Europe’s strict data protection laws mean that the location where data is hosted is as important as its security. The expansion of Enterprise Cloud allows NTT Com’s current and future customers to choose from four key locations within Europe offering flexibility and choice in housing their data, reported a Company press release.

The addition of Spain and France has increased the total number of Enterprise Cloud data centres to 14 across the world and makes cloud services more accessible to businesses in this region where demand for cloud IT infrastructure has been growing. NTT Com backs its Enterprise Cloud services with a solid infrastructure base – 130 data centres across the globe, and the third largest data centre operator in Europe.

“Providing real-world cloud solutions and being truly enterprise class is what differentiates NTT Com. This Enterprise Cloud expansion makes us the perfect partner for organisations that require cloud-migration support and complete cloud-lifecycle services in Spain and France. The local presence further lets us address concerns around data sovereignty which are big issues, particularly in Europe.” said Masaaki Moribayashi, MD of NTT Europe Ltd.

HARLOW DATA CENTRE TAKES NEXT STEP A proposed new 250,000 sq ft data centre located in at Kao Park in Harlow, Essex has taken another step forward, reported a Company press release.

The developer behind the proposal - Kao Data – has said that it is appointing US advisor, Wired Real Estate Group Inc. to elevate the US presence of the proposed data centre.

Work has already started on the former Nortel Telecommunications 35 acre site e on the Harlow Enterprise Zone to develop a 21st century Business Park and Data Centre campus to be known as Kao Park.

Fiber optic cable was invented on the site by the campus´ namesake Charles Kao, who later received the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics, and George Hockham in 1966.

The data centre at Kao Park will be one of the largest campus data centres in the UK when it launches in 2016.

Kao Park is the first part of the Harlow Enterprise Zone, one of 24 Enterprise Zone across England created by Government to stimulate business growth through offering tax and planning incentives as well as infrastructure development.

WiredRE is a US based independent cloud, colocation, and data centre advisor. The firm uses its proprietary research to advise enterprises on strategy, planning, brokerage and finance. n

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APPLE REPORTEDLY TAKES RUSSIAN DATA CENTRE WITH IXCELLERATE

Cloud Exchange in Equinix’s Frankfurt International Business Exchange data centre, reported Trade Arabia.

A report in the Russian business daily Kommersant suggest that IT giant Apple is set to comply with the Russian data sovereignty laws and has taken space at a Moscow data centre owned by IXcellerate which will see Russian users’ data stored on native soil.

The agreement will also make GBI the first regional service operator to offer low-latency routes, in near real-time provisioning of cloud services from multiple providers (such as Amazon Web Services) for its regional customers.

The report suggests that Apple chose IXcellerate following a tender for the supply data storage services back in July, and chose IXcellerate as a result.

Amr Eid, chief commercial officer of GBI, said: “As the Gulf region is experiencing unprecedented economic and social media growth with cloud services growing exponentially, more and more of our regional customers are utilizing the cloud infrastructure for backup, storage, network, security and management systems.

IXcellerate and Apple refused to comment when contacted by Kommersant.

The data localization law, which mandates that Internet companies store Russian users’ personal data on servers based in Russia, came into force on September 1, 2015.

Earlier this month the Wall Street Journal reported that Russian officials have told Facebook, Google and Twitter that they don‘t plan to check until at least January whether the companies are in compliance, with the new law requiring the companies use Russian data centres.

Opened in 2012, IXcellerate Moscow One is a stand-alone data centre in Moscow, set over a 15,000 sq m campus. Expansion phases have the potential to increase the colocation floor space to over 5000 sq m with power feeds planned up to 13.7 MVA. n

GBI PARTNERS WITH EQUINIX TO PROVIDE CLOUD SOLUTIONS Gulf Bridge International (GBI), a service provider that operates an integrated network connecting the world to the Middle East has signed an agreement with Equinix, a global interconnection and data centre company, to join the Equinix

GBI will also maintain infrastructure in Equinix’s Dubai IBX data centre.

“These customers require low latency, dedicated private connection to the Mena region and access to multiple global cloud service providers. GBI enjoys a successful relationship with Equinix and we are pleased to join the Equinix Cloud Exchange in Frankfurt IBX to serve our regional customer base.” n

SAP OFFERS SERVICES FROM RUSSIAN DATA CENTRE The German headquartered software provider, SAP has started delivering its flagship cloud services from a Russian data centre.

According to a local media report in Cnews.ru, the data centre has been launched in cooperation with national operator Rostelecom.

The new data centre will enable SAP to store personal data of its Russian customers in Russia, in accordance with a recently adopted Russian law.

Earlier this month it was reported that IT giant Apple is set to comply with the Russian data sovereignty laws and has taken space at a Moscow data centre owned by IXcellerate which will see Russian users’ data stored on native soil. n

MICROSOFT DUBLIN DATA BATTLE WITH US GOVERNMENT CONTINUES IT giant, Microsoft is going back to court in its on-going battle with the US government over data stored in Ireland, reported Computing.

The company is fighting against the US government‘s demand that it hands over emails stored in one of its data centres in Dublin. The case related to a drug-related investigation.

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A court has already ruled in favour of the government‘s claims back in 2014, simply because Microsoft is a US company and this gives its government control on the international plane.

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in order to directly access data held in territory outside the US. Microsoft has already filed letters of support from a large number of allies including Apple, eBay, Verizon, Amazon and Cisco. n

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ZENIUM LAUNCHES ISTANBUL ONE DATA CENTRE TERACO IS INTERCONNECTING AFRICA TO THE WORLD’S FINANCIAL MARKETS Africa’s largest vendor neutral data centre, Teraco, has announced that a high speed, low-latency fibre link between the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the Teraco Isando data centre in Johannesburg has been completed by Dark Fibre Africa. This new route provides capital market participants with the reliable, high-bandwidth and high-speed connectivity required to transport critical financial data, a Company press release reported.

Jan Hnizdo, chief financial officer, Teraco, says: “The route, which spans 32 km, enables the Teraco community to provide capital market participants with solutions for high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity. In real terms, this link offers a sub-500 microsecond round trip and is a virtual extension of the JSE’s ‘meet me room’ into Teraco.”

He says that the new route is significant for all capital market participants including brokers, traders, market data providers and the carriers that service the capital markets ecosystem as it provides them direct access to the JSE and the additional choice of connecting with more than 150 network and connectivity providers, covering local and international markets including the whole of Africa. “Teraco is an African and international connectivity gateway.

We provide access to over 150 international and local telecommunications companies, including the submarine cables landing in South Africa.”

Teraco is currently busy with the construction of its 2nd data centre in Johannesburg, bringing its total ICT infrastructure investment to over R1 billion. Upon completion, Teraco will be Africa’s largest mega data centre: “We are confident that Teraco will continue to grow and significantly improve the course of the Internet and business in Africa,” concludes Hnizdo. n

KEYSOURCE DESIGNS NEW TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY DATA CENTRE Keysource, the Sussex based company that specialises in the design and build, optimisation and on-going management of data centres, has detailed its participation as principal design consultancy to Teesside University for its challenging new data centre upgrade project, reported Industry Today.

Keysource’s design on this complex project, which recently received planning permission, will see the University’s data centre benefit from a new critical power generator. This will ensure it has an uninterruptable power supply as well as a highly resilient modular UPS which can be expanded in response to changing requirements. It also utilises an innovative fresh-air cooling system that will make full use of the lowambient temperatures around the data centre.

The full scope of Keysource’s consultancy contract was to conduct an initial feasibility study identifying any issues and risks, and address them. Designs were then developed for critical power and air quality. Keysource also assisted with the planning submission and took responsibility for the procurement of contractors and suppliers, taking the role of CDM principal designer.

There were several major risks that needed to be ironed out in the design process due to the data centre’s location. The University is flanked by an estuary and in close proximity to the sea. This means that the atmosphere around the data centre could be potentially challenging for both the IT and M&E infrastructure, with corrosion being a risk needing to be factored into the design. In addition, as the data centre is in the heart of Middlesbrough where the surrounding area is host to a large number of industries, there is the usual threat from external contaminants.

Andrew Maclaren, Assistant Director (Estates Services & Energy Procurement) at Teesside University said, “We chose Keysource through the North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) framework.

We wanted totally independent data centre design specialists with experience in both fresh air cooling as well as working within the education sector. Keysource has professionally met every requirement and we’re really pleased with their designs and guidance on sourcing the best solutions for our needs.” n

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Data centre specialist, Zenium Technology Partners has launched its data centre campus in Istanbul. Located in close proximity to the new International Financial Center, the carrier neutral Zenium Istanbul One is the first data centre campus in Turkey to offer bespoke wholesale solutions, reported Datcentres.com.

The Istanbul One campus comprises three self-contained, purpose-designed buildings totalling 12,000 sq m of high specification technical space and boasts an unrivalled power supply with 30MVA available from diverse feeds. These mission-critical facilities are also the first to be designed to meet the highest level of earthquake code allowing for immediate use and continued operation following a seismic event.

Istanbul One is the first in a series of planned data centre facilities to be opened

by Zenium in Turkey, illustrating the company’s goal to set the standard for wholesale solutions in the region. Wholesale colocation is readily available in more developed markets, increasing cost-efficiency and the availability of much needed IT infrastructure. Until now there has been a lack of quality data centre space in Turkey and no supply of wholesale solutions.

“There is huge pent up demand in this country. Zenium is investing in Turkey with the aim of not only setting the standard for wholesale colocation but supporting the growth and availability of data centre infrastructure,” said Aslıhan Gürescier, Zenium’s Country Manager in Turkey. n

ATLANTIC.NET LAUNCHES UK DATA CENTRE WITH INFINITY The Florida based hosting solutions provider, Atlantic.Net has launched its first international data centre by partnering with the UK based data centre provider, Infinity to enable customers to use its cloud servers, The WHIR reported.

Atlantic Net has taken space with Infinity at its Sough data centre. The new UK based facility is Atlantic. Net’s sixth data centre, the other five being located in the US and Canada.

The Slough facility will offer lower latency for Atlantic.Net’s customers in Europe.

The new facility’s London location is ideal for serving start-ups and developers in the city, as well as providing an exceptional network and superior upkeep to Atlantic.Net’s large roster of clients in the UK’s IT corridor.

“We have seen expediential growth in Europe since we launched our cloud hosting service, and we are simply responding to our customers’ needs by expanding in growth markets. We have a large customer base in the U.K. who will now have better latency with a local data centres”, said Marty Puranik, Founder, President and CEO of Atlantic.Net. “We chose to partner with Infinity due to their worldclass network and reputation, and are proud to introduce true cloud service, built to scale, to our growing roster of European clients. n

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APPLE GETS PERMISSION FOR GALWAY DATA CENTRE HNS BRINGS IX CARDIFF INTERNET EXCHANGE TO NGD DATA CENTRE Data centre, networks and cloud services provider Hub Network Services has announced it is one of the first members to connect to the IX Cardiff Internet Exchange following its partnering with LINX Telecom under the LINX Connexions scheme, a Company press release reported.

Thousands of service providers already connected to the NGD mega data centre near Cardiff where HNS has an established colocation presence will now be offered high speed virtual ports of up to 10Gbps, with HNS bundling all exchange, peering and connectivity fees into a competitive single monthly fee.

The IX Cardiff Internet Exchange is becoming increasingly important for both service and content providers in Wales. By offering direct routes between Welsh customers and content it eliminates the need to send network traffic via London. Regional Internet exchanges such as IX Cardiff allow ISPs to connect to each other much closer to end users removing the need to send data to a central location. This provides benefits to customers in terms of speed, reliability and cost of data transmission.

John Lissenden, HNS’ Client Services Director said “This is a natural extension to the services HNS offers at NGD, combining the benefits of both IX Cardiff and Europe’s largest data centre from within South Wales…..HNS also offers expertise to service providers wishing to experience the benefits of peering for the first time who may need assistance in obtaining their own IP address space and configuring and managing routers.” n

CANNON LEASING MODULAR DATA CENTRE SOLUTIONS Cannon Technologies has announced the introduction of a pioneering data centre leasing service that is designed to offer organisations a comprehensive solution to all medium-term capacity challenges. This new service offers all the benefits of Cannon Technologies’ modular data centre technology, with no upfront capital investment, a Company press release reported.

With a minimum lease period of one year, it is the perfect solution for those looking to temporarily expand their operations, migrate from an existing facility to a new one, or maintain uptime while work is carried out on a data centre. Based on a ‘pay as you go’ model, customers can configure their leased modular data centre to meet their exact technological and budgetary requirements, ensuring maximum flexibility and cost effectiveness.

Cannon Technologies’ leasing service is based around its market leading Globe Trotter transportable modular data centre solution. Comprising ISO approved high specification, containerised pre-fabricated modules that are available in 6m and 12m double and triple clamshell variants, Globe Trotter offers all the functionality of a conventional data centre in a construction that can be sited indoors or outdoors.

Maximum layout flexibility facilitates a data centre solution that is easy to configure, fast to install and minimises disruption. Globe Trotter utilises full size 19-inch cabinets and wide aisles. Each unit comes turnkey ready with power, cooling, containment and cable management. Other key features can include pre-installed servers, switches, modular or fixed uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, LED lighting, and power distribution units (PDUs) with N+1 redundancy. With extensive capacity options, the typical power and cooling density of an installed system is 4-6kW per rack, but can go as high as 20kW. n Cannon Technologies’ managing director, Matthew Goulding, commented, ‘This unique data centre leasing offering is the latest addition to our extensive modular data centre product and service portfolio, and one that will be invaluable to those looking for a flexible and cost effective solution to their capacity needs. The Globe Trotter range offers the most resilient transportable modular data centre options available today and is proven to provide unrivalled levels of performance, scalability and functionality, in all kinds of environments.’ n

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The US Technology giant Apple has been given planning permission to build a new data centre, near Athenry, Co Galway, RTE reported.

Galway County Council has approved the proposed development, after the company furnished additional information to planners.

The planning application for the 500-acre forest site at Palmerstown and Toberroe in Derrydonnell was submitted earlier this year for a single-storey data centre building measuring more than 263,000 sq ft, a single-storey logistics and administration building measuring 56,000 sq ft, a single-storey maintenance building measuring 3,100 sq ft, two small ‘fibre huts’, a security hut, ESB substation and 18 standby generators.

Apple says future expansion at the site will depend on demand. Although the site could eventually house eight data centres, this planning permission relates to only the single such facility. n

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IBM continues to expand its cloud footprint by opening a second IBM Cloud data centre in Brazil. The new facility - located in Jundiai, Sao Paulo, has a capacity for 9,000 total servers and a power rating of 2.8 megawatts, reported Datacentres.com.

The data centre offers the full range of SoftLayer infrastructure services, including bare metal and virtual servers, storage, security services, and networking. It follows Uptime Institute's Tier III standard classification, which guarantees no shutdowns for equipment replacement and maintenance.

By providing Brazilian customers with a local onramp to IBM Cloud resources, IBM increases flexibility for storing and computing data within the country. The new data centre joins two other IBM Cloud data centres in Latin America: one located in Hortolandia, Sao Paulo and Queretaro, Mexico, along with an expansive network of data centres that blanket the globe, providing users with the performance and disaster recovery solutions needed to ensure business continuity in case of accidents.

IBM operates more than 41 cloud data centres in the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe so that customers can provision cloud resources exactly where and when they need them.

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FACEBOOK MAY BUILD NEW PRINEVILLE DATA CENTRE

US GOVERNMENT PROGRESSES DATA CENTRE CONSOLIDATION

Plans for major new data centre in Oregon to be built for Facebook social media giant have been put on hold for at least another week following the decision

by Crook County officials deferred until next week, at the earliest, a decision on granting tax abatements to the social media giant, which could build a third data centre in Prineville.

The ongoing efforts of the United States government to temper IT expenditure seems to be bearing fruit at least in the area of cloud computing and the consolidation of data centres, reported IT News.

Facebook did not return documents in time for a Crook County Court meeting Wednesday, Crook County Counsel Jeff Wilson told The Bulletin.

The social media giant was granted similar abatements that applied to buildings and equipment for its first two data centres. The company pays property taxes on its 126-acre site.

The incentives apply to enterprise zones created by the state of Oregon in areas of low employment. Facebook in 2010 received 15-year tax abatement worth about US$2.8 million annually for its first data centre. It received another such incentive in 2011 for a second facility. n

A report the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that 24 of the 26 government agencies taking part in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) initiative reported total savings of US$3.6 billion for the 2011-2014 fiscal years.

Four of the largest government departments - Defence, Homeland Security, Treasury and Social Security Administration - accounted for two-thirds of the total US$3.6 billion savings, or US$2.5 billion.

The GAO report stated that just over half of the savings and expenditure avoidance came from data centre consolidation and optimisation efforts.

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CENTRILOGIC OPENS NEW TORONTO DATA CENTRE CentriLogic, a global provider of IT infrastructure outsourcing solutions, has opened a multimillion dollar enterprise-grade data centre in Mississauga, Ontario. From this facility, CentriLogic will deliver its comprehensive suite of managed hosting, colocation, cloud and advanced technology services to local and global clients, reported Datacentres.com.

The data centre is a 28,000 sq ft, highly redundant and secure facility that is engineered to the industry's highest standards. The facility has 7,000 sq ft of raised floor space, with an

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additional 10,000 sq ft raised floor expansion planned for early 2016.

The new facility significantly increases CentriLogic's presence in the Greater Toronto Area, with four locations totalling approximately 70,000 sq ft of operational data centre and disaster recovery space.

"The Southern Ontario region has been pivotal to CentriLogic's growth since we began Canadian operations in 2009, and this facility enables us to further extend our capabilities to mid-to-

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large enterprises that require complex solutions delivered from world-class infrastructure," says Robert Offley, President & CEO of CentriLogic.

"As we look to expand our presence nationwide, we are now able to immediately satisfy the increasing demand we are seeing from local and global enterprises for cloud, co-location, and managed services in Canada."

CentriLogic now owns and operates 10 data centres throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, with a total footprint of over 140,000 sq ft. n

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RAGINGWIRE CONFIRMS 80MW TEXAS DATA CENTRE BUILD NTT.com subsidiary RagingWire Data Centers, has confirmed that it has purchased 42 acres of land in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and plans to build a one million sq ft, 80 megawatt data centre campus on the site, news which first emerged last month.

Datacentres.com reported that construction will begin immediately and the leasing of wholesale build-to-suit vaults, custom data centre buildings, and retail colocation cages and racks is expected to commence

by September 2016.

"We are thrilled to be entering the Dallas data centre market, one of the top markets in the United States," said George Macricostas, Chairman and CEO of RagingWire Data Centers. "Our sincere thanks go to the great state of Texas and the city of Garland for their tremendous support. Together we will expand and enhance the data centre sector in the region."

The 42-acre parcel of land is located in Garland, Texas, near other primary data centre locations in North Texas including Richardson, Plano, and Carrollton.

RagingWire has nearly one million sq ft of data centre space providing 80 megawatts of critical IT power across its campuses in Northern California and Ashburn, Virginia.

"We did a thorough evaluation and are confident that Garland, Texas is the best place for RagingWire to open its new data centre in the Dallas-Fort Worth data centre market," said Doug Adams, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of RagingWire. "With our site across the street from Richardson and just four miles from the Digital Realty campus, we are an ideal location for businesses requiring a data centre footprint in the middle of the United States." n

1547 TO DEVELOP 230,000 SQ FT CHICAGO DATA CENTRE US data centre developer fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547), has announces the development of Midway Technology Centre, Chicago’s historic Schulze Baking Company building. The 230,000 sq ft hardened warehouse, a National Register of Historic Places building located on the South Side of Chicago, will be converted to house 100,000 sq ft of data centre space, reported Digital Journal The first phase of development will include 52,000 sq ft of data centre space and 10 MW of power delivered from two separate substations.

A total of 26 MW are available at Midway Technology Centre for the additional planned phases.

“We are excited to be entering the Chicago wholesale market as a vital part of the South Side revitalization plan,” states J. Todd Raymond, CEO and Managing Partner of 1547. “With an initial planned investment of over $130 million, this datacenter will provide the much needed capacity the Chicago market requires as well as jobs to the area.”

“The redevelopment of the South Side has been an important initiative for the City of Chicago,” states Ghian Foreman, Managing Partner of Midway Technology Centre. “1547’s plan to develop the Schulze Baking Company building brings new job opportunities and supports our growth efforts. We welcome 1547 and look forward to the advancements they will bring to our community from connectivity and workforce perspectives.”

“Downtown Chicago is one of the tightest markets for supply in the country,” adds Jim Kerrigan, Managing Principal at North American Data Centers.

“This expansion by 1547 will allow for additional wholesale capacity in a constrained Downtown market.”

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Infomart Data Centers, a national wholesale data centre provider, has announced it has completed construction on infrastructure necessary to utilize recycled water for cooling and landscape irrigation at its Silicon Valley data centre. The Company's move to use non-potable, or "gray water," for 100% of the mechanical infrastructure and irrigation surrounding the facility reduces costs and lowers its environmental impact, a Company press release reported.

Data centres have come under fire in recent years for the significant amount of water required to cool high-density server environments. According to one estimate, a 15 MW data centre can use up to 360,000 gallons of water per day and drought conditions, such as in California, can exacerbate the delicate balance between a data centre facility's water needs and limited resources.

Infomart Silicon Valley, the first multi-tenant data centre to achieve LEED Gold certification in California, is again leading the industry in sustainability efforts with the conversion to recycled water. Because potable water is an increasingly endangered resource around the planet, Infomart made the investment to convert to gray water usage, which helps preserve regional potable water and aids the public utility by easing pressure on strained supplies.

"While water is necessary to keep our mission-critical data centres and server environments cool, the levels consumed by these facilities also place a great strain on water resources -- especially in the drought-plagued Western U.S.," says John Sheputis, President of Infomart Data Centers. "Infomart's significant investment in the Silicon Valley recycled water conversion demonstrates our commitment to building energy-efficient, sustainable data centres."

The Infomart Silicon Valley recycled water system uses state-of-the-art water quality monitoring that provides advanced warning for operational issues caused by elevated water hardness, alkalinity or Total Suspended Solid (TSS) levels, while ensuring that no tainted water penetrates into the data centre’s mechanical infrastructure, where it can cause corrosion. Based on modelling exercises, with assumptions of 60% load and 60% gray water utilization, Infomart expects to save 800,000 to 1 million gallons of potable water per month.

"Our goal is to reach 100% gray water utilization, and we are working with the utility on these plans," adds Sheputis. n

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RACKSPACE PLANS NEW RENO DATA CENTRE

According to the application submitted to the Economic Development office, the company has said it will create at least 50 jobs with an average annual wage of US$29.75 in exchange for 20 year tax abatements.

The Texas based managed cloud hosting company, Rackspace – provides cloud services to more than 300,000 clients in over 120 countries worldwide - is set to expand its data centre portfolio by building a new such facility in Reno in Nevada, reported Datacentres.com.

The company has applied to the State Governor’s Office of Economic Development for incentives to help facilitate a new US$422 million, 150,000-sq ft data centre it wants to build at Reno Technology Park.

The new facility will serve clients on the West Coast of the US and will join the company’s existing data centres in Texas, Virginia and Illinois as well as overseas facilities in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK.

Its plans call for the construction of a 150,000 sq ft building with estimated construction costs of US$100 million. It plans to invest another US$211 million in personal property and it expects to invest a total of US$422 million into the Reno data project during the next 20 years.

Mark Roenigk Rackspace CEO said that Reno was chosen because of its low power costs, great connectivity to the Bay Area, skilled workforce and economic incentives, Rackspace state that the new data centre will start to operate in September 2017. In addition, the company also plans to have its facilities powered 100% by renewable energy by 2026. n

EQUINIX TO GO 100% RENEWABLE ON CALIFORNIA DATA CENTRES The global data centre company Equinix, has announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement for 105 megawatts of new solar power with SunEdison, the largest global renewable energy development company, reported Datacentres.com.

The project, known as the Mount Signal Solar II project, will be located in the territory of San Diego Gas & Electric near Calexico, California.

Construction of the 150 MWAC total capacity solar farm is expected to begin in 2015 and achieve commercial operation in the second half of 2016.

This purchase will cover all of Equinix's California data centres, including 11 facilities located in the Los Angeles and Silicon Valley metro areas, as well as its Redwood City, California global headquarters. With this deployment, Equinix's data centre footprint will increase its use of clean, renewable sources from 30% to 43% globally.

The Mount Signal Solar II project is expected to generate 300,000 MWh per year to offset Equinix's electrical consumption. The project will effectively reduce Equinix's carbon footprint by over 180 million lbs of CO2 annually. Equinix will also receive Green-e certified renewable energy certificates from SunEdison to bridge the approximately 12 months from contract execution to project completion.

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Earlier this year Equinix announced its commitment to 100% clean and renewable energy for its entire global footprint of 105 data centres located in 33 markets.

Karl Strohmeyer, president, Equinix Americas said "Equinix's purpose is to power the digital economy and we believe that it is important to do this in an environmentally sustainable way.

This PPA is a major milestone in achieving our long-term goal of reaching 100% renewable power and it solidifies Equinix's position as a global data centre leader in sustainability." n

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ASIA/PAC EQUINIX EXPANDS IN JAPAN

The global data centre provider Equinix has announced that acting through its Japanese subsidiary it has commenced a cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares of Tokyo-based Bit-isle valued at some US$280 million, Datacentres.com reported.

The acquisition of Bit-isle is seen as strengthening Equinix's position in Asia-Pacific, improve the company's market position in Japan, and help meet growing demand for interconnection among Japanese businesses. With Bit-isle, Equinix will have strong local expertise to help drive success in Japan.

With the successful acquisition of Bit-isle, Equinix will gain significant scale by creating the fourth largest data centre operator in Japan. Upon completion of the acquisition, Equinix will gain five data centres in Tokyo and one in Osaka in close proximity to the existing Equinix International Business Exchange data centres in Japan creating campuses for customers' future expansion needs. After the completion of TY5 in Q1 2016, Equinix will have 10 IBX data centre’s in Tokyo and two in Osaka.

Equinix Japan has the highest mix of interconnection revenue in the company's APAC region.

Bit-isle adds close geographic capacity adjacent to Equinix's carrier dense sites that Equinix can leverage to continue to scale its global interconnection platform. The acquired data centres can be tethered to existing Equinix IBX data centre’s for campus connectivity to network and cloud service providers, business ecosystems and other enterprises within a metropolitan area.

Equinix will move forward to acquire any remaining shares under Japanese corporate law and expects to complete the acquisition of Bit-isle by early 2016.

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi has committed to provide a one-year senior bridge term loan facility to fund the acquisition.

Steve Smith, president and CEO, Equinix said "With the acquisition of Bit-isle, Equinix will be in a strong position to attract Japanese enterprises. Both Equinix and Bit-isle have the same vision for cloud computing, and Bit-isle's five data centers are in the best locations in Tokyo. The company's strong local leadership, business and network operations teams will greatly enhance our strength in this important market and we look forward to bringing them into the Equinix family." n

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FLEXENCLOSURE TO BUILD MODULAR DATA CENTRE FOR BURST NETWORKS IN MYANMAR Telecom infrastructure specialist Flexenclosure has received a multi-million dollar data centre order from broadband service provider Burst Networks.

Flexenclosure will deliver a customised prefabricated modular data centre, its eCentre, for Burst in Myanmar – one of the fastest growing ICT markets in the world, a Company press release reported.

The eCentre will be built in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on the outskirts of Yangon and will be the first ever Tier 4 data centre in Myanmar.

It is a full turnkey project including civil works and installation of the eCentre.

Construction will take place at Flexenclosure’s factory in Vara, Sweden, with deployment in Myanmar in early 2016.

Burst Networks’ teleport will not only include the new Tier IV data centre, but also a state of the art network operations centre connecting a hybrid network of local fibre and satellite infrastructure (supporting C-Band, Ku-Band and KaBand frequencies). When commissioned and licensed to operate, the teleport will provide a robust, scalable, state-of-the-art nationwide network offering broadband services to enterprise, SME and third-party provider clients such as data connectivity, VPN, VoIP, video conferencing, network redundancy, data storage & recovery, colocation and hosting services.

The new eCentre will have a total area of 330 sq m, consisting of a 220 sq m data centre and a 110 sq m energy centre. It has been designed for a total of 72 racks with two secure pods, two secure cages, two meet me rooms and with 40 racks in a common data centre area. Power is designed for a total IT load of 150kW, with 2N+1 power redundancy.

“I am very pleased to announce this first ever Tier 4 data centre in Myanmar,” said Shalini Lagrutta, Regional Director, Asia, Flexenclosure. “Modular data centres are ideal for emerging markets like Myanmar, thanks to their speed of deployment, inherent flexibility and future agility. We already have a very strong presence in Myanmar, having deployed over 1,000 of our eSite hybrid power systems across the country, and we’re delighted to further strengthen our presence with this new eCentre project.” n

EQUINIX AND TELSTRA EXPAND DATA CENTRE AGREEMENT Telstra and Equinix have struck up a agreement for that will allow the Australian telco’s customers access to the global data centre provider’s five data centres based in Sydney (SY1, SY2, SY3, SY4) and Melbourne (ME1), reported Computerworld.

Telstra cloud services global products and solutions director Michael Riad told Computerworld the agreement gives its customers’ access to five more data centre colocation sites.

“We have more points of presence [PoPs] across Australia and multiple data centre locations in the same state. This is great news for customers who require high-availability and compliance from their colocation services,” he said.

Last year, Telstra added two PoPs in Equinix’s SY3 data centre and its ME1 facility in Melbourne. These PoPs are in addition to Telstra PoPs in Equinix’s other Sydney data centres.

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CLOUD DRIVING AUSSIE OUTSOURCED DATA CENTRE MARKET As a result of increased adoption of cloud computing, driven by the consumer segments increased consumption of videos, social networks, mobile data and gaming, and the corporate sectors use of data intensive applications, the Australian outsourced data centre market continues to grow strongly, reported a Company press release.

approximately 69% of the total data centre services market. According to Frost & Sullivan's new report, Australian Data Centre Services Market 2015, Australia's high growth phase of outsourced data centre adoption will peak in 2015 and ease off in 2016 and 2017 as the rate of new data centre capacity entering the market slows down.

In 2014, data centre services revenue in Australia totalled A$826 million; a growth of 18.3% over 2013. Co-location service accounted for

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location revenue growth is beginning to ease as an increasing proportion of data centre clients migrate their co-location and managed hosting services to cloud services. Phil Harpur, Senior Research Manager, Australia & New Zealand ICT Practice, Frost & Sullivan said that wholesale data centre providers and those that focus on colocation services only, face significant pressure because of this trend. However, the growth of cloud services has been a key factor in developing new business opportunities for data centre specialist providers. n

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YARDI LAUNCHES NEW DATA CENTRE IN SINGAPORE Yardi is meeting the data security and infrastructure needs of its rapidly growing client base in Southeast Asia by opening a new data centre in Singapore, reported IT News Online.

The Singapore data centre adds to a network of more than 10 centres in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Together they form the Yardi Cloud, a secure, scalable and cost-effective software provisioning and data management solution that relieves clients of IT infrastructure, support services and security responsibilities.

“This step will help our clients in Asia gain the greatest possible value from their Yardi Voyager, the foundation of a comprehensive back office and front office technology solution. The Singapore data centre extends to our growing roster of Asia-based clients the Yardi Cloud’s fast, best practice-based solution deployments, painless upgrades and reduced overhead and capital costs,” said Neal Gemassmer, vice president of international for Yardi.

Yardi’s data centres are protected by multiple firewalls, onsite security, video surveillance, biometric screening, real-time offsite replication, fire suppression systems and other electronic and physical protections. n

ATOS COMPLETES FIRST MILESTONE IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES IT TRANSFORMATION Atos, the Worldwide IT Partner for the Olympic Games, has announced that the secure, cloud IT infrastructure that will be used for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games and beyond has now been delivered by Canopy – the Atos Cloud – in collaboration with EMC Corporation, reported a Company press release.

The new cloud IT infrastructure powered by EMC, Atos’ strategic partner, will be used to test and run securely the IT applications used to distribute the results to the world’s media. It will also support the core planning systems that are used to recruit volunteers, support workforce management, manage the competition schedule and process accreditations for athletes, media and the wider Olympic Family.

The creation of the new cloud infrastructure is built using the Canopy Enterprise Private Cloud and VCE’s Vblock System - a converged infrastructure solution that can support other businesses on their journey to cloud. It represents a major milestone in the digital transformation of IT for the Olympic Games extending the use of cloud to most applications managed by Atos.

The new cloud infrastructure will be first put to use in August to test the Competition Schedule and the Workforce Management systems that will be used by the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee from the end of this year. In September this year, the cloud capacity will escalate upwards for a limited period to perform technical testing proving the solution can support the expected demand through the project, and after this escalate down to support the limited production needs at the early stages of the project. By the time the Volunteer Portal for PyeongChang Games goes operational around two years before the Games, capacity and bandwidth of the cloud will be increased again to cover the high level of demand for thousands of volunteer requests being addressed in a very short period. n

GreenTech Malaysia – a Malaysian quasi government organisation under the remit of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Green Data Center and Computer Recovery Facility that it hopes will lead to greater energy efficiency in the data centre sector, reported Digital News Asia.

Under the MoU, Green Data Center will be using its Eco2 fluid submersion technology to significantly boost energy optimisation and cut down on data centre maintenance costs, while Computer Recovery Facility will call on its nearly 25 years of experience to develop, market and manage the green data centres.

“With the increasing growth of data centres, their operational and environmental costs represent a serious consideration for major corporations,” Green Data Center founder and chief executive officer Matthew Rajendra told Digital News Asia.

“As such, our Eco2 product presents an economic and ecological opportunity for all parties to benefit, and we are pleased to be working together with GreenTech Malaysia to drive the growth of this sector. “Our Eco2 technology can effectively reduce the carbon footprint of data centres by 60% and cooling energy consumption by 90%,” he claimed. n

NEXTDC SECURES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DATA CENTRE SERVICES CONTRACT The Australian data centre provider NEXTDC has entered into a contract with a Federal Government Agency for the provision of data centre services, a Company press release reported.

The contract is for operation over a three year term with options for extension, and is valued at approximately A$1.79 million. Due to the critical and sensitive nature of the infrastructure, details of the contract will not be made public.

NEXTDC CEO Craig Scroggie said, “This deal is a significant achievement for the Company, and as a member of the Commonwealth Data Centre Facilities Supplies Panel we are pleased to be supporting the Federal Government’s operations with our nationwide network of next-generation data centres.” n

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WORLD: ORACLE HAS ANNOUNCED FISCAL 2016 Q1

EUROPE: ATM H1 SEES DATA CENTRES GROWING

HP have announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended July 31, 2015, reported a Company press release.

The Redwood City, California based maker of business software, Oracle has announced fiscal 2016 Q1 results, reported a Company press release.

Third quarter net revenue of US$25.3 billion was down 8% from the prior-year period and down 2% on a constant currency basis.

Highlights included: Total Revenues were $8.4 billion, down 2% in U.S. dollars but up 7% in constant currency. Cloud plus On-Premise Software Revenues were $6.5 billion, down 2% in U.S. dollars and up 6% in constant currency. Total Cloud Revenues were $611 million, up 29% in US dollars and up 34% in constant currency. Cloud software as a service and platform as a service revenues were $451 million, up 34% in U.S. dollars and up 38% in constant currency. Cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) revenues were US$160 million, up 16% in U.S. dollars and up 23% in constant currency. Total On-Premise Software Revenues were $5.8 billion, down 4% in U.S. dollars but up 4% in constant currency. Total Hardware Revenues were $1.1 billion, down 3% in U.S. dollars but up 6% in constant currency. Total Services Revenues were $862 million, up 1% in U.S. dollars and up 10% in constant currency.

ATM, the Polish provider of data centres, who recently announced the launch of the next phase of Poland’s biggest data centre Atman, has published its results for the first half, Telecom Paper reported.

Third quarter GAAP diluted net earnings per share) was US$0.47, down from US$0.52 in the prior-year period. Third quarter non-GAAP diluted net EPS was US$0.88, down from to US$0.89 in the prioryear period. Third quarter non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted net EPS exclude after-tax costs of US$750 million and US$0.41 per diluted share, respectively, related to separation costs, the amortization of intangible assets, impairment of data centre assets, defined benefit plan settlement charges, acquisition-related charges and restructuring charges.

On July 1, Hewlett Packard Enterprise filed an initial Registration Statement on Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an important step in the separation process. The filing provides detailed information on the business and historical financial results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. On August 10, HP filed the first amendment to the Form 10, which included the pro forma cash and debt levels for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

With the Hewlett Packard Enterprise capital structure determined, credit ratings agencies published expected investment grade ratings for both Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc., which is in line with our objectives.

On August 12, HP introduced the expected members of the boards of directors for both Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc., effective upon the completion of the separation. Each board will include members of the current HP board, as well as several new directors chosen after a comprehensive review of personal and professional qualifications as they relate to the specific needs of the two new companies.

“HP delivered results in the third quarter that reflect very strong performance in our Enterprise Group and substantial progress in turning around Enterprise Services,” said Meg Whitman, chairman, president and chief executive officer, HP. “I am very pleased that we have continued to deliver the results we said we would, while remaining on track to execute one of the largest and most complex separations ever undertaken.”

“Our traditional on-premise software business plus our new cloud business grew at a combined rate of 6% in constant currency,” said Oracle CEO, Safra Catz. “This growth is being driven by new SaaS and PaaS annual recurring cloud subscription contracts which almost tripled in the quarter. As our cloud business scales-up, we plan to double our SaaS and PaaS cloud margins over the next two years – starting from 40% this just completed Q1, to approximately 60% this coming Q4, and then on up to 80% two years from now. Rapidly growing cloud revenue combined with a doubling of cloud margins will have a huge impact on EPS growth going forward.”

“In Q1 SaaS and PaaS revenue was up 38% in constant currency – in Q4 that revenue growth rate will be over 60%,” said Oracle CEO, Mark Hurd.

“That cloud revenue growth rate is being driven by a year-over-year bookings growth rate of over 150% in Q1. Our increasing revenue growth rate is in sharp contrast to our primary cloud competitor’s revenue growth rates which are on their way down.”

The growth in the data centre segment and the shrinking telecom services segment resulted in total revenues of PLN 61.1 million, unchanged from the year before.

The data centre segment, which made up 60% of EBITDA last year, recorded a growth in revenues by 13% year-on-year (+17% in subscriber segment) and an increase in sales margin of 11%.

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EUROPE: COMPUTACENTER UK SEES GROWTH IN H1 The UK IT group Computacenter has seen strong performance in services in the first half of 2015, but sales at a group level remained flat over the same period, reported CRN. For the six months to 30 June, overall at Computacenter, adjusted profit before tax jumped 13.7%t annually to £29.1million, on adjusted revenue, which was up 0.2% to £1.44bn over the same period.

Services was the star performer for the UK arm – adjusted revenue in the segment rose 9.8% to £263.6m, which Computacenter described as “solid progress”.

“Although our managed services business has achieved a number of important wins during the period, and additionally the renewal of our largest UK services contract by revenue for a further five-year term, its main focus has been on ensuring the successful take-on of a number of significant new contracts won in the second half of 2014,” the firm said.

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EUROPE: ISG RELEASES YEAR END RESULTS

ASIA PAC: NEXTDC BOOST REVENUE BY 85%

ASIA PAC: VOCUS’ SEES REVENUE GROWTH

The UK based construction services group, ISG has announces its final results for the year ended 30 June 2015, reported a Company press release.

The Australian data centre provider NextDC has reported positive momentum during the first half of the 2015 with strong sales performance and an expanding network footprint, reporetd ZDNet.

The Sydney Australia headquartered telecommunications group Vocus Communications has reported its financial results for the full year ended June 30, 2015, reported ZDNet.

The company reported for the full year that revenue was up by 85% on last year to AU$60.9 million. It also reported an EBITDA of AU$8 million, a rise of AU$24.1 million on FY14. At the same time, statutory net loss after tax was AU$10.3 million, up from FY14 net loss after tax of AU$22.9 million.

The company said that the acquisitions of FX Networks in New Zealand for AU$107.7 million, and ASG’s Bentley data centre for AU$11.7 million which completed over the past year that its acquisitions throughout the year have helped driven an overall increase in.

The company said new sales and contracts also helped it secure strong momentum during the year including deals with the federal government; Microsoft for its Azure public cloud platform; and CenturyLink.

As a result, the revenue during the full year increased by 62%t to AU$149.8 million, while underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) grew 56% to AU$51.6 million.

Underlying net profit after tax also saw a 34% rise to AU$18.1 million.

Highlights included: After reporting an underlying loss in the first half of £7.2m, the Group delivered an underlying profit of £14.2m in the second half of the year; Overall performance of our specialist fit out, engineering services and retail businesses in the UK and overseas up by 50%: UK Fit Out and Engineering Services operating profit increased by 62% and London fit out market robust with a strong order book and pipeline o continued growth in Engineering Services - currently working on over £0.8 billion worth of data centres across Europe.

David Lawther, Chief Executive Officer, said “It has been a challenging year for ISG, with the Group performance significantly impacted in the first half by the losses in our UK Construction division.

We delivered a significantly stronger second half performance, with good results especially in our specialist fit out, engineering services and retail businesses.

We believe that the poor performance and painful restructuring of the UK Construction division is now behind us, and with the outlook for most of our key markets remaining strong, we expect a much improved overall performance for the Group in the year ahead”.

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As a result of strong take up at its Brisbane B1 and Melbourne M1 facilities, the company said it is now assessing potential new facilities at Brisbane B2 and Melbourne M2.

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ASIA PAC: 21VIANET REPORTS Q2 RESULTS 21Vianet Group, a carrier-neutral internet data centre services provider in China, has announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2015.

Second Quarter 2015 Financial Highlights saw:

ASIA PAC: SUNEVISIONSEES DATA CENTRE LIFT REVENUE Hong Kong based Sunevision Holdings has reported profit of HK$587.4 million for the year ended June 30.

Up from the HK$41.2 million reported in the previous financial year, reported The Standard.

Underlying profit increased by HK$31.9 million year-onyear to HK$495.4 million.

Revenue was HK$918.1 million, representing a rise of 8.5% year-on-year. This was largely a result of greater contributions from the data centre business, the company said.

The company said that the core data centre business, iAdvantage will continue to expand capacity to meet market demand for quality high-tier data centre service.

A new flagship data centre in Tseung Kwan O with about 44,000 sq m of gross floor area is set for completion in 2017.

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Net revenues increased by 31.7% to RMB866.8 million (US$139.8 million) from RMB658.0 million in the comparative period in 2014.

Adjusted EBITDA1 increased by 13.2% to RMB149.4 million (US$24.1 million) from RMB132.0 million in the comparative period in 2014.

Mr. Josh Chen, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated, “During the second quarter, we further executed on our strategy with steady growth in our core internet data center (“IDC”) and CDN businesses. For our IDC businesses, demand remains strong as we had another quarter of increasing cabinet sales. Following a seasonally soft first quarter, our CDN business also started to recover and is expected to further improve in the second half of 2015. However, this quarter also brought with it some challenges, including delays in new cabinet builds, continued headwinds in bandwidth prices and incremental costs due to organizational transitions.

As we further optimize our operations, strengthen our organization and continue to invest in core growth opportunities, we are confident in our ability to address these challenges and re-accelerate our growth organically and profitably.”

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EVENTS EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 6th October 2015 – Datacenter Dynamics Converged. Paris Through to further info (in French)

http://www.dcdconverged.com/conferences/france

16th October 2015 – Datacloud Nordic 2015, Oslo

Enterprises and third party operators across Nordic markets are transforming to cloud data centres, fast becoming the indispensable infrastructure for computing, storage and management of big data. Enterprises require simple and scalable ways to create interoperability among many siloed data and endpoints, which offer highly available, multi-tenant and elastic integration cloud to support high density computing.

Many challenges confront companies who are adapting to a cloud environment: adjusting data centre environments to cope with the new demands Cloud brings, and drive greater energy efficiency; security of Cloud and managing increased workforce use of smartphones and tablets; moving applications to the cloud to meet security requirements for service availability, manageability and connectivity - data security methods must solve multiple challenges; how IT departments manage the transformation to cloud brokerages and look to outsourcing as part of the solution. Workload migration between clouds is another key challenge for hybrid clouds - some enterprises are moving part of their workload to a public cloud environment while retaining other workloads in a private cloud. More businesses are looking to outsource non-core services via the cloud, make cost savings in the value chain yet benefit from cloud innovation especially in Big Data.

Datacloud Nordic will assess the energy, scalability, security, architecture and software challenges confronting data centres, and how enterprises can successfully manage the transition to cloud.

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22nd October 2015 – IDC Hybrid CLoud, London

IDC’s Enterprise Cloud portfolio continues to serve as the premier gathering for IT leaders and executives with a focus on improving efficiency and productivity of their enterprises, through cloud technology. This unique experience will be filled with thought-provoking presentations, analyst engagement, real-world case studies, and access to leading and innovative cloud providers.

Through to further info: http://www.cvent.com/events/idc-s-hybrid-cloud-conference-2015/eventsummary-7019f6f8705945cd9dd9b8cf2cf808bc.aspx

28th October 2015 - IDC Cloud Computing Conference 2015, Budapest

IDC’s Cloud event series is a unique opportunity to hear from leading experts in the field about top cloud strategies, developing a cloud-first approach, improving overall cloud performance, and operational best practices for managing and optimizing the new cloud models. Open Source versus Proprietary Hypervisor technologies, Security and Compliance, Open Standards, Hybrid and Interoperability, High Availability, and Emerging Cloud Segments are among the critical issues to be discussed, with all participants expected to come away more productive and confident in this emerging technology. Join us this year and discover how we can continue to evolve cloud to become a strategic business advantage rather than just another IT trend.

Through to further info http://idc-cema.com/eng/events/60861-idc-cloud-computing-conference-2015

3rd November 2015 DataCenter 360, Dubai

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20th October 2015 - IDC Cloud computing IT Security & Data Center Roadshow. Tunis

IDC is proud to pioneer a one of a kind roadshow that will for the first time encompass a holistic 360 degree view of the data centre. The roadshow will showcase the key aspects of data centre technologies covering overall adoption trends and dynamics, economics and cost optimization, management, capacity planning, business continuity and key implementation strategies.

IDC’s Security Clouds and Data Center Roadshow 2015 will focus on the impact of 3rd-Platform technologies (mobility, cloud, big data, and social business) on security, both as an enabler of innovative solutions and a source of new risks.

As always, participants will comprise industry experts, thought leaders, C-level decision makers, key private-sector and government stakeholders, and our own IDC experts.

The conference will accommodate a niche audience that consists of key industry players and decision makers that have an strong impact on the IT related strategic decisions within an organization. The panel discussions would be based on technologies adopted and implemented in the region and will be centred around uncovering best practices. This will enable every participant of this roadshow to gain tremendously from knowledge sharing and networking and to also remain in the loop with regards to technological buzz.

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5th November 2015 –IDC Cloud Customer Experience 2015 Through to further info (in French)

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5th November 2015 DataCenter 360, Abu Dhabi

IDC is proud to pioneer a one of a kind roadshow that will for the first time encompass a holistic 360 degree view of the data centre. The roadshow will showcase the key aspects of data centre technologies covering overall adoption trends and dynamics, economics and cost optimization, management, capacity planning, business continuity and key implementation strategies.

The conference will accommodate a niche audience that consists of key industry players and decision makers that have an strong impact on the IT related strategic decisions within an organization. The panel discussions would be based on technologies adopted and implemented in the region and will be centred around uncovering best practices. This will enable every participant of this roadshow to gain tremendously from knowledge sharing and networking and to also remain in the loop with regards to technological buzz.

Through to further info http://idc-cema.com/eng/events/60210-datacenter-360-roadshow-2015

11th November 2015 DataCenter 360, Kuwait

IDC is proud to pioneer a one of a kind roadshow that will for the first time encompass a holistic 360 degree view of the data centre. The roadshow will showcase the key aspects of data centre technologies covering overall adoption trends and dynamics, economics and cost optimization, management, capacity planning, business continuity and key implementation strategies.

The conference will accommodate a niche audience that consists of key industry players and decision makers that have an strong impact on the IT related strategic decisions within an organization. The panel discussions would be based on technologies adopted and implemented in the region and will be centred around uncovering best practices. This will enable every participant of this roadshow to gain tremendously from knowledge sharing and networking and to also remain in the loop with regards to technological buzz.

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StackingIT is a new event concept that pulls together data centre professionals responsible for the fabric, the rack infrastructure and the critical environment, and empowers them to create more intelligent and free-flowing IT infrastructure that takes the industry closer to the promise of Software Defined Data Centers.

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18th -19th November 2015 – Datacenter Dynamics Converged.

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SDN, Hyper Converged, Open Architecture, NFV, Web Scale, Disaggregation…. it’s getting confusing isn’t it? The data center stack keeps on getting more complicated, that’s why the smartest crowd in town converges on London’s ExCeL every November.

As the Internet of Things, Smart Cities, Big Data and Clouds drive the industry, DCD Europe is about NOT forgetting the engine. Join 3,000+ other professionals whose day job is to keep the digital world up and running.

With 100+ hours of expert presentations, interactive workshops and innovation labs… Not to mention an expo with over 100 of the latest technologies on show... In less than 48 hours you will network, learn and share your way to a more decisive 2016.

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30th November – 1st December 2015 – Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management SummitT, London

The premier destination for I&O leaders around the world focusing on today’s most important I&O topics, trends and technologies.

Our attendee–driven agenda provides you in–depth coverage of mobile, cloud, storage and other IT forces that are making new demands on the data center — as well as expert advice that will help you position I&O as a key contributor to business strategy and competitive advantage Through to further info http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/emea/data-center/

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2nd December 2015 DataCenter 360, Riyadh

IDC is proud to pioneer a one of a kind roadshow that will for the first time encompass a holistic 360 degree view of the data centre. The roadshow will showcase the key aspects of data centre technologies covering overall adoption trends and dynamics, economics and cost optimization, management, capacity planning, business continuity and key implementation strategies.

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The conference will accommodate a niche audience that consists of key industry players and decision makers that have an strong impact on the IT related strategic decisions within an organization. The panel discussions would be based on technologies adopted and implemented in the region and will be centred around uncovering best practices. This will enable every participant of this roadshow to gain tremendously from knowledge sharing and networking and to also remain in the loop with regards to technological buzz.

Through to further info http://idc-cema.com/eng/events/60212-datacenter-360-roadshow-2015

8th December 2015 – Datacenter Dynamics Converged. Turkey

Our event in Istanbul will celebrate its 6th year in 2015. Its ever-growing reach is reflected in the name change to DatacenterDynamics (DCD) Converged Turkey, drawing in participants from around the region.

The 4-track conference programme brings together practitioners and experts from the facility level right through to the virtual machine and cloud infrastructure. Over the course of the event, industry leaders explore, examine, and dissect the strategic implications of IT, as well as the impact strategy has on IT. Through to further info

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25th February 2016 - Invest in Data Centre Africa Investment Forum, Paris

In this timely event exploring the next phase of data centre development across the continent, Invest in Data Centre Africa uniquely brings together the leadership of operating companies across the continent together with investors, hedge funds, private equity firms, banks, financiers, regional growth funds, government investment agencies, legal counsel and solutions companies and consultancies engaged in the sector Through to further info http://www.fif-africa.com/

12th-13th April 2016 - Data centre World, London

Data Centre World, the world’s largest and most influential gathering of data centre expertise for data centre professionals and the data centre industry.

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9th December 2015 - DataCenter 360, Doha

IDC is proud to pioneer a one of a kind roadshow that will for the first time encompass a holistic 360 degree view of the data centre. The roadshow will showcase the key aspects of data centre technologies covering overall adoption trends and dynamics, economics and cost optimization, management, capacity planning, business continuity and key implementation strategies.

The conference will accommodate a niche audience that consists of key industry players and decision makers that have an strong impact on the IT related strategic decisions within an organization. The panel discussions would be based on technologies adopted and implemented in the region and will be centred around uncovering best practices. This will enable every participant of this roadshow to gain tremendously from knowledge sharing and networking and to also remain in the loop with regards to technological buzz.

Data Centre WorldWhere else in the world will you hear from over two hundred speakers, including industry leaders, analysts and top technologists, sharing their extensive wisdom? We’ve lined up experts such as: Tesco, Deutsche Bank, Ford Motor Company, Norman Disney & Young, Imperial College London to name a few.

Through to further info http://www.datacentreworld.com/

June 2016 - Datacloud Europe 2016 Monaco Through to further info

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21st January 2016 - Finance and Investment Forum for Data Center, Hosting and Cloud, London

Data centre, hosting and cloud continue to evolve globally. Cloud data centres are now indispensable infrastructure for computing, storage and management of big data that facilitates the delivery of a range of services offered by the cloud. As such, investment appetite remains keen across the sector, constantly assessing new financial and business models and financing options now extending to debt, mezzanine, bonds and IPOs.

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19th November 2015 – Datacenter Dynamics Converged. Chile

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7th -10th December 2015 – Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management SummitT, Las Vegas

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DatacenterDynamics is consolidating nine one-day regional-market events to three much larger-scale two-day conferences focused on the three primary data center vertical classes – Enterprise, Internet and Services.

DCD Services has been specially designed as the ultimate knowledge and networking platform for senior data center professionals from telecommunications companies, colocation providers and other IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platform providers. If you are responsible for data center strategy, deployment or operations of data center infrastructure within those organisations or a significant end-user of their services, this a must-attend event. Our multi-track conference program boasts presentations from the industry’s most forward thinking practitioners and is a reference point for the data center market.

Through to further info http://www.dcdconverged.com/conferences/se-asia

6th-7th October 2015 – Datacenter Dynamics Converged. Mexico Through to further info; (In Spanish)

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10th-11th November 2015 – Datacenter Dynamics Converged.

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The premier destination for I&O leaders around the world focusing on todays most important I&O topics, trends and technologies.

Our attendee–driven agenda provides you in–depth coverage of mobile, cloud, storage and other IT forces that are making new demands on the datacentre — as well as expert advice that will help you position I&O as a key contributor to business strategy and competitive advantage Through to further info http://www.gartner.com/events/na/data-center/

March 2016 – Finance and Investment Forum for Data Center, Hosting and Cloud, New York

Datacenter, hosting and cloud continue to evolve globally. Cloud datacenters are now indispensable infrastructure for computing, storage and management of big data that facilitates the delivery of a range of services offered by the cloud. As such, investment appetite remains keen across the sector, constantly assessing new financial and business models and financing options now extending to debt, mezzanine, bonds and IPOs. Through to further info http://www.fif-americas.com/

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http://www.dcdconverged.com/conferences/brazil-enterprise

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ASIA PAC 13th October 2015 – Datacenter Dynamics Services. Beijing

DacenterDynamics brings you in 2015 two large-scale two-day conferences focused on the two primary datacentre vertical classes in China – Enterprise, and Services.

DCD Services has been specially designed as the ultimate knowledge and networking platform for senior datacentre professionals from telecommunications companies, colocation providers and other IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platform providers. If you are responsible for data center strategy, deployment or operations of data center infrastructure within those organisations or a significant end-user of their services, this a must-attend event. Our multitrack conference program boasts presentations from the industry’s most forward thinking practitioners and is a reference point for the data center market.

Through to further info http://www.dcdconverged.com/conferences/services-china

12th November 2015 – Finance & Investment Forum, Hong Kong

Datacentre, hosting and cloud continue to evolve globally. Cloud datacentres are now indispensable infrastructure for computing, storage and management of big data that facilitates the delivery of a range of services offered by the cloud. As such, investment appetite remains keen across the sector, constantly assessing new financial and business models and financing options now extending to debt, mezzanine, bonds and IPOs. Through to further info http://www.fif-asia.com/

16th --17th May 2016 -– Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Data Center Summit, Sydney

As the digital wave advances, I&O leaders must act quickly to create an enterprise data center strategy that’s ultra-agile, scalable, and responsive to change. The Summit offers a practical approach to infrastructure and operations modernization and cost optimization. You’ll leave with a plan for making every I&O dollar you spend contribute maximum value to the business.

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§§ Acquisition, disposal & marketing

§§ Leasing and service (SLA & KPI) agreements

§§ Sale & lease back

§§ Market analysis

§§ Colo & new build site finding

Chris Jones Senior Director Head of Data Centre’s

§§ Benchmarking

Bilfinger GVA +44 (0)20 7911 2525 chris.jones@bilfinger.com

CONSULTING

§§ Country & Region analysis

§§ Capital allowances

§§ Total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis

§§ Benchmarking

§§ Total cost of occupation (TCOO) analysis

§§ Lease negotiations

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Richard Borton Director, Head of Consultancy Data centres

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§§ Documentation

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Jürgen Bieser Head of Centre of Competence Data Center / Critical Systems

§§ Estate & fabric maintenance §§ Warranty management

§§ Business continuity management (BCM)

Bilfinger HSG Facility Management GmbH

§§ Asset management

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§§ Energy management §§ Project management

§§ HSEQ / Environmental Management

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+49 6102 45-3628 juergen.bieser@bilfinger.com Andrew Cracknell UK Operations Director Data Centres

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+44 (0)20 8790 1000 andrew.cracknell@bilfinger.com

DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND REFRESH

Ingo Gatzen Director, Engineering

§§ Design audit & review

§§ Project planning and management

§§ Component selection

§§ Reversion projects

§§ Repair & replacement projects

§§ Programme management

§§ Construction management

Bilfinger Tebodin +31 889 967 139 i.gatzen@tebodin.com

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