Tech heavyweights firm up data centre investment despite cloud capex slowdown
The anticipated cloud capex slowdown from telcos globally has made REIT investors worry about the prospects for data centres. However, ...
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CyrusOne and Quality Technology Services to lead equity charge to fund record data centre capex in 2019
CyrusOne and Quality Technology Services are set to be the most active US data centre equity issuers next year, as the sector ...
More fibre-focused infracos to face takeover interest as M&A rumours surround Zayo
Infracos providing fibre to carriers, including Crown Castle and CenturyLink, are expected to see an influx of takeover interest, as they ...
Hybrid cloud tech opportunity in focus as enterprises exit self-owned data centres
Data centre providers are increasingly looking to hybrid cloud technology opportunities as enterprises exit self-owned facilities to meet the changing ...
Charles Meyers to head new strategy unit at Equinix | Executive Moves
Equinix COO Charles Meyers will head the US data centre giant’s strategic business teams from August in a new role, shifting his focus ...
Verizon offloads cloud business to IBM as strategy takes shape amid flagging financials
Verizon has reached an agreement with US tech giant IBM to sell its cloud and managed hosting service for an undisclosed sum as ...
Metronet UK buys Venus to boost its London business as data centres continue to consolidate
British connectivity and internet infrastructure provider Metronet UK has acquired fibre network firm Venus Business Communications for an undisclosed sum to boost its presence ...
Rostelecom raises stake in SafeData to gain full control as data centres get snapped-up
Russian state-controlled telco Rostelecom will purchase an additional 49.9% of the share capital in SafeData amid an ever-growing global demand for data. The Russian ...
Chinese investors buy 49% of Global Switch for £2.4bn to drive data centre expansion
A Chinese consortium led by Jiangsu Sha Steel Group has bought a £2.4bn (US$2.9bn) stake in cloud computing giant Global Switch as rising data ...
Equinix upsizes loan to €1bn amid strong appetite from investors
Strong investor demand has reportedly prompted US-based data centre firm Equinix to double the size of the loan it is ...
