Chief Executive Officer (CEO) stories - Page 21
Digital Realty appoints new CIO and APAC MD
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Digital Realty names Gregory Wright as CIO and Mark Smith as MD for APAC, strengthening its global expansion strategy under CEO William Stein's leadership.
Eccellente! AWS building new data centres in Italy
Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The new infrastructure region is expected to be complete in early 2020 to enable customers to run workloads and store data in Italy with even lower latency.
IBM targets hybrid cloud with VMware partnership
Wed, 7th Nov 2018
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virtualisation
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hybrid cloud
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public cloud
IBM and VMware partner at VMworld Europe to accelerate hybrid cloud adoption, offering tools to migrate-critical workloads and integrate modern applications.
Hitachi Vantara bolsters analytics with REAN Cloud acquisition
Thu, 1st Nov 2018
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storage
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hybrid cloud
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multi-cloud
After revealing its intent in July this year, Hitachi Vantara has announced the completion of its acquisition of REAN Cloud.
IBM to spend $34b to acquire Red Hat
Mon, 29th Oct 2018
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hybrid cloud
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
IBM is set to acquire Red Hat for USD $34 billion, marking a transformative move in the cloud market, positioning IBM as the leading hybrid cloud provider.
Former Cologix exec takes the reins at Infomart Data Centers
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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data centre operators
Brian Cox, former Cologix COO, is the new CEO of Infomart Data Centers, stepping in to spearhead a strategic growth initiative and brand relaunch.
Hawaiki cable connecting the US and the Pacific gets turbo boost
Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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network infrastructure
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hawaiki cable
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ciena
The Hawaiki subsea cable, linking Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, and the US, will boost speed to 67 terabits per second with Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme.
Equinix beware: Digital Realty throws down gauntlet with new $1.8b acquisition
Mon, 24th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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colocation
Digital Realty challenges Equinix with a USD $1.8 billion acquisition of Brazil's Ascenty, aiming to dominate in South America's colocation market.
DDN completes $60m acquisition and reboots Tintri for business
Wed, 5th Sep 2018
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tintri
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m&a
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ddn
There were six rounds of heated negotiations and an extensive bidding process, but now that it's complete DDN is wasting no time.
Colt Data Centre Services & INAP commit to global alliance
Thu, 9th Aug 2018
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hyperscale
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colocation
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colt data centre services
Colt Data Centre Services and Internap (INAP) have announced a global, multi-year alliance to be based in North London.
Subsea cable connecting the U.S. and ANZ opens for business
Fri, 20th Jul 2018
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uc
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network infrastructure
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hawaiki cable
Competition is opening up in the Internet traffic market with this being the first high speed connection to NZ that Spark doesn't have a stake in.
Lenovo combines public cloud with private in latest development
Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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private cloud
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datacentre infrastructure
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public cloud
Lenovo Data Center Group has announced the latest member to its ThinkAgile portfolio - a 'cloud in a box' solution.
Intel celebrates its 50th anniversary with promises, drones, and bell-rings
Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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quantum computing
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ai
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intel
It's Intel's 50th birthday and the company has wasted no time looking to the future – and back on the past of computing history.
Intel CEO resigns after 'consensual relationship' with employee
Fri, 22nd Jun 2018
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intel
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resignations
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candidates
Intel's board has named chief financial officer Robert Swan as the interim chief executive officer, effective immediately.
Colt activates network in US, joins 870 data centers in Asia & EU
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Colt Technology Services (Colt) has officially announced the launch of its software-driven network in the US that already includes 13 cities.
HPE to invest US$4bil in Intelligent Edge over next four years
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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edge computing
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ai
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investment
HPE will invest in research and development to advance and innovate new products, services and consumption models across a number of technologies.
Digital Realty appoints Erich Sanchack as EVP
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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hyperscale
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supply chain
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colocation
Digital Realty appoints Erich Sanchack as Executive Vice President, Operations, overseeing global portfolio operations and service implementation.
Digital Realty bolsters renewable energy initiatives
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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power / energy
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clean technologies
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digital realty
Digital Realty to source 324,000 MWh of renewable energy annually for US data centres via new solar and wind deals. Asia expansion details remain unclear.
Broadcom completes $5.9 Billion acquisition of Brocade
Mon, 20th Nov 2017
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storage
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
Broadcom finalises a USD $5.9 billion acquisition of Brocade, bolstering its storage and networking prowess after overcoming delays with CFIUS.
CyrusOne announces new strategic partnership with GDS
Tue, 31st Oct 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
CyrusOne teams up with China's GDS in a USD $100M partnership, aiming to enhance data center offerings in the US and China, targeting hyperscale markets.