One of the key data centre hub buildings in Manhattan has been acquired by Google for a figure believed to be just under $2bn.The sale though poses interesting questions for the plethora of colocation providers and carriers who operate within this established network node. 111 8th Avenue is a vast building occupying a whole city [...]
Further signs that new colocation providers are making significant progress are found in two recent news items (summarised below) which reinforce a couple of key market themes that we have been mentioning for some time now (for example, see my presentation at the Information Age Conference, The Future of the Data Centre).These themes are: New entrants are growing, [...]
Colo-X will be exhibiting at the Convergence Summit South at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey on the 5th and 6th of October. This is a key channel event and is expected to be extremely busy.
Global Switch CEO John Corocoran was interviewed by Estates Gazette in summer of 2010.The article discusses the company’s ownership by the Reuben Brothers, their ambitions to start realising some returns from their investment via either a bond issue to pay down some of their loans or a possible flotation. The company’s current expansion plans and [...]
A useful two page summary of the event is now available here. Other presentations included: Thomson Reuters discussing how they are reducing power consumption across their 20 company data centres The impact of the CRC, Carbon Reduction Commitment legislation Analysis of data centre efficiency including calculation of the PUE, Power Usage Efficiency, the recognised measure [...]
Pan-European colocation provider Telecity has seen their share price surge from 390p to 432p (at the time of writing ) over the past few days with the financial press (see the FT, The Telegraph or The Times) speculating that a bid of 500p from either KDDI, owner of Telehouse or else from the sector giant [...]
We’re pleased to provide a Google Map listing all local major data centre facilities in Singapore.As ever, to discuss which is the best facility or operator for your own needs in this market please contact Colo-X where we can review your needs, discuss the options and make some recommendations, all in a single call.
Tim Anker, Founder and Director of The Colocation Exchange will be presenting on Data Centre Trends to the audience at the Information Age conference Future of the Data Centre 2010. The event, the seventh in this series, is being held at The Hilton, Park Lane and will be attended by some 200 participants, mostly from [...]
Following the success of their new modular, pod architecture or so called “midi-market product” in Paris, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) have recently fitted out some 2.8MW of capacity at their Foxboro Park site in Redhill, Surrey to offer the same model into the UK market for the first time.With the minimum unit size now at [...]
Survey adds weight to the Carrier Neutral Model Data traffic between data centres is forecast to double or triple over the next 2-4years, according to a survey commissioned by a US company called Infineta (who unsurprisingly make network optimization products). The survey covering over 100 large US enterprises suggests that traffic growth is being driven by data [...]