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• Switch & Data Shareholders OK Equinix Deal

  February 1st, 2010 : Rich Miller

  Shareholders of Switch & Data (SDXC) have voted to approve the company's proposed acquisition by Equinix (EQIX), the companies said Friday. Completion of the $700 million deal is expected in the second quarter. Read More

• Peer 1 Opens $40M Toronto Facility

  January 27th, 2010 : Rich Miller

  PEER 1 Hosting (TSX:PIX) today announced the opening of its $40 million data center in Toronto, Ontario. The facility features a redundant cooling system using both a local well and a connection to the city’s water system. Read More

• Cavalier Buys Colocation Provider

  January 25th, 2010 : Rich Miller

  Telecom company Cavalier has acquired the assets of NET Telcos, a Richmond, Virginia-based provider of colocation and managed services. The deal includes a 4,000 square foot SAS 70-certified data center. Read More

• The New Data Center Rack From … IKEA?

  January 21st, 2010 : Rich Miller

  Looking to build a home data center? Look no further than you local IKEA store. Computer hobbyists are adapting one of the Swedish furniture chain's side tables to house servers and switches. Read More

• Chi-X Canada Colos at Switch & Data

  January 19th, 2010 : Rich Miller

  Low latency trading specialist Chi-X Canada has selected Switch and Data’s "Financial EcoCenter" at 151 Front Street in Toronto as its primary data center, the companies said today. Read More

• Roundup: Intellifiber, ColoHouse, Interxion

  January 15th, 2010 : John Rath

  Roundup: Intellifiber hooks up to the Ashburn campus of DuPont Fabros (DFT), Colohouse adds services from Internap (INAP), Fortis arranges low-latency colo in London with Interxion. Read More

• Switch & Data Sale Slowed by Regulators

  January 7th, 2010 : Rich Miller

  Colocation provider Switch & Data (SDXC) said today that its planned $700 million sale to Equinix (EQIX) will be delayed by requests for additional information from federal antitrust regulators. The company said the transaction is now likely to close in the second quarter of the year, rather than the first quarter. Read More

• NaviSite Close to Selling Colo Centers

  January 5th, 2010 : Rich Miller

  Managed hosting provider NaviSite (NAVI) says it is negotiating the sale of facilities and customers from its colocation business as it focuses on the enterprise hosting market. Read More

• Roundup: SGI, Akamai, Data Centers Canada

  December 18th, 2009 : John Rath

  A roundup of data center news regarding SGI (SGI) , Verari Systems, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) and Data Centers Canada. Read More

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