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ancotel to Acquire LIDARC Facility
June 30th, 2010 : Rich MillerGerman colocation and interconnection specialist ancotel GmbH has acquired a data center facility in Westbury, Long Island and plans to develop the site as a connectivity hub for the New York market. Read More
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CFTC Eyes Rules for Low-Latency Colo
June 11th, 2010 : Rich MillerThe Commodities Futures Trading Commission is considering new rules governing colocation services supporting high-frequency trading, which would reportedly include both exchange-operated colocation services and third-party vendors. Read More
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Roundup: VISI, The Planet, Google TV, Cray
May 21st, 2010 : John RathVISI opens its new data center in Eden Prairie, The Planet reports first quarter results, Google takes the wraps off Google TV, and Cray wins a $47 million contract from the DOE and Oak Ridge. Read More
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Roundup: CoreLink, Fortinet, XO
May 18th, 2010 : John RathCoreLink Data Centers adds Continuity Focus as a colocation customer, Fortinet announces new security appliances, XO reports first quarter results. Read More
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Roundup: Intermedia, Stream, Phoenix NAP
May 18th, 2010 : John RathIntermedia opens its first UK data center in Slough, Stream Data Centers is awarded LEED Silver status for its San Antonio project, Phoenix NAP gets connectivity from tw telecom and Cox Business. Read More
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Equinix Completes Switch & Data Merger
May 2nd, 2010 : Rich MillerEquinix (EQIX) has completed its acquisition of Switch & Data, creating a colocation juggernaut spanning three continents. The purchase of its long-time rival gives Equinix a global footprint of more than 6 million square feet of data center space across 87 data centers. Read More
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Equinix, Switch & Data Soar on Deal News
April 26th, 2010 : Rich MillerShares of colocation providers Equinix and Switch & Data are sharply higher in today's trading after the United States Department of Justice told the companies it will allow their nearly $700 million merger to go forward. Read More
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A Dissenting Voice on Colo Growth
April 26th, 2010 : Rich MillerLydia Leong from Gartner has a blog post discussing why her growth projections for the colocation market are lower than those from many other analysts. Leong says the hot, high-demand markets aren't telling the whole story. Read More
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DOJ Clears Way for Equinix, Switch & Data Deal
April 23rd, 2010 : Rich MillerEquinix (EQIX) is expected to successfully complete its acquisition of Switch and Data (SDXC) next week after the United States Department of Justice told the companies it will allow the deal to go forward. The $689 million merger brings together two of the industry's leading colocation providers. Read More
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Building A Cloud-Savvy Model for TCO and ROI
How Storage is Shaping The Cloud Data Center
Bringing Colo to the Customer: Modular Gets Local
Microsoft’s $1 Billion Data Center
