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A look down an aisle at an EdgeConneX data center

EQT in Talks to Buy Edge Data Center Specialist EdgeConneX for $2.5B

Oct 11, 2019

The talks come amid a steady stream of dealmaking for data centers, which are benefiting as companies around the world increasingly rely...

$Canary Wharf, \a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train passing by in August 2019$

A No-Deal Brexit Would Throw Billions of Data Transfers Into Legal Limbo

Oct 10, 2019

Disruption to data would affect more of Britain’s services-oriented economy than trucks backing up at ports.

Telecom Italia tower at the company's headquarters in Rozzano

Telecom Italia's 23 Data Centers Could Fetch $1.1B in Planned IPO

Oct 09, 2019

The move shows CEO Gubitosi is pulling every lever to cut the former monopoly’s $32 billion debt pile and share...

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Equinix Goes to Mexico

Oct 08, 2019

The colo giant confirms the Axtel data center deal, continuing to position for growth in emerging markets.

Telecom Italia Wants Out of the Data Center Business

Oct 08, 2019

A news report says the telco is considering an IPO for its colocation assets.

Hostile State Takeover Tops Europe’s List of 5G Rollout Worries

Oct 08, 2019

EU report warns of nightmare scenario whereby hackers or hostile states assume control of electricity grids, police communications, and home appliances.

Why Amsterdam Halted Data Center Construction

Oct 03, 2019

Data center developers have been caught in crossfire as local politicians duke it out over a troubled waste treatment plant.

A data hall inside Google's data center in Hamina, Finland

Google Cloud Worth Double IBM Market Cap, Deutsche Bank Says

Oct 03, 2019

The bank says "go-to-market and commercial traction" under Thomas Kurian outweighs Google's market-share lag and money burn

Equinix Nears Deal to Buy Axtel's Mexico Data Centers

Oct 03, 2019

If the deal happens, Equinix plans to use the assets as a platform for aggressive expansion in Latin America's second-largest...

No Matter What You’ve Heard, the Docker Container Ship Is Not Sinking

Oct 01, 2019

Although the memo does indicate that the company is needing some cash to tide it over or help it expand, the situation doesn't...