Customer wins for NYI, American Internet, and Phoenix NAP, and an additional certification for Verne Global in Iceland.

Phoenix NAP selected by Main Advantage Technology, GoGrid provides cloud for ScaleArc iDB, Peak 10 validated for PCI Compliance.

Cologix's Stand Connections launches platform-wide; the interconnection product is now available in four additional markets: Dallas, Minneapolis, Montreal and Vancouver.

North Carolina-based information technology firm, DataChambers is renovating a 50,000 square-foot Research Triangle facility that will become its latest high-availability data center. The space is slated for completion this spring.

London-based colocation provider London Data Exchange (LDeX) announced that it has signed contracts with a new energy supplier to deliver 100 percent renewable energy to its North West London data center, LDeX1.

UK provider Pulsant acquires Scottish colo specialist ScoLocate, CentriLogic expands into Hong Kong market, CoSentry facility earns Energy Star certification.

Colocation market leader Equinix will join the NASDAQ 100 index on Monday, Dec. 24. Analyst Paulo Gorgo looks at the history of the company and its journey, including a near-death experience during the dot-com bust.

After raising $7.5 million earlier this year, Denver-based PeakColo said it would use the money to expand into new geographic markets. It is now expanding into Chicago through partnership with PlusOne.

Software-defined technologies are likely to play a key role in the evolution of the modern data center. Here's a look at some of these technologies, and their potential impact on the data center environment.