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.
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.
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...
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.
The credit crunch has boosted adoption of colocation, as some companies who might normally have built their own data centers have instead leased colo space to conserve cash, according to a Gartner analyst.
Data center providers that have built a strong franchise in a single city or region are raising their sights and launching expansions, as seen in this week's headlines.
San Diego colocation specialist American Internet Services (AIS) has expanded to the Phoenix market, opening a new data center in 120 East Van Buren, a data center hub operated by Digital Realty Trust (DLR).
A report published by Tariff Consultancy Ltd notes that European data centre revenue is "set to more than double over the five year period from 2010 to 2015, with net raised floor space to increase by 70%, driven primarily by price increases."