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DataVita achieves Uptime Institute certification

DataVita, one of Scotland’s premier datacentre providers, has been awarded Tier III Constructed Certification by The Uptime Institute (TUI) for phase 1 of the Fortis Datacentre, becoming the first dedicated co-location provider in the UK to achieve this. Demonstrating its commitment to build Scotland’s first world class co-location datacentre, after achieving Stage 1 – Design certification – in 2015, DataVita has achieved stage two – Construction certification and plans to...

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Six Degrees Group launches ‘Birmingham Central’ data centre facility

Six Degrees Group (6DG) has opened a major new data centre in the heart of Birmingham. Located alongside the city’s thriving ‘Silicon Canal’, the brand new 5,800m2 state-of-the-art facility will deliver high performance energy-efficient data centre space to meet the increasing demands of businesses across the Midlands and the UK.

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maincubes one lays foundation stone for next-generation data centre

Frankfurt-based data center operator maincubes laid the foundation stone for the new high-performance data center in Offenbach near Frankfurt on August 30, 2016, accompanied by representatives from local politics, investors, partners and future customers. At the foundation stone-laying ceremony, the speeches were made by Horst Schneider, Mayor of Offenbach, G?nther Wei?, EVO Board of Management, Stephan Lang, Managing Director of ICT Facilities and Oliver Menzel, CEO of...

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The ‘big bad data police’ will call unless there is an increased focus on data centre efficiency objectives

With the data centre industry becoming one of the fastest growing and power-hungry sectors, The Green Grid has urged data centre operators to commit to energy efficient practices. Without such practices in place, providers will be unable to protect consumers from excessive data restrictions as data centres seek to satisfy customer demands against dwindling energy supplies.

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EC’s RenewIT Project launches free web tool for renewable data centre design and location planning

First industry tool to model costs and benefits of renewable choices and efficiency measures; compares more than 60 European sites for locating facilities.

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Data centre flexibility to benefit challenger banks

Data centre flexibility and scalability can benefit banks without the capital to develop their own IT systems.

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Australian fish farm undergoes IT upgrade by investing in edge infrastructure

Australian fism farming company Tassal looked at harnessing IT to make its business of growing salmon more sustainable and cost-effective. It invested in an integrated IT solution powered by Vertiv and Dell EMC for its business in Tasmania.

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