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Read Equinix Appoints Jon Lin as President, Americas
Equinix Appoints Jon Lin as President, Americas

Equinix Appoints Jon Lin as President, Americas

June 17, 2019 Equinix

Congrats to Jon Lin who was promoted by Equinix to President of the Americas. Jon will oversee existing operations in North and South America. Equinix Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that it has...

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Read CyrusOne Helps Launch ODATA’s First Data Center in Colombia (PR)
CyrusOne Helps Launch ODATA’s First Data Center in Colombia (PR)

CyrusOne Helps Launch ODATA’s First Data Center in Colombia (PR)

May 28, 2019 CyrusOne

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE), a premier global data center REIT, today announced that it has helped ODATA construct and launch the company’s first data center in Bogotá, Colombia. ODATA’s new data center, DC BG01, is the second ODATA data center, the first outside Brazil after...

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Read Digital Realty Acquires 13-acre property in Ashburn
Digital Realty Acquires 13-acre property in Ashburn

Digital Realty Acquires 13-acre property in Ashburn

May 23, 2019 Digital Realty: IAD-56

Washington Business Journal Reports that Digital Realty acquired a 13-acre property for $28 million. That puts the cost per acre at $2.14 million, which is a record in the region. The property was a former Airbus facility and is adjacent to the Equinix Ashburn Campus. Washington Business Journal...

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Read Compass Datacenters Begins Construction on 75 MW Data Center Campus in Northern Virginia (PR)
Compass Datacenters Begins Construction on 75 MW Data Center Campus in Northern Virginia (PR)

Compass Datacenters Begins Construction on 75 MW Data Center Campus in Northern Virginia (PR)

May 16, 2019 Compass Loudoun County

Dallas – Compass Datacenters is beginning construction of its first data center in Loudoun County, Virginia. The 6MW building is on Compass’ Loudoun campus, which is planned for 500,000 square feet and 75MW of critical IT capacity. “Northern Virginia is one of the most dynamic data center markets...

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Read Bytegrid is Acquired by Lincoln Rackhouse
Bytegrid is Acquired by Lincoln Rackhouse

Bytegrid is Acquired by Lincoln Rackhouse

May 07, 2019 Lincoln Property Company

Lincoln Rackhouse has announced that has acquired Bytegrid. With the acquisition, Rackhouse adds 3 facilities and a total of 320,000 square feet and 16 megawatts of power to its portfolio. Resources and Links Rackhouse Press Release (full text below) DCF Article DCD Article Rackhouse Press...

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Read CyrusOne Reports Q1 2019 Earnings: Revenue is $225M up 14% YoY
CyrusOne Reports Q1 2019 Earnings: Revenue is $225M up 14% YoY

CyrusOne Reports Q1 2019 Earnings: Revenue is $225M up 14% YoY

May 01, 2019 CyrusOne

CyrusOne Inc. (CONE), a premier global data center REIT, today announced first quarter 2019 earnings. First Quarter Highlights 1Q’19 Year-over-Year Revenue Growth of 14% Leased 16 megawatts (“MW”) and 93,000 colocation square feet (“CSF”) in the first quarter, totaling $27 million in annualized...

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Read Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)
Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)

Digital Realty And Ascenty Are Building New Facility in Chile to Support a Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment (Press Release)

April 25, 2019 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, and Ascenty, a market leader in data center services in Latin America, announced today a long-term, multi-megawatt agreement with a leading global cloud provider to build a new facility...

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Read Aligned Energy Announces New Strategic Investment by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners
Aligned Energy Announces New Strategic Investment by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners

Aligned Energy Announces New Strategic Investment by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners

April 23, 2019 Aligned

DALLAS, April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Aligned Energy (the "Company"), a leading data center provider, today announced it has received a strategic investment from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners ("MIP"), which will support the Company's growth with significant additional capital. Aligned Energy...

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Read Eugene Henegouwen is Appointed as President of EMEA for Equimix
Eugene Henegouwen is Appointed as President of EMEA for Equimix

Eugene Henegouwen is Appointed as President of EMEA for Equimix

April 15, 2019 Equinix

Equinix has appointed Eugene Bergen Henegouwen as the new President of EMEA. Eugene has been at Equinix since 2013. Since that that time, he has held the role of SVP of Sales in the EMEA region, overseeing the tripling of revenue in the region over the last 6 years. Before joining Equinix,...

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Read CyrusOne Sells GDS Shares to Raise Approximately $200 Million of Proceeds (Press Release)
CyrusOne Sells GDS Shares to Raise Approximately $200 Million of Proceeds (Press Release)

CyrusOne Sells GDS Shares to Raise Approximately $200 Million of Proceeds (Press Release)

April 12, 2019 CyrusOne

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 12, 2019-- CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ: CONE), a premier global data center REIT, today announced that it has sold approximately 5.7 million American depository shares (“ADSs”) of GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS”) (NASDAQ: GDS) for a total purchase price of approximately $200...

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Read Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden
Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden

Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden

March 25, 2019 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is reportedly building two new datacenters in Sweden, according to Swedish Newspaper Gefle Dagblad (via MSN). It was previously reported in December that the company had acquired 130 hectares of land in the municipalities of of Gävle and Sandviken, near the Swedish capital Stockholm....

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Read Cogeco Communications Sells Cogeco Peer 1 subsidiary to Digital Colony (PR)
Cogeco Communications Sells Cogeco Peer 1 subsidiary to Digital Colony (PR)

Cogeco Communications Sells Cogeco Peer 1 subsidiary to Digital Colony (PR)

February 27, 2019 Aptum Technologies

MONTREAL, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cogeco Communications Inc. (TSX: CCA) (“Cogeco Communications” or the “Corporation”) today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Cogeco Peer 1 Inc., its business information and communications technology services subsidiary, to affiliates of Digital...

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Read Vantage Raises an Additional $675 Million in Debt and Equity Financing
Vantage Raises an Additional $675 Million in Debt and Equity Financing

Vantage Raises an Additional $675 Million in Debt and Equity Financing

February 14, 2019 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage has raised $675 million for expansion projects in the United States. The company also raised $225 million in December. That's a lot of capital, however the company has many projects in the works, including: Acquired 4Degrees and entered the Montreal market in December Building a second...

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Read Google's Curie Cable System to Land at Equinix LA4 (PR)
Google's Curie Cable System to Land at Equinix LA4 (PR)

Google's Curie Cable System to Land at Equinix LA4 (PR)

February 07, 2019 Google

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that Google has selected Equinix for its Los Angeles area cable landing station (CLS) supporting the Curie subsea cable system, the first subsea cable to Chile in...

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Read Vantage Data Centers Acquires Canada-Based 4Degrees Colocation (PR)
Vantage Data Centers Acquires Canada-Based 4Degrees Colocation (PR)

Vantage Data Centers Acquires Canada-Based 4Degrees Colocation (PR)

January 25, 2019 Vantage Data Centers

Santa Clara, CA – Vantage Data Centers, a leading provider of data centers in support of business and mission-critical applications, today announced it has finalized its acquisition of Canada-based 4Degrees Colocation from Videotron Ltd., a Quebecor Media Inc. (QMI) subsidiary, for approximately...

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Read Contegix Names Brad Hokamp as Chief Executive Officer (PR)
Contegix Names Brad Hokamp as Chief Executive Officer (PR)

Contegix Names Brad Hokamp as Chief Executive Officer (PR)

January 23, 2019 Contegix

Reston, Virginia – Contegix, a leading cloud application service provider, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Brad Hokamp as Chief Executive Officer. Hokamp takes over from David Turner who partnered with Strattam Capital to complete an investment in Contegix in 2016....

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Read STACK INFRASTRUCTURE announces the Combination of Data Center Assets to create a new company
STACK INFRASTRUCTURE announces the Combination of Data Center Assets to create a new company

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE announces the Combination of Data Center Assets to create a new company

January 15, 2019 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

DENVER, CO – STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (“STACK” or the “Company”), the data center company built from the ground up to address the technology infrastructure needs of rapidly scaling enterprises and hyperscale companies, today announced the launch of its newly established platform and strategy....

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Read Hostway and HOSTING Merge, Creating a Large Global Managed Cloud Services Platform (PR)
Hostway and HOSTING Merge, Creating a Large Global Managed Cloud Services Platform (PR)

Hostway and HOSTING Merge, Creating a Large Global Managed Cloud Services Platform (PR)

January 08, 2019 DataCanopy

AUSTIN, TX and DENVER, CO — Hostway and HOSTING today announced the merger of the two organizations, combining to create one of the largest managed cloud services platforms in the world. Both companies are known for secure, compliant managed hybrid cloud solutions and together will have an...

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Read Infomart Data Centers Appoints Brian Cox as Chief Executive Officer
Infomart Data Centers, a leading provider of wholesale data center solutions focused on the unique requirements of hyperscale and enterprise customers, today announced the appointment of distinguis...

Infomart Data Centers Appoints Brian Cox as Chief Executive Officer

November 03, 2018 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Infomart Data Centers, a leading provider of wholesale data center solutions focused on the unique requirements of hyperscale and enterprise customers, today announced the appointment of distinguished data center executive Brian Cox as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors....

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Read Opus Interactive Launches New Federal Cloud Services Offering from Iron Mountain’s Northern Virginia Data Center
Opus Interactive is expanding to the East Coast. The new Opus data center is located in Iron Mountian's Northern Virginia data center in Manassas. 

Source: <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/...

Opus Interactive Launches New Federal Cloud Services Offering from Iron Mountain’s Northern Virginia Data Center

October 17, 2018 Iron Mountain VA-1

Opus Interactive is expanding to the East Coast. The new Opus data center is located in Iron Mountian's Northern Virginia data center in Manassas. Source: Businesswire.com

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