Analyst Notes

Google acquires land in the Netherlands for ‘satellite’ data centres

July 27, 2022
Sacha Kavanagh

Media reports indicate Google has acquired a 20-hectare plot in Groningen in the Netherlands. ...

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Rackspace enhances partnership with Datadog

July 26, 2022
Philbert Shih

Rackspace enhanced its partnership with infrastructure monitoring platform Datadog. ...

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Google Cloud to build cloud infrastructure region in Mexico

July 26, 2022
Philbert Shih

Google Cloud confirmed plans to build a new cloud infrastructure region in Mexico. ...

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Data Center First begins construction of Batam data centre; 6MW initial phase

July 25, 2022
Jabez Tan

Data Center First, backed by Gaw Capital, broke ground on its 30MW maiden data centre in Batam, Indo...

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Vantage opens in South Africa; begins another Frankfurt data centre

July 25, 2022
Sacha Kavanagh

Vantage Data Centers opened its first South Africa data centre in Johannesburg and began constructio...

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M&A, MEA, hyperscale, Dublin, regulatory environment, land banking

July 25, 2022
Philbert Shih

The past week saw some notable M&A activity, more regulatory movement in Europe, developments i...

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Phoenix Tower International to become Chile’s largest tower operator

July 22, 2022
Sacha Kavanagh

Phoenix Tower International, which took on investment from Blackstone Infrastructure Partners earlie...

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Console Connect deploys new points of presence at BDx Hong Kong data centre

July 21, 2022
Jabez Tan

SDN platform Console Connect deployed new points of presence (PoPs) at the Big Data Exchange (BDx) d...

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11:11 Systems acquires managed network provider Static1

July 21, 2022
Philbert Shih

11:11 Systems acquired managed network services provider Static1. ...

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Thrive acquires Edge Technology Group; gains financial vertical expertise

July 21, 2022
Philbert Shih

MSP Thrive acquired Connecticut-based Edge Technology Group, a managed services, infrastructure and ...

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Heat waves in Europe causing stress on data centres, cloud services; proactive approach needed

July 21, 2022
Philbert Shih

Multiple media reports indicate data centres in the UK, and some housing Oracle Cloud and Google Clo...

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Google with hiring freeze in advance of earnings call

July 21, 2022
Philbert Shih

Media reporting confirms there is a hiring freeze in place at Google. ...

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