Dimension Data adds three more locations for cloud, hosting platform
Summary: Dimension Data is set to launch three more data centre locations to house its cloud and managed hosting infrastructure platform. Details: The three locations are: Toronto, Canada; Aukland, New...
View ArticleAzure set to add two more nodes in US; expansion in Australia coming
Summary: Microsoft is set to launch two more availability zones of the Azure cloud infrastructure service. Details: The new zones are US Central in Iowa and US East 2 in Virginia. Microsoft also...
View ArticleEquinix, ALOG completes third phase of Sao Paulo data centre expansion
Summary: ALOG Data Centers, now fully owned by Equinix, completed its third phase expansion at its SP2 data centre in Sao Paulo one month ahead of schedule. Details: SP2 is located in the Sao Paulo...
View ArticleEquinix completes acquisition of ALOG Data Centers in Brazil
Summary: Equinix closed an agreement to complete the 100% acquisition of ALOG Data Centers of Brazil S.A. in a US$225m all cash transaction for the remaining 47% of the company. Background: Equinix...
View ArticleTIVIT enters Chile market with acquisition of Synapsis; adds five data centres
Summary: Brazil IT services firm, TIVIT acquired Synapsis, a Chile-based systems integrator for an initial price tag of 330m reais (US$150m). That amount could hit 450m reais (US$200m) subject to...
View ArticleLevel 3 secures contract with Editora Globo
Summary: Brazilian publisher Editora Globo, part of Grupo Globo, Brazil’s largest media group, signed an agreement with Level 3 for the provision of data center and infrastructure services. Editora...
View ArticleAscenty opens fourth data centre in Brazil; fifth under construction
Summary: Brazilian data centre and network provider Ascenty opened its fourth data centre in the country and its third in the state of São Paulo. The company invested BRL170m (~$45.4m) in the facility...
View ArticleLevel 3 boosts power capacity in Brazil
Summary: Level 3 recently activated a new power substation at its Cotia data centre in the São Paolo metropolitan area, which is connected by two independent power lines. The substation has a power...
View ArticleCDN provider Fastly expands global reach
Summary: San Francisco-based CDN Fastly added two new PoPs in Australia and its first PoP in South America, in Brazil, in anticipation of the 2016 Olympic Games that will be held in Rio de Janeiro. It...
View ArticleHuawei and Telefónica collaborate on cloud migration
Summary: Huawei and Telefónica Business Solutions partnered to help enterprises migrate traditional IT services to the cloud. Customers will use computing, storage and backup services in Telefónica...
View ArticleEquinix building fifth Brazil data centre in Sao Paulo
Summary: Equinix revealed more details about its plans for a new data centre in Sao Paulo, announced earlier this month. Details: Equinix will invest $76m in the first phase of SP3, its third facility...
View ArticleCapgemini invests in new Brazil data centre
Summary: Capgemini will invest R$13m ($3.5m) over five years to build a new data centre in the city of Campinas, some 100km north west of Sao Paulo. It will initially serve projects in Latin America...
View ArticleTelefónica to build new Virginia data centre
Summary: Spain-based telco Telefónica paid $735k for a 35-acre site in Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia, close to the North Carolina border. The company plans to build a 20k sqft data centre to...
View ArticleUOL Host in Brazil to resell Google Apps for Work
Summary: UOL Host in Brazil partnered up with Google to offer the Google Apps for Work suite to its SMB customer base.
View ArticleUOL rolls out cloud infrastructure service
Summary: UOL Host in Brazil rolled out a new cloud infrastructure offering built on the OpenStack platform. UOL is a hoster focused on the SMB market.
View ArticleSAP revealed as Equinix tenant for Brazil data centre
Summary: Media reports indicate that SAP will open a new $6.5m data centre in Sao Paolo in partnership with Equinix, its first in Latin America. Equinix operates two data centres in the city with 52k...
View ArticleChile’s Sonda acquires Brazil data centre
Summary: Chilean IT service provider Sonda will pay $35m for a 60% stake in Brazilian colocation and managed service provider Ativas. Existing owners, local conglomerates Asamar and Cemig, will retain...
View ArticleEquinix signs world-first submarine cable landing deal
Summary: Equinix will land the Monet international cable system at its MI3 data centre in Miami, which will be connected to neighbouring cable systems to extend capacity elsewhere in North America and...
View ArticleAscenty announces seventh Brazil data centre
Summary: Brazil’s Ascenty will invest R$400m ($121m) to build a new data centre in São Paulo state, including R$170m ($51m) in the first phase. Located in the city of Sumaré, some 30km northwest of its...
View ArticleNational Oilwell Varco expands Level 3 contract
Summary: Houston, Texas-based National Oilwell Varco’s Brazilian operation broadened its network services agreement with Level 3 to include data centre services. It will re-locate IT equipment from its...
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