Chayora forges ahead with infrastructure expansion

Datacentre provider expands footprint across multiple locations in mainland China. Chayora Limited — infrastructure investor, developer and operator of hyperscale datacentre campuses in China — plans to open an office in Shanghai, as it continues its expansion into the rapidly expanding digital infrastructure market in China. The new office is…

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Dell uses SONiC to help enterprise create agile datacentres at scale

Suite for enterprises who want to modernise and simplify the operations and management of their datacentres at scale Dell Technologies has released Enterprise SONiC Distribution, a set of supported open source networking solutions. The suite of networking solutions are designed for enterprises who want to modernise and simplify the operations…

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Oracle Opens a Second South Korea Cloud Region

Second cloud region gives enterprise cloud users in South Korea the ability to run primary and disaster recovery   Oracle has launched a second cloud region in South Korea, giving enterprise cloud users the ability to run primary and disaster recovery capacity for their critical production workloads in-country, avoiding the…

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Green datacentres key to future business models

Data increase contributes to carbon emissions   Asia-based SpaceDC has published a white paper examining the key considerations and impacts faced by a digital economy boom. The white paper, Green Data Centers Key to Southeast Asian Digital Economy Boom, explores one of the region’s first green datacentre situated in Indonesia…

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Microsoft to establish its first datacentre region in New Zealand

Accelerate growth of digital transformation Microsoft plans to establish its first datacentre region in New Zealand and will be the latest addition to its existing datacentre portfolio in 60 other regions, with Microsoft Azure being available in over 140 countries. The vendor plans to also continue its investments in new solutions that support both New Zealand and Microsoft’s sustainability goals and add support for educational skilling programs. Vanessa Sorenson, general manager, Microsoft…

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Cloud services demand will remain heightened after COVID-19

Entered a new era of cloud modernisation COVID-19 has unexpectedly launched a new era of cloud modernization, found GlobalData, a data and analytics company. Gregg Willsky principal analyst at GlobalData said for many enterprises, COVID-19 has simplified the decision to adopt a cloud-based solution. “COVID-19 has suddenly made it evident…

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Global datacentre security market to grow 15.6 per cent

Outcome from increased cyber-attacks.   A report by Fior Markets shows the global datacentre security market is expected to grow from USD 7.19 billion in 2018 to USD$19.58 billion by 2026 at a CAGR of 15.61 per cent during the forecast period from 2019-2026. The report datacentres have incurred “significant losses,…

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APAC datacentre market sees steady growth

Report shows investment opportunities The Asia Pacific datacentre market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth of over 3 per cent during the period 2019-2025. A report from Research and Markets shows the APAC datacentre market is witnessing steady growth with continued investments from hyperscale and cloud service…

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Macquarie Asia closes in on AirTrunk

AirTrunk investment valued at AUD$3 billion A consortium led by Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund 2 (MAIF2) a MIRA-managed infrastructure fund has closed on the acquisition of an 88 per cent stake in AirTrunk. The investment values AirTrunk at more than AUD$3 billion and will accelerate its ambitious expansion across the…

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