Microsoft Opens 1st Global Data Center Region in Qatar
Microsoft has launched its new data center region in Qatar, thereby marking a major milestone for the Redmond-based giant as the first hyperscale cloud provider to deliver enterprise-grade services in the Sultanate. The new world-class data centers are open for business with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 available, it said. The continued investment is in […]
Indosat Considers Selling Mobile Towers
Indosat, an Indonesian Telecommunication provider, is considering selling some telecom towers as it continues to unload assets in response to the growing demand for digital infrastructure according to the people who are knowledgeable about the matter. The portfolio consists of around 1,800 sites according to the sources who asked to remain anonymous since the matter […]
DigitalBridge, Equinix In A Race To Acquire Time Dotcom’s Data Center Unit
Digital infrastructure providers DigitalBridge Group and Equinix Inc. have been shortlisted into a final round of talks for the data center business of Malaysia’s Time Dotcom Bhd. According to a report by Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the matter, DigitalBridge and Equinix outbid other companies in the industry and investment funds, the people said, asking […]
Equinix Completes Phase 2 Expansion of ME2 Data Center in Melbourne
Equinix, a Digital infrastructure company, has completed the phase 2 expansion of its ME2 International Business Exchange data center in Port Melbourne. With the US$16 million ($23 million) data center investment, capacity is increased by 500 cabinets to 1,500, and more than 4,070 square meters of co-location space is available. When completed, ME2 will have […]