Cyxtera seeks to sell data centers to Brookfield following bankruptcy

Advanced talks are underway as Cyxtera Technologies inc. seeks to sell a large number of its data centers to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.  The company, which recently announced bankruptcy in June, has reportedly been assessing two potential routes. One, is for lenders to take control of the company and therefore for Cyxtera to recapitalize itself, the […]

Aqaba Digital Hub Set to Launch Jordan’s Largest Data Center

The Aqaba Digital Hub, a landmark project that taps into the growing demand for modern digital transformation, is all set to inaugurate Jordan’s largest data center by the close of 2023. According to a report from the Jordan News Agency, the CEO of ADH, Eyad Abu Khorma, stated that the center has generated 300 job […]

Subsea Cable Damage in Baltic Sea Sparks Cooperation Between Estonia and China

Estonia recently sought assistance and potential collaboration with China after discovering damage to the underwater telecommunication cables connecting Sweden and Estonia. Earlier this month, these cables were found damaged, and European authorities are actively investigating the cause. The Estonian government suggested that “human interference” likely caused the damage and is examining the activities of two […]

BAM Digital Realty announces C B Velayuthan as new CEO

BAM Digital Realty has announced the appointment of C B Velayuthan as chief executive officer, in a joint venture between Brookfield Infrastructure and Digital Realty.  The move comes as Velayuthan leaves his role at Equinix’s Global Managing Director of Strategic Alliances and starts as BAM Digital Realty’s CEO. In previous roles, he has also been […]

Lambda and VAST Data partner to accelerate AI training across public and private cloud, leveraging NVIDIA technology

Lambda selected the VAST Data Platform to provide customers with a highly performant, easy to deploy GPU cloud designed for AI and deep learning workloads SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – October 24, 2023 – VAST Data, the AI data platform company and Lambda, a leading Infrastructure-as-a-Service and compute provider for public and private GPU infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership that […]

Microsoft announces A$5 billion investment in computing capacity and capability to help Australia seize the AI era

Today [October 24] Microsoft announced major digital infrastructure, skilling and cybersecurity investments in Australia to help the nation seize the artificial intelligence (AI) era to strengthen its economic competitiveness, create high-value jobs and protect the nation from the increasing threat of cyberattacks.  Microsoft will invest A$5 billion in expanding its hyperscale cloud computing and AI infrastructure […]