Cloud computing No. 2 Microsoft outperforms frontrunners Amazon and Google, statistics reveal
Microsoft corp. has been revealed as the leading competitor as companies race to recover from a two year reduction on cloud computing spend, Amazon and Google fall by the wayside. Microsoft stands behind giant Amazon as no. 2 in the market, but still ahead of rival Google. Microsoft is not only expanding its cloud infrastructure, […]
Dhaka’s Towering Inferno Kills 3; Disrupts Internet, Telecom and Data Center Services
A huge fire broke out in Khwaja Tower, a 14-storied commercial complex located in the Mohakhali area of Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka on the evening of October 26. Local media reported three people dead and at least 10 injured in the incident, that also left telecom, internet and data center services disrupted for hours. […]
Aurum Equity Partners and Al Nowais Group to invest in data center in KSA
American private equity firm Aurum Equity Partners has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) based technology services provider Al Nowais Group, to jointly invest in an advanced 50MW next-gen data center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Al Nowais group was represented by its KSA-based subsidiary […]
Thailand as the next data center powerhouse in Southeast Asia
The data center industry in Thailand is expected to continue to grow at a rapid rate as more businesses and organizations embrace digitalization. With the government’s continued support, bolstered by an influx of foreign investments, the data center industry in Thailand is set to become one of the most vibrant in the region. Thailand’s data […]
LG Uplus Unveils Second Hyperscale Data Center in South Korea
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s telecom giant, has completed its second hyperscale data center situated in the southern Seoul suburb of Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. The data center spans 40,450 square meters across three underground and nine above-ground floors, housing over 200,000 servers. Equivalent to six soccer fields in usable space, the center is set to […]
Smart and Google Cloud Collaborate to Enhance Digital Services in the Philippines
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), a subsidiary of PLDT specializing in wireless communications and digital services, has joined forces with Google Cloud to enhance digital services for the Filipinos. Through this collaboration, Smart has become one of the pioneering communication service providers in the Asia Pacific region to integrate Google Cloud’s advanced AI-powered solution. This partnership […]