ChannelLife US - Industry insider news for technology resellers
United States

Global Stories

Exclusive: Marseille is THE interconnection market to target says Interxion MD
DataCentre infrastructure

Exclusive: Marseille is THE interconnection market to target says Interxion MD

Marseille is Europe's fastest growing interconnection hub, driven by its location as the gateway between Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Wed, 12th Sep 2018
Open DC data center to host Malaysia's second internet exchange
Unified Communications

Open DC data center to host Malaysia's second internet exchange

Extreme Broadband has launched JBIX in Malaysia, the country's first open internet exchange available to all organisations around the world.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
Gartner opinion: The data centre is dead
DataCentre infrastructure

Gartner opinion: The data centre is dead

Gartner's managing VP says by 2025, 80% of enterprises will have shut down their traditional data centre, versus 10% today.

By David J. Cappuccio • 7 min read • Fri, 27th Jul 2018
euNetworks completes Dublin & Hilversum investment with more to come
DataCentre infrastructure

euNetworks completes Dublin & Hilversum investment with more to come

Unrelenting demand has seen euNetworks initiate new network investment projects, with the latest in Ireland and the Netherlands coming to completion.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Jul 2018
New 17 acre data centre campus opens for business in London
DataCentre infrastructure

New 17 acre data centre campus opens for business in London

Virtus has announced two data centres have officially gone online with another on the near horizon, burgeoning its IT capacity in the region.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
Interconnection abound: Equinix to launch its ECX Fabric to APAC
DataCentre infrastructure

Interconnection abound: Equinix to launch its ECX Fabric to APAC

Later this year Equinix will roll out its Cloud Exchange Fabric across Asia Pacific to meet surging demand for inter-metro and private connectivity.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
New MIX PoP launched at Aruba's Global Cloud Data Center​
DataCentre infrastructure

New MIX PoP launched at Aruba's Global Cloud Data Center​

Aruba has secured a PoP deal with the Milan Internet eXchange (MIX) to establish new interconnections from its modern (and huge) data centre campus.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
DC BLOX commits $785m to huge data center campus in Alabama
DataCentre infrastructure

DC BLOX commits $785m to huge data center campus in Alabama

The company says the campus will unquestionably be their flagship property, capable of scaling to over 200,000 square feet of data center space.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jul 2018
Iron Mountain to spend $430m in Phoenix data center campus expansion
DataCentre infrastructure

Iron Mountain to spend $430m in Phoenix data center campus expansion

Iron Mountain has undergone rapid expansion this year and has now announced a massive investment in Phoenix to meet increasing demand.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
Equinix to open new data centre in Oman, connecting EMEA
DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix to open new data centre in Oman, connecting EMEA

Equinix is partnering with a local telco to launch a new data centre in an attempt to connect the region that sits between Europe, Africa and Asia.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
Exclusive: A tour of Interxion's London campus that's actually in London
DataCentre infrastructure

Exclusive: A tour of Interxion's London campus that's actually in London

In this interview, Interxion's MD took us through his data centre campus inside an old brewery, on top of various bars, cafes, and a vinyl shop.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Wed, 4th Jul 2018
'Significant demand' drives Wasabi to open new data center on west coast
DataCentre infrastructure

'Significant demand' drives Wasabi to open new data center on west coast

The media and entertainment industry is fuelling Wasabi's expansion at the moment, with the new facility connecting Hollywood and Silicon Valley.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
Epsilon & BBIX open up Tokyo peering points for global service providers
Network Infrastructure

Epsilon & BBIX open up Tokyo peering points for global service providers

The two companies have announced a partnership in a bid to to accelerate how Service Providers across the globe connect to peering points in Tokyo.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Jun 2018
Kao Data expands high-speed services to London Internet Exchange
DataCentre infrastructure

Kao Data expands high-speed services to London Internet Exchange

The vPoP data centre company has partnered with Ai Networks to expand its high speed network capabilities to the London Internet Exchange.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 31st May 2018
PCCW Global to offer automated provisioning & routing with acquisition
DataCentre infrastructure

PCCW Global to offer automated provisioning & routing with acquisition

PCCW Global acquires Console Connect, enhancing its global telcom network with advanced software-defined solutions.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 30th May 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Macquarie Telecom announces Sydney data center development
DataCentre infrastructure

Macquarie Telecom announces Sydney data center development

Macquarie Telecom is set to expand its Sydney data centre, Macquarie Park Intellicenter, into a 43MW campus, starting with a 16MW increase this year.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Aug 2018
Chayora's hyperscale data center campus in China nearing completion
DataCentre infrastructure

Chayora's hyperscale data center campus in China nearing completion

The company's hyperscale campus in greater Beijing is almost finished, with more giant campuses in China currently in development.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
Equinix invests US$70m in its eleventh data center in Tokyo
DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix invests US$70m in its eleventh data center in Tokyo

Equinix is investing USD $70m in its eleventh Tokyo data centre, TY11, enhancing its expansion with 2,800 cabinets and broad carrier connectivity.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 10th May 2018