João Marques Lima, Author at The Tech Capital

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João Marques Lima

Founder and Editor, The Tech Capital

João is the founder and managing editor of The Tech Capital, an independent media and events platform covering the global digital infrastructure sector. A winner of the Professional Publishers Association’s 30 Under 30 media award, he has reported from more than 40 countries and interviewed many of the world’s leading data centre CEOs, investors, and policymakers. João is also the founder and host of the Great Business Minds Podcast.

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Africa

$432bn to go into data centre construction

5 years ago

By João Marques Lima

As much as US$432.14 billion will be invested in the data centre market by 2025, up from $244.74 billion in 2019, a CAGR of 9.9%, Frost & Sulliva...

$432bn to go into data centre construction

Belgium

Proximus Group snaps up BICS for $690m

5 years ago

By João Marques Lima

Proximus Group has closed on the acquisition of BICS and TeleSign, becoming the sole owner of both brands. The transaction valued at €569 millio...

Banking & Finance

Paul Judge and Mark Buffington join to launch $300m VC fund

5 years ago

By João Marques Lima

Two of the most prominent US investors of the moment have partnered to launch venture capital firm Panoramic Ventures. Entrepreneur and investor P...

Paul Judge and Mark Buffington join to launch $300m VC fund

Data Centres

What the US’ Energy Act of 2020 means for data centres in the near future

5 years ago

By João Marques Lima

As the world dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic, the US congress passed on December 21, one of the largest relief and spending bill any nation has yet ...

What the US’ Energy Act of 2020 means for data centres in the near future

Africa

Orange to build data centre in Egypt’s new $58bn capital

5 years ago

By João Marques Lima

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0fkucDtTRE Orange Business Services has landed a much-desired contract by ICT operators in the Middle East to d...

Capital

Digital Colony lands $4.1bn for new digital infrastructure fund

5 years ago

By João Marques Lima

One of the most active investors in digital infrastructure at the moment, Digital Colony, has raised US$4.1 billion which will be used in future comm...

Digital Colony lands $4.1bn for new digital infrastructure fund

Capital

Simple Helix LLC buys up sites in Atlanta and Chicago

5 years ago

By João Marques Lima

IT services company Simple Helix LLC has acquired NRTC Managed Services' data centre, carrier exchange, and connectivity business. Simple He...

Simple Helix LLC buys up sites in Atlanta and Chicago

Asia Pacific

Cloud-native security takes an ‘ExtraHop’ in Asia Pacific

5 years ago

By João Marques Lima

Cloud-native network detection and response business ExtraHop has announced new data centre investments in Australia to enhance access to its cloud-n...