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What is a data centre? UK operator launches interactive tool to teach children as young as 7 about the importance of digital infrastructure

UK data centre colocation operator Kao Data has launched what it claims to be an industry-first science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) resource, designed to engage primary and early secondary school-aged children with the purpose and role of a data centre. Created in collaboration wit...

May 12

João Marques Lima

Quantum Switch calls on CNet to train staff for $3.6bn data centre project

Data centre developer Quantum Switch has partnered with CNet Training (CNet) to deliver industry-approved technical education to local staff across its portfolio in the Middle East. The plan is set to enrol 28 staff in technical and data centre management skills in a programme worth over US$100,000. The parties said that over the next five years it is estimated that 100 ...

March 14

João Marques Lima

‘A pipeline of young talent’: London’s home to world’s first data centre college aimed at 14-19-year-olds – with pictures

London has become home to the first digital infrastructure teaching hub where children as young as 14 can learn, practice, and gain official educational recognition for their studies in the field. The new curriculum, named Digital Futures Programme, has been unveiled by the University Technical College in Heathrow (UTC Heathrow), in the west of the British capital. The p...

November 18

João Marques Lima

CyrusOne nearing $10bn sale to private equity giants

Data centre real estate investment trust (REIT) Cyrus One Inc. (NASDAQ: CONE) could be days away from being acquired by private equity houses in a deal said to be worth around US$10 billion. The operator is said to have two acquiring parties on the table, one being a joint venture between KKR (NYSE: KKR) and Global Infrastructure Partners, with Brookfield Asset Management I...

November 15

João Marques Lima