From a blockbuster M&A deal to a titan rollout pipeline: A chat with AtlasEdge new CEO and his vision for growing Europe’s edge data centre platform
In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan, a giant deity who was tasked with holding up the celestial spheres and the heavens on his shoulders. He is often depicted as a strong and mighty figure, bearing the weight of the world on his shoulders. The image of Atlas holding up the heavens has been a popu...
July 01
Why DigitalX is the must attend event for the digital infra industry
Various organizations are investing in the Belgian digital infrastructure market. For example, Google has received a permit for building three new data centers in Farciennes (Wallonia). With the growth and maturation of the Belgian market, the urge for a new event that matches the ambition of the country arises. Therefore, Carole Santens (Managing Director) of the Belgian Digi...
April 29
nLighten expands to 34 data centres after European acquisition
Digital infrastructure operator EXA Infrastructure has sold seven European edge sites to hosting platform nLighten. This expansion will see nLighten grow its total number of edge data centres to 34 in Europe, including locations such as Amsterdam, London, Paris, Madrid, Geneva, Zurich, and Ghent. The seven edge sites extend the German group’s footprint to Belgium, Swit...
April 08
Google kicks-off construction of $1bn Belgium data centre project
Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google has begun the construction of a second data centre in Belgium, a project part of a wider €1 billion (US$1.09 billion) investment programme. The new data centre, located in Farciennes, is approximately 60km from Google's first Belgian facility in Saint-Ghislain, which has been operational since 2010. The second centre comes with an e...
April 08
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