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Data Centers and Colocation

A list for all the latest updates on Data Center Solutions, Cloud and IT services. For those organization who rely largely upon their data infrastructure, these colocation centers can prove to be a handy solution for unpredictable future technology.

The US Accounts for Almost Half of the World's Data Centers

A recent study carried out by the Synergy Research Group shows that most of today's Internet and cloud services are mainly based in the US. The study analyzed the data center footprint for the world's 13 biggest cloud and Internet service firms, catering to home users, social networks, e-commerce platforms, online search, but also to IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS cloud services.

Tax breaks for data centers all the rage

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The former limestone mine seemed perfect for a large computer data center. The air was cool. The rock walls provided a defense against natural disasters. And the tunnels bored into a Kansas City hillside had access to abundant electricity and fiber-optic cables. But the mine lacked something important: tax breaks.

Google adds new east-coast cloud data center

The land grab among hyperscale public cloud vendors continued Thursday with Google's announcement that it's opening a new east-coast data center in South Carolina. From the blog post: We're opening our new us-east1 region in South Carolina for Google Compute Engine, Google Cloud Storage, and Google Cloud SQL.

Equinix and its California data centers go solar

Equinix, which operates more than 105 data centers around the world, has agreed to buy solar energy to power its operations in California. The move, announced on Wednesday, shows how the world's largest Internet companies-many of which buy data center services from Equinix -are increasingly interested in clean energy-powered web services.

Microsoft Launches Three Cloud Data Centers in India | Data Center Knowledge

Microsoft has brought online three cloud data centers in India to improve performance of Azure services for customers in the country. The Redmond, Washington, company becomes first of the top US public cloud providers to offer services in India from local data centers.

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