HKEx sets requirements for its next generation data centre
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited has established detailed requirements for the Next Generation Data Centre that it plans to build at Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate.
The centre’s total floor area has been...
Posted Date: 10 Sep 2010
Singapore emerging as the cloud computing hub in Asia-Pacific
Global and regional service providers have invested in data centres to support new advanced services in the region, which include cloud services. This has created a domino effect for demand: in particular, operators and MNCs require facility design...
Posted Date: 10 Sep 2010
Taiwan launches cloud initiative
Taiwan's government is throwing its hat into the cloud computing ring. The island’s government has announced plans to invest US$744 million to develop cloud computing technology and services during the next five years. Government officials...
Posted Date: 10 Sep 2010
SingTel provides data centre services to Youth Olympics
Singapore Telecommunications has provided virtual data centre services to support mission-critical operations at the recent Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
As the official data centre infrastructure partner of the Singapore 2010 Youth...
Posted Date: 09 Sep 2010
TeleHouse Vietnam opens data centre
The TeleHouse Vietnam data centre has opened to all data-related services for businesses involved in telecommunications, finance and banking. At a total cost of US$5 million, TeleHouse Vietnam is designed and equipped with systems in line with...
Posted Date: 08 Sep 2010
Japan to introduce cloud computing for data network systems
The Japanese government will introduce cloud computing to its data network systems, reports the Nikkei citing Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi.
The government is also aiming at halving its information...
Posted Date: 07 Sep 2010
Australia: Symantec seeks data centre partner
Security specialist Symantec may seek to partner with a data centre or telco as it moves from software into cloud-based disaster recovery. Symantec chief technical officer Mark Bregman said he expected the launch of a new suite of enterprise data...
Posted Date: 07 Sep 2010
India builds on its strength for Cloud Computing infrastructure
Over 72% of India’s IT infrastructure companies will adopt cloud computing in a big way over the next 2-3 years, according to a new study by Ernst & Young. The study titled “Cloud adoption in India-Infrastructure as a Service”...
Posted Date: 06 Sep 2010
Equinix expands in Tokyo
Equinix, a provider of global data centre services, has announced the expansion of its second IBX data centre, TY2, in Tokyo. The growth in this market is a result of strong demand for data centre services from cloud and IT service providers,...
Posted Date: 06 Sep 2010
HCL, TCS, Wipro and Sify vie for Andaman project
HCL, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro and Sify are among the six companies that are learnt to have submitted bids to set up and maintain ‘State Data Centre' in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The project entails building and managing the entire...
Posted Date: 06 Sep 2010
New Zealand: Grand designs for IBM's 'green' data centre
IBM says its data centre at Highbrook business park in Auckland will be one of the eleventh "greenest" out of more than 400 it operates around the world when it opens in March. IBM New Zealand has been showing off the centre to dozens of...
Posted Date: 06 Sep 2010