Tag Archives: cloud-computing

Why Equinix is Buying Verizon Data Centers for $3.6B

Wrapping 2016 up with another blockbuster deal for the data center industry, Equinix has agreed to acquire a portion of the data center portfolio Verizon Communications has been attempting to sell since at least last year. Continue reading

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GoDaddy Acquires Host Europe Group for $1.79 Billion

GoDaddy has made a $1.79 billion bet on expanding its international presence. Continue reading

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Amazon AWS’ Presence in Italy May Look Strangely Nuclear

The likely sale of two closed, fuel oil- and coal-firing power facilities by Italy’s largest electricity provider, Enel, to Amazon Web Services for repurposing as cloud data center facilities appears to actually have been in the works for some time. Continue reading

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Amazon VP: The Network Gear Economy Is Becoming Commoditized

With competing network stack vendors’ products becoming more open, perhaps one need not be an Amazon to build a more moderate data center using custom networking gear. Continue reading

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GoDaddy Continues WordPress Bet with Pro Program Enhancements

GoDaddy is leveraging it’s recent acquisition of ManageWP in an expansion of its Pro Program. Continue reading

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