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GNX Opens UAE Office to Accelerate Expansion Across Middle East
📅 - Global Internet and private connectivity providerGNXhas opened an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as part of its Middle East development. To better meet the unique connectivity needs of MEA-based businesses, MSPs, and data center providers as the area undergoes unheard-of development and innovation, GNX is bolstering its regional footprint with this move by assembling a local team of specialists.
Leading this buildout is Jan Willem Meijer, a member of the Advisory Board and a stakeholder in GNX.
"Having lived in Dubai for many years, I've built and nurtured a strong personal network which I've continued to develop from the Netherlands," said Jan Willem Meijer. "This step is a [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Digital Realty Adds Azure On-Ramps in Atlanta, Brussels, Vienna - Digital Realty has added three new Azure ExpressRoute peering locations to its global network, enabling enterprises in Atlanta, Brussels, and Vienna to establish private, low-latency connections to Microsoft Azure. The move marks the latest development in the ongoing collaboration between Digital Realty and Microsoft, aiming to strengthen hybrid cloud strategies and AI-readiness for global enterprises.
The new facilities extend the footprint of Azure ExpressRoute on-ramps hosted by Digital Realtys PlatformDIGITAL to a total of 15 locations worldwide. Other existing hubs include Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Johannesburg, Dublin, So Paulo, and Dallas. These sites offer [...]
📅 - MSP Presidio Surpasses $1B in AWS Marketplace Sales - Technology services provider Presidio has reached a major milestone, surpassing $1 billion in sales through the AWS Marketplace. The achievement reflects the MSPs growing role in helping businesses simplify procurement, optimize IT investments, and align cloud strategies with broader business objectives.
The AWS Marketplace is a digital catalog featuring thousands of listings from independent software vendors, streamlining the way businesses discover, evaluate, and acquire cloud-based software and services. Presidios extensive involvement in the marketplace through Channel Partner Private Offers (CPPO) has been key to its success. This model allows the company to resell a wide range of [...]
📅 - AWS Slows Data Center Leases Amid AI Growth, Economic Uncertainty - Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reportedly paused portions of its international data center lease negotiations, signaling a potential shift in hyperscale infrastructure expansion plans. This development, shared byWells Fargo analysts earlier this week, adds to growing concerns that major cloud providers are becoming more cautious in their capital expenditures amidst economic uncertainty and the evolving landscape of generative AI.
The pause, particularly focused on international colocation discussions, appears to mirror similar moves by Microsoft. Just a week earlier, Microsoft acknowledged delaying or halting some early-stage data center build-outs. Both companies have ramped up investment [...]
📅 - Kubernetes 1.33 Advances Cloud and AI Workload Support - The first major Kubernetes release of 2025, version 1.33 - codenamed Octarine - delivers a sweeping array of technical enhancements designed to support modern cloud-native architectures and the rapidly expanding demands of AI workloads. With 64 improvements, the update introduces both long-anticipated core capabilities and subtle refinements that deepen Kubernetes relevance for complex, large-scale enterprise use cases.
This release follows Kubernetes 1.32, which was rolled out at the end of 2024, and marks a noticeable uptick in the number and depth of changes. Among the most critical upgrades in 1.33 are those aimed at increasing performance and security, enabling more flexible workload [...]
📅 - Airedale AI Cooling System Boosts Efficiency in High-Density Data Centers - The patent-pending AI solution makes use of a hybrid deep learning model that combines digital twins, machine learning, and neural networks to optimize efficiency, lower energy consumption, and improve operational stability for enterprise, colocation, and hyperscale data centers.
In addition to anticipating future conditions and optimizing system operations, the Cooling AI system continuously evaluates cooling demands. The building management system (BMS) can manage baseline monitoring tasks thanks to its predictive AI model, which acts as a supervisory layer to the Optimizer and makes proactive modifications. As a result, the entire system is guaranteed to follow the physical principles [...]
📅 - World Host Group Acquires FastComet to Expand Hosting Capabilities - World Host Group, a rapidly growing global web hosting conglomerate with a portfolio exceeding 30 brands, has acquired FastComet, a specialized web hosting provider recognized for its developer-oriented tools, high-performance architecture, and industry-leading customer support. Financial term of the acquisition were not disclosed.
The strategic acquisition would reflect World Host Groups broader ambition to consolidate its position as a major force in the global hosting ecosystem, with a strong focus on innovation, scalability, and service quality.
FastComet, founded by Georgi Yanev in 2013, currently serves 32,000 clients across 100 countries with 85+ employees, catering predominantly [...]
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