atNorth, a Nordic colocation, high-performance computing and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced the appointment of Anna Kristín Pálsdóttir as Chief Development Officer. An experienced engineer with extensive experience in leading innovation and operations in large corporations, Anna will be tasked with guiding atNorth’s development initiatives, driving the expansion of atNorth’s existing sites, and delivering new data centre campuses across the Nordics as the business continues its significant growth plans. As the demand for sustainable infrastructure continues to increase ..read more

Lenovo Group has announced a comprehensive new suite of purpose-built AI-centric infrastructure systems and innovations to advance Hybrid AI innovation from edge to cloud. The company is delivering GPU-rich and thermal efficient solutions intended for compute intensive workloads across multiple environments and industries. In industries such as financial services and healthcare, customers are managing massive data sets that require extreme I/O bandwidth, and Lenovo is providing the IT infrastructure vital to management of critical data. Across all these solutions is Lenovo TruScale, which prov ..read more

CtrlS Datacenters, Asia’s largest Rated-4 data centre operator, has announced the opening of a brand new data centre – named Hyderabad DC3 – which is to open in Gachibowli, a financial district located in Hyderabad, India. This is set to be CtrlS’ third facility in the city, and the company says that the new location is expected to open within the next three months. Hyderabad DC3 will have a built-up area of almost 1.34 lakh square feet, with a 13MW IT load capacity. It is a Ground + 5 storeyed facility, and boasts the following features: – AI-ready with advanced cooling technologies – Earthqu ..read more

Snowflake, a data cloud company, has announced the launch of Snowflake Arctic, a large language model (LLM) designed to be the most open, enterprise-grade LLM on the market. With its unique Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture, Arctic delivers top-tier intelligence with unparalleled efficiency at scale. It is optimised for complex enterprise workloads, topping several industry benchmarks across SQL code generation, instruction following, and more. In addition, Snowflake is releasing Arctic’s weights under an Apache 2.0 license and details of the research leading to how it was trained, setting ..read more

Infinidat, a provider of enterprise storage innovations, has announced that its InfiniBox SSA II has been recognised by analyst firm, DCIG, as one of the world’s top cyber secure all-flash arrays (AFA) for enterprise storage. This high ranking, which was revealed in the 2024-25 DCIG Top 5 Cyber Secure High-End All Flash Arrays Report, is based on independent research that DCIG conducted into the AFA marketplace, with an expanded focus on cyber storage resilience and recovery. “The recognition of the InfiniBox SSA II as one of the top five cyber secure AFAs in the world validates that not only ..read more

DāSTOR, an enterprise-focused provider of scalable and secure hybrid colocation solutions, has announced the acquisition of a purpose-built data centre facility located at 3 Boulden Circle in New Castle, Delaware. With over 30,000 square feet of raised floor to support the immediate needs of new customers, DāSTOR says the facility enhances its capacity to deliver optimised, enterprise-class data management solutions, while also offering the high density solutions critical for cloud and AI service providers. Strategically located along the Interstate-95 corridor, and ideally positioned between ..read more

Quantum Loophole, a developer of the first master-planned data centre community, has announced that the company broke ground on its revolutionary 600-acre nature reserve at its Quantum Frederick campus in Frederick, Maryland. The nature reserve will act as a carbon-sink onsite, enabling operation of the first carbon negative industrial-development of its kind. Once complete, the integrated Nature Reserve will have a total of one million plantings. In March 2024, the project kicked off with a demonstration planting in collaboration with University of Maryland (UMD) professors and students, as w ..read more

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity innovations, has introduced the extension of the Vertiv Liebert GXT5 Lithium-Ion double-conversion, online uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system for 5kVA-10kVA Global Voltage (GV) (200V-240V; Default 230V) applications. This expansion of the Liebert GXT5 Lithium-Ion line to 10kVA (from 1-3kVA) further extends the Vertiv portfolio of lithium-ion UPS systems and innovations for the edge of the network. Vertiv is now accepting orders for the new 5-10kVA GV models in the EMEA region and is shipping from current invento ..read more

CtrlS Datacenters, Asia’s largest Rated-4 data centre operator, has announced the opening of a brand new data centre – named Hyderabad DC3 – which is to open in Gachibowli, a financial district located in Hyderabad, India. This is set to be CtrlS’ third facility in the city, and the company says that the new location is expected to open within the next three months. Hyderabad DC3 will have a built-up area of almost 1.34 lakh square feet, with a 13MW IT load capacity. It is a Ground + 5 storeyed facility, and boasts the following features: – AI-ready with advanced cooling technologies – Earthqu ..read more

Object First, the developer of Ootbi (Out-of-the-Box-Immutability), the ransomware-proof backup storage appliance purpose-built for Veeam, has announced Vitanium as its first partner in the UK market. Object First states that this new partnership demonstrates its commitment to delivering customers an innovative and secure data protection solution to the region. “As one of the largest markets in Europe for Veeam, the UK presents a significant growth opportunity for us,” says Mark Haddleton, EMEA Channel Sales Director at Object First. “We are excited to partner with Vitanium, a company known fo ..read more