Kao Data Appoints David Bloom Chairman

London, September 21st, 2023 – Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has appointed David Bloom, one of the company’s founding investors and Partner at Goldacre NOÉ Group, as the company’s new Chairman. In his new role, Bloom will take an active role in the […]

DE-CIX and DCX Partner to Power AI and HPC

Phoenix – September 07, 2023 – DE-CIX, an Internet Exchange (IX) operator and home to a carrier and data center-neutral interconnection ecosystem, announced its partnership with DCX.us Data Center, a provider of managed hyper-density colocation solutions built for high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and mission-critical applications. Currently taking pre-orders, this collaboration brings together the renowned interconnection capabilities of […]

atNorth Names Erling Gudmundsson COO

Reykjavík, Iceland – August 15th, 2023 – atNorth, a Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced the appointment of Erling Gudmundsson as chief operating officer (COO). The company said the hire supports atNorth’s commitment to building a world class leadership team to guide its extensive growth plans in response to the increasing demand […]

HPC Colo atNorth Announces Shortlist Selection for the National Sustainability Awards

Reykjavík, Iceland – July 25th, 2023 – atNorth, a Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has been shortlisted in two categories at this year’s National Sustainability Awards. The ‘Building of the Year’ shortlisting recognizes the design of atNorth’s SWE01 data center that was launched in 2022. The site is one of the world’s first large […]

TD Cowen: Generative AI Driving Record Growth for Data Center Industry

The generative AI phenomenon has spurred growth in many sectors of the tech industry (just ask NVIDIA), including and spectacularly the data center sector. According to a report released today by investment bank and analyst firm TD Cowen, approximately 2.1GW of data center leases have been signed in that last 90 days. Putting that number […]

atNorth Announces 44% Revenue Growth

Reykjavik, Iceland – July 12th 2023 — atNorth, a nordic colocation, high-performance computing and AI service provider, has today announced a group income of SEK 560 million  (EUR 53 million) as it publishes its 2022 annual accounts. This figure represents a 44 percent increase in revenue from 2021 and further growth is expected in the […]

CoolIT Systems Introduces Direct Liquid Cooling-Enabled Rear Door Heat Exchanger

Calgary – CoolIT Systems, a provider of liquid cooling solutions for data centers and HPC, announced an expansion of its product portfolio to include what the company said is the industry’s first direct liquid cooling (DLC)-enabled rear door heat exchanger (RDHx). This announcement follows the recent news of KKR’s acquisition of CoolIT. In today’s rapidly […]

OLCF’s Paul Abston Named Data Center Manager of the Year

Paul Abston, leader of the HPC Infrastructure Operations Group of the National Center for Computational Sciences and manager of the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility’s data center, has been named Data Center Manager of the Year for 2023. The award, sponsored by Data Center World, the global conference for data center facilities and IT professionals, recognizes […]

KKR to Acquire CoolIT Systems

CALGARY, Alberta & NEW YORK– KKR investment firm and CoolIT Systems, a provider of scalable liquid cooling solutions for demanding computing environments, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which KKR will acquire CoolIT. The investment is intended to support the company’s ability to scale and serve its global customers across the data […]

Trane Technologies Executive Holly Paeper Joins LiquidStack’s Board

BOSTON – April 19, 2023 – LiquidStack , a liquid immersion cooling for data centers company, today announced the appointment of  Trane Technologies  executive Holly Paeper to its Board of Directors. Paeper is president of Trane Technologies’ global Life Science Solutions business. As a member of the board, Paeper will apply her experience in growth, operations, […]