Tagged: Data Centre & News
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PM Group invests in end-to-end data centre infrastructure News
23.05.2012 Global project management company PM Group has invested in an end-to-end data centre infrastructure delivered by Dell. -
Gift voucher giant Smartbox to create 70 new digital economy jobs News
23.05.2012 One of Europe’s leading players in the production of gift vouchers and rewards, Smartbox, is to create 70 new jobs by establishing an international strategy, B2B, project... -
Apple reacts to Greenpeace over ‘dirty energy’ claims News
19.04.2012 Apple has defended itself against Greenpeace claims that it uses “dirty energy” to power up its data centres and that its new data centre in Maiden, North Carolina would use 100...Categories: Search Engines, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Energy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps, WebTags: Cloud Computing, Apple, Tim Cook, data centre, US, Amazon, Green IT, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, -
Greenpeace activists protest on Apple’s Cork HQ’s roof News
18.04.2012 Four Greenpeace activists protested on the roof Apple’s European base in Cork this morning, saying the company's new cloud service iCloud is powered by fossil fuels. -
Microsoft investing US$130m to expand data centre News
23.02.2012 Microsoft is investing an extra US$130m to expand its data centre in Dublin, which will employ 50-70 people and will create 400 construction jobs over the next 12 months.Tags: Clean Energy, IDA Ireland, Barry O'Leary, Enda Kenny, Bing, Windows, Cloud, Dublin, data centre, Microsoft, Wind Energy, Jobs -
Google takes top spot in Greenpeace Cool IT Leaderboard News
08.02.2012 Greenpeace has today released its latest Cool IT Leaderboard that pitches IT giants against each other for how they are using their IT prowess to tackle climate change and...Tags: Google, IBM, Facebook, Intel, Fujitsu , data centre, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Solar, Cloud, Wind Energy, -
Adobe to expand cloud operations in Ireland as part of Amazon partnership News
27.01.2012 Adobe will be expanding its cloud services capabilities for the European market via operations in Ireland as part of an existing partnership with Amazon Web Services. -
RIM offers apps as compensation for massive outage News
17.10.2011 BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is offering customers affected by the outage that dominated most of last week premium apps worth US$100 instead of cash by way of an...Categories: Wireless Communications, Servers, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise, Data Centre, Consumer Tech, Communications, Apps -
Irish clean-tech firm vies to be the Google for forestry data News
10.10.2011 They’ve been around since 2005, but the Enterprise Ireland-supported Irish clean-tech firm TreeMetrics, led by two young former foresters (Enda Keane and Garret Mullooly) also...Categories: Virtualisation, Sustainability, Software Development, Software & Web Development, R&D, Private Irish Business, Mobility, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Green, Funding, Financial, Enterprise Applications, Education, Data Management, Communications, Green Tech, Business Software -
BlackBerry service downtime affects millions News
10.10.2011 A major fault at RIM has brought down online BlackBerry services, such as internet access and instant messaging, affecting millions of users across Europe, the Middle East and...Tags: instant messaging, Email, Internet, data centre, BBM, Mobile, Smartphone, RIM, BlackBerry, Services, -
Amazon S3 statistics – more than 566bn objects News
05.10.2011 Amazon has revealed key statistics about its S3 cloud platform – it holds more than 566bn objects and processes more than 370,000 requests per second at peak times.Categories: Storage, Software & Web Development, Mobility, Internet, Hosting Services, Hardware, Global CIO, Data Management, Data Centre, CIO -
Google to establish new €75m data centre in Dublin News
30.09.2011 Google will invest in a new €75m data centre in west Dublin, which will create 200 jobs for the building and renovation of the centre, and 30 jobs for the management of the...Tags: Green, Energy Efficiency, Energy, Richard Bruton, Google, Cloud, data centre, Ireland, Dublin, Jobs, Engineering -
Deals done this past week News
29.08.2011 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish technology sector. -
Dell completes Force 10 acquisition News
26.08.2011 Dell said today it has finalised the acquisition of Force 10 Networks, a specialist in data centre networking. The move enables Dell to deliver virtual network services... -
Dublin lightning strike zaps Amazon, Microsoft data centres News
08.08.2011 A lightning strike in Dublin caused outages at Amazon and Microsoft’s data centres, affecting Amazon’s EC2 platform and Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). -
Telecity Group talking acquisition with Data Electronics News
02.08.2011 Data centre provider Telecity Group is talking with Irish data centre operator Data Electronics about an acquisition valued at stg£100m (€114.3m). -
Cloud computing holds the key to cutting carbon emissions News
20.07.2011 Cloud computing is being lauded for its environmental and financial benefits in a new study released by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) today, which predicts that companies...Categories: Virtualisation, Sustainability, Software, Servers, IT Management, Green Computing, Green, Global CIO, Energy, Digital 21, Data Management, Data Centre, Cloud, Green Tech, CIOTags: PaaS, SaaS, data centre, Aviva, Carbon Footprint, Juniper Networks, Boeing, Economic Growth, CO2 Emissions, ICT, IaaS -
TEKenable centre of excellence to create 20 high-end jobs News
18.05.2011 A new cloud computing centre of excellence opened by software development company TEKenable will create 20 high-quality roles in Dublin over the next 12 months.Categories: Careers and Employment, Cloud, Data Centre, Data Management, Jobs, Recruitment, Servers, Virtualisation -
DUB 2 Data Centre expansion to employ 70 construction workers News
18.05.2011 Its third investment in Dublin in 18 months, European data centre giant Interxion is pumping €7.1 million into its DUB 2 Data Centre, employing 70 construction workers to...Categories: Careers and Employment, Cloud, Data Centre, Data Management, Design, IT Management, Jobs, Recruitment, Storage, Virtualisation -
How the hackers breached Sony’s defences News
04.05.2011 A diagram is doing the rounds purporting to be Sony’s own analysis of how a hacker or group of hackers breached its firewall and stole information on millions of PlayStation and...Categories: Software & Web Development, Servers, Security, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Data Centre