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L2Tek brings 800G transceivers to UK data centres

L2Tek, a leading distributor of high-performance broadcast and AV components and sub-assemblies, has introduced a portfolio of 800G optical transceivers from leading manufacturers Eoptolink and Gigalight. These modules are aimed at UK broadcasters and data centre operators seeking to future-proof their networks and meet the rigorous demands of increasingly bandwidth-intensive applications. As data volumes surge and broadcast infrastructure continues to evolve, the need for faster, more efficient interconnect solutions has never been greater. L2Tek’s distribution of new 800G solutions seeks to ensure UK customers can access reliable, high-performance transceivers that support a wide range of deployment scenarios, from short-reach data centre interconnects to long-haul transport links. Both manufacturers offer complementary technologies built around industry-standard OSFP and QSFP-DD form factors, ensuring integration with existing network infrastructure. Modules are compliant with CMIS 4.0 or newer and fully support IEEE 802.3 and QSFP-DD MSA specifications, delivering interoperability, network stability and responsiveness, especially suitable for AI applications. For high-density data centre environments, short-reach modules utilise 850nm VCSEL technology to support multimode fibre (MMF) connections up to 100 metres. For longer distances, silicon photonics-based DR8, DR8+, and DR8++ transceivers offer single-mode fibre (SMF) connectivity at 1310nm, ranging from 500 metres to 10 kilometres. For greater flexibility, both manufacturers provide dual-channel modules such as 2xFR4 and 2xLR4, enabling two independent 400G channels per module over SMF. These would be suited to staged migrations or cost-sensitive projects. Eoptolink additionally offers features such as OSFP ZR coherent modules, compliant with OIF-800ZR standards for transport up to 120km, and liquid-cooled OSFP modules for high-density installations where thermal performance is critical. “The availability of 800G modules from both Gigalight and Eoptolink represents a significant step forward in high-speed optical networking for the UK market,” says Mark Scott-South, Director at L2Tek. “We expect many new and existing customers to leverage the next generation of transceivers, empowering them to scale efficiently, reduce latency, and manage overall network resilience, whether they are broadcasting live UHD content or managing hyperscale data operations.”

Pulsant optimises Reading SE3 data centre connectivity

Digital infrastructure specialist, Pulsant, has announced upgrades to its Reading SE3 data centre network with refreshed hardware, increased bandwidth, enhanced connectivity and an improved platform to support high capacity requirements, including AI workloads. The investment extends Pulsant’s and Zayo Europe’s optical backbone into Reading SE3, with one route heading west and two diverse low latency routes east into London. This means regional businesses can now access 400GB capacity to locations across the UK without having to back haul via London. Zayo Europe's high-speed optical backbone is 400GB enabled and future-ready for 800GB, ensuring businesses stay ahead of increasing AI and data demands. Pulsant’s platformEDGE offering incorporates one of the most geographically diverse arrays of data centres in the UK, with a private, high-speed, resilient network that connects 12 regional colocation facilities directly. This network then connects to the Internet, to over 500 partners in Pulsant’s connectivity ecosystem, including global carriers, peering exchanges and access to Zayo Europe’s global network. “Making digital infrastructure available to regional UK businesses improves competitiveness and helps cut costs,” says Mike Hoy, CTO, Pulsant. “This upgrade brings the Reading SE3 facility onto a national interconnection fabric, delivering low-latency, high-speed access to the full range of Pulsant’s platformEDGE infrastructure platform, ecosystem services and partners. We have more than a hundred clients in Reading SE3, and they will now be able to interconnect directly with all other Pulsant data centres, as well as LINX, AMSIX and Megaport services, without having to route via London carrier hotels.” Mike continues, “Pulsant is investing in our digital infrastructure to help businesses capitalise on the opportunities of AI and other data-intensive capabilities. By providing low latency resilient connectivity and sovereign data processing, Pulsant is ensuring future AI applications’ security and performance. Availability of high-performance connectivity to regional businesses remains key to the UK’s future competitiveness.” Matt Williams, Head of Data Centre & Managed Service Partnerships at Zayo Europe, adds, “Businesses across the UK and Europe are accelerating their adoption of AI, automation, and cloud-driven workloads. Predictions are indicating that approximately two-thirds of network traffic will involve AI by 2030, placing an increasing demand on low-latency, high-speed, and scalable connectivity. By expanding our 400GB network reach, we are ensuring enterprises and data centres have the robust, future-proofed infrastructure they need to thrive in an AI-powered economy.” For more from Pulsant, click here.

Frankfurt data centre meets EU taxonomy criteria

maincubes, a developer and operator of data centres in Europe, and part of the DTCP portfolio, has announced that its newly constructed FRA02 data centre in Frankfurt aligns with the EU Taxonomy standard. This milestone underscores maincubes’ commitment to stringent environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, and creating long-term value for investors and clients alike. The EU Taxonomy is the classification framework to determine whether an economic activity is considered environmentally sustainable in the context of the European Green Deal. The framework sets rigorous performance standards for projects to ensure substantial contribution to climate goals, such as emissions reduction and energy efficiency. In addition, the alignment approves that a project does no significant harm (DNSH) to other environmental objectives and does not infringe on human rights. Verified by Northshore, a specialist in data centre sustainability assessments, FRA02 meets stringent criteria for energy efficiency and emissions management, bolstering its credibility and minimising risks through validated compliance with the EU Taxonomy‘s sustainability criteria. By adhering to the EU Taxonomy’s high standards, maincubes establishes with FRA02 a benchmark for sustainability and operational excellence in the data centre industry. The data centre’s innovative design and energy-efficient operations serve as a model for the industry under increasing pressure to lower emissions and improve sustainability. “Achieving EU Taxonomy alignment for FRA02 underlines our commitment to sustainability and regulatory excellence. This important milestone contributes to shaping a more sustainable future for the data centre industry, while enhancing trust and transparency for our customers and stakeholders,” says Martin Murphy, Chief Operating Officer at maincubes. For more from maincubes, click here.

Acquisition and expansion of Hawaiian data centre announced

Harrison Street and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty have announced the acquisition of AlohaNAP, a premier carrier hotel data centre located on the island of O‘ahu in Hawaii. AlohaNAP is a strategic addition to Harrison Street and 1547’s connectivity-focused data centre platform. AlohaNAP is strategically located with direct access to five submarine cable networks and 40+ communication satellites, establishing a rare and critical connection between the US and APAC regions. It is one of the world’s few multi-tenant, carrier-neutral data centre facilities with satellite and subsea fibre access, offering connectivity to all major carriers in Hawaii as well as US mainland and international short-haul, long-haul and dark network providers.  "AlohaNAP is a crucial hub for international data transmission, connecting major global markets and serving as a key edge node for trans-Pacific connectivity within Hawaii's rapidly expanding edge computing market,” says Michael Borchetta, Managing Director in Transactions at Harrison Street. “Acquiring AlohaNAP strengthens our connectivity-centric data centre platform, adding valuable scale and diversity across our multi-site carrier hotel portfolio. Alongside our partners at 1547, we are excited to leverage AlohaNAP's unique submarine cable and satellite access and continue to add further capacity to meet the needs of the world’s largest hyperscale tenants.”  Harrison Street and 1547 will immediately begin the Phase 1 expansion of AlohaNAP’s existing capacity through developing the current parking lot and adjacent area into an additional 10,300ft2, 1.5MW data centre designed for an additional, ~200 cabinets. Upon Phase 1 completion, the AlohaNAP facility will be a 22,800ft2, interconnection-focused data centre with 2.7MW of total capacity. This data centre will serve as the anchor of significant expansion plans for AlohaNAP, which will transform the site into a multi-building data centre campus. “We are excited to partner with Harrison Street on the expansion of AlohaNAP, a facility that embodies our joint commitment to connectivity,” says J. Todd Raymond, CEO and Managing Director at 1547. “Since 2012, we have been developing AlohaNAP as a gateway between the US and the APAC region and making it an invaluable asset in the global data ecosystem. As the demand for data transmission and edge computing continues to surge, we remain focused on delivering solutions that strengthen trans-Pacific communication and empower our customers to thrive in a digital-first world. The partnership with Harrison Street and AlohaNAP’s expansion will further enhance our ability to meet the region’s growing need for low-latency, high-redundancy connectivity.”

EXA Infrastructure launches Managed Fibre Network offering

EXA Infrastructure has today announced the launch of its Managed Fibre Network (MFN) service to address market demands for increased connectivity and shorter service delivery times. This dedicated offering represents a turn-key solution that outsources the design, installation, and maintenance of fibre networks for customers that do not possess these capabilities in-house or in-region. MFN provides the benefits of dark fibre and equipment ownership including the highest levels of scalability at the lowest unit economics, without incurring the associated administration, technical and operational resourcing costs of in-house delivery. Driven by advancements in AI, cloud computing, content transmission, and big data, networks need to scale to meet growing demands rapidly. EXA Infrastructure's MFN offering enables companies to fill network gaps, connect data centres and cable landing stations, and rapidly scale into markets quickly and effortlessly. The service is currently available in 29 European countries, plus the US and Canada. With over 155,000 kilometres of fibre across 37 countries, more than 500 points of presence, and years of experience in network management, EXA Infrastructure is uniquely positioned to deliver tailored interconnection solutions to specific customer demands across Europe, North America, and beyond. Steve Roberts, VP, Strategic Investments and Product Management at EXA Infrastructure, comments, “EXA Infrastructure has managed networks for its customers for years, so this is the company's bread and butter. EXA's extensive network, combined with extensive experience in managing different variations of subsea services for customers, means that its engineers and NOC staff are well poised to deliver best in breed service across MFN customers. “EXA Infrastructure is thrilled to launch its MFN offering today and looks forward to continuing to support its customers to meet the never-ending demand for connectivity.” For more from EXA Infrastructure, click here.

Data storage insights among the highlights of Technology Live!

Federica Monsone, CEO, A3 Communications, reflects on this year's recently-held Technology Live! event in Munich. Backup and data recovery trends, flash storage innovations, the use of cutting-edge AI in virtual machine environments and more were at the heart of the Munich edition of A3 Communications’ Technology Live!. On show were Tintri, Keepit, and Pure Storage. Showcasing their wares to an international audience of journalists and analysts, the event offered exciting deep dives into new technologies, drilled down into upcoming product roadmaps, and offered a glimpse of future growth strategies. Tintri Tintri, a division of DDN, provides products designed for cloud computing, virtual machines (VMs), and containers. The core product line is the VMstore, a storage system and software designed to simplify management in data centre and cloud environments. At the Munich edition of the event, Tintri explored how to secure business value from AI. VP of revenue, Phil Trickovic, and VP of sales EMEA, Mark Walsh, presented the company’s rational and practical outlook on the future of AI in enterprises, and shared their vision of data management platforms’ role in the success of AI.  The session dove into how Tintri is currently assisting how organisations derive business value from AI-driven data management. Phil and Mark also explained the blueprint for the company's future roadmap to support customers along their AI journeys. They highlighted how the vendor is seeking specialist partners who recognise the importance of its key market verticals, such as the public sector, health, education, and services, markets with technology needs around virtual servers, SQL, VDI and DevOps. As Mark explained, this is part of Tintri’s drive to further boost its EMEA channel partner programme. Keepit Danish-born Keepit provides independent backup of SaaS data, safeguarding businesses from data loss due to unforeseen events, including human error, cyberattacks and malicious deletion. By using a cloud-native, vendor-independent architecture, Keepit ensures data availability even if a main provider’s cloud is inaccessible. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Keepit showcased how its unique data backup and recovery services operate, and how its SaaS backup achieves its impressive security and reliability targets. Keepit’s CTO Jakob Østergaard, CISO Kim Larsen, and VP DACH Michael Heuer demonstrated the Keepit Platform, providing insights into the technology under the hood. Built exclusively for SaaS applications, Keepit is the only vendor-independent cloud dedicated to SaaS data protection, ensuring data is stored in a separate geographical location from the production environment. A deep dive into the platform included its five-minute set-up as well as fast and granular restoration, guaranteeing business continuity through reliable and instant data availability. During this demonstration, Keepit also detailed installations at a number of Keepit’s German customers: Edeka, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Hessen, and ThyssenKrupp. Pure Storage Founded in 2009, Pure Storage develops all-flash data storage hardware and software products. At the Munich edition of the event, Pure’s Principal Technologist, Markus Grau, offered an overview of the company’s evolution. Grau stressed Pure’s unified data storage platform, a platform that can satisfy the full range of customers' data storage needs (block, file, and object) across the entire price and performance spectrum. Grau also covered flexible consumption models, and explained why Pure chose to offer a highly differentiated as-a-service portfolio, and how its users benefit from its industry-leading SLAs and guarantees. The audience were also briefed around the way Pure is empowering its customers across a wide variety of AI use cases (financial services, healthcare, generative AI RAG applications), and how it helps them achieve environmental sustainability goals, reduce energy consumption, and minimise e-waste. The influencers in the room also heard about Pure’s ongoing revenue growth, which has increased by 20% YoY after the quarter ending in May, boosting the confidence to win a future hyperscaler customer. For more from Pure Storage, click here.

BAC secures rights to DUG's immersion cooling technology

Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC), a provider of data centre cooling solutions, has announced an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with DUG Technology. This strategic partnership grants BAC exclusive rights to DUG's proven and patented immersion-cooling technology designed for high-density data centres. BAC tells us that the needs of its data centre customers are rapidly changing, and that cooling technologies are evolving to handle the increased heat loads associated with AI and machine learning. Cooling challenges include the need for more power, more floor space, increased cooling equipment complexity, and higher operating costs. DUG’s innovative solution allows data centre operators to achieve higher compute densities at world-class energy efficiency levels within the same space. This development is thus able to transform data centre infrastructure designs with lower energy usage and carbon impact. By integrating DUG's immersion-cooling technology, BAC expands its portfolio of evaporative, hybrid, and dry cooling products to include indoor immersion cooling solutions to provide data centre customers with even more advanced options to meet their future cooling needs. "This partnership with DUG represents a significant milestone for BAC," says Don Fetzer, President of BAC. "By incorporating DUG's advanced immersion-cooling technology, we are taking a major step forward in providing sustainable, next-generation cooling solutions for data centres. Our combined expertise along with our global manufacturing footprint ensures that we continue to lead the way in addressing the challenges of high-density computing, in line with our vision of reinventing cooling to sustain the world." Matt Lamont, DUG's Managing Director, adds, "This new partnership between BAC and DUG is poised to revolutionise the data centre cooling market. Our patented DUG Cool design has been refined through production use for over a decade. Our Skybox data centre in Houston is among the largest single-phase immersion-cooling deployments in the world. This agreement will pair our design, know-how, and reputation with BAC's scale, manufacturing prowess, and respected brand to position us to take advantage of a shifting and rapidly expanding data centre cooling market. We very much look forward to working with BAC as part of this agreement."

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres expands into Vietnam

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), one of the world’s fastest-growing data centre providers, has announced a joint venture partnership with VNG Corporation, a leading technology company in Vietnam, for the development, construction, and operation of data centre projects in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This partnership entails the continuation of operations at STT VNG Ho Chi Minh City 1 (previously referred to as 'VNG Data Centre', situated in the Tan Thuan area) and the establishment of a new facility, STT VNG Ho Chi Minh City 2. The second data centre building, situated just under a mile away within the same Tan Thuan cluster, is expected to be operational in the first half of 2026. Headquartered in Singapore, STT GDC offers colocation services globally through more than 95 data centres across over 20 business markets and, together with VNG's local expertise and engineering, aims to set new international data centre standards, supporting Vietnam's digital transformation. STT VNG Ho Chi Minh City 1 is an Uptime Tier-3 rated facility. It is also ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018 and PCI-DSS certified, offering a total IT load capacity of 9.6 megawatts. It is designed to meet the global standards of local and international banks, financial institutions, Internet exchange operators, local, regional, and international network service providers, content delivery network providers, edge computing cloud providers and other enterprise segments. Strategically positioned as Ho Chi Minh City's first carrier-neutral connectivity hub, it provides network coverage from major local telecommunication operators and services including cloud access to leading providers, local leased lines, and disaster recovery workspace. Customers in STT VNG Ho Chi Minh City 1 will be able to establish a direct peering connection to VNGGames and VNG Cloud. A second data centre building – STT VNG Ho Chi Minh City 2 – will offer a development potential of up to 60 megawatts of IT load capacity once fully constructed. It will be connected to the first data centre via diverse and ample network infrastructure, facilitating ease of connectivity and expansion. It will have access to nearby substations, critical telecommunications networks, transportation links, logistics, business, and industry hubs, as well as other provinces via the HCMC Outer Zone Expressway. Lionel Yeo, Chief Executive Officer, Southeast Asia, STT GDC, comments, “We are thrilled to partner with VNG in our venture to build and operate data centres in Vietnam. VNG's deep local knowledge, carrier neutrality, extensive customer and partner network and commitment to technological innovation perfectly align with STT GDC's vision. Together, we bring a unique blend of global and local expertise to deliver a new international standard of data centre solutions, supporting Vietnam's digital transformation journey.” Lionel adds, “Vietnam is at the cusp of significant growth in the data centre market, and we firmly believe that the combined strengths of both partners will enable us to serve the local market with agility and pace.” Le Hong Minh, Founder & CEO of VNG Corporation, notes, “We believe our partnership with STT GDC, a globally recognised leader in data centre operations, will set new service standards worldwide for Vietnam's data centre industry as well as introduce our products and services to international markets. Together, we are advancing the AI Cloud movement to support both regional and local businesses, in line with key trends in the digital economy.” Vietnam's digital economic growth is forecasted to grow 20% by 2025, almost twice the projected GDP growth, underpinned by a thriving digital ecosystem and a booming ecommerce sector. Progressive government policies, increasing data consumption, enhanced connectivity, and a commitment to modernising the nation's infrastructure have all helped position Vietnam as an emerging digital powerhouse in the Southeast Asian region. For more from ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, click here.

Veeam extends data freedom for customers with Proxmox support

Veeam Software, a provider of data protection and ransomware recovery technologies, has announced that it will now deliver support for Proxmox VE. Support for this virtualisation platform has been a popular request from Veeam’s existing small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers and service providers. Veeam will showcase this new data protection capability live for the first time during VeeamON 2024, taking place 3-5 June 2024, at the Diplomat Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and online. As organisations embrace new technology and evolve their business, it is critical they can choose the business platforms and applications optimised for their particular needs. This is at the core of data freedom. Veeam enables organisations to protect, move and recover their data from and to the platforms they prefer, and the company is also committed to extending support for new platforms giving customers freedom of choice. Following the recently launched support for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, Veeam is again extending the breadth of Veeam Data Platform, which provides data security, data recovery, and data freedom to backup and use data from anywhere without platform or cloud lock-in to soon also include the Proxmox VE hypervisor. Veeam currently supports VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization, as well as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. John Jester, Chief Revenue Officer at Veeam, says, “When we talk with customers, one of their most common questions is how they can move between their preferred platforms both in the cloud and on-premises. It is why Veeam champions data freedom – giving customers the ability to move to new platforms with the peace of mind we provide through data protection and cyber recovery. “This introduction of Proxmox VE support extends our comprehensive data management solution to address the challenges currently faced by our customers as they struggle with hard decisions in order to keep their data safe and protected, and their businesses running. As we continue to advocate for data freedom and choice for our 450,000 customers, backup for Proxmox VE provides them with an additional option for the tools and flexibility they need to optimise their data management practices, enable cyber resiliency and accelerate business growth.” Veeam Data Platform gives users even greater freedom of choice to best fit changing business needs for both virtualisation and cloud. Key highlights of Veeam’s Proxmox VE support include: Immutable backups: Keep on-premises and cloud backups of Proxmox VE VMs safe and protected from encryption by ransomware, accidental deletions, or malicious destruction during cyberattacks with storage-based immutability. Or, leverage native support for tape and for rotated drives to achieve true airgap at the lowest possible cost. Uncompromised backup performance: Powered by advanced changed block tracking (CBT) integration and hot add backup mode, Proxmox VE users can now enjoy faster and more efficient virtual machine (VM) backups, minimising disruptions from long-running backups and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations. Veeam BitLooker: By automatically excluding unused disk blocks, such as those belonging to deleted guest OS files, this intelligent feature significantly enhances backup performance while conserving valuable storage space. Storage flexibility: Support for all Veeam Backup and Replication backup repository types, including hardened repositories and object storage, empowers customers to easily create backup repositories from any storage that suits their RTO/RPO requirements and budget. Freedom of full VM recovery: VMs from key virtualisation platforms such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V or public cloud can be promptly restored to Proxmox VE – and the other way around too, reducing downtime and maximising productivity. Advanced granular recovery capabilities: Effortlessly identify and quickly recover all changed and deleted files, due to a ransomware attack for example, ensuring business continuity and peace of mind in the face of unexpected data loss or unplanned disruption. “Veeam’s upcoming support for Proxmox is a testament to the customer value delivered by Proxmox VE during this time of market transformation,” says Martin Maurer, CEO of Proxmox. “We are excited that so many customers are making it clear that Proxmox VE is the hypervisor that meets their business objectives. Veeam delivering comprehensive Proxmox VE backup in Veeam Data Platform further validates and acknowledges customers’ demands and desire for data freedom of choice.” “Veeam has developed comprehensive platform support over the past few years and is constantly evolving how it can better protect environments of all sizes,” notes Christophe Bertrand, Practice Director at ESG. “This is why providing resilience to Proxmox VE environments – the sixth hypervisor the company now supports – is not only a logical step, but one that should further confirm Veeam’s focus on customer and SMB market requirements around the protection of data, and its mobility.” General availability for Proxmox VE support is expected in Q3 2024. For more from Veeam, click here.

Digital Realty deploys interconnection platform in Greece

Digital Realty, a global provider of cloud and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation, and interconnection technologies, has announced that ServiceFabric is now available at its Athens data centre campus in Greece. This extension comes in response to customers' evolving needs to accelerate digital transformation and embrace hybrid IT. The company says that the launch of ServiceFabric, its interconnection and orchestration platform, at the company’s Athens campus solidifies its commitment to providing enterprises and service providers with seamless access to the leading cloud platforms in the region. Furthermore, customers located in Digital Realty's data centres in Athens can now benefit from a multitude of additional interconnectivity services, reducing latency and enabling greater efficiency. ServiceFabric enables businesses to coordinate cloud computing services and interconnect their infrastructure, whether it’s housed in Digital Realty data centres or with other partner platforms. It is designed to seamlessly integrate into existing IT management frameworks, extending access to a global network of providers and services. Delivering a 'cloud-like' experience, the platform aligns with Digital Realty's customers' needs for connectivity, integrating with public clouds, and facilitating participation in a broader global data meeting place. The availability of ServiceFabric in Athens follows Google’s decision to deploy its first Google Cloud on-ramp in Greece, further strengthening the country's position as an emerging regional cloud connectivity hub. Google Cloud Interconnect facilitates the shortest path to customers' Google Cloud resources, ensuring network traffic remains on the Google global network and never touches the public internet, minimising the chance of hitting bottlenecks or unexpected increases in latency. Digital Realty provides the physical meeting place where Google Cloud customers and partners can establish direct connections and optimise hybrid IT solutions. Alexandros Bechrakis, Managing Director, Digital Realty in Greece, says, "Digital Realty continues to invest in Greece to facilitate growth, positioning the market as a premier cloud connectivity hub where local enterprises and service providers can interconnect to the leading cloud platforms. With the local deployment of ServiceFabric at our Athens data centre campus, in addition to the new capacity we've recently added, our customers – and the entire Greek market – can now benefit from faster, more efficient, and more reliable connectivity to their resources on Google Cloud, enabling them to truly embrace hybrid IT." With the addition of the Athens Campus, PlatformDIGITAL, Digital Realty's global data centre platform now hosts 18 Google Cloud on-ramps globally including: Athens, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Madrid, Marseille, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, Zagreb, Zurich (Europe), Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York City, Santiago de Chile, and Sao Paulo (Americas). Customers can interconnect directly in these locations, as well as leverage virtual access to any Google Cloud region via ServiceFabric from almost 100 locations worldwide. For more from Digital Realty, click here.