NETIX ENTERS CANADIAN MARKET VIA ESTRUXTURE PARTNERSHIP Bulgarian global platform NetIX has formed a partnership with data centre company eStruxture to provide global connectivity solutions in Canada

LEADING EDGE DC SECURES AU $ 30MN DIGITAL BRIDGE INVESTMENT Australian firm Leading Edge Data Centres is accelerating its regional expansion plans after securing AU $ 30mn in funding from investor Digital Bridge

EXA INVESTS US $ 200MN IN EUROPEAN NETWORK CAPACITY EXA Infrastructure is extending and enhancing network capacity in Europe with a US $ 200mn investment programme from Capex

� CYRUSONE US colocation giant CyrusOne recently released its latest sustainability report , claiming its European facilities have hit their 2030 carbon reduction commitments already – eight years early .

� SWITCH Data centre company Switch has been acquired by investors Digital Bridge and IFM in a transaction valued at US $ 11bn . Switch ’ s CEO Rob Roy described it as an “ important step ” in the company ’ s growth .

� SKILLED STAFF As digital transformation continues to accelerate , there is an increased demand for data centre capacity . This in turn is leading to a demand for more data centre staff , but , with widespread skills shortages , companies are struggling to fill the gap .

� META On Tuesday , the Dutch Senate passed a motion calling on the government to " use its powers " to temporarily block the construction of Facebook owner Meta ' s planned giant data centre in the Netherlands .

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