Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 37 | Page 68

INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres

Interxion extends global platform with new data centre in Denmark

Interxion : A Digital Realty Company and

a leading European provider of carrierand cloud-neutral colocation data centre solutions , has announced it has begun construction on its third data centre in Denmark . The new facility will be developed in three phases and is expected to support the delivery of nearly 7,000 m ² of total equipped space and over 14 MW of customer capacity when fully built out . The first phase is expected to provide approximately 2,300 m ² of equipped space and is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2022 .
The new CPH3 data centre will be located adjacent to the existing CPH1 and CPH2 facilities on the Interxion Copenhagen campus at the industrial park in Ballerup , and represents a strategic expansion of PlatformDIGITAL in Denmark . Customers will benefit from Interxion ’ s position as one of the best-connected data and network hubs in the Nordic region , while leveraging Digital
Realty ’ s global PlatformDIGITAL spanning 24 countries across six continents .
According to Digital Realty ’ s recently published Data Gravity Index DGx , data gravity intensity is projected to more than double annually through 2024 and is expected to grow faster across the EMEA region than in either North America or Asia Pacific . In the upcoming version 1.5 release , the Data Gravity Index DGx will be expanded to assess the impact of data gravity on 23 distinct industries and across 53 global metros , including Copenhagen .
“ Data is migrating away from on-premise data centres to the cloud ,” said Peder Bank , Nordics Managing Director , Interxion , A Digital Realty Company .
“ This trend , along with the exponential growth in the volume of data created , has prompted enterprises to harness the power of data gravity and deploy their critical infrastructure at key centres of data exchange . Interxion ’ s Copenhagen campus forms a key hub at the heart of digital Denmark , which offers a uniquely attractive business climate .
Given the rich community of network hubs directly accessible on PlatformDIGITAL from Copenhagen , customers can reach 80 % of Europe ’ s GDP in less than 25 milliseconds .”
Interxion offers direct access to Azure ExpressRoute to facilitate the extension of on-premise networks into the Microsoft cloud using the only dark fibre connectivity available in Denmark as well as dedicated network access to the AWS Cloud via AWS Direct Connect . In addition , Interxion provides access to 60 networks and Internet Service Providers , four Internet exchanges , the HAVFRUE / AEC – 2 transatlantic subsea cable and the major cloud providers . p
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