Zayo connects to Proximity ’ s Edge colocation data centre in North West England
NEWS roximity Data Centres Limited , one of the UK ’ s fastest
P growing regional Edge colocation data centre providers , has announced a major network enhancement to its
Edge colocation data centre at Chester Gates ( Proximity Edge 4 ).
Proximity is collaborating with Zayo Group to deliver a highcapacity low latency fibre network to businesses located in the North West of England , allowing a range of high-speed services to be delivered including ultrafast broadband connections . In addition , the new Zayo network point of presence at Proximity Edge 4 will offer low latency circuits to data centre hubs in Dublin and the US , therefore allowing increased resilience for customer organisations requiring multiple connections to cloud services . Zayo will complete the connection within the next three months . have had significant demand from businesses , applications developers and content delivery networks looking to use these high-quality facilities to move data and content closer to users . Collaborating with Zayo will allow us to offer enhanced services to these customers .”
This initiative is in line with Proximity Data Centres ’ ongoing North West go-to-market colocation data centre strategy . The company opened two Edge colocation data centres in Liverpool and Chester last December .
John Hall , Managing Director – Colocation , Proximity Data Centres said : “ I am delighted that Zayo is working with us to deliver high-capacity low latency services to the North West . Since acquiring two data centres in the region last year , which added a further six megawatts to our portfolio , we
Sophos announces plans for new data centres in Canada , Australia and Japan
ophos , a global leader in nextgeneration cybersecurity , has
S announced plans to provide new data centres in Montreal , Canada , in July ; Sydney , Australia , in August ; and Tokyo , Japan , in September .
Sophos already has data centres in the US , Ireland and Germany . The planned new data centres will provide critical additional regional capacity to address the growing global demand for Sophos Central , the cloud management platform that supports Sophos ’ portfolio of advanced , next-generation cybersecurity products .
Sophos ’ strategic initiative also provides organisations of all sizes , in both private and public market sectors , with the flexibility of an in-country data centre and the ability to store , manage and access data locally from Sophos Central .
The initial products and services in the portfolio with access to the new data centres include Sophos ’ Extended Detection and Response ( XDR ), endpoint , server , encryption , Cloud Optix and Managed Threat Response solutions .
“ As a global leader in cybersecurity , Sophos understands the growing need to provide data sovereignty solutions for organisations with strict national or local regulatory or policy requirements ,” said Dan Schiappa , Chief Product Officer at Sophos .
“ Additionally , with the fast and massive migration to cloud computing , some organisations simply want to store their data in a specific geographical location .” www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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