Intelligent Data Centres Issue 38 | Page 9

Digital infrastructure consultancy expands into the Netherlands

NEWS
MS Helix , a digital infrastructure solutions and consultancy

A business , has announced its expansion into the Netherlands and the opening of its new European office in Amsterdam . With its headquarters in Edinburgh and a further office in London , this expansion allows the company to further its reach and capitalise on the growing opportunities across Europe .

The growth also extends to the AMS Helix team , with the announcement of a new , highly skilled and experienced Senior
Project Manager , Bas Henneman – who is based in Amsterdam . Henneman heads up the project and programme management services , delivering data centre , Edge and telecommunications projects with quality and safety as top priorities .
Having worked for leading global data centre organisations for most of his career , Henneman has managed multiple high value and complex projects across the data centre landscape . His focus and methodologies ensure project success by exceeding expectations and meeting the strategic requirements of the business .
“ As AMS Helix drives into the next phase of its growth strategy we ’ re pleased to be experiencing a strong demand throughout Europe ,” said Martin Murphy , Partner at AMS Helix . “ It was inevitable that we would need to expand into this area and Amsterdam seems a natural choice for our business .”

DE-CIX to bring IX platform to three EdgeConneX locations

dgeConneX , a pioneer in global hyperlocal to hyperscale data

E centre solutions , has announced that DE-CIX , a leading Internet Exchange ( IX ) operator , will expand its carrier and data centre neutral IX platform into multiple EdgeConneX data centres , globally .

Adding to the existing DE-CIX Munich Internet Exchange located at the EdgeConneX Munich Edge Data Center , DE-CIX will be deploying its interconnection platform in the EdgeConneX locations in Phoenix , AZ , Richmond , VA and Barcelona , Spain . which operates one of the largest global IX platforms available .”
The collaboration with DE-CIX provides EdgeConneX with essential local peering and connectivity to cloud and content providers and advances commerce in these regions by providing local and regional businesses with greater performance , lower latency , resiliency and redundancy by interconnecting via the EdgeConneX data centre facilities .
“ We ’ re thrilled to further expand the availability of DE-CIX and grow our connectivity options for customers across our global platform ,” said Aron Smith , Vice President of Product Management at EdgeConneX . “ With many networks , cable operators , CDNs , cloud on-ramps and Internet Exchanges available in EdgeConneX , we look forward to continuing to grow our network ecosystems at the Edge with DE-CIX ,
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