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BYRDLI & Travel Portland launch creator-led winter push

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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BYRDLI and Travel Portland unveil The Portland Cut, a creator-led winter campaign turning real-time city-meets-wild moments into bookable trips.
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Hurricane Electric expands with new Portland, Maine PoP deployment

Wed, 28th Feb 2024
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Hurricane Electric announces advanced connectivity with a new Point of Presence at Deep Edge Realty in Portland, Maine, marking their second in the state and seventh in New England.
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Virtual Power Plant market forecast to hit USD $1.10 billion by 2030

Tue, 7th Nov 2023
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Virtual Power Plant market set to reach £1.10bn by 2030, driven by renewable energy integration and demand response initiatives, says Adroit Market Research.
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STACK Infrastructure delivers first data center in Australia

Fri, 25th Aug 2023
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STACK Infrastructure has announced the completion of its first Asia Pacific data center, located in Melbourne, Australia.
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Searchspring appoints Alex Kombos as new CEO

Wed, 15th Mar 2023
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Searchspring, a global leader in eCommerce personalization, has hired Alex Kombos as the new CEO to lead the company's next stage of growth.
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Singapore, Hong Kong rank 3rd, 4th in data centre market

Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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Singapore and Hong Kong were the only markets outside the United States to make the top ten; emerging markets are expected to make gains in the coming years.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Secure Code Warrior

Wed, 9th Mar 2022
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TechDay's 10 Minute IT Jams: Secure Code Warrior CEO, Pieter Danhieux, discusses training developers to write secure code.
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Skills and materials shortages causing delays, increasing costs for data centres

Fri, 22nd Oct 2021
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The challenge for the industry is how to deliver investment against a backdrop of rising material and labour costs as well as a critical decarbonisation agenda.
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STACK Infrastructure links up to Wave Data Center Ring II

Wed, 14th Oct 2020
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STACK Infrastructure's Portland campus is joining the Wave Business Hillsboro Data Center Ring II, expanding connectivity options.
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Hands-on Review: Wacom One graphics tablet

Tue, 24th Mar 2020
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With the current climate encouraging social isolation, I've been spending several hours a day searching out and embracing my inner artistic muse.
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Global data centers - ranked

Thu, 20th Feb 2020
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Data centers are now a cornerstone of the information economy, with USD$100 billion having been poured into the asset class over the past decade.
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STACK Infrastructure turns up the megawatts at Chicago data center

Mon, 24th Jun 2019
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STACK Infrastructure plans a major expansion at its Chicago data centre, boosting the facility's power capacity from 13MW to at least 33MW.
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ImageWare unveils biometric-based digital identity platform

Mon, 4th Mar 2019
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ImageWare has launched a comprehensive new digital identity platform, integrating advanced biometrics to strengthen security against modern cyber threats.
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Hurricane Electric seals data center deal with EdgeConneX

Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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Edge data centres continue their steady march onwards after another major deal was signed this week to benefit 10 key markets.
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Flexential nearly doubles data center size with $32m expansion

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Flexential has nearly doubled its Portland data centre size with a USD $32m expansion, enhancing global connectivity and cutting-edge IT infrastructure.
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Digital Realty opens up IBM Cloud access in 70 global data centres

Tue, 24th Jul 2018
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Digital Realty today announced that it will be expanding its dedicated access to the IBM Cloud in 15 major metropolitan areas around the globe.
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Pune, India is now home to a Cyber Security Centre of Excellence

Tue, 6th Feb 2018
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Pune, India is the home of a new Cyber Security Centre of Excellence that will tap into the region's pool of IT and security professionals.
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APAC the driving force behind Megaport's FY16 revenue

Thu, 25th Aug 2016
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Megaport's revenue up by 80% this year, with majority generated in Asia-Pacific units, says CEO Denver Maddux.
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New language education app helps kids with learning disabilities

Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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A new app for language disorders is the first special education tool to be featured by Apple in the best new apps section of the App Store.
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More outrage after Uber cashes in on Sydney hostage crisis

Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Uber sparks fury as it quadruples fares in Sydney amidst a hostage crisis, prioritizing profits in a city's hour of need.