NEWS
Supermicro
expands European
manufacturing
facilities
uper Micro Computer, a global
leader in enterprise computing,
storage, networking solutions and
green computing technology, expanded its
EMEA Operations Park in ‘s-Hertogenbosch,
The Netherlands, with the acquisition of a
new multi-purpose facility.
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Supermicro has added a major facility
to its existing EMEA headquarters. The
expanded site will encompass several
organisations, augment the Cloud Center
of Excellence (CCoE) – a state-of-the-
art server and storage lab for testing
customers’ proof of concept systems
onsite, or remotely – and manufacturing.
Supermicro offers a wide range of server
and storage solutions including Petascale
All-Flash NVMe, BigTwin, SuperBlade,
GPU Systems, as well as a family of high-
performance embedded building blocks
including – motherboards, memory, HDD/
SSDs, I/O expansion options, etc. so
customers can configure systems for their
exact requirements.
“Expanding the Supermicro European
facilities in the Netherlands enables us to
further support our EMEA customers and
expand our market presence,” said Perry
Hayes, President of Supermicro, B.V.
“Customers will experience extended
field service and manufacturing coupled
with more opportunities for collaboration
leveraging onsite research and design staff
to address market requirements.”
GTT upgrades key
European network routes
to meet growing demand
TT Communications,
a leading global cloud
networking provider
to multinational clients, has
announced the upgrade of its
fibre network across several of
its European routes. The network
upgrades enhance the capacity and
performance capability of GTT’s Tier
1 global IP network footprint for its
enterprise and carrier clients.
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GTT has upgraded routes that
connect network points of presence
in London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt
and Paris, including the subsea
link between the United Kingdom
and the Netherlands, along with an
additional route in southern Europe
that connects Madrid and Marseille.
GTT has also deployed more fibre
capacity on its metro networks in
Paris and Marseille.
The upgrade to the Marseille metro
network extends to multiple subsea
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cable landing stations. Additionally, GTT
has expanded its European network
footprint by deploying a new point of
presence in Belgrade, Serbia.
GTT utilised Infinera’s FlexILS line
system and high-performance ICE4
optical engine with instant bandwidth
to complete the upgrades. These
technologies work together to
double network capacity, enhance
the network’s software-defined
capabilities and provide clients with
faster service delivery.
“Europe is a major market for GTT
and we are continuing to invest in
our advanced network infrastructure
to support clients’ ever-increasing
bandwidth requirements,” said Rick
Calder, GTT President and CEO.
“This is a further demonstration of
GTT’s commitment to deliver on its
purpose to connect people across
organisations, around the world and to
every application in the cloud.”
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