PROJECT FOCUS
EUROPE
DWS, a global asset manager, announced
plans to merge The Datacenter Group (TDCG)
and NLDC to become the largest independent data
centre provider in the Netherlands. DWS’s infrastructure
business announced its acquisition of NLDC from KPN
earlier this year and has now also taken a majority stake in
TDCG. Both acquisitions are on behalf of DWS’ European
infrastructure fund. The merger will create a leading
national player in the Dutch market, serving corporates,
government, cloud and IT-providers and enterprises
through a substantial footprint in Amsterdam, but
also via growing regional hubs.
MIDDLE EAST
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the
immediate availability of the Middle East (Bahrain)
Region, which is the first AWS Region in the Middle
East and consists of three Availability Zones. With this
launch, AWS now offers 22 regions and 69 Availability
Zones worldwide, serving customers in over 190 countries.
The cloud is a key enabler of opportunity for organisations
of all sizes in the Middle East. Developers, startups and
enterprises, as well as government, education and
non-profit organisations can use AWS services to run
applications and leverage advanced technologies
such as analytics, database and serverless to
drive innovation across the region.
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