Intelligent Data Centres Issue 07 | Page 26

PROJECT FOCUS EUROPE CDN77, a 14+Tbps content delivery network, with 35 PoPs in strategic IX locations around the globe, has selected European data centre operator maincubes as its colocation partner for establishing a Point-of-Presence in Frankfurt, Germany. maincubes currently operates two data centres in Europe, in Frankfurt (FRA01) and Amsterdam (AMS01). The CDN PoP established in the maincubes FRA01 data centre in Frankfurt, Germany, encompasses multiple data centre racks filled with server and network equipment. This PoP is one of CDN77’s 35 CDN PoPs globally. According to CDN77, the company’s Frankfurt PoP is one of its most important network PoPs in Europe and also a fast-growing one. CDN77 expects its number of racks deployed in maincubes FRA01 to double in the year to come. META Dell Technologies has announced that its Middle East, Turkey, Africa (META) region is being expanded to include Russia, with the change coming into effect immediately. The re-mapping of the CIS markets follows Dell Technologies’ view that these countries have similar needs and customer requirements, leading to Russia joining the digitally advanced markets in the META region. The region will be led by Mohammed Amin, Senior Vice-President, Middle East Russia, Africa and Turkey (MERAT) and Boris Shcherbakov, Vice-President, Russia will continue to lead the local Russian business operations for Dell Technologies, reporting to Mohammed. As ICT continues to be a key driver of socio- economic growth, Russia is accelerating its national digitisation agenda across both government and industry and remains a key growth market for Dell Technologies. 26 Issue 07 0 www.intelligentdatacentres.com